Paul Hopkins

Formula 1 rule update

There has been a new update in the Formula 1 rule book, the new rule states that no silver car (as pictured above) is allowed to overtake any red car, especially if it contains a man with a yellow helmet!

I am of course referring to the appalling decision today to give Lewis Hamilton a 25 second penalty for overtaking Kimi Raikkonen.  This has implications not just for the race but this years Championship, which of course being a Brit and Hamilton fan I’m gutted about.

What I’m more concerned about is what this will do to the sport.  This is not an isolated incidence of what seems as biased FIA decision making which benefits Ferrari.  One or two you can let go by (especially as I might be a bit biased the other way – though I don’t think I am) but there have been numerous occasions where Ferrari have got the benefit of the doubt, where as other teams have been punished.  The other problem is the decision basically says don’t overtake, you may get a penalty, there is little enough of that now!

McLaren should appeal and I believe they would get the support of 90% of

Derby’s latest cinema: Showcase Cinema de Lux

So I decided to venture into the latest addition to the new Westfield Centre in Derby.  Before the cinema was opened I wasn’t over optimistic, I was worried about the price and I’m not a great fan of the current showcase cinema in Derby.  I do think having a cinema in a city centre rather than in the outskirts as it is much easy for people to get to.

Firstly, the Price, well for a standard ticket it’s £7 (slightly cheaper during the day, I think), not the cheapest but only about 50p more than the cinema I normally go to.  There is also a ‘director’s hall’ which you pay a premium for, for that you get leather seats and private lounge for food and drinks.

What did I think? You go up the escalator into the cinema from the shopping centre.  I was greeted by someone who pointed me in the right direction.  The lobby area is very open and modern, very different from alot of cinemas where it is just a empty void.  There is a restaurant to one side, a large snack area to the other (with a row of at least 10 LCD screens showing prices),