http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8591390.stm
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Ok, the race in Bahrain was boring. Many F1 fans and some of the drivers as well were concerned that the Australian Grand Prix might not produce good racing. I have to admit I was one of these people. Well I have to say, that it was one of the most entertaining races I've seen. In Qualifying, Sebastian Vettel was on pole again with his teammate Mark Webber right behind him. Surely this was going to be Red Bull's race. Well it looked like that for half the race. Despite Mark Webber being in the thick of the acton, Sebastian Vettel was leaving all the other cars behind. He stormed off just like he did in Bahrain. A minor collision on the first lap resulted in Fernando Alonso pointing the wrong way and Michael Schumacher having to replace his front wing. The two of them had different fortunes from then on. While Fernando Alonso was moving quicker than Cristiano Ronaldo to a full length mirror, Michael Schumacher was being hassled by the rookies. Schumacher passed Virgin driver Lucas di Grassi, only to be re-taken moments later. Then Michael Schumacher was jousting for 11th place with none other than Toro Rosso's Jaime Alguersuari. At the front The suprise was the Renault of Robert Kubica holding his own. Then came the race winning decision. Jenson Button decided that a couple of laps in was a good time to switch tyres. This was a decision questioned by Martin Brundle and David Coulthard. Why was Jenson Button doing this? Moments after he got out of the pits, Jenson Button went off the track. Things weren't looking good for the regining world champion. A couple of laps later nearly the entire grid came in for pit stops. I'm not exaggerating. Renault released Robert Kubica only to have Vitaly Petrov arrive 1 second later. all of a sudden Jenson Button finds himself in second place behind the Red Bull of Sebastian Vettel who was flying. If only the unrelibility of the Red Bull struck again... Well it did. Sebastian Vettel was out and Button was in the lead. He was followed by Robert Kubica, Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa, and Fernando Alonso. Nico Rosberg was also edging into the picture. McLaren called Hamilton in for another pit stop. This dropped Hamilton down behind Rosberg. However Hamilton was now moving faster than a cheetah on crack cocaine. He caught up to Rosberg and to the Ferrari of Fernando Alonso with Mark Webber right behind him. I would now like to reveal the quote of the race. Ferrari team tell Fernando Alonso that Hamilton is only 2.5 seconds behind him and he just says "I don't want to know." Despite all the numbers being on his side Hamilton was unable to pass the Ferrari and eventually got tangled up in Mark Webber. He ended up finishing 6th in front of Webber. When Jenson Button was called into the pits, nobody thought it was a good idea. Everybody's mind was changed when John Travolta waved the Checkerd Flag and Jenson Button was the first to pass. Kubbica finished 2nd for Renault while Felipe Massa led a Ferrari 3-4. Nico Rosberg was 5th followed by Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber. 8th place was taken by Force India's Vitantonio Liuzzi and Rubens Barrichello of Williams took 9th. Michael Schumacher eventually did get passed Jaime Alguersuari and finished 10th. The one Lotus that did start made it to the finish line as did Hispania's Karun Chandhok. If this is what Australia gives us, let's bring on Malaysia!
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ReplyDeleteTis obvious you know your stuff, which is obviously very important; it's clear you're confident in the content.
Grammatically, it can be improved - apologies now as I am a grammar nazi! Your sentences are too short. Take some of the full stops away and the content flows really well, and paragraphs - it's always good to chop it up a bit.
Don't worry about the picture; as long as you've taken the it from the BBC, just make sure when you caption it (or when the mouse hovers over the picture) that it says from BBC images.
One of the best ways to get your blog read widely, 'do what you do best and then link to the rest' or something like that. There is no strict limit to the amount of links you can have in a blog , it's best to have around one per paragraph as you don't want the whole thing to be 'blue text'/hyperlinks. For instance where you've mentioned about qualifying, perhaps find a link to a good, widely read article, perhaps from the BBC or The Guardian and hyperlink 'qualifying' and where you've mentioned 'quote of the race' - regarding quotes, it'll add more credibility if there is a link to i.e. the BBC where the quote is. Etcetc.
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