Archive for April, 2007
‘GP3′ to take on A1 Grand Prix?
Was Bernie Ecclestone at last weekend’s A1 Grand Prix finale at Brands Hatch? If so, what was he up to?
Rumours persist that Ecclestone wants to run a series using GP2 specification chassis at Asian venues during the Formula 1 off-season.
This is, of course, the time of year when A1GP runs its ‘World Cup of Motorsport’. [...]
Rating the races
I’m not a fan of football but I did spot something on The Times‘ coverage of it that I thought very interesting. Next to each game report they give the match a star rating out of five for entertainment value.
F1 fans, team owners and drivers alike are always talking about ways to improve the show [...]
Debate: Is Fernando Alonso a good World Champion?
I’ve heard a lot of criticism lately of Fernando Alonso not being a good World Champion.
Not that he hasn’t deserved his titles of the last two seasons, but that he doesn’t do enough as an ambassador for the sport.
Alonso admits that he has no desire to be a celebrity. But many feel that, having inherited [...]
F1 on the Nürburgring Nordschleife wallpapers
Nick Heidfeld became the first driver in 31 years to lap the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a Formula 1 car on Saturday.
The track last staged a Grand Prix in 1976, when Niki Lauda crashed at Bergwerk sustaining serious burns from which he almost died. The circuit was swiftly declared too dangerous to race on, because it [...]
“Ken Tyrrell: The Authorised Biography” (Maurice Hamilton, 2002)
Should teams be allowed to buy chassis from other constructors and race them in Formula 1?
It’s one of the most divisive arguments in F1 today and it’s not a new debate. Up until the early 1980s it was entirely commonplace for teams to race customer chassis.
Those in support of it today maintain that it would [...]
Hamilton “worth £10m” - and good for TV!
Lewis Hamilton could earn up to £10m in brand endorsements in only his first year of Formula 1.
And his swashbuckling start has given British F1 TV audiences a much-needed boost. ITV has also seen a boost in its F1 TV audiences. Hamilton’s vigorous defence against Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen in the Malaysian Grand Prix [...]
F1 in the blogs 26 - Williams’ Bahrain trouble
Rounding up the best from the blogs we have Fernando Alonso’s football dive, the row over Ferrari’s Marlboro branding, an F1-themed Toyota Hilux and why Williams missed out on points in Bahrain.
Plus, without question the stupidest news story of the year so far.
Silverstone offers family tickets from £79
Reacting to the increased demand for British Grand Prix tickets, Silverstone have introduced a new ticket. The ‘family’ ticket allows a group of two adults and two children to attend on Friday for £79. Saturday attendance is priced at £139.
It’s a shame they’re not offering a Sunday ticket along those lines but the Saturday deal [...]
…and we’re back
OK I admit it: We were not prepared for the enormous growth in popularity of F1Fanatic over the past few weeks.
It’s been a thrill to see you all visiting the site in your thousands - but an unwelcome side-effect was that it crashed the server the site was running on! I can’t blame Max Mosley [...]
“Beyond the limit” (Sid Watkins, 2001)
At the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on 15th June 1997, Olivier Panis’ Prost speared into a tyre barrier, breaking both of Panis’s legs. The race was stopped and, as ever, Professor Sid Watkins led the efforts to treat Panis as quickly as possible.
After the race the two championship protagonists of that year spoke to [...]
