February 2007 Archives - 3/6 - F1 Fanatic archive
Banned! Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT46B ‘Fan Car’ 22nd February 2007, 9:00
The 1970s was the decade of outrageous innovation that produced some of the most unusual cars ever to grace a racing circuit. Many were hideous failures that disappeared into obscurity. But Brabham’s ‘Fan Car’ did somewhat better, achieving a 100% victory rate. Which is to say it won one race, and then it was banned… [...]
F1 2007 Preview: Ferrari 21st February 2007, 12:00
The great Italian team enters its third era following the death of founder Enzo. First came political chaos, turmoil and defeat. Then a wholly different Ferrari emerged under the Todt-Brawn-Schumacher leadership – a devastating efficient winning machine, a wholly unromantic entity comparer to the Ferrari of old, that dominated the sport with a completeness never [...]
The Ben Evans Column: The truth about testing
As the F1 pre-season testing continues apace (or, if you’re Honda, slowly) it seems a good time to share my 10 unbreakable rules of testing – and top tips. These will apply to every test session you ever attend in the UK. Certainly they have been true at each test day I’ve been to. Share [...]
F1 2007 Preview: The Raikkonen conundrum 20th February 2007, 9:00
Kimi Raikkonen: party animal, or apathetic mumbler? Brutally quick race winner, or over-rated car breaker? Heir to Michael Schumacher’s mantle, or, in the words of Jacques Villeneuve, an, “over-rated driver package,” who, “really doesn’t care?” 2007 world drivers’ champion, or three-times runner-up? Share this with your friends: Tweet
F1 2007 Preview: Renault 19th February 2007, 9:00
It’s not often that a team which has won both championships one year does not have the coveted number one on either of its cars the following season. That is the position Renault are in this year, an unavoidable reminder of the key weakness in their 2007 title defence: the loss of double world champion [...]
How Giancarlo Baghetti won his first ever F1 start 18th February 2007, 15:00
Formula One is having a revolution of youth in 2007: The average age of a driver at the first round of the season will be 28 years, 12 weeks and four days – one of the youngest ever. Heading up the new young charges are Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen who, incredibly, will both make [...]
2007 testing round-up 4
The morale of the teams must have sunk when they arrived at Barcelona for testing this week and it rained on the first day. Happily the weather cleared up and for the first time this year all the 11 teams were on-track together – although Super Aguri have yet to bring their new car. Oh, [...]
“My cars, my career” (Stirling Moss with Doug Nye, 1987)
Having recently looked at F1 driver autobiographies from two different generations (Alex Zanardi and Niki Lauda) I decided to turn to another, even earlier subject – Stirling Moss. He collaborated on this fascinating autobiographical work with Doug Nye in 1987. Its structure is a simple chronological ‘guide’ to every car he ever raced, interspersed with [...]
F1 2007 Preview: McLaren 17th February 2007, 12:00
Sixteen months without a Grand Prix win. Seven years without a championship title. McLaren are starting a season with a totally new driver line-up for the first time ever while under the command of Ron Dennis. They are willing to embrace radical change to win. But will the exciting combination of champion Fernando Alonso and [...]
F1 in the blogs 18
See some stunning pictures of the 1939 Auto Union that (nearly) went up for sale at Christie’s in our post of the week. Plus a flashback to the 1984 Dallas Grand Prix, trouble for DaimlerChrysler and some strange predictions for 2007. Share this with your friends: Tweet
