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March 1, 2012
Australia should stay on the Formula One calendar, despite what Bernie Ecclestone is quoted as saying tonight. Reportedly, the F1 supremo is saying the organisers need to install floodlights to push the race into European prime time. He’s wrong. As entertaining and spectacular as Singapore and particularly Abu Dhabi are, the race in Melbourne Park […]
February 26, 2012
Eleven of the 12 cars have been unveiled and testing is well underway – and yet Coffee Powered Racing has been more HRT than Red Bull Racing in getting out of the garage. But the blog is back for a third season. There’s a fresh lick of paint going on the walls and the Sky […]
November 28, 2011
And so the 2011 season ended with another dominant performance from the team at Milton Keynes, albeit with a gearbox problem relegating champion Sebastian Vettel to second place. It was a typically controlled victory for Red Bull and sends them into the winter rightly underlined as the fastest, most effective outfit on the grid. Vettel […]
August 27, 2011
Sebastian Vettel claimed yet another pole position in a rain influenced qualifying at Spa for tomorrow’s Belgian Grand Prix. The defending world champion has faced frankly bizzare questions this weekend after not winning in three races. And he answered them in emphatic style, posting a 1m 48.298s to beat Lewis Hamilton into second place by […]
August 25, 2011
Renault’s decision to dump Nick Heidfeld in favour of Brazilian Bruno Senna on the eve of the Belgian Grand Prix has all the hallmarks of making a fine mess. There is no denying that the veteran German has had far from a glorious season. An early podium has been followed by poor qualifying on Saturdays […]
August 23, 2011
Formula One is poised to return from its summer break to arguably the greatest track on the calendar. Spa holds a special place for many Formula One fans. We almost always see a spectacular race on the old Belgian circuit and, even though it has arguably been neutered by modern aerodynamics, it still represents a […]
August 3, 2011
Comments today by Williams chairman Adam Parr about cost cutting in Formula One and the new TV deal in the UK have brought the issue back to the front of my mind. As has been extensively documented, Bernie Ecclestone has secured a six season deal, from 2012, for the BBC and Sky to share live […]
July 29, 2011
Today’s news about the split coverage of Formula One between the BBC and Sky has sparked predictable outrage from devoted fans of the sport. And it’s not hard to see why. In the BBC’s desperation to save costs but also to save face, the door has been opened for Bernie Ecclestone to do a deal […]
July 22, 2011
McLaren head into the German Grand Prix weekend insisting they remain the main challengers to Red Bull – while Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso insists his winning Silverstone pace was real. The teams are back using the Valencia-spec blown diffuser rules so we will wait and see if Ferrari did get any advantage from the one off […]
July 14, 2011
Robert Kubica has insisted he will be back on the grid next season after recovering from the horrific injuries he suffered in a rally accident in February. In an interview on the Lotus Renault website, the Pole said he felt he would be as sharp as ever when he returned to the track at 2012 […]
July 12, 2011
Watching a Formula One Grand Prix from the trackside has taken my understanding and love of the sport to a whole new level. Hearing the cars scream past for the first time during Friday practice was extraordinary, even in the damp and wet conditions. An early highlight was seeing Michael Schumacher fly through the Becketts […]
July 9, 2011
Silverstone looks set to be a fight between Red Bull and Ferrari with home favourites McLaren struggling. After a sodden opening day in Northamptonshire, Sebastian Vettel assumed his familiar position at the top of the time sheets in third practice. The championship leaders have not yet been obviously hurt by changes to the diffuser rules. […]
March 17, 2012
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