Formula 1 2013 - Round 4: Bahrain

Bahrain always strikes me as an odd place to hold a grand prix. A tiny Gulf island kingdom that I actually lived on for three years as a tot while my dad worked there and while I was hugely surprised when they did actually get a grand prix, I have to give Tilka credit on this one, though not for the 2011 lay out. That was awful.

Anyway, the grand prix brought about a sense of déjà vu with the continued human rights issues in the country and the result giving me a sinking feeling, though I won’t spoil anything (though by the time I post this the result will be well known and analysed from every angle you can imagine and a few you couldn’t imagine) before you click ‘Read More’.

Formula 1 2013 - Round 3: China

Three weeks is a long time to stew. After the Malaysian Grand Prix, all eyes are on the Red Bull pairing for the usual wrong reasons, the teams meet again in China at one of Herman Tilke’s best tracks.

Only one driver has won twice since racing started at the Shanghai International Circuit and in recent years the racing here has been extremely exciting with some brilliant moves, not to mention a few bizarre incidents (such as Sebastian Buemi’s suspension disintegrating in 2010).

Of Course, all eyes are pointed in a very particular direction, straight at Red Bull. Will this latest chapter in the ‘relationship’ between Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber lead to more blows on track?

Game Review: Victory: Age of Racing

Developer: Vae Victis

Publisher: Vae Victis

Genre: Racing

Platforms: PC

Website: http://victorythegame.com

Age Rating: N/A

Free to Play games seem to be almost everywhere at the moment, or at least facets of free to play games that really should remain in free to play games. The business model’s a good idea, basically providing access to the core game and offering additional perks for a small price. A lot of MMOs benefit from such a model, allowing people to have decent go at the game without the threat of being forced to subscribe to play.

Of course, it wasn’t long before the corporate zombies who only moan ‘money’ get involved and a number of these games are practically unplayable when played free, or people who pay get stuff that basically destroys the balance of the game (such as a one shot kill shot gun in a game like Call of Duty or Halo that can be effective at any range).

Getting back on topic before this turns into the Jimquisition, Victory: Age of Racing is another entry into the ever increasing ‘F2P’ market, with a unique selling point of it being the first ‘Massively Multiplayer Online Racing Game’, but it’s got more in its favour then that.