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Adam Peaty deserved to win that.
I'm assuming it's now supposed to be about the sport rather than the personality, otherwise Andy Murray would have been nowhere near it?

Kirchener actually mentioned 100 million. 50 to buy and 50 running costs over the next few seasons. To put a bid in had to show 50 million liquidity, he showed 100 million straight off.
If gadsby has to team up with others just to buy would he get rid of the high earners including manager to keep us going because of being short on cash.

All those 70s snowflakes

Ballsy effort from Root

Malan aside, in fairness. 

Jesus just catch the nearest flight home spend 3 months in quarantine as a punishment for been a shambolic representation of our nations cricket team. You should all be ashamed of your non contribution to this Ashes series. 

Dean Saunders fantastic volley against Arsenal at Highbury. 

Ah yes, I forgot about honda leaving. I know in effect red bull just bought the Honda F1 engine program and rebadging it as red bull power, but just how much were the big H funnelling into that? The Honda did improve from worst on the grid to best after the red bull deal (and not whilst powering McLaren)

I'm not the biggest cricket fan so my knowledge of the game isn't great but even I can see over this year in most test's England's top order batsmen aren't good enough. Once Root and Mawlan went no one made a decent score. To me the most disappointing thing is Australia aren't a great team either but once again it will be a whitewash to the Aussies. 

Not seen it but not surprised it will be a Aussie's whitewash down under. 

Tyson Fury doesn't want anything to do with it does he?
I'm still waiting for them to change the name of the award, confuses too many thinking it's based on their actual personality.
Raducanu will win it, but I would go with Lewis Hamilton and troll the FIA by announcing it for winning his 8th WDC, the undisputed goat.

To save any further embarassment, bring them home - any excuse will do. Whilst they're at it, strip Root of the captaincy and sack whoever keeps selecting half of this team regardless of their continuing failures.

England
Mess with the four day county game to fanny about with the 100. Never play adequate warm up games to get accustomed to the conditions. Never encourage centrally contracted players to spend any time playing red ball cricket. Get dominated in test cricket and pretend we have no idea why we suck so hard. I know this is sacrilege, but I hope we do get turned over 5-0. Our attitude towards test cricket is disgusting and we're being deservedly punished for it.

Of course it's Lewis's choice. It's not like Toto would demand he honour his contract and the FIA and Liberty will get short shrift from both Lewis and the team should they even attempt to wield influence. 
As for Lewis going racing in another format, I can't see that at all. He's a 7 (8 in many fans' minds) time F1 WDC holder - where would he go and what would be the challenge? It's not going to happen IMO. He may start a Formula E series team which would align with his ethos and allow him to promote other young BAME prospects, but even that seems a stretch. He's already pretty busy and successful in other arenas, so he won't need to be playing lip-service to Sky et al like Rosberg and co., that much is certain. He certainly doesn't need F1 as much as F1 needs him. Not at all.
Suffice to say that the FIA have managed to turn a season for the ages into an utter shitshow and may now be reminded that the likes of Hamilton and Wolff owe them nothing. If Hamilton walks, Liberty will see a 30%+++ fall in viewing numbers overnight, so the plan to manipulate the series to increase interest will have backfired in spectacular fashion. If Mercedes decide they no longer wish to invest in and support the series, it's effectively good night Vienna, for the foreseeable at least. This won't be forgiven or forgotten, that much is assured. 
As for the the early season rumours that other German giants like Volkswagen (read Audi) and Porsche were considering joining the circus, well you can kiss that goodbye. Let's be honest here, a new golden age of F1 has just died on its arse and the sport's guardians have nobody to blame but themselves.

I'm glad Mercedes have withdrawn there complaint. Max is a fantastic driver and deserves to win the championship over the season he as had. Moving onto next season the FIA and stewards and Massi need more clarity to every team with regards to rules so we don't have the farce of a controversial end to a season again. It would be great if we could get the likes of Ferrari and McLaren fighting it out with Red Bull and Mercedes for the championship next season. 

Dean Saunders fantastic volley against Arsenal at Highbury. 

Dean Saunders fantastic volley against Arsenal at Highbury. 

I'm glad Mercedes have withdrawn there complaint. Max is a fantastic driver and deserves to win the championship over the season he as had. Moving onto next season the FIA and stewards and Massi need more clarity to every team with regards to rules so we don't have the farce of a controversial end to a season again. It would be great if we could get the likes of Ferrari and McLaren fighting it out with Red Bull and Mercedes for the championship next season. 

Major regulation changes always shake things up a bit (BrawnGP anyone?) - it's going to be very interesting to see which of the contenders gets things right out of the box and which are playing catch up. It's certainly an oportunity for McLaren and Ferrari to jump forward. If i was to tip one it'd be Ferrari, they've sorted their engine quite well now. It'll also be interesting to see how Aston Martin, Alpine and Williams do, and Alpha Tauri for that matter.
Aston Martin, the copycat Merc stuff might not be as helpful as before, but Mr Stroll is investing in the team a lot so his kid can be an F1 driver. WIlliams also have significant mercedes technical partnership but nowhere near the Stroll connection. I'm hopefull for Williams under their new ownership.
Alpha Tauri, as the red bull DNA if *cough* strong in the AT team, again, will the copycat stuff be quite as helpful under the big reg change?
Alpine and McLaren are teams that do most of their design in house so very interesting if McLaren get it right and are punching up, or wrong and slip back, and the same with Alpine from a little further back. Alpine for me did the best job improving their car over the year.
Of course, whichever of Merc or RBR get it best out the box, that advantage unless there's a terminal problem with the design isn't going to last - the way mercedes optimised their car this season was very impressive.
For saying all that, we'll probably get to pre-season testing and find Mercedes 2 seconds clear of everyone and decide F1 has reverted to type after this season which has been glorious.

I'm glad Mercedes have withdrawn there complaint. Max is a fantastic driver and deserves to win the championship over the season he as had. Moving onto next season the FIA and stewards and Massi need more clarity to every team with regards to rules so we don't have the farce of a controversial end to a season again. It would be great if we could get the likes of Ferrari and McLaren fighting it out with Red Bull and Mercedes for the championship next season. 

Brian Clough joint third with Paul Clement, just wow. ?

This information tells me that McClaren needs to be brought in as manager on a 20 year contract. 

https://www.planetf1.com/news/lewis-hamilton-intervenes-mercedes-appeal-report/
100% right thing from Lewis. Whatever the merits of the case, it would be deeply unsatisfactory to gain the title through the courts.
Let's hope the FIA follow through on actually making changes. Even if it's just stopping the teams lobbying race control for decisions that benefit them it'd be a start.

Senna, Mansell and Hill were my childhood heros (and one big villain). I'm also to young for Fangio, Stewart or Clarke, but without robbing a time machine and putting them all together who is better than who is just words.
I'd have Lewis in my top 3, not so much for the mercedes years of dominance, but those first years at McLaren (i mean he had Fernando on toast in his rookie season and many, myself included, rate Fernando as a driver who could have won far more then two titles).
Thinking about comapring across different eras, where does Vettel fit? He won 4 titles but then zip after the regulations changed, lewis won his first title and then didn't get one until the turbo hybrid regs came, dominated, then a change again next season, he may well never get another shot at no8.

Dean Saunders fantastic volley against Arsenal at Highbury.