Metro Blog - Formula One: Is this the second chapter of a Championship title comeback for Kimi Raikkonen?

Last year saw the return of the infamous Iceman to F1 this time sitting inside the Lotus-Renault car. A two year break rally driving meant some were sceptical as to his abilities coming back to F1 to sit closer to the road.

But in a way only Kimi Raikkonen can deliver, the epitome of cool, calm and collected he ended the 2012 season as the only driver in the season to have completed every lap of every race. Combined with a podium finish and two fastest lap times, he proved to be a driver worth betting on.

To read the full Metro blog head over to the article here.

Harlem Shake for Comic Relief

The British Marine Federation (BMF) pulled together their take on the Harlem Shake today all in the name of good fun and for Red Nose Day!

While thousands of videos from all over the world have been uploaded with this flashmob it was a perfect opportunity for the team to put their stamp on it for Comic Relief.

To check out the video click here -
http://youtu.be/OFyErAtoTVQ

Metro Blog - Six Nations: Complacent England took their eye off the Italians

With a two week break leading up to the penultimate matches in the RBS 6 Nations England promised that after defeating France they would not be complacent going into their game against Italy. This year the tableshows the Italian team not sitting on the bottom but riding above France with two points and playing better rugby than we have seen from them.

Players and coaches were quoted saying they thought it was going to be a tough game, they knew Italy would bring a determined side and they had prepared. However, fans, pundits and journalists were already telling of a whitewash and a certain outcome for the 15 in white.

To read the full Metro blog visit the article here - http://blogs.metro.co.uk/sport/six-nations-complacent-england-took-eye-italians/

LinkedIn Maps

Check out this great new tool from LinkedIn -  InMaps.

This new features calculates all of your connections on LinkedIn and categorises them in colour.

Mine looks like a jellyfish!

Just proves how powerful networking is and how far reaching our connections can be.

World Book Day

World Book Day today (7 March) - sadly I was not allowed to come to work dressed as my favourite book character as were thousands of children across the UK today but it is a perfect opportunity to start my new book; Hemingway's Boat by Paul Hendrickson.
There are so many books I want to read this year, let alone all the new ones that have come out. Going from the Telegraph review, this could be a good one. And yes it is a paperback. I have not, like many others, converted to a Kindle. I won't say never but I am so much in love with paper and pages that I can't bring myself to do it.
If you are looking for a new book or something different check out the Biggest Book Show. It is free to watch online and there will be 9 best selling authors and illustrators to hear from. A great way to fill your Thursday lunchtime!

Metro Blog - Women’s Six Nations: Has Gary Street sacrificed an eighth victory for the World Cup Sevens?

There is always a huge amount of pressure put on a home team when any tournament starts as expectations rise, emotions fall and many watch willing their team to succeed. The England Women’s RBS Six Nations side went into this year’s event as hot favourites to retain the cup and to make it their eighth championships title.

"Italy is their next game, this Sunday, and the girls will really need to dig deep and work hard to beat this strong team and pull back some points."

All started well as the ladies delivered a 76 – 0 victory over Scotland in their opening game but to then see their points advantage slip away as they suffered back to back defeats to Ireland and France.

To read the full Metro Blog please click here.

Metro Blog - England step up with a three for three victory but can they bring home the RBS Six Nations title

France went into the round three match of the RBS 6 Nations against England knowing that they needed a win to not only pull themselves off the bottom of the table but to regain the faith of their fans. They came out fighting and the first half was a 40 minute display of how determined 15 men can be, wanting so greatly to beat England.

With a ‘nothing to lose’ attitude France threw themselves into everything proving to be a real issue for the England team.

"Stuart Lancaster dubbed the game as ‘a true test match’, it was a tough game and England, instead of dictating the game play and speed, had to keep up and work hard."

To read the full Metro Blog click through to the article here.