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Pirelli Support Bernie’s Mad Ideas; F1 World Shudders

The other day, Bernie let loose with his latest thoughts on this and that. As per usual he was spurting his usual mixture of cold hard common sense and the kind of stuff that you can only think of after eating a whole block of cheddar before bed. In the latter category, the idea of [...]

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Bernie Ecclestone Scares Me Sometimes…

Don’t get me wrong, I am generally one of Bernie’s fans. I fully appreciate that we would not have modern day F1 without him. That being said, when he opens his mouth, what comes out sometimes scares me. Talking to the Official F1 website, Bernie shared some of his views on modern F1 racing. Lets [...]

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Looks like we spoke too soon about Bahrain…

Looks like I spoke a little bit too soon about the Bahrain Grand Prix not being under threat. That’ll teach me for being such a bleeding heart liberal… So, the GP2 Asia races which were meant to be happening in Bahrain this weekend have been canceled due to the political unrest in the country. With [...]

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Is the Bahrain Grand Prix in trouble?

If you’re anything like me, and considering as how you’re reading an F1 blog I’m guessing you probably are, you cannot wait for the first Grand Prix of the year. Sure, Bahrain may not exactly be a track which has traditionally had exciting racing but still, it’s the first race. Thing is, it may be [...]

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Ecclestone Wants More Exciting Tyres From Pirelli

Bernie Ecclestone has been bleating out his opinions again this weekend, this time on what he thinks Pirelli should do with the tyres next season in order to spice up the racing. According to Bernie, he thinks that in 2011 the wheels should be made of ducks and Quavers. Nah, not really. But with Bernie [...]

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F1 FINALLY Gets Some Rubber For 2011

After months of what can only be described as needlessly fucking about, F1 has finally made a decision over who will supply the tyres from 2011. And your winner is – Pirelli! Congratulations, please accept this trophy and all of our grattitude. You now have six months of being in F1′s good books before the [...]

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F1 Fans Want HD Video, More Internet Coverage

Earlier this year, FOTA and a few sponsors did a survey of some F1 fans about a few different aspects of their F1 viewing habits. The subjects covered were the same old things that you always get covered in these surveys – how much do you watch F1, how do you watch it and how [...]

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Somebody Please Stop Bernie Ecclestone!

Last weekend, the Turkish Grand Prix was a really fun affair – there were crashes, spins, great overtakes and generally more action that you could shake a stick at. Of course, Bernie Ecclestone is now intent on ruining it. According to umpteen reports, after the race on Sunday Bernie told a few key Turkish ministers [...]

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Jean Todt Puts His Foot Down About Everything

Up until now Jean Todt has been a rather docile character in the F1 paddock, seemingly letting everything tick over and not getting overly involved – a far cry from his predecessor, Max Mosley. Today, though, that has changed a bit as Todt has put his foot down about two big issues in F1 – [...]

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Bernie Ecclestone Still Dreaming Of A White Christmas Grand Prix

Good news everybody! The currently planned Russian Grand Prix looks set to hit the F1 calendar in 2014! Yup, that’s right. In his infinite wisdom, Bernie Ecclestone is looking to hold an Autumn Grand Prix in Russia from the 2014 season onwards. Where abouts in Russia? Well you know Moscow, that centre for oligarchs and [...]

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