The Black Stuff

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 [...]

In what is surely a sign that 2012 is the end of times, HRT have begun to look dangerously competent. We all remember the hijinks they used to get up to; swapping drivers at a whim based on who can give them the most money, not turning up at tests, needing to build their cars [...]

Now that we know Robert Kubica is stable, awake and taking visitors from his Italian hospital bed, the speculation game about just who will take over is seat in with Renault can begin. So far it looks as if the front runners are Vitantonio Liuzzi, Nick Heidfeld and Bruno Senna. Liuzzi is available as a [...]

Earlier today, while taking part in the Ronde di Andora Rally, Robert Kubica suffered a horrific high speed crash after clipping a wall at pretty much top speed. Sadly, his right side was utterly pulverized. The Renault F1 Team have confirmed that the Pole has multiple fractures to his right hand, leg and arm, and that [...]

Now that all the dust has settled from the Red Bull Racing crash fall out, F1 writers need new stuff to blather on about. One of these new topics is the fate of current GPDA Chairman and Mercedes reserve driver Nick Heidfeld, who may be on the move. According to German newspaper Bild, who are [...]

The biggest story coming out of today’s Practice session is simply this – Michael Schumacher is back. After spending the first four races of the season flailing around down the grid, this morning he picked up two third placed finishes. In P1, he trailed behind the pair of McLarens and in P2 he trailed behind [...]

Sauber’s new Technical Director James Key, who just jumped ship over from Force India, is hopeful that he will be able to oversee some changes which will transform the team’s cars from slow moving obstacles and firework displays into something which can be taken seriously. Meanwhile, current driver (although who knows for how much longer) [...]

Pedro de la Rosa, who really looks like he should be a bank manager rather than an F1 ace, could be the first victim of the 2010 season with Sauber reportedly looking to drop him in favour of a young, and more importantly sponsored, ex-GP2 driver. Currently, the two names in the hat for the [...]

Last night the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association had a little overhaul. It wasn’t anything overly dramatic, which is a little odd for F1, but instead a well anticipated move. The outgoing Chairman Pedro de la Rosa wanted to step down in order to concentrate on his race return (or trying to crash into McLarens, I’m [...]

To be honest, Friday’s practice told us sweet sod all about the grid. Some cars, like the Ferrari pair and Vettel’s Red Bull, didn’t work on flying laps much at all. Meanwhile others, such as the McLarens and Renaults, seemed to only do flying lap work. Still, there were lots of bits and bobs that [...]