Ralf Schumacher articles

Coulthard 13th on DTM debut

25th April 2010, 14:09 | Written by Keith Collantine

David Coulthard finished 13th in his first race for Mercedes in the DTM. He started 17th on the grid behind fellow ex-F1 driver Ralf Schumacher, who’s in his third year in the German touring car series. Schumacher finished tenth in the season-opener at the Hockenheimring behind another former F1 driver, Markus Winkelhock, also in an … Continue reading Coulthard 13th on DTM debut

Ralf Schumacher wants 2010 F1 return

30th December 2009, 10:5430th December 2009, 10:58 | Written by Keith Collantine

Ralf Schumacher wants to emulate brother Michael’s F1 return, telling a German news agency: I would seriously consider an interesting and attractive offer to drive in a competitive Formula One team. Ralf Schumacher Sibling rivalry, eh? Whatever one of them gets, the other has to have one too. But there doesn’t seem to be much … Continue reading Ralf Schumacher wants 2010 F1 return

The team mate debates: Toyota

29th May 2009, 0:0029th May 2009, 0:19 | Written by Keith Collantine

With the first signs of the silly season getting started for 2010, I thought it would be a good time to start a new series of Friday debates on the subject of team driver pairings. Starting today, we?��ll look at each of the teams and ask at which point in their history did they have … Continue reading The team mate debates: Toyota

Australian GP history 1996-2008 (Video)

25th March 2009, 7:0024th March 2009, 22:27 | Written by Journeyer

F1 Fanatic guest writer Journeyer concludes his look at the history of the Australian Grand Prix. Albert Park in Melbourne is a very different place from Adelaide’s streets. Where Adelaide had long straights and mostly 90-degree turns, Albert Park has more varied corners. But it still provided plenty of action, as we shall see in … Continue reading Australian GP history 1996-2008 (Video)

100 F1 race winners part 9: 1993-2001

13th August 2008, 7:0013th August 2008, 11:28 | Written by Keith Collantine

David Coulthard and Rubens Barrichello, who scored their first wins in 1995 and 2000 respectively, are the first active drivers in this series looking at F1’s 100 race winners. Plus two famous one-hit wonder of the mid-90s: Jean Alesi and Olivier Panis.

Ralf Schumacher’s DTM switch isn’t going well (DTM)

15th July 2008, 21:58 | Written by Keith Collantine

Six races into his first DTM season and six-times F1 Grand Prix winner Ralf Schumacher is struggling to make an impression: Round Qualifying Race Hockenheim 15 14 Oschersleben 13 10 Mugello 13 DNF Lausitzring 13 13 Norisring 11 16 Zandvoort 19 12 He’s only made one appearance in the top ten in qualifying or the … Continue reading Ralf Schumacher’s DTM switch isn’t going well (DTM)

Analysis: F1 team mates in qualifying

1st May 2008, 15:001st May 2008, 16:27 | Written by Keith Collantine

Thanks to D Winn and David Watkins who sent in further analysis of how each team’s drivers compare against each other in each part of qualifying, in response to yesterday’s comparison of team mates so far this year. If you want to contribute an article to F1Fanatic, have a look at the guest post section. … Continue reading Analysis: F1 team mates in qualifying

Video: How drivers react to big crashes

18th April 2008, 7:004th January 2009, 22:42 | Written by Keith Collantine

Sebastien Bourdais had a big crash in testing at Barcelona on Wednesday. Happily he was unhurt but he may have dealt a blow to his standing in the team if the damage to the new STR3 forces the team to delay its introduction. Major crashes can affect F1 drivers in different ways. Even though drivers … Continue reading Video: How drivers react to big crashes

New DTM drivers: Oliver Jarvis, Katherine Legge… and Ralf Schumacher

23rd February 2008, 0:15 | Written by Keith Collantine

Three new names have been confirmed for this year’s DTM championship. The headline grabber is F1 refugee Ralf Schumacher, who will drive a one year-old Mercedes C-Class. Oliver Jarvis (pictured above with team mates Legge and Markus Wikelhock) joins Audi in a one year-old A4, which really disappoints me. Jarvis has had some excellent results … Continue reading New DTM drivers: Oliver Jarvis, Katherine Legge… and Ralf Schumacher

F1 news review: Alonso looked at Renault move in March

22nd February 2008, 7:0021st February 2008, 22:11 | Written by Keith Collantine

In the F1 news this week Fernando Alonso first approached Flavio Briatore about returning to Renault in March of last year after just one round of the championship. Plus Ralf Schumacher comes clean about his claims of having an F1 seat for 2008, Kimi Raikkonen hints at his eventual retirement, and Bahrain International Circuit takes … Continue reading F1 news review: Alonso looked at Renault move in March

How much does an F1 driver cost? And why…

29th January 2008, 11:0029th January 2008, 10:02 | Written by Keith Collantine

Max Mosley has approved increases in the cost of F1 drivers’ superlicences that will net the FIA an extra ?��?�1.1m* (?�?�818,000). F1 drivers have seen the cost of their licences increase by up to 479%. The top drivers will pay the most but it’s not as if they’re impoverished to begin with – Lewis Hamilton … Continue reading How much does an F1 driver cost? And why…

F1 news review: Honda drop ITV-F1

18th January 2008, 9:0018th January 2008, 12:37 | Written by Keith Collantine

Honda has cancelled its sponsorship of ITV’s F1 coverage – does this signal a change in direction for the team’s marketing agenda? Plus McLaren and Williams stay quiet over rumours that part of their teams are to be sold. And who is Robert Kubica’s favourite sports person? It’s not a racing driver… Read the full … Continue reading F1 news review: Honda drop ITV-F1

It?��s hard to dislike drivers once you?��ve met them

17th January 2008, 9:0017th January 2008, 9:23 | Written by Keith Collantine

Getting to meet F1 drivers properly is not something I get to do very often. The days of being able to mill around the pits with them are long gone – these days you’re lucky to get a cursory glance and an unintelligible scrawl on your race day programme. But on the rare occasions I … Continue reading It?��s hard to dislike drivers once you?��ve met them

F1 blogs review: Auf wiedersehen Ralf

5th January 2008, 9:001st February 2008, 23:04 | Written by Keith Collantine

Several F1 bloggers picked up on the departure of Ralf Schumacher from Formula 1 this week. And as usual he didn’t get a very sympathetic farewell… Others criticised the stance of some drivers against the traction control ban, who said it might make racing in the wet too dangerous. Read the weekly round-up of the … Continue reading F1 blogs review: Auf wiedersehen Ralf

F1 news review: Traction control debate

4th January 2008, 7:003rd January 2008, 20:30 | Written by Keith Collantine

In the F1 news this week there are fresh concerns over the banning of traction control this year. Plus more reviews of 2007 and more debate over who was the best driver of the year – which invariably boils down to a discussion about two drivers: Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen. All this and more … Continue reading F1 news review: Traction control debate

F1 news review: Mosley backs Raikkonen

28th December 2007, 7:0028th December 2007, 0:19 | Written by Keith Collantine

Max Mosley gave a revealing interview to The Guardian this week in which he said he was glad to see Kimi Raikkonen win the world championship following the spy scandal between McLaren and Ferrari. Plus the sports writers look back on 2007, Ralf Schumacher dumps his manager and Alexander Wurz looks to a career in … Continue reading F1 news review: Mosley backs Raikkonen

F1 news review: Threat to Valencia Grand Prix

21st December 2007, 7:0016th February 2008, 22:44 | Written by Keith Collantine

In the F1 news this week an EC investigation could put next year’s European Grand Prix at the new Valencia street circuit in danger. Silverstone is getting a lick of paint and the row continues over the McLaren-Ferrari spy saga and the future of Ron Dennis despite the FIA officially finishing the matter. All this … Continue reading F1 news review: Threat to Valencia Grand Prix

F1 blogs review: Alonso vs Piquet and McLaren vs Renault

15th December 2007, 7:0014th December 2007, 23:49 | Written by Keith Collantine

This week F1 bloggers asked how Fernando Alonso will get on with Nelson Piquet Jnr – and why McLaren got punished ahead of Renault. Plus a great video review of the F1 season and interview with Lewis Hamilton, and much more…

F1 news review: Win 2007 DVDs, Autocourses and more

14th December 2007, 7:0014th December 2007, 0:30 | Written by Keith Collantine

In this week’s round-up of F1 news and articles there’s stacks of prizes to be won including F1 2007 DVDs, Autocourse 2007 annuals, Lewis Hamilton books and more. Plus a fatality at Interlagos, new plans for a night race in Australia, more tests for Michael Schumacher, the battle for the last few 2008 F1 drives … Continue reading F1 news review: Win 2007 DVDs, Autocourses and more

2008 testing round-up 2

8th December 2007, 19:0213th February 2008, 21:54 | Written by Keith Collantine

This week saw the final four days of testing of 2007. Although much was made of the opportunity to compare Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton on track at the same time, in reality the diversity of testing programmes being run meant that no worthwhile comparison was possible. Teams ran a mixture of grooved and slick … Continue reading 2008 testing round-up 2

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