In the last two seasons we’ve seen car failures at critical moment have a huge bearing on the championship: like Michael Schumacher’s engine failure at Suzuka in 2006, or Lewis Hamilton’s gearbox failure at Interlagos last year. Will another car failure change the course of the 2008 championship? Here’s a breakdown of how reliable each … Continue reading How will reliability affect the title race?
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Japanese GP preview video
Posted onRed Bulletin’s Japan preview
Japanese GP video: Toyota
Posted onToyota previews its home race
2009 F1 calendar: better than ’08? (Poll)
Posted onThe official 2009 F1 calendar has been published with the Canadian Grand Prix mysteriously absent. That’s not the only change for next year, with Abu Dhabi arriving on the calendar as the new season finale. Has the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone done a better job with the 2009 F1 calendar than the 2008 schedule? Compare … Continue reading 2009 F1 calendar: better than ’08? (Poll)
Green F1 tyres? Seriously?
Posted onJapanese GP tyres have green grooves
How will the FIA make each F1 teams’ engine performance equal in 2009?
Posted onThe FIA World Motor Sports Council confirmed yesterday it will take steps to ensure all engines used in F1 have equal power outputs in 2009. Rumours about this have been buzzing around since June. This brief statement marks an utterly radical change for Formula 1 and a major step away from being a series where … Continue reading How will the FIA make each F1 teams’ engine performance equal in 2009?
Ferrari ditch lights for lollipop
Posted onLow-tech system for Fuji
Coulthard hits back at Kravitz
Posted onWar of words or publicity stunt?
No Canadian GP on 2009 F1 calendar
Posted onThe Canadian Grand Prix has been dropped from the 2009 F1 calendar in a shock move as the FIA published full details of next year’s schedule. No reason has been given for the deletion of the Montreal race, held at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
No James Allen for BBC?
Posted onTop Gear mocks ITV commentator
Japanese GP preview: McLaren vs Ferrari
Posted onThe Fuji circuit looks like a Ferrari track. And if McLaren were banking on the race weekend being wet, they’re in for a disappointment. Which of the title contending teams will have the upper hand at Fuji Speedway?
Bernie Ecclestone mocks Ferrari ‘clowns’
Posted onBernie Ecclestone has hit back at Luca Montezemolo’s criticism of the Singapore Grand Prix as a "circus". Is this just a bit of tit-for-tat between two of the most powerful men in F1, or signs of a deeper tension?
Nico Hulkenberg wins F3 title
Posted onWilliams tester claims crown
UK F1 fans wanted
Posted onDo you follow F1 on the radio?
UK F1 TV figures up by half a million
Posted onThe latest television audience figures for F1 broadcasts in Britain show recent live Formula 1 broadcasts are attracting half a million more viewers on like-for-like events compared to last year. While last year’s Italian Grand Prix attracted fewer than 2.91m viewers and did not rank among ITV’s top 30 programmes for that week, this year … Continue reading UK F1 TV figures up by half a million
BMW confirm 2009 F1 drivers
Posted onKubica and Heidfeld stay with BMW for 2009
Japanese Grand Prix weather forecasts
Posted onEarly weather forecasts for the Japanese Grand Prix suggest the weekend will be cool with a chance of rain. Here’s some useful information on weather forecasts for the F1 weekend at Fuji.
Hulkenberg wins 2008 F3 Euroseries title at Le Mans
Posted onNico Hulkenberg captured the 2008 Formula 3 Euroseries championship in a less than inspiring fashion at Le Mans.
“A1GP Season Review 2007/08 DVD”
Posted onA1 Grand Prix’s fourth season gets started in Zandvoort today. Although there are some questions over the future of the series its fan base is developing and there was a decent crowd at Brands Hatch when I visited for the season finale earlier this year. Next week they release their first DVD season review, covering … Continue reading “A1GP Season Review 2007/08 DVD”
F1’s unwritten rules: team orders edition
Posted onWe all know team orders are banned. But we also know teams can get away with doing certain things to manipulate the running order of their drivers.