SWANNY'S WORLD OF SPORT: How to make F1 even more dull, dirty Wales, dirty Bale, hero Defoe


Brilliant. And I thought deposed chief Bernie Ecclestone was bonkers.
It’s like awarding more points for a 0-0 draw in football.
The only part of a Grand Prix worth watching is the start. Or if it starts to chuck it down with rain and it becomes a test of driving skill rather than a feat of clever engineering.
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I would imagine someone, anyone, overtaking smug Lewis Hamilton during a race is a sporting highlight of the year and it’s been taken away.
Don’t believe the hype surrounding a Hamilton/Sebastian Vettel race-off for the title.
Vettel will only be competitive if Hamiton suffers slow pit-stops leading to traffic issues like in Australia last weekend (March 26)
DIRTY BALE, DIRTY WALES


I do hope now Wales have been rumbled their tactics don’t revolve around kicking lumps out of the opposition.
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Hide AdSuperstar Gareth Bale was fortunate that Neil Taylor’s leg-breaking assault on Ireland captain Seamus Coleman in Dublin last week overshadowed his own dangerous lunge on John O’Shea minutes earlier.
No matter what though, we are reaching the end of a successful Welsh era, one that ran for one whole tournament.
SCOTLAND WIN IS GREAT NEWS


I was pleased to see Scotland beat Slovenia over the weekend. Gordon Strachan will now still be manager when they host England in June thus guaranteeing another three points on our romp to Russia.
HERO DEFOE
Professional footballers are often not easy to like, but Sunderland and England striker Jermain Defoe has been busy trying to put that right. Defoe’s relationship with young Bradley Lowery is a wonderful thing. Lowery has captured a nation’s hearts, but so has Defoe thanks to his warm and genuine affection for his friend.