I guess one could say that, given the monstrous happenings in Ukraine – and other countries too, let’s not forget – sport of any kind can seem frivolous and self-indulgent. This is not the case, though, because professional sport entertainment provides large scale employment and much-needed mental escape from the terrible news constantly hitting our senses.
Which is why the initial boycott of the recent Saudi Grand Prix, by apparently all the Formula 1 drivers, was unimpressive. The missile strike, fewer than 10 miles from the Jeddah circuit, rightly caused serious concern, but everything seemed to centre around meeting the
