October 2006 Archives - 3/6 - F1 Fanatic archive
New ’07 & ’08 rules: Good, bad and ugly 19th October 2006, 19:51
The permanent revolution that the F1 rules have undergone since 2003 will continue in 2007 and 2008 with another raft of new regulations from the World Motorsports Council (WMSC). Taken together the changes aren’t quite as fundamental as the shift to two-race engines or the changing of the points system were. But we can expect [...]
Maxi Mosley inside the place 18th October 2006, 22:06
Faced with the formidable debating skills and forthright opinions of President Max Mosley, those who disagree with his deeply divisive views have turned to all manner of methods of attack. But I’m pretty sure this is the first time I’ve heard it being done in a satirical Jamaican dub stylee: Well the GPMA forgot to [...]
Sealed with a win
Plenty has been written about the points system change that was made in Formula One three years ago. The most obvious and compelling criticism is that giving eight points for second compared to ten for a win means there is too little reward for pushing for a win. An interesting piece of evidence of this [...]
ITV rubbish their own coverage 17th October 2006, 20:29
ITV’s often-criticised Formula One coverage has come under fresh attack – from its own TV text service. Their TV text service Teletext carries a story which slates ITV for missing Michael Schumacher’s retirement in Japan during an advert break (“not the first time television coverage has disappointed this season…another numbing low point”), points out that [...]
2006 Brazilian Grand Prix preview
The final race of 2006 will see a great number of ‘lasts’: Fernando Alonso’s last race for Renault before going to McLaren, Kimi Raikkonen’s last for McLaren before going to Ferrari. And Michael Schumacher’s last for Ferrari before going to… normal life. All three will be ultra-motivated, wired to the eyeballs, wanting to go out [...]
Could F1 go green with bioethanol?
FIA President Max Mosley characteristically courted controversy in July this year when he warned of the implications of a global oil crisis for Formula One: Motor racing could be vulnerable if there’s an oil crisis of some sort, then there could be a major problem because politicians like something symbolic, something like F1, to show [...]
Coulthard and Moss in London 16th October 2006, 17:47
Sir Stirling Moss and David Coulthard will be appearing in Oxford Street, London tomorrow (Tuesday 17th October) to promote Coulthard’s ‘Pole Position’ line in men’s fragrances and shaving accessories. The British racers are apparently, “just two of the celebrity drivers that will be chauffeured to the store in one million pounds-worth of supercars.” Others expected [...]
Trackside: Schumacher and competitions
Don’t miss the chance to win a copy of John Frankenheimer’s classic film Grand Prix on DVD – we’ve got a review coming up on F1Fanatic soon. Also grab one of five copies of David Tremayne’s new book The Lost Generation about the tragically short careers of Tom Pryce, Roger Williamson and Tony Brise. Trackside [...]
Rossi to do what Schu wanted to 15th October 2006, 16:35
Both are hailed as masters of motor racing: Michael Schumacher on four wheels, Valentino Rossi on two. Earlier this year, Rossi was even tipped to be joining – or replacing – Schumacher at Ferrari next year. And in another coincidence Rossi is set to turn the kind of trick that Michael Schumacher was hoping to [...]
China & Hungary most popular races so far
The two most popular races of 2006 so far are the the two where wet weather provoked an unpredictable contest: Hungary and China. The Italian Grand Prix received only a lukewarm response, though, ranking ninth of the 16 races polled so far. Michael Schumacher’s win in China was his most popular win of the season [...]
