As a child, during the summer holidays, Eric Silbermann was always being told to go and play outside. This year, he spent the two week break sitting on the sofa watching the Olympics on television. ©Valtteri Bottas/Twitter What an inspired move, planning the F1 summer break to coincide with the Olympic Games. I fall into the category that claims I’m not really that interested and then end up watching every moment of it. Well, almost every moment, because I can’t be doing with anything that involves the word “synchronised” or gives marks for “artistic merit.” The Olympic motto is “citius, altius, fortius,” with no sign of “pulcherrimus” in there. Cynics will say the...
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