It’s getting close now: the start of the 2008 Formula 1 season is three weeks away. The teams have their final test session next week before the cars are packed away for the flight to Melbourne, Australia. The F1 Fanatic 2008 season preview starts today with my pick of what I’m most looking forward to … Continue reading 2008: What are you most looking forward to?
Debates and Polls articles archive
Debates and Polls
Poll: do you watch F1 and NASCAR?
Posted onFormula 1 and NASCAR. Are they polar opposites with entirely different groups of fans, or can you enjoy them both? This poll has now closed – see the F1 and NASCAR poll results. See the results of the previous poll.
Poll: McLaren – was it a cover up?
Posted onHanlon’s Razor says you should: “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” When McLaren first investigated Mike Coughlan’s possession of 780 pages of Ferrari information they found little evidence of its widespread use within the team. But after two hearings the team were found guilty of bringing the sport into disrepute … Continue reading Poll: McLaren – was it a cover up?
2008 F1 calendar ‘more credible’ than 20 years ago?
Posted onI wrote at length about a revealing interview Max Mosley gave recently in which he made this remark: It’s a far more credible championship [calendar] than it was 20 years ago. That’s Mosley’s verdict on the modern Formula 1 calendar. Have a look at how the 2008 F1 calendar compares with the 1988 schedule and … Continue reading 2008 F1 calendar ‘more credible’ than 20 years ago?
Poll: Allow customer teams in F1?
Posted onThis poll is closed. Results are as follows: Yes: 115 votes (50%) No: 107 votes (46%) I have no opinion: 9 (4%)
Debate: Describe each driver in one word
Posted onI came across this little game on The Times F1 blog a few months ago and I thought it would be a great way of looking back on the season. The rules are simple: you have to describe every F1 driver using just one word for each. Mine are below – now you have a … Continue reading Debate: Describe each driver in one word
F1 07 review: Year in debates p3/3
Posted onThe final selection of great debates from the 2007 season is below. Read from a selection of hundreds of comments including thoughts on where Alonso will be next year, whether the best man won the title, and whether scandal ruined the 2007 championship.
F1 07 review: The year in debates p2/3
Posted onThe debates have raged all year long on F1 Fanatic. Here’s a few more of my favourites including the raging row over Lewis Hamilton’s controversial restart via the crane at the Nurburgring plus thoughts on street tracks, rookie drivers and ugly F1 cars…
F1 07 review: The year in debates p1/3
Posted onA look back at some of the most popular debates on the site this year. From the first part of the season, here’s what you had to say about Max Mosley, Ralf Schumacher, F1 safety and more. And if you’ve got more to add, the debates are still open…
Debate: Who will Alonso drive for in 2008?
Posted onIt’s the question on everyone’s lips which has ground the driver market to a halt. Fernando Alonso is contracted to McLaren for 2008. But their falling out this year has been so catastrophic, with Alonso seldom passing up an opportunity to condemn the team since the row at the Hungaroring, surely the Spaniard will be … Continue reading Debate: Who will Alonso drive for in 2008?
Debate: Most impressive moments in 2007
Posted onThe F1 Fanatic 2007 season review is underway and will run for the next few weeks. The review will end with rankings for each driver but first I want your input on what impressed you most this year. Who did the best pass? The best qualifying lap? The best race? Remember this isn’t just about … Continue reading Debate: Most impressive moments in 2007
Debate: Did the best man win?
Posted onNever before in the history of F1 have three drivers finished so close to each other after the final race. With just one point separating the Kimi Raikkonen from Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso at the end of the season, any one of them may feel this should have been their year. So, did the … Continue reading Debate: Did the best man win?
Debate: How will the title be decided?
Posted onWe’ve had plenty of discussion in the past week about whether Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso or Kimi Raikkonen deserves to be champion. But what do you actually think will happen on Sunday? Here’s a couple of likely and unlikely scenarios that came to my mind – how do you think the title will be won … Continue reading Debate: How will the title be decided?
Debate: Where will you watch the last race?
Posted onIt’s the big one this weekend – the 2007 season finale at Interlagos in Brazil will decide the championship between Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso. So where will you be watching? Down the pub with your mates? On the sofa with all the non-fans ushered out of the room? Perhaps you’re going to … Continue reading Debate: Where will you watch the last race?
Debate: Which driver deserves the title?
Posted onOne race, three drivers separated by seven points. They’ve all driven blinding races this year, but they’ve all made mistakes as well. So which one deserves it most – Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso or Kimi Raikkonen? Have your say below
Debate: Who’s to blame at Honda?
Posted onHonda will end the year behind Super Aguri if they don’t out-score them by three points over the next two races. Given that they’ve only scored two so far, it’s not looking good. The season has been a catastrophe for the Japanese team and drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello. What’s gone wrong? Who’s to … Continue reading Debate: Who’s to blame at Honda?
Debate: Too wet to race?
Posted onShould the Japanese Grand Prix have been started in heavy rain? The field lapped the Fuji Speedway for half an hour behind the safety car in pouring rain before the race was finally started. But some drivers including Nick Heidfeld say it was too wet to race.
Debate: A1 Grand Prix
Posted onThe third season of the A1 Grand Prix ‘World Cup of Motorsport’ starts this weekend at the former Grand Prix circuit Zandvoort. Will you be watching? Started in late 2005 amid much fanfare, A1GP pits drivers from different countries against each other in identical, but fairly low-powered cars. Former F1 racers Ralph Firman, Narain Karthikeyan, … Continue reading Debate: A1 Grand Prix
Debate: 2007 season spoiled by scandal?
Posted onThe Ferrari fans are railing at McLaren fans for cheating, spying, and using Ferrari’s confidential information to win races. The McLaren fans are saying the FIA are biased in Ferrari’s favour, that the so-called ‘espionage’ was nothing worse than what has gone on in the past, and that it’s not McLaren’s fault that a renegade … Continue reading Debate: 2007 season spoiled by scandal?
Debate: Should McLaren appeal against spying verdict?
Posted onAfter being hit with a record fine plus expulsion from the 2007 constructors’ championship, should McLaren lodge an appeal? It’s the only chance Ron Dennis has of clearing his name and the team’s. But it carries enormous risks with it – further unsavoury details of the espionage could come to light and the penalties imposed … Continue reading Debate: Should McLaren appeal against spying verdict?