Comments on: Drivers Online

By: Clive

Clive — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:21:45 +0000

Ooh, let me guess, Haplo… Scott Speed?

By: Haplo

Haplo — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:15:10 +0000

I’m not even clicking on that ridiculous link, you know which.

By: Clive

Clive — Sun, 20 May 2007 18:02:53 +0000

I think it’s to do with awareness of the net, Alianora. Growing up in the States, where the net first became influential and widespread, Speed would have adapted to its use quite early. The others are only now becoming wise to its promotional strengths now and some, like Coulthard perhaps, probably still think of it in terms of a technology for geeks. Also, this is the kind of thing that most would assign to a staff, which could mean a single member of the team’s technological staff or a whole promotional department. I suspect that Speed is quite involved with the development of his website, however, as I have seen items come and go quite frequently. There used to be a lot of info about his incurable disease, ulcerative colitis, and a link to relevant websites but that has gone now, perhaps because he felt it might be seen as whining…

By: Alianora La Canta

Alianora La Canta — Sun, 20 May 2007 17:36:34 +0000

Thank you for this informative survey of driver’s websites. The variation in quality is astonishing – if a driver has a few million in the bank, surely he can afford a half-decent web designer (there’s no shortage of such people) and get the manager to write on a regular basis? Admittedly I don’t agree with your choice of best site (I don’t like any site that relies on extensive amounts of Flash because it slows my computer down) but even I have to admit his site is by far the most professional. If he can do it on his salary, why can’t the others come close?