Michael Schumacher speaks of near-death experience at Silverstone ‘The seven-time F1 champion, who retired at the end of the 2006 season, crashed at the high-speed Stowe Corner at Silverstone. "I suddenly felt my heart beat slowing and then completely stopping. The lights went out," Schumacher said "Then I thought, ‘Ah, that’s the way you feel … Continue reading F1 links: Schumacher on Silverstone ’99
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Ferrari and BMW’s clash over KERS could signal a threat to FOTA unity
Posted onThe first fault line has opened in what so far has been the impressively solid unity of the Formula 1 Teams’ Association. Speaking at Ferrari’s annual press skiing event, Stefano Domenicali complained that BMW had vetoed the efforts of the other teams to postpone the introduction of Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) for 2009 due … Continue reading Ferrari and BMW’s clash over KERS could signal a threat to FOTA unity
Are pre-season F1 testing times any use in predicting form for 2009?
Posted onWith the launch of Ferrari’s F60 on Monday and the Toyota TF109 and McLaren MP4/24 to follow before the week is out, we’ll get our first impressions of 2009 F1 cars side-by-side very soon. But how much can we really tell about how good the new cars are from watching testing? Would we all be … Continue reading Are pre-season F1 testing times any use in predicting form for 2009?