Monthly Archive for September, 2006

Schumi Confirms His Retirement

Michael SchumacherSo what has seemed increasingly likely over the past weeks and months has finally been confimed: Michael Schumacher is to retire from Formula One at the end of this season.

Normally I try not to post news stories as there’s not really anything I can add to them, and as far as I know there aren’t many people who turn to Spatho.com to keep current on world issues (if you are one of these people, then I apologise for not keeping you properly informed and may I point you to the BBC). However, like Jenson’s win a few weeks back, I felt I couldn’t really let this one slip without making some comment.

While not exactly a surprise (a phrase one can band about freely once safe in the knowledge that something is certain), this is still a disappointment for many, and I include myself there. It’s not what I wanted to hear - I was still hoping to see Michael vs. Kimi at Ferrari next year.

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Nice Trackmania Movie

I thought this was really cool - supposedly the result of combining 1000 replays in Trackmania Sunrise. If you've not played the game, I wholeheartedly suggest you try out the demo. It's terrific fun and very addictive.

I also found what was perhaps the inspiration for this movie, the 1k Project on YouTube. Check it out if you want more, however it's not as cool and so I didn't embed it here.