Disgust and outrage.

Do not worry, you have not stumbled upon Dailymail.co.uk , but i seem to be turning into one of their well known "readers".

Was at Silverstone yesterday for F1 qualifying, and apart from having a great spot to view the action from corporate hospitality box, had a slightly disturbing time.

Was it the heat? No.
Was it the dust? No.
Was it Rosemary the telephone operator? No.
Chavs? Yes. Yes it was the Chavs. Mutant strength chavs. Military grade Chavs.
Chavs that thought that being pissed at 10 in the morning in front of families and young children is not just a good idea, it was the only way to be.

I am not saying that i have taken up a puritanical lifestyle, but the state of dress (undress), the level of fake clothing being worn, the copius amounts of fake tan ( ironic on the hottest weekend of the year and most of these idiots were already lobster red in their skin attire) and the standard accessories of a plastic glass of lager and a cigarette hanging out of the mouth, really did shock me for what is such a "premium" event in the British sporting calendar. Whatever the entry price at this place they should at least double it next year.
I had no idea that the "underclass" of our society followed F1 in such large numbers. But there's the rub- the were not. They were not even watching the action. Drinking and smoking were the top activities on the day, that and consuming foul stenching burgers that could have only been made of rat. The marketing and advertising chaps must have been laughing their (mohair) socks off, as the "brands" were being consumed in front of their eyes. Witness most of the low IQ crowd wearing luminous orange Vodafone/Mclaren clothing( am i the only male that hates the look of women in sports gear as casual clothing?).

120,000 people were thought to have been there yesterday. A large number of those were "undesirables". I expect the towns and cities they were from actually had a field day copulating, to ensure the gene pool was not sullied further. Either that or the government will put some sort of male sterilisation cocktail in the water supply when no-one is watching. We live in hope.


I am not going to rant on about the appaling traffic management of Silverstone, as that is just predictable, but suffice to say 2 hours to do about 2 miles was not fun. When surrounded by chavs.

In summary (at last), i would like to say that I was disappointed at this great live sporting event for having no atmosphere or character, the cars and drivers on the day did not put out a phenomenal show but it was still exciting. But the crowd let the place down. Badly.
For once, watching sport on the TV is actually preferable to the real thing.