Dodgy Business
A night at the Autosport awards gives Tony Dodgins a chance to reflect upon Patrick Head, as well as some of 2007's non-F1 achievers...
"I feel a bit of a fraud," Patrick Head said last Sunday night, as he stepped up on stage at the Autosport Awards to receive the John Bolster Award for thirty years of achievement at the top of motorsport.
He shouldn't. Okay, as Patrick pointed out, Williams hasn't done anything truly spectacular this year, although if you worked there and were responsible for the progress made from '06, you'd probably beg to differ. I kind of know how Patrick felt. I remember feeling a tad embarrassed when I was awarded my half house colours for finishing fifth in the 800 metres ...
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