F1 Fanatic round-up: 5/3/2010
In today’s F1 Fanatic round-up we have a strange photograph, a funny video, and a special birthday:
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A photograph of JLS in the back of a taxi driven by Jenson Button (Popjustice)
This is curious because McLaren drivers are not normally allowed to have personal sponsorship deals, but the site reckons: “It’s something to do with Walkers crisps.” Can anyone shed any light on this?
Pick your classic grand prix – race one (BBC)
The return of BBC’s great video feature from last year.
Lewis Hamilton, Heikki Kovalainen (still in McLaren gear), Ross Brawn (still in Brawn gear), David Coulthard and Anthony Davidson are among the F1 personalities appearing in this video to promote the BEN charity.
Formula 1 – “Motores – 30″ (Youtube)
A more unusual video – F1 drivers including Felipe Massa, Nico Rosberg and Vitaly Petrov pretending to be race engines.
Felipe Massa: ‘If I’d have crashed like that 10 years ago, I wouldn’t be here now’ (The Independent)
“The technology we have now, the helmets, can save your life. It was very close, but I am here. After [Ayrton] Senna, it all changed.”
Comment of the day
A sharp-eyed spot from three4three on the new HRT F1 car:
The arrow to the left of ‘Bridgestone’ and ‘Potenza’ are pointing the wrong way compared to the rear tyres. It’s a rookie error alright.
three4three
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday to IDR, TommyB and Jarred Walmsley!
On this day in F1
And there’s one more birthday to celebrate: I set up F1 Fanatic on this day in 2005 and today it turns five years old.
I began the site as somewhere to post articles on Grand Prix weekends. Now it’s got over 5,000 articles and 500 pages and instead of being something I write on a Sunday night it’s my full-time job!
So thank you to everyone who’s followed the site over the years. I hope I can keep making it bigger and better with every passing year.
Here’s to the next five years of F1 Fanatic – and a great 2010 season ahead of us!
U2 said on 5th March 2010, 14:01
Super Keith
Congrats
Wesley said on 5th March 2010, 14:19
Happy Birthday Tommy and F1fanatic!
rabbit said on 5th March 2010, 14:51
I just read on f1technical that Stefan GP is probably a fraud !!!!!
Hallard said on 5th March 2010, 14:58
Happy Birthday F1 Fanatic!
TommyB said on 5th March 2010, 15:23
Happy Birthday IDR & Jarred Walmsley!
Thanks for all the Birthday wishes to me :)
Happy Birthday F1F!
Vince said on 5th March 2010, 16:22
Happy B-Day F1F!!
Spud said on 5th March 2010, 17:15
You’re site is brilliant Keith.
I have it as my homepage.
Best wishes on F1 Fanatic’s birthday, and all the best for the next five years!!!
slr said on 5th March 2010, 17:32
Happy B’Day F1 Fanatic!!!!
NomadIndian said on 5th March 2010, 19:21
Happy Birthday F1Fanatic!
Great going Keith, here’s to a bigger and better F1F every year!
Vincent said on 5th March 2010, 22:31
Mabuhay! (Long Live!) F1 Fanatics from the Philippines!!! Great job and many thanks to the dedication Keith!
Salty said on 5th March 2010, 23:37
Happy Birthday to my favourite F1 site on the web. This crucible for F1, works so well because of Keith’s hard work to ensure this is not just one of the very best informed sites on the web, but also due to his clear and honest desire to make this a ‘clean’ site, where vulgarity and trolling tactics are not acceptable, enabling true F1 fans to share in his love of our (Bernie’s?) sport, without the sad name-calling and backbiting found elsewhere.
Great job by F1′s biggest fan, Keith Collantine, I recommend that you gain, as per The Queen, a second birthday of 5th March. Great job sir.
IDR, Tommy B and Jarred – hope you all had a grand one too. See you on the chats :)
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 5th March 2010, 23:58
Thanks Salty and I especially appreciate you pointing this out. It’s something I care about a lot. One of the things I’d like to introduce on the site soon is a system to enable people to flag up comments they consider inappropriate so we can continue to improve.
Chaz said on 11th March 2010, 19:40
I’m really liking the Brazil F1 season promo commercial…