July 2006 Archives - 3/5 - F1 Fanatic archive
French Grand Prix 2006 Review 16th July 2006, 14:11
Did Juan Pablo Montoya even watch the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours? If he did it probably confirmed all his worst opinions of a sport he has turned his back on. Michael Schumacher strolled to an easy win while championship leader Fernando Alonso was kept at bay by his team mate in the early stages. [...]
F1 book review: “Lotus – The competition cars” (Anthony Pritchard) 15th July 2006, 20:40
Colin Chapman’s death in 1982 was an untimely shock. But if he were still wielding his brutal, uncompromising design genius in modern times, would the restrictive regulations completely neuter his capacity for thinking the unthinkable? It’s a question you can’t help but think as you flick through the 264 pages of this exhaustive history of [...]
I ♥ GP2 14th July 2006, 20:46
When I was younger my love affair with Formula One began in the late ’80s and early ’90s. What I miss most of all from those days (apart from not having to pay rent) was the great sense of anticipation I felt approaching a Grand Prix weekend. And as much as I still love F1 [...]
In praise of Franck Montagny 13th July 2006, 21:08
The news that Super Aguri have given Franck Montagny a one-race stay of execution to contest his home Grand Prix this weekend is bittersweet. Montagny has laboured away with a four year old car as well as a rookie could be expected to, and far better than Yuji Ide did, but commercial pressures upon the [...]
Trackside: Hill and Goodwood
In this week’s Trackside a day at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Plus, the interview with Damon Hill, the full transcript of which will be available here later. Related links Autotrader.co.uk – Trackside: Glorious Goodwood (external) Autotrader.co.uk – Trackside Special: Damon Hill Interview (External) Tags: f1 / formula one / grand prix / motor sport [...]
A Formula One farmer? 12th July 2006, 19:24
You don’t expect to find an interview with an ex-Formula One World Champion in the pages of the Society Guardian. But there it is, page nine, Jody Scheckter on the joys of biodynamic organic farming. Hmm. Sexy. Scheckter only did one more season of F1 following his 1979 World Drivers’ Championship for Ferrari – their [...]
Ayrton Senna Road
Listening to the radio this morning I was surprised to learn that there is a road named after Ayrton Senna in Reading. The residential road was apparently named for the three times champion because he had a house in Wokingham during his McLaren years. The radio caller complained that the road was inappropriately covered in [...]
ITV want more from F1 ads
Are ITV unhappy with the income they generate from advertising sold during Formula One? An interview with their Sales MD Gary Digby in Media Week suggests they are. Digby was interviewed regarding ITV’s coverage of the football World Cup, which apparently failed to bring in enough advertisers to justify the £50m they spent on the [...]
Toyota promote British Motor Show with indoor test
While rivals Honda go for speed record glory, Toyota have joined forces with BBC’s Top Gear to promote the forthcoming British International Motor Show. Top Gear’s “tame racing driver” The Stig blasted a 2005-spec V10 TF105 through ExCeL in London Docklands, the new home of the show. Top Gear returns to our screens in Britain [...]
F1 is over for Montoya 11th July 2006, 18:43
After the seismic tremor of Juan Pablo Montoya’s decision to move to NASCAR in 2007, comes the aftershock: he will not race in Formula One with immediate effect. His F1 career is over, and his place will be taken by Spaniard Pedro de la Rosa. In retirement he brings to mind a driver he has [...]
