Number 8

Now that Dale Earnhardt Junior has retired I’ve stopped watching Nascar. There just isn’t anyone of interest to ‘Boo’ any more. Usually when someone wins consistently in Formula One some fans sour on that driver. Micheal SCHUMACHER is a legend of the sport. But too much of one thing is too much. Seems Andrea ‘Kimi’ ANTONELLI is on a win streak. But how could you remotely dislike the eighteen year old. Well other than George RUSSELL who thought he was going to be the 2026 drivers champion at Mercedes. The Italian has a Daniel RICCIARDO style instant smile. So what’s not to like. Understandably some people don’t like Max VERSTAPPEN. ‘Arrogant’ is the most common epithet heard. But when a reporter asks you of the current drivers who would win a race driving backwards. And the Dutchman’s reply is ‘I don’t know and I don’t care’ can come across as arrogant. You could say the same of Fernando ALONSO. But how can you not like the guy. Despite driving for Aston Martin he hasn’t called his mount a ‘shitbox’ yet. At least in public. Yet is the operative word here. Esteban OCON is reported to be a bit difficult. He’s not on anyone’s radar so it’s hard to judge. Well there is one F1 driver who is carrying out Juniors tradition of ‘All Show, No Go’. But he’s chosen race number 18.