F1 Video articles archive

I’ve been looking for a way to bring better quality F1 video onto F1 Fanatic for some time. Video services like Youtube are great, but due to the short-sightedness of F1’s broadcasting rights owners most F1 videos get taken down from there very quickly. Today I’ve created a new section of the website dedicated to … Continue reading New F1 video service at F1 Fanatic

Here’s one for those who like chuckling at floppy youth hairstyles: six videos showing 2007 F1 champion Kimi Raikkonen and runner-up Lewis Hamilton in their karting days. Some of their strongest characteristics are already plain to see – Raikkonen’s laid-back reticence and wry smile are much in evidence. Behind the wheel Hamilton’s attacking, opportunistic race … Continue reading Video: Raikkonen & Hamilton get started in karts

Here’s some new footage of Fernando Alonso’s crash in the Japanese Grand Prix taken from onboard his McLaren. Very little footage of the accident was shown during the live broadcast of the event on ITV. This video, taken from the Official F1 Season Review, shows how the crash unfolded. It also shows onboard footage of … Continue reading Video: Fernando Alonso’s Fuji crash onboard

Not to be outdone by Mercedes’ ‘Anything you can do…’ advert with Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton (oh, the irony) Ferrari owners Fiat have lined up Michael Schumacher and Kimi Raikkonen to advertise one of their new cars. The pair who have eight world championships between them swap seats in the new Fiat Bravo T-Jet. … Continue reading Video: Schumacher and Raikkonen star in new Fiat ad

It’s well known that Formula One Management are total killjoys when it comes to F1 video on the internet. Not only do they tear down any official F1 videos that is uploaded, but they don’t offer even a paid video service themselves. On top of that, even amateurs videos shot by F1 fans at races … Continue reading Five best amateur F1 videos from 2007

The 2007 world championship has taken another controversial twist as Lewis Hamilton faces a possible punishment for his driving in the Japanese Grand Prix. Amateur video of the crash between Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber has led to an investigation into Lewis Hamilton’s driving in the run-up to the crash. The video shows Hamilton closing … Continue reading Video: Hamilton faces investigation over Vettel crash

Say what you like about the McLaren-Ferrari spy scandal, both teams have done themselves justice with some excellent F1 adverts this year. Before McLaren’s brilliant Lewis Hamilton-Fernando Alonso rivalry advert was this gem from Shell, featuring classic Ferrari F1 cars ripping through Rome, Hong Kong, New York and other cities. Here’s a new video showing … Continue reading Video: Making of Ferrari’s F1 advert

Jenson Button this week told F1 Racing editor Matt Bishop that he thought the two laps he drove at the start of the European Grand Prix two weeks ago were two of the best ever driven in the sport. That’s an enormously bold claim and very hard to back up without much video to support … Continue reading Video: Best lap ever

Renault have lost the stunning start line advantage that they had become famous for in recent years. Until last year you could pretty much guarantee that whoever qualified immediately in front of a Renault could count on being behind them again by the first corner. But the double championship winners of the last two years … Continue reading Video: Renault lose their start line advantage

Some excellent footage has emerged on Youtube of a young Lewis Hamilton honing his craft. The first shows Hamilton (#1 kart) racing in cadet karts at Buckmore Park and pulling off a stunning move to sweep from fourth to first on the final lap and win: