filed in News, Opinion, Race Weekend Coverage on May.26, 2012
UPDATE: Multiple sources are confirming that Pastor Maldonado has been handed a 10 place grid penalty for the race. All weekend we’ve been going on about how we expect Pastor Maldonado to have a very good Monaco Grand Prix. He’s a noted beast around the circuit, has a race winning car under him and is [...]
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filed in Betting on May.25, 2012
So, the cars have been out for their first practice sessions, giving fans a chance to have a butchers at who looks good and bookies a chance to change their odds accordingly. We’ve already had a look at the best of the opening odds, and now we’ll have a look at what to make of [...]
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filed in Betting, Preview on May.23, 2012
Yesterday, we had a look at why this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix is going to be an epic. Today, it’s time for stage two in our master plan – profiting from it! Last season, we weren’t allowed to do sports picks on the site because I wrote them somewhere else. This season, and with the help of [...]
filed in Opinion, Preview on May.22, 2012
There are many things which Pedro de la Rosa is famous for. Being a philosopher is not one of them, however his comments about this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix so perfectly summed up why the race around the streets of Monte Carlo are so revered. Talking to Autosport about HRT’s new relocation, de la Rosa [...]
filed in News, Opinion on May.17, 2012
As we all know, F1 really is the ultimate driving experience and has been for quite some time. Nothing can compare to driving an F1 car, and its this reason why many people find it so hard to leave. They are the pinacle of engineering. Or at least in general that’s the theory. F1 isn’t [...]
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filed in News, Opinion on May.17, 2012
In light of the sad news that famed chassis manufacturer Lola have entered administration, we decided to take a look back at the company. Not at their strong heritage at Le Mans, god no. Not even at their huge success at history in America, where they provided chassis for CART and IndyCar. Oh no, that [...]
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filed in Opinion on May.15, 2012
If there is one multi-millionaire, globe travelling racing driver that you should feel sorry for, it’s probably Felipe Massa. When people talk about his teammate, Fernando Alonso, all the conversations go along the lines of how marvelously he’s outdriving his car and how he’s showing his worth by dragging a mid pack car onto the [...]
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filed in News on Mar.14, 2011
Although you can never tell too much from pre-season testing, you can often get an idea of the big things. One such big thing is that McLaren are in serious trouble. Their car looks slow in long runs, has been hampered by reliability issues and – to paraphrase Martin Brundle – handles like a dog. Although [...]
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filed in News on Feb.16, 2011
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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filed in Opinion on Jul.12, 2010
After each week, we track the power struggle within the All British McLaren team – does 2008 World Champion Lewis Hamilton hold the power, or does that fall with 2009 Champ Jenson Button? Oooh the excitement… Coming into the British Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton held a 4 – 3 advantage over Jenson Button in the [...]
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