filed in Opinion on Jun.12, 2012
Some people love F1′s Drag Reduction System and some people hate it. It’s just one of those marmite things in life that some people are going to adore and others are going to think is a pox on their existence. For one group it is an artificial thing, and if a faster car stuck behind [...]
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filed in Opinion on Jun.11, 2012
If there is one phrase I wish banished to the fiery pits of hell, it is “Sorry sir, we can’t serve you another drink, you’ve had too much.” In a close second, though, is “You need to look after your tyres”. In terms of the bigger picture, 2012 seems to be building up to be one of [...]
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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 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 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 Mar.14, 2011
Two big contracts have been signed in the last few hours in F1. The first sees reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel ink a deal that will see him stay with Red Bull Racing until at least the end of the 2014 campaign, while the second sees Lewis Hamilton sign up to be a pop star [...]
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filed in News, Opinion on Jul.01, 2010
Lewis Hamilton, using his unique ability to rub anyone who isn’t British or a Pussycat Doll the wrong way, has come close to setting off World War III thanks to his antics at the European Grand Prix in Valencia. This time, the people hating on him are Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa and the entire country [...]
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filed in News, Opinion, Race Weekend Coverage on May.13, 2010
Well, we learned three main things from Thursday’s practice sessions: Fernando Alonso is on fire Red Bull Racing aren’t as slow as they thought they might be Bruno Senna is a disgrace That’s about it really. It was really hard to tell anything else in terms of pace as in the first session the track [...]
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filed in News, Race Weekend Coverage on Apr.18, 2010
For the entire race in China, the cameras may as well have just been tracked on one corner – turn 14. At the end of a mammoth straight where the F1 cars reached their top speeds of 200mph, and with a long braking zone, it was a beautiful over taking spot that saw the lion’s [...]
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