18 replies to this topic

[Richard Jenkins]

Richly deserved honour. Nice to see someone in motorsport get an award for once.

[Disgrace]

Sir Frank and Sir Patrick.

[Lee Nicolle]

From memory even Jones got some award in recent times too. 

[275 GTB-4]

Sir Frank and Sir Patrick.

Sir Frank, Sir Jack and Sir Patrick

[David Birchall]

Now we need Sir John!

[Jagjon]

yes or make him a Lord.

[Repco22]

Sir Frank, Sir Jack and Sir Patrick

Haven't you guys mossed a couple?

Edited by Repco22, 13 June 2015 - 03:09.

[275 GTB-4]

Well played Sir!...but my comment was more by way of a gentle reminder from the Antipodes

[Slurp1955]

We could soon have a Ruritanian Grand Prix.

[BRG]

"For services to motorsport".  If only Surtees had managed to do that. 

 

Or perhaps he should have invited Cameron to the Edenbridge parade last year. It is no co-incidence that Cameron was visiting Williams at Grove last year when he pledged racing on closed roads and now Patrick gets his K.  Well deserved of course, but there doesn't seem to be much logic to how these things are doled out.  Why Head and not Brawn or Newey?  And when will it be Lord Hamilton of Croydon?

[kayemod]

"For services to motorsport".  If only Surtees had managed to do that. 

 

And when will it be Lord Hamilton of Croydon?

 

If there's any justice in the thinking of whoever decides these things, a very, very, VERY long time after Lord Ron of Woking and Lord Stirling of Mayfair.

[BRG]

Justice?  No.  But a timely contribution to party funds will often help.....

[JacnGille]

[TFBundy]

"For services to motorsport".  If only Surtees had managed to do that. 

 

Or perhaps he should have invited Cameron to the Edenbridge parade last year. It is no co-incidence that Cameron was visiting Williams at Grove last year when he pledged racing on closed roads and now Patrick gets his K.  Well deserved of course, but there doesn't seem to be much logic to how these things are doled out.  Why Head and not Brawn or Newey?  And when will it be Lord Hamilton of Croydon?

 

 

I wonder if Williams Advanced Engineering's various projects for the Ministry of Defence lifted him onto the radar [metaphorically]?  Either way, I think it's a deserved award for engineering, including work outside the world of Formula 1, and I don't doubt his father would have been very proud at having his CBE topped.

[Doug Nye]

Just reward for a life of ear-splitting, intensely competitive, application and service. Really, really good news.  Rather a Racer that is honoured than some mere time-serving apparatchik or politician. I'm pretty sure however that, compared to some, Patrick will be relatively unimpressed by the whole deal...

 

DCN

[Mekola]

It's an honour to Sir Patrick, for his services to motorsport over the years.

[Dick Dastardly]

Years ago, when Sir Patrick was active in the F1 team and also present with him on the pit wall was Dickie Stanford.  I kept expecting that Murray W would get their names mixed up and refer to them as Patrick Stanford and Dick(ie) Head

Congratulations Sir Patrick..

[Slurp1955]

It's an honour to Sir Patrick, for his services to motorsport over the years.

Let's face it, it is only the truly worthy that receive these gongs. Van Morrison has got his knighthood for having a nice hat, and Dame Angelina Jolie has spent a lifetime researching Class A narcotics. Don't let anyone tell you they have no value in a modern grown-up State.

Edited by Slurp1955, 16 June 2015 - 21:00.

[hogstar]

From memory even Jones got some award in recent times too. 

 

Jones is a God. He needs no knighthood!