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Disaster for McLaren with a double disqualification at the Las Vegas Formula 1 Grand Prix 2025

Published on Author Yean Wei Ong

Just a few hour after the latest Formula 1 race, in Las Vegas, everything was erased for the McLaren-Mercedes team as both of its cars were disqualified for excessive plank wear (along the bottom of the car). Lando Norris had secured pole position and gone on to finish second, and Oscar Piastri had started from… Continue reading Disaster for McLaren with a double disqualification at the Las Vegas Formula 1 Grand Prix 2025 →

No surprises at the United States Formula 1 Grand Prix 2025

Published on Author Yean Wei Ong

Despite not being able to watch or monitor the race live, I was not surprised by how the United States Formula 1 Grand Prix weekend for this year unfolded. Red Bull lead driver and defending World Drivers’ Champion Max Verstappen put in a superlative performance to take pole position and victory in both the short-form… Continue reading No surprises at the United States Formula 1 Grand Prix 2025 →

Ten thousand hits

Published on Author Yean Wei Ong

It’s been a little over a year since I started this weblog, and visitor traffic has reached 10,000 hits. Quite a few of the hits in the first few days would have been webcrawlers and other non-human visitors, but overall there should be a fairly low proportion of those in the cumulative statistics by now. In any… Continue reading Ten thousand hits →

Choosing Nikon DSLRs

Published on Author Yean Wei Ong

Nikon currently has the second-largest DSLR market share worldwide, after Canon. These two companies are far ahead of the rest of the field, and they have the most complete systems, in this particular market. Below, I describe what I consider to be the current mainstream Nikon DSLRs. There are other Nikon bodies available, such as the D4S (flagship professional body), but… Continue reading Choosing Nikon DSLRs →

Choosing Canon DSLRs

Published on Author Yean Wei Ong

Canon currently has the largest DSLR market share worldwide, ahead of Nikon. These two companies are far ahead of the rest of the field, and they have the most complete systems, in this particular market. Below, I describe what I consider to be the current mainstream Canon DSLRs. There are other Canon bodies available, such as the EOS-1D X (flagship… Continue reading Choosing Canon DSLRs →