Hamilton Hampered by Button's Brilliance

Wakey wakey!!! Just as critics were on the brink of classing watching paint dry and grass grow as a sport, the world of Formula One got exciting again.

Current world champion, Jenson Button, returned to winning ways but triumphing in Melbourne for a second time in a row, but this time with his new team Mclaren.

Team principle, Martin Whitmarsh, looked close to tears as he praised Button for calling the shots and silencing the critics and said his victory was down almost solely down to him.

Button made the call of switching tyres before anyone else, and despite him sliding off the track on his outlap, he still provided enough information for all the teams to realise they need to copy this guy. So despite the heavy traffic of teams pitting both their cars to gain advantage of the new conditions, Button avoided all the clalamity and found himself in second place. One Red Bull reliability issue late, Button was leading, and there was no catching him.

Whilst most of the Mclaren camp were ecstatic their new boy came good, one person not in the mood for a party was Lewis Hamilton. The former World Champion slated his team on air and obviousely seemed unhappy that Button went on to win in a team built around him.

As former driver, David Coulthard said in the build up to the race, we are starting to see a vulnerability in this young talent. One bit of Australia road rage, and now a team bust-up on air, oh dear Mr Hamilton.

But this Formula One season is proving to be close. Whilst the Red Bull team continue to dominate the qualifying, the Ferrari's and Mclaren's have gone to win the races. Damn those reliability issues Red Bull continue to have. At the end of the season, we might all be wondering, What if....?


In football, we saw after Luton's wonderful cup win last year, this season's winners of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy were Southampton.

It's amazing to think back to how the club were almost 12 moonths ago to think they've come back and won the JPT at the first time of asking and have consolidated a very respectable place in League 1, with 10 points deducted.

No doubt the man with the money has brought a lot of that stability to the club, but the team are forming the basis of what will no doubt be a force to be reckoned with in the near future. Fair play to them...


Whilst all this glamour and triumph have occured in the recent news of sport, it has been dampened by the news and shocking truth of boxer, Joe Calzaghe.

It's been found out that the Welshman 'sometimes' takes Cocaine after he hung he gloves up just last year.

The boxer remained Britains only undefeated boxer winning all 46 bouts he fought in, and he was always a guy everyone took inspiratin from inside and outside of the ring.

His plaudits were recognised when he won BBC's Sports Personality of the Year back in 2007, but since then he has split with his partner after appearing on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, and now this.

A statement on his personal website quoted;

"I very much regret my occasional use of cocaine in what have sometimes been the long days since my retirement from the ring.

"I am fully aware of the bad example it sets to other people and particularly to youngsters and I apologise to my family, friends and fans.

"It is not a major problem in my life but it is something which I am actively addressing."

Well so you should Joe, we all thought you were the good guy, the 'Italian dragon', the 'Pride of Wales', because I'm not to sure if Wales would want their pride put into a cocaine addict...