After reading the comment from 'me' about Sidepodcast possibly introducing a newspaper review, I thought it'd be interesting to take a look at what is being said about Formula One, around the world. With the sport being so international, I didn't come across any earth-shattering news that hadn't been picked up by the English language press. There were a few interesting little snippets, though.

It is quite refreshing to see the way Formula One is covered elsewhere. With so many in the English language media having formed an obsession with one particular driver, it's good to be able to take in a little diversity.

Trawling through the net looking for these little snippets is very time consuming, mind. Many media outlets don't send their own staff to Grand Prix, and just rely on Reuters, AFP or the AP. All three news agencies employ some good journalists, and their race reports shouldn't be dismissed out of hand. Heavily syndicated news articles wasn't what I went in search of, however.

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