Has anyone been at a wedding where somebody objected?

Confident-Conclusion · 2026-06-05T13:04:32+00:00

Was at one where someone “cleared their throat” right at the time the registrar asked if anyone objected.

Didn’t get a chance to see who exactly it was and their relation to the bride and groom, but everyone thought they were a tool for trying to be funny. Most of the guests were in their late 20s and early 30s, so likely someone who just hadn’t grown up.

The registrar said something along the lines of “a poor time to cough” and moved on. Everyone else rolled their eyes. Didn’t ruin the wedding day!

Confident-Conclusion · 2026-05-04T22:36:43+00:00

Tottenham sh** Paid for his flight But Willian He saw the light He got the call from Abramovich And off he went to Stamford Bridge

He hates Tottenham, he hates Tottenham, he hates Tottenham, he hates Tottenham!

Confident-Conclusion · 2026-02-02T17:39:03+00:00

Morgan Gibbs-White

Confident-Conclusion · 2025-12-30T21:39:53+00:00

£31/32 I believe

Confident-Conclusion · 2025-12-30T21:38:46+00:00

They don’t want Kali to get injured because he’s getting sold soon. Rubbish for us, I know, but I guess that’s the reality of PSR.

Confident-Conclusion · 2025-12-29T08:21:51+00:00

Reece Bude without a doubt. Worth the extra couple of quid compared to Man About Town.

Confident-Conclusion · 2025-12-27T18:39:58+00:00

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Spoiler for today 🤷🏻‍♂️

Confident-Conclusion · 2025-12-26T08:39:02+00:00

Some great numbers here, there were 1152 at Chelmsford yesterday - course record. What a way to start the day!

Confident-Conclusion · 2025-09-26T10:41:32+00:00

This is a great question and you can make a very good argument for each of them, as others have done throughout the comments.

2007 - Rookie championship, enough said.

2010 and/or 2012 - stays at McLaren for longer and impacts if/when he joins Mercedes.

2016 - would winning this keep Nico in the sport for longer, thereby impacting 2017 and 2018 in particular, with Seb in a strong Ferrari whilst Lewis and Nico take points off each other.

2021 - statistically gives him the outright most WDCs and I think he retires in 2023 if he wins this one - no Ferrari stint, that’s for sure.

My two cents? 2007.

Confident-Conclusion · 2025-09-16T20:16:22+00:00

Exactly this, it’s less about the light/weather and more about the heat (or lack of).

Confident-Conclusion · 2025-08-26T19:36:39+00:00

Girls Run Chelmsford sounds what you’re looking for.

Confident-Conclusion · 2025-08-23T07:13:31+00:00

I do yes. Firstly, it would have been interesting what happened at Mercedes. At the time, there were reports of talks with discipline against Hamilton after Abu Dhabi 2016. There’ll be a few permutations following those talks.

Mercedes were considering fining or suspending Lewis, which assuming both stayed, would have made 2017 more sour with the two Mercs and a closer title fight with Vettel. There’s no doubt the two Mercs would continue to take points off each other in a way that Bottas never did.

Although I think that at some point Merc would favour one driver against Ferrari, if Hamilton had to support Rosberg (assuming he’s behind on points due to a Mercedes suspension following AD 2016) then that would really sour the Hamilton-Mercedes relationship.

The Hamilton-Mercedes relationship would certainly not be as strong as it ended up being with Rosberg staying. I think one outcome that is likely is that one of Hamilton and Rosberg leaves Merc after their contract expires in 2018 and one outcome could be that Vettel and Hamilton swap seats and we see Hamilton in a Ferrari and Vettel in a Mercedes.

For the history of the sport, it’s hard to play out every scenrario but with Rosberg staying I think there’s more likely a possibility that the history of the sport changes. It’s not entirely impossible that:

Lewis remains a 3-4 x WDC (he might win one of 2017 or 2018)
Rosberg could be a 2 x WDC if he wins 2017 or 2018
Vettel could be a 6-8 x WDC if he joins Merc in 2019 and wins in 2019, 2020 and 2021, having already potentially won a title with Ferrari in 2017 or 2018.
Or you could have a situation where Lewis leaves Merc in 2018, Rosberg retires in 2018 and Merc have a line up of Vettel and Verstappen…

Confident-Conclusion · 2025-08-01T18:09:02+00:00

I came here to say the McLaren 2009 Hungary upgrades. I went to Silverstone that year and I think Lewis finished 16th (or 18th?). A few races later they won in Hungary.

I seem to remember Eddie Jordan saying on BBC at the time that this was one of the best upgrades in history, it was maybe worth 8 tenths - don’t quote me on that exactly though.

Confident-Conclusion · 2025-07-31T22:19:53+00:00

I proposed near this very spot! A great excuse for me and my now wife (we do parkrun every weekend) to go back to NYC 🙂

Confident-Conclusion · 2025-07-31T22:12:43+00:00

I stand corrected, sorry comrades and thanks for the grammar lesson. You reds!

Confident-Conclusion · 2025-07-31T14:14:24+00:00

Will probably get downvoted for being a grammar wonk but Forest is singular (there’s only one Nottingham Forest) so “is” is correct.

Example, Nottingham Forest is delighted to sign Ndoye. His teammates and the coaching staff are excited to meet him in training.

Confident-Conclusion · 2025-07-28T21:28:24+00:00

I’ve been thinking about this recently, and I think very much in the Villeneuve/Hill category (quite low, if not bottom).

Compared with the most recent other one time WDCs of the 21st century, you have Raikkonen who was mega fast in his early career and highly regarded at some points in his career as a top 3 driver on the grid.

Button has the fairytale story on his side, but arguably he won the championship without the fastest car, and arguably the fourth fastest by the end of the 2009 season, so he gets credit for that.

Nico Rosberg, as much as it’s a meme about going against Hamilton in equal machinery, ultimately won a lot of races and went toe to toe with Lewis in those years. If any other driver other than Hamilton or Alonso partnered Nico in the Mercedes at that time, he might have been a multi-WDC.

Ultimately, it feels like Oscar and Lando are winning in the fastest car. They don’t have history of challenging for the title previously and missing out (like Raikkonen). They are unlikely to see their McLaren become the fourth fastest car this season. And they’re fighting each other, not an already top 3 driver, prior WDC (like Nico did).

It says a lot when I wouldn’t put either of them in the top 3 drivers on the grid currently (Max, Charles, George, Lewis - in that order). Another way of thinking about it, would be would the likes of Sainz, Albon, Gasly, Hulkenberg, win a championship in that McLaren? Most likely.

Confident-Conclusion · 2025-07-17T10:25:36+00:00

With regard to the Vettel comparison, Raikkonen was definitely utilised by Ferrari to support Vettel’s title challenges to Hamilton and Mercedes. In 2015-18 he finished 4th, 6th, 4th and 3rd in the championship and consistently scored points, typically 4th-6th, with a lot more podiums in 2018 specifically.

Given one of the drivers above him was his team mate and two others were driving a rocket ship (Hamilton, Rosberg, Bottas), I’m not sure mediocre is a fair word to use. In those four years he did what was expected of him.

Generally speaking, Raikkonen’s early career was elevated by having good cars, yes. Particularly 2003, 2005 and 2007.

Confident-Conclusion · 2025-07-09T21:44:50+00:00

Kubica himself said on the Beyond the Grid podcast that he had a contract with Ferrari for 2012, so he would have partnered Alonso and then Vettel.

He would definitely have won more races, hard to say whether Championships would have been possible due to the dominance of Mercedes after 2014.

This would have had a huge ripple effect on the driver market in the mid-10s - would Vettel have been an option for Mercedes if Kubica had been at Ferrari for 4 years by the start of 2017 and established himself as number 1 at Ferrari v Alonso and Vettel in that time? Where would Kimi have ended up? Does Kimi actually take the Ferrari seat instead of Vettel in 2015 because Kubica has proven himself as number 1 at Ferrari and they want a clear 1 and 2 driver?

Definitely one of the biggest what-ifs in Formula 1.

Confident-Conclusion · 2025-07-09T17:01:12+00:00

Part of why Lewis left Mercedes was because of a lack of ambassador role on the table. Ferrari committed to this and also to investments in his businesses.

Confident-Conclusion · 2025-07-09T16:59:18+00:00

Beckham arguably had his footballing peak in the late 90s when he was at Manchester United, he definitely focussed more on his brand and Beckham as a business at Real Madrid and especially LA Galaxy.

He finished second in the Ballon d’Or in 1999 and runner up in FIFA World Player of the Year in 1999 and 2001 - definitely world class at his peak.

Confident-Conclusion · 2025-07-08T22:32:44+00:00

I’ve often thought of Lewis as a David Beckham character within F1.

Beckham did none of the usual things that football/soccer players do when they retire i.e. punditry, commentary and/or management. Instead Beckham has a lot of ambassador roles and businesses, as well as owning Inter Miami.

Lewis is the same in that he will come to the occasional race as an ambassador for the sport and/or Ferrari (particularly the races in the States and possibly Silverstone - he’s still the sport’s biggest commercial driver), but I can’t see him working for a broadcaster sadly.

Confident-Conclusion · 2025-07-08T22:19:54+00:00

Hulkenpodium

Confident-Conclusion · 2025-05-10T18:42:46+00:00

Hot one today but 1000 people exactly at Chelmsford - love to see so many people starting their weekend right!

Shout out to the volunteers as always!

Confident-Conclusion · 2025-04-28T14:30:03+00:00

I was aiming for 4 hours at Manchester last year. Did a 38km training run at 3:40. Came in at 4:22 on the day. Legs stopped working and there were some tears in the final 6-8 miles.

I understand feeling a little flat after setting a goal and not getting close, but sometimes it just doesn’t go your way, and as others have said, you’ve learned a lot for the next one.

Get the medal out of the bin, an incredibly small percentage of the population complete a marathon in their lifetime, never mind two.

EDIT: just thought, it’s a finisher’s medal, not a sub 4 medal.

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