RonanC

Serious thunderstorm of race-stopping-Malaysia-2009 proportions this morning. To answer @sato113‘s question: I’ve lived here for a year and the weather does seem to follow predictable enough patters with downpours […]

Valencia with mountains instead of sea and glass buildings instead of warehouses. I give it four years.

Indeed. The ‘voluntary’ element is probably just an indication that he’s chosen not to fight it in the hope of maintaining the relationship so he can find a way back in at a later stage.

The Azerbaijani government seem to have been making strides to increase the perception of their country as European, rather than Central Asian. Hosting an international event with a European title (and no doubt […]

Was wondering where I’d draw the line on continuing to watch F1 with all this utter rubbish in the last few years. I think reverse grids would be it. Or performance ballast.

“Why even make the car run behind the Safety Car in the first place, if you’re to let them have a standing start?”

Exactly. Safety Car should to be a way to limit the disruption during race when marshals are […]

Another Singapore, i.e. a triumph of backdrop at the expense of track design.

While changes had to happen following 94 (probably should have happened earlier considering Berger’s 89 crash) the circuit really lost its appeal once the chicanes were added in the first sector. Not a huge loss […]

Cool, didn’t know about the camera housing. I’d say any TV commentators will be glad.

Hard to spot the difference between Hamilton and Rosberg with both having yellow helmets. Unless I’m missing something?

Not sure if anyone’s mentioned it yet but by finishing on the podium Schumacher pushes up the record for number of podium finishes to 156. It’s testament to Schumacher’s first career that almost anything he […]

As regards the McLaren being stuck behind the Caterham. I don’t think Pirelli can be blamed for Button’s inability to get past. I recall Coulthard getting stuck behind the Arrows of Bernoldi in very similar […]