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Max Noble
23/09/2022
F1 has followed the (immediate) money trail and is barking up the "sustainable" fuel tree, once again Liberty "Patsy" Media and the FIA are dancing to the tune of another.
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Max Noble
16/09/2022
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II was a modest four months old when the 1926 British Grand Prix was held at Brooklands, Max Noble takes a unique look at Formula One during her reign.
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Max Noble
17/08/2022
Dear FIA, stop worrying about infantile technical relevance, focus on the honour of the fight within logical well-framed rules, and you will have all the relevance you ever need.
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Max Noble
10/08/2022
As the Piastri, Ricciardo, Alpine, McLaren and Zak saga continues, Max Noble gives his own unique view on the whole sorry mess.
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Max Noble
09/06/2022
With 14 races remaining it is not quite "Land-ho!", nonetheless as the Good Ship F1 sails serenely on, Max Noble ponders who might be joining the captain for end of season cocktails and who might be heading for the lifeboats.
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Max Noble
15/05/2022
Reflecting on the Miami extravaganza, Max Noble fears that Liberty Media has moved into Fawlty Towers... and that the sport has jumped the shark after entrusting F1's owners with its coin collection for valuation
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Max Noble
02/05/2022
Years in the making, countless millions spent on the biggest rule change in generations only to deliver racing that looks just like last season. The ultimate Rain Maker gives us races, while Ross the Reign Maker merely changes the name on the trophy.
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Max Noble
27/04/2022
Myrtle enjoys her 15 minutes of fame, as Max Noble ponders Mercedes well-documented issues and asks of Toto Wolff; would even a dog man do that to a cat on porpoise?
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Max Noble
15/03/2022
Jethro Tull, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and the Egyptian Book of the Dead... what else could it be dear reader other than part two of the Pitpass Season 2022 Preview?
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Max Noble
07/03/2022
"Everyone has a plan until they are punched in the face," said Mike Tyson. It is a fitting summary of the difference between the cool, rational development of a plan outside the heat of competition, and the reaction of the spirit once battle commences.
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BIOGRAPHY
Max is an engineer heavily influenced by the entire Apollo space programme. Man landing on the Moon still strikes him as the most remarkable human and engineering feat ever achieved. This early love of technical brilliance, balanced with calculated risk taking, led Max to study engineering at University, and to embrace Formula One with a passion.
Max has his mother to thank for the moment that sealed his love of Formula One. This sweet lady cheerfully distracting what we could loosely call security (it was the 1970s) as a young Max clambered into the seat of James Hunt's championship winning McLaren M23, grasped the steering wheel in his young hands, and was promptly stuck by the fact that anyone willing to exceed 50 kph in this thing was far braver than they looked… or nuts. Or more likely, both.
In quiet moments the quality of the welds still plays in Max's mind (for the record they were very even, but looked a little thicker than they needed to be, possibly adding a touch too much weight).
Since that fateful moment of true love, Max has been fortunate enough to indulge his love of speed on several continents. However, he now finds it far safer, and a more informed role model for his children, to leave the speed to the experts while watching from the comfort of his arm chair, where his biggest danger is being bitten by the cat when flying into a fit at the latest FIA rule change.
After a career spent delivering complex systems in defence and aerospace Max continues to work in programme management while writing in both the fiction, and business domains. His latest musings are considered articles on Pitpass which, while they might not solve any of the issues currently flying around Formula One, do aid in speedy, hearty, yet safe, debate.
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