Whilst the demise of Super Aguri is both sad and a seemingly interminable story, the highlight of reading the articles for me, is the odd mention of Franck. He drove for SA briefly in 2006, replacing Yuji Ide and being replaced by Sakon Yamamoto. Montagny was third driver initially, and got the chance as the FIA believed Ide wasn’t necessarily experienced enough to be a full driver. Franck raced for …

Apologies for not writing anything about Franck after the event, but he took part in the A1GP race at Brands Hatch at the beginning of this month. He didn’t do too badly, finishing 8th and then 5th in the two races, but it wasn’t enough for Team France to finish higher than fourth in the championship. Switzerland took the title, with New Zealand and Great Britain behind. Speaking afterwards, Franck …

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For a while now, I’ve had del.icio.us set up to post whatever links I bookmark during the day to post on this blog at 1am. I hope that’s okay. The thing is, I look through a lot of links and I want to share them with everyone (particularly the other half, otherwise I’d spend all day emailing him URLs). I don’t usually have enough to say about each that it …

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I know, I know, this blog has been about television far too much recently. The problem is that at the moment, it’s the only other non-Sidepodcast thing I’m interested in. ITV hasn’t really featured in my thoughts recently, but now two things have happened that sort of cancel each other out. Let me explain. The Good ITV shows are now available on iTunes. Get your hands on Cold Feet (yay!) …

As I mentioned briefly in the previous post about Franck’s successful outing at Long Beach, it looks like FKM had a confirmed Champ Car drive for 2009. Before the race, he said: It was disappointing to have a deal three weeks before the season, and then nothing. But we've kept very close with Forsythe and we have a very good relationship. Maybe there will be a chance to do IndyCar …

I can only apologise for not posting this news immediately, it is definitely worth a blog post or two! In his one and only Champ Car race, Franck managed to finish 2nd with an inspired drive. But let’s start at the beginning. It appears that Franck had a confirmed Champ Car drive, which is why he lined up on the grid in Long Beach this past weekend. This was his …

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I've been away this week, and missed out on all the action of last weekend, which is typical because Franck was... both good and bad. We had a moment to celebrate when he hit the top of the time sheets in the final Free Practice session, just ahead of favourites Switzerland. It didn't last long, however, because in the actual races Team France suffered disappointing results. The Sprint Race saw …

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Thanks to Andrea in the comments, we now know that Franck has been snapped up by A1 Team France to take part in a couple of A1 GP races. There are more details here (link retired), but FKM will be driving in Shanghai on the 11th-13th April, and at Brands Hatch on 2nd-4th May. I was tempted to visit A1 GP when I saw some footage from it at Autosport …

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It looks to me like Franck is going to debut and finish up his Champ Car career in one and the same race. According to this story (link retired), Franck is one of 13 drivers confirmed to appear at the Grand Prix of Long Beach. I was not aware of this, and I'm finding it hard to find out any more information. If anyone else knows more, let me know!

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I don't actually watch Eastenders, but I have had a look at the YouTube clips associated with this story. So, Eastenders featured a buried alive storyline. Max Branning (who?) apparently cheated on Tania Branning (who?) and she got her revenge by burying him alive. This was something he was particularly afraid of. She and her new boyfriend dug a grave, put him in a coffin in the hole and left …

I've just been looking at the official Franck Montagny site, and it's a bit odd. The news is in French, and I don't speak the language, which makes things a little bit tricky. What I am confused about is the beginning and the end. Beginning of news article: Hot wheels,hell yea !!!! Pas beaucoup de news ces derniers temps hein ?? End of news article: Voilà vous en savez tout …

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In a recent interview with Ed Gorman at The Times Online, BBC 5live pit reporter Holly Samos talks about her scariest moment in the heart of the action. The pits are a dangerous place so you have to have your wits about you. One of my scariest moments was when I was about midway down the pitlane talking with a photographer. Franck Montagny, who was driving for Super Aguri at …

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Toyota driver Timo Glock suffered a big accident at the season opener in Australia last weekend, and whilst he walked away mostly uninjured, there were a few days of doubt whether he would be able to race in Malaysia. It's now been announced that he will. And all I can say is phew. If Toyota had to fall back on their reserve driver, the second race after Montagny is no …

I was going to write a post about the ITV player, and how it's new and improved and could start rivalling the iPlayer. But then Channel 4 released some shows onto iTunes and I forgot about everything else. The most important thing to note is that I have now given up buying a TV Guide, and I'm relying on TV blogs to tell me what to watch, and I'm relying …

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As pointed out by Steven Roy in the comments, Forsythe Racing have announced they won't be competing in whatever championship the Champ Car/IRL merger turns out to be. I don't know about Franck, but I was kinda pinning my hopes on him getting that drive. Now we have simply the Le Mans thing to look out for. However, the good news is that in looking at that news story, I …

The BBC have finally released their updated homepage, after months of Beta. It's very Web 2.0 with curvy edges, pastel colours and viewer customisation. When I first saw it, I wasn't impressed. I couldn't really put my finger on what it was exactly, but the colours weren't right and it just didn't do it for me. The only bit I felt was of any use was the clock in the …

Another tech dilemma: I want to make more Sidepodcast Diary episodes. They are designed to be quick and easy to produce with minimal effects. The very essence of the Diary is that it’s just an upload to YouTube and that’s it. No RSS feed, no fuss, it’s a snapshot of life behind the scenes at Sidepodcast. I have been using a little camera, now I’ve been using my mobile and …

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So, there he is, with his Peugeot Le Mans team buddies. Is it just me or is the goatee not necessarily the best look he's ever had? He also looks a bit manic, what with the sticky up hair and the slightly menacing glare. Nevertheless, he's in the team and that's all that matters.

Peugeot are running three cars at this year's Le Mans race, meaning a hoarde of drivers signing up to sit behind the wheel. Christian Klien and Alex Wurz are other Formula 1 drivers getting involved, but of course the most important is Franck Montagny. The Peugeot 908 is a diesel powered car with the maximum size engine allowed. Last year, two of them ran, one of which qualified ahead of …

First the iPlayer, and now iTunes. Finally, the BBC have allowed their programmes to be on the iTunes store. It’s only a select few at the moment, and only one that I’m particularly interested in, but this is a revolutionary moment. I understand that there are limitations and conflicts with the BBC’s charter – they can’t charge us for content when we pay our licence fee, can they? But I …

Well, that may be an exaggeration, but the former Formula 1 driver has been saying some nice things about our favourite Frenchman. It also looks like there’s no shortage of talented drivers staying in and coming into Champ Car. The Sebring test demonstrated something I’ve known for a long time – that Franck Montagny is every bit as quick as his test times suggest. He deserves a competitive ride this …

The news doing the rounds at the moment is that IRL and Champ Car are getting back together. I can’t pretend to understand this fully, because I’m a newbie, but I get the idea. The two used to be part of the same series but split apart a while back. Going their separate ways obviously hasn’t done them any favours, I imagine the division of fans, audience, and sponsors, isn’t …

Is it just me or does the official Champ Car website leave a lot to be desired? Half of it is out of date - the driver bios only go up to 2005. Which is now three years ago. At least the event schedule and the news is up to date. But there should be more video and pictures available. Although, compared to the official F1 site, it's a dream. …

On the first day of testing for Forsythe Pettit/Racing, Mr Montagny topped the timesheets. I'm told this is not his first time in a Champ Car, but that's still pretty impressive. The top five of Day 1: On day two: And here's what Franck had to say about it: "For the first time in the car, I'm quite happy. Everybody is very motivated inside the team. I was at the …