Postcard from Vegas

Clive James has always been a big fan of F1, even narrating the 1986 season review.

Here he is from his imperial phase as broadcaster, equal parts 'aw shucks' hick from the sticks Australian and sharp-eyed commentator able to skewer a ridiculous situation with acerbic wit. He's reporting from the ill-starred Ceasar's Palace Grand Prix in Las Vegas. What a treat for F1 nerds he even manages to capture a disgruntled European F1 pack-member coining (or repeating at the very least) the damming, and it has to be admitted accurate assessment of the whole shamozzle "a go-cart race in a parking lot".