F1 Fanatic round-up: 11/5/2010

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Coming up today, facts and stats from Spain plus the results from the latest round of the predictions championship.

Saturday’s poll on qualifying in Monaco shows 74% of fans didn’t want the session to be split. Happily, it seems the split isn’t going to happen.

Here’s today’s round-up:

Links

Webber’s ‘Torvill & Dean’ moment (BBC)

“The new teams didn’t show much improvement in Spain, with the possible exception of Lotus.” A surprising quote from Martin Brundle. Comparing the best single lap set by every driver over every weekend so far, Lotus were around 1% closer to the midfield runners in Spain.

Virgin didn’t exhibit the same improvement in single lap pace but they only had one of their cars running and were dogged by problems in practice. Come race day they were bang on Lotus’s pace. I think both teams made significant progress last weekend.

Formula One from a Farmer – Spain (Laverstoke Park Farm blog)

World champion-turned-farmer Jody Scheckter now has an F1 blog!

BAFTA nominations 2010

The BBC have been nominated for a BAFTA award for their coverage of the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix.

ITV had a good track record in winning this award, scooping it for the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix, 2007 Canadian Grand Prix and 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix. Their coverage of the 2008 season finale was very good but they simply did not deserve to win in 2007 having apologised to viewers after receiving many compaints about the poor coverage of the Canadian race.

BBC have raised the quality of F1 coverage far above ITV’s level. I can’t speak for the other contenders but I certainly think the BBC deserve to win the award.

Comment of the day

Einar AI has an original take on Nico Rosberg’s problems in Spain:

I actually feel this weekend was not and will not be representative of Rosberg’s past and future performances this year. I’m a big fan of Nico Rosberg – he’s very fast, consistent and resourceful driver – however, lets face it, Nico has had his slip-ups last year. I remember Monza as one obvious example – where he was out-qualified and -outraced by Nakajima for the first time in that season. It all began during the free practices where he couldn’t find the right set-up. Same with this weekend – he just failed to tune his car and deliver in it. I can expect weekends like that from him a couple of times, but I generally expect him to return to his form over the next few races.
Einar AI

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On this day in F1

Niki Lauda scored his first victory of the 1975 season on this day in Monaco 35 years ago. Having taken five races to record his first win he went on to win three out of the next four, going on to claim his first world championship victory.

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75 comments on “F1 Fanatic round-up: 11/5/2010”

  1. Champions League coverage on ITV is lamentable, same second-rate pundits harping on about English/British teams ad nauseum for hours on end without a thought for the teams which they are playing. I can see “Wayne Wrooooooooney”, “Drogbaaa” et al at least once a week on BBC Match of the Day. Why would I tune into European football? For European teams. That’s what we get isn’t it? Oh wait, no it’s not.

    And to cap it all off, after watching 2 hours of mindless drivelling by the commentators over the teams from Britain, the 1 hour highlights show gives you 40 minutes of the game you’ve just watch and almost ignores the other games.

    Sorry if I got carried away there. Having looked at the other contenders for the BAFTA, the F1 should walk away with it no bother.

  2. Ned Flanders
    11th May 2010, 0:37

    2006 Hungarian Grand Prix… 2007 Canadian Grand Prix… 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix… 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix. Hmmm… now would it be cynical of me to suggest that maybe, just maybe, these race were chosen simply on the basis that Britons were victorious??

    It would be nice if BAFTA could simply pick the race with the best coverage rather than jumping on the patriotism bandwagon.

    1. all of those (appart from the Brazilian 2009 GP) were very good and exciting races to be honest, probably the best races of each season…

      1. Ned Flanders
        11th May 2010, 1:09

        I can assure you that isn’t why these particular races were chosen.

        Here’s a clue: the ‘B’ in BAFTA stands for British…

        1. Oh, really? :P

          i knew that… but that fact that those 4 races were probably the best races from each season also has something to do with the broadcasting.

          even if the coverage is good, the Valencian GP will always be bad. And the quality of the coverage will never shine as much as, say, the Hungarian GP one in 2006.

          Of course, if a British driver wins, the ratings are better. But that’s why it’s the BAFTA award they won and not the Slovenian ones ;)…

          1. Ned Flanders
            11th May 2010, 10:54

            Yeah you have a point, they were some of the best races of those particular seasons. But I think that’s just a coincidence really, it just so happens that the races that Hamilton and Button won their maiden races and championships happened to be exciting.

            Also, consider the 2005 Japanese GP- I’m sure ITV did a brilliant job of covering that thrilling race. Same with the 2004 Belgian GP, etc. But no British success= no recognition

    2. Jarred Walmsley
      11th May 2010, 0:53

      Umm, didn’t Webber win the 2009 Brazillian Grand Prix and isn’t he Australian not British?

      1. But Button won the championship thus making “Britons victorious”.

        1. Terry Fabulous
          11th May 2010, 4:50

          Yeah and your flag is in the corner of ours!

    3. Yeah, but amongst those races the 07 Canadian race really sticks out.
      By no means was it the best race that season (07 Nurburgring anyone?)
      Also rain at the other 3 proves that rain = good racing…

  3. I don’t get BBC’s coverage here, but i’ve seen comments from others complaining about some sort of BBC’s favouritism towards Lotus.

    seems like a fair point after Brundle’s comments. Virgin and Lotus are quite on the same pace.

    If Lotus improved, then Virgin did it too. Plus, they both finished in Barcelona, something that has never happened before. And one of the Lotuses failed to start…

    hardly a massive improvement comparing the others…

    1. I’ve got to admit, Mike Gascoyne (Lotus CTO) does seem to be very cosy with the BBC – I have even wondered if he is on the payroll. He is often featured on the BBC race/quali/forum coverage. (You can see it on BBC iPlayer – use a UK IP proxy)

      1. Some people in the sport just like to get a little more involved in the “entertainment” side of things.

        I think it’s great, he gives us all closer access to the workings of a Formula 1 team. Something that should be encouraged and F1 needs to do. It’s obviously good airtime for his team and sponsors too.

        We are all for greater access to the sport and when it happens we complain about bias? It’s an entertainment show not politics.

      2. I think Mike Gascoyne’s just a very good communicator, who comes across well on TV (remember when he stood in for Eddie Jordan in one race last year, also the recent video about Lotus updates, on James Allen’s site) – why shouldn’t they use him?

        Virgin seem a bit anonymous in comparison. Hopefully they’ll host a BBC post-race forum soon, and get some faces and names on screen.

    2. I had the same thought. After Glock did more or less a shakeup of the new chassis in practice he had a decent run in qualifying and battled it out with Lotus all race. No hydroulics and bits falling off and he was on Jarnos tail. Di Grassi was not doing as fine, but he still had the old car with some improvements. Still, both got to the finish.
      Lotus instead had a software glitch on the other car.

    3. Looking at testing times from the last day at Barcelona (which was dry but cold if I remember correctly) Heikki did a 1,25.251 as his best lap out of 64 laps (https://www.racefans.net/2010/02/28/2010-f1-testing-live-28th-february/). In qualifying he did a 1,24.748 (very close to his fastest time of the weekend) on what was a warmer day. Have Lotus improved that much?

      1. Remember there was rain on Friday evening at Barcelona which reduced grip levels and caused slower times. Whereas there was a decent amount of rubber build-up during testing.

        1. By the same statement could you say McLaren have gone backwards? Hamilton testing time: 1,20.472 (134 laps) and 1′20.829 qualifying time (by far his fastest all weekend)?

          1. Would be interesting to compare the best test time to best time of the Barcelona weekend for each driver / team.

          2. as I said in another thread under a different article. Would be interesting to see side by side comparissions of the best laps from testing in Catalunya to best lap times from this last race weekend to see if or how much improvement the teams might had since testing.

  4. It’s probably been posted already, but here’s the Autosport article on the F-Duct getting banned: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/83502

    Anyway, the bit I disliked was a quote from Nick Fry:

    “I personally think that it is sensible to nip in the bud technologies that, on the face of it, don’t really have a relevance for use outside of F1,” he said.

    Urge to rant rising…so you can’t have things in F1 that have no relevance outside it? Well, I guess we’d better get rid of complex aerodynamics, the world championship, even having a race, because none of those exist in the everyday world of motoring!

    It seems that to Fry the last thing F1 stands for is to further F1.

    1. Ned Flanders
      11th May 2010, 1:16

      I think, just like ‘improving the show’, ‘relevance to society’ is F1’s new ‘buzz phrase’ (my brain let me down there… I don’t think ‘buzz phrase’ is the correct terminology, but hey)

      I heard at the weekend (can’t remember where) that the plan is to reintroduce refuelling in the next few years, because that is part of the everyday experience car owners.

      Blimey… it’s all getting a bit out of hand. Next they’ll be looking to fit 4 seats, windscreen wipers, FM radio’s and cup holders to try and replicate road cars as much as possible

      1. Cue Massa having to get out of the car, pump the fuel himself, replace the hose, and drive away shouting “That’s how it’s done!”

        1. To the tune of the theme from The Benny Hill Show!

      2. Haha, they’ll then have to start hauling around fully sick sub-woofers and such as success ballast

  5. Ned Flanders
    11th May 2010, 1:07

    I don’t agree that the BBC are doing a far better job than ITV did- discounting the adverts which were a necessary evil. Here’s my assesment…

    I’ll start with the presenters; I liked Steve Rider but I think Jake Humphrey is an even better host, though I find his style a little patronising at times. And, naturally, DC and EJ are better pundits than Blundell ever was (but then that isn’t saying much…)

    Next, the roving reporters. Ted Kravitz was excellent on ITV and he’s just as good for the BBC, so no problems there. But I’m not convinced by Lee McKenzie- she’s a bit dour and unimaginative with her questioning, and I get the feeling she’s on the team simply as a ‘token female’. OK, so it probably takes time to build up a rapport with the drivers, but I don’t half miss the enthusiasm and chattiness of Louise Goodman.

    Now, my main gripe- the commentary. I wonder if perhaps Martin Brundle has lost his mojo- I don’t think he’s been quite the same since he joined the BBC; not for the first time, he sounded a bit fed up during the race on Sunday. And don’t get me started on Legard. I’m sure he’s a nice guy and all that, but he’s a useless commentator. It’s pretty essential for our enjoyment of the coverage that the commentary team is a good one-we’re stuck with them for 3 hours a weekend, after all- but I get the sense that the majority of BBC viewers are distinctly unimpressed not only with Legard, but the Legard- Brundle dynamic.

    Obviously, this is all very subjective; I know, for example, that some people would probably prefer Legard to James Allen, whereas I’d be very happy to have Allen back. And of course, I haven’t got into the BBC’s extended post race coverage (which I like) and production style (which I don’t). But this is a long enough comment as it is, so I’m going leave it at that!

    1. I thought Brundle has been sounding fed up lately too. I’m putting it down as a sign of frustration with Legard.

      What’s coverage in other countries like? I’m really interested to hear how BBC compares…and I’d love to hear Tania from Sky Germany insulting Brundle for interuppting her gridwalk yet again!

      1. Rob Gallagher
        11th May 2010, 3:18

        Anyone else sick of how Legard almost wets his pants with excitement every time a driver gets slightly out of shape and goes off the track. He starts shouting in his incredibly upper class voice and talks all over Brundle who usually had something interesting to say. I think he’s only there because people didn;t like James Allen enough to hire him and they also needed someone who was from the BBC so they just didnt nick the comentary team from ITV (who I thought did a reasonably good job with the coverage and can’t be blamed for the adverts).

        1. Legard really annoys me, has anyone noticed sometimes he gets really excited when really he should say “No he is too far back to make a pass stick there if anything he might be trying to force Massa into a mistake”

          I used to bad Allen, but actually it was becuase I got mixed up with names, and thought Legard was called Allen.

          Brundle isn’t a lead commentator, he is there to fill in the interesting information, for an example look up 97 hungo gp, where he explains that the throttle on hills car is controlled by electronics, and that he suspects there has been a failure with the potentiometer.

          Legard is not informed, he just yells things, rather randomly, he misses obvious things like one car running into another only to comment later that the race director should have shown the footage live instead of in a replay. He flip flops on his opinion of drivers depending on who is doing well and don’t take this the wrong way but that’s how i distinguish casual fans from real fans. He seems to have no understanding of how the cars actually work and if he cuts over Brundle one more time I’ll scream, Every race I find mistake after mistake, and It’s not like Walker’s mistakes which are usually slip of the tongues, he just gets things utterly wrong.

          If fact I’ve made such a long rant next race I’ll write down everything that ****** me off during the race.

          I don’t want to hear from a commentator the same rubbish I can red in a magazine, I want a fan to tell me what is happening.

          ……. I don’t think I’ve been this upset in a long time!

          And at the start of the last race why didn’t he yell “AND ROSBERG’S GONE ONTO THE GRASS!”
          instead I remember hearing, and err, err, Webber, err.

          This is not good enough.

          1. Must say I agree wit u Legard is really annoyin to listen to. and the five live commentry wit Ant and Crofty was not on the freesat red button this weekend so no alternative (stupid election coverage). The one thing that ****** me off about Legard is the pauses in his sentances especially in Quali, does anyone else notice this. (AND HERE COMES WEBBER ……. ROUND THE LAST CORNER …… CAN HE BEAT VETTEL ….. OVER THE LINE …….. YES ……. HES DONE IT ….. POLE) i have mute pressed by that stage and he’s worse for the brits

        2. Sush Meerkat
          11th May 2010, 7:32

          Legard getting all worked up Rob?, I don’t know what your talking aboot…. OHH MY WORD I’VE JUST MADE A SPELLING MISTAKE!

          If you’ve just started reading, the comments are by Ned FROM Mr T FROM Rob FROM Sush…

      2. In the Netherlands we have Olav Mol as commentator. And he is great. Very outspoken, sometimes a little quick to judge but hey that’s what makes it interesting.
        Our pit reporter is Alard Kalff. He knows everything about F1 but he has a very iritating way to speak e-ve-ry-sy-la-ble-se-pa-ra-te-ly. But with them together we have all the info we need and great fun in commentary.

        1. Legard isn’t that bad, I think he’s improved this season anyway. I just wish he wouldn’t shout so much. However, if you don’t like Legard just flick over to 5live. The BBC coverage has been excellent and it’s even got another option of going to the red button if you don’t like its main coverage.
          It does have some flaws (the music they use for the highlights is woeful, Lee Mck doesn’t do much but she must know the drivers pretty well as she’s got some of them for her company plus she’s followed many through the different series but I think Holly Samos would be better and Jake should get more in depth) but I’d say it’s a great improvement from ITV.
          Allen’s much better at blogging anyway and I really don’t think I could take anymore Hamilton-hyperbole and superlatives.

          1. Ned Flanders
            11th May 2010, 10:43

            I’m a bit fed up with the ‘switch to 5live audio’ suggestion by now. Of course, their commentary team is excellent, but there are problems too:

            o I still like Brundle- I don’t want to have to leave him due to Legard’s incompetence
            o On 5live, the audio and the TV feed are out of sync
            o The sound quality on 5live is a bit muffled
            o They keep cutting away to other sports every few minutes

          2. Buty it’s good that the BBC at least give us a choice of 5live, to be honest if I was in charge of the BBC I wouldn’t waste my money on ‘extra’ commentary
            If Legard really was that intolerable though people would switch to 5live to escape, I’m sure some do but I think legard gets far mroe grief than what he deserves. He isn’t the sharpest tool in the box (please no tool jokes) but compared to the incredible bias of Allen, coverage across other nations and the fact we now don’t have to suffer constant ad breaks I’m delighted with the BBC coverage. When ITV was on there were thousands of grumblings about Allen and the coverage which I think is easily forgotten.
            If Legard is that bad and continues to be I seriously doubt he’ll survive for long anyway, last year was his first so he really can’t hide now

          3. I still like Brundle- I don’t want to have to leave him due to Legard’s incompetence

            I thought the same way last season, but I was convinced to try the alternative commentary, and this season for the first race I switched over. Since then I have only gone back to Legard/Brundle for the last race due to sky not allowing you to record the red button!

            I have to say I was not impressed, I was regularly thinking to myself ‘please Legard, just think for one second before opening your mouth’

            There are a few negatives you mention Ned, but overall the quality and sheer enthusiasm Crofty has over Legard is worth it. Also, I’m starting to think seriously that Ant may eventually become Brundles replacement (I would not have even thought this possible last season). He is surprisingly good at it, and does a fantastic job.

          4. I’ve tried the “alternative audio” option, and I must admit it is good…especially when CBBC (Children’s BBC) commentary is available!

            Last year they had a feature on “what’s the speed limit in this country?” — great for a bit of light relief in the middle of a dull race.

        2. Olav Mol is as ignorant about F1 as Legard, but he thinks he’s as clever as Brundle. In a way he’s similar to James Allen.

      3. In SA we get the BBC coverage (pictures and commentary) of the race, but our local pundits (made up of a radio DJ, a South African Touring Car driver and a South African Touring car race engineer) do the build up to the race and the post race analysis.

        You can see that they are all F1 enthusiasts, but they really aren’t very good. They try hard, but they are often weeks behind with their news, they often make factual errors and they spend much of the time speculating and coming up with strange theories about what’s wrong with “My-call Shoe-maaaah-ker” (say it in a South African accent… it will make sense!) and Ferrari. Their views are incredibly biased and at times sound like something that a 12 year old would say to his mate in the schoolyard on a Monday morning after a Grand Prix. It’s frustrating and at times annoying to watch and makes doing your own reading prior to the race essential just to keep up with developments. That’s partly why I’m on F1F so often!

        My folks were recently in Britain and they had a chance to watch the build up to the Chinese GP and their view (which is an educated one after being forced to watch F1 by me for twenty odd years) is that the BBC coverage is fantastic. I obviously can’t compare it to ITV, but it’s a heck of a lot better than we get here, so be grateful!

        1. MSC is not the only victim of mispronounciation – assuming VETTEL is a German name, I’m sure it should be pronounced with an F sound….and wince every time the BBC pronounce it with a V sound.

    2. adverts which were a necessary evil

      I don’t agree – they could have easily set up a pay-per-view arrangement. The minimum we should expect is having an option to watch the races live and without interruptions.

    3. I do agree with you that the biggest problem with the BBC coverage is Legard. But that’s been said many times in many publications. I just wish the BBC would listen and replace him.

    4. Spare a thought for Canadian residents!

      There’s no pre-show, the sports round-up beforehand doesn’t even mention there’s a race coming up, then we have to listen to Legard slipping back into his old mistakes and habits, there are adverts (although kudos to TSN, they split the screen so you can still see the action), then after the race all we get is the podium and that’s it.

      All this in a country that has a Grand Prix!

      1. Well in the USA we get coverage with Speed TV. The commentators are great, Very lively and always cheering for the underdog during Qualifying. They get excited to see a pass on the track and they make the experince more enjoyable. Pre-race coverage is 30 mins and I have to admit was alot better last year with Peter Windsor, now they have juggled through a couple of young british guys who seldom get an interview on the pit walk-through. So My solution is to watch the Speed coverage mainly and when they go to commercial break, switch over to live streaming of 5live or BBC coverage. Of course I prefer 5 live coverage. A.Davidson has great knowledge and pespective having just recently been an F1 driver. And of course live timing.

      2. I don’t really see anything wrong with Legard. If he was that bad, BBC would have replaced him by now.

        BBC I think are very good with their coverage. ITV were good, but their advertisment breaks and their annoying patriotism was bad. I like how BBC try to give every driver some time of their focus.

  6. I think Nico will take some time to get in action. The car now have been build around Schumacher & surely in both the drivers speak then Ross will listen to Schumacher.

    1. I think Rosberg was not doing to bad. Schumi was feeling good in the car and Rosberg went completely wrong with his setup on friday. Still he was only a little over 1 tenth behind Schumi.
      Rosberg was on the backfoot from realizing his setup mistake and the weekend got only worse after. No mistakes in Monaco and he will be in it again. Only a win or deserved podium from Schumi in Monaco can convince me he has Rosberg countered for good.

  7. What about Ferrari angling Mark Webber to jump into the second car next year instead of going for Kubica? James Allen mentioned getting some clues about this kind of development in his analyses of Massas Spain GP
    http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2010/05/massa-out-of-sorts-in-critical-season/

  8. I like the tone set in the blog by Scheckter. Also had a look at the rest of the pages.

    Looks a bit like McLaren gone to bio farming with aims stated like this

    The farm’s aim is to become self-sustaining and self-sufficient, producing the:
    Best-tasting, healthiest food, without compromise

    “Everything we do stems from that. To achieve this we are creating the most ideal, natural, healthy environment that will enable our animals and crops to thrive. We follow nature strictly, but use the latest and best scientific research, techniques and equipment.”

    1. They do great food, I seriously recommend ordering some of their stuff. You won’t be disappointed.

      1. I like the idea, but having it sent to the Czech Republic spoils it a bit. I can recomend the apples produced by the Table Hurst Farm in England too, they do internet orders as well.

        I am currently looking at bio farmers setting up a website for their products produced here thoug, so i will get to some quality food logally grown.

      2. The beer they brew on the farm is excellent too! I recommend it to everyone.

  9. I must admit I’m getting very fed up with all the moans about how slow the new teams are and how they get in the way. Summed up by Brundle’s mobile chicane comment.

    Over the years there have been many, many, many times where the difference in pace between the front and back of the grid has been far greater than this year, and where those back markers have been far less amenable to getting out of the way. The current drivers at the back of the field seem to make huge efforts to get out of the way. There were few moans then. This is F1, slow cars are and always have been part of the mix. Stop moaning and get on with the racing.

    1. I agree completely with Brundle. Too many of the leading teams and drivers have the attitude that they should be able to run at 100% of their pace 100% of the time. That’s not how motor racing should work.

      1. Quite right. You don’t have to look all that far back in the history books to see Monaco Grands Prix which were run with 25 cars on the grid, and where the differential between 1st and 25th was far more than the 6-7 seconds it is now.

        You are quite right about the “100% of the pace 100% of the time” thing . Modern F1 front runners are always talking about “extracting the maximum” from their cars and from the race. Well, I hate to break it to them, but part of “extracting the maximum” from your race includes having the skill to pick off backmarkers more skilfully than your competitors. If you don’t have that skill, you shouldn’t be at the front of the grid, and you certainly shouldn’t be moaning and questioning the rights of other teams to be on the grid.

  10. I’m on a phone-in with Martin Whitmarsh in a couple of hours, I’m preparing some questions at the moment. If you have any suggestions please post them here…

    1. Maybe you can ask about the rumours of McLaren already testing their 2011 car.

      I was also interested in the developments with tyres (3 competitors and the teams having a go at convincing Bridgestone).
      The cause of Hamiltons crash is obvious and i would be interested in their view on Michael Schumacher getting into a groove.

      1. The cause of Hamiltons crash is obvious

        They haven’t said what it was then and as blame could conceivably lie with the team, their driver, one of their suppliers or none of the above, I’m not jumping to conclusions.

    2. Ned Flanders
      11th May 2010, 10:48

      Please ask him from Ned whether Hamilton’s puncture on Sunday was a straightforward mechancial faliure, or a result of Hamilton pushing too hard.

      Also, I’m still curious as to what McLaren’s future is. Are they planning to stick with Mercedes long term, or is there anything in the rumour that they’re looking to develop their own engines?

      1. I’ve been thinking about that, my concern is the tyre probably hasn’t got back to HQ yet and I don’t want to waste a question. On the other hand, it’s obviously the biggest story going. I might tie it in with a question on Button’s problems in the race so I’m more likely to get something out of it.

    3. You could ask if it is causing any issues having two drivers with wildly different driving styles and car set up preferances.

  11. Schumi_the_greatest
    11th May 2010, 10:19

    Keith i wouldnt mind knowing in terms of feedback to the team for car development etc who is the more influential…button of hamilton?

  12. Schumi_the_greatest
    11th May 2010, 10:25

    legard annoys me…he just spends half the race talking about how good jenson button is at managing his tyres and he misses the most obvious things….its my understanding that the commentary team get the same feed as we do…then why did it take them so long to realise it was hamilton in the fence on sunday i knew straight away due to the bright yellow helmet……its their job

    i do like brundle though he has a knack of explaing complex things in every day terms that the casual fan will understand

    jake humphrey is good..dc is good expcept he is biased towards vettel and red bull

    and ej well apart from the odd insightful comment he generally talks crap if you ask me….he had a right go at hulkenberg for going off in practice i think the quote was “he has a team and sponsors to think about” hes a rookie and hes doing ok he shouldnt be thinking about sponsors when hes on te track all ej thinks about is money

  13. Thanks for all the people coming to our blog to read Jodys view on the Spanish Grand Prix. We will be doing this after each Grand Prix for the rest of the season :)

    Also we will be doing a special F1 meat box soon, so you can try out our great produce, honestly it is the best!

  14. I think that Legard is better than last year, mainly as he doesn’t have Brawn GP to fawn over.

  15. Ned Flanders
    11th May 2010, 11:38

    James Allen is linking Mark Webber with a possible move to Ferrari next season:

    “I heard privately in the last few weeks (things which) make me wonder whether Ferrari is tracking Webber as a possible candidate for Alonso’s team mate. It’s not an obvious fit, in marketing terms Australia isn’t much use for Ferrari or FIAT, but Alonso and Webber go back a long way to their Renault days and there is a lot of respect there.”

    Interesting.

    1. It’s an interesting one, but I feel that most speculation over Webber’s future is prompted by wishful thinking – namely, a desire to see Kimi Raikkonen back in F1. As I’ve said many times before, I don’t think Raikkonen will return.

      Furthermore Webber and Red Bull are running their GP3 team together. Those aren’t the actions of two parties planning an imminent split.

      1. I feel that most speculation over Webber’s future is prompted by wishful thinking – namely, a desire to see Kimi Raikkonen back in F1. As I’ve said many times before, I don’t think Raikkonen will return.

        I agree on both counts.

        1. Ned Flanders
          11th May 2010, 12:27

          Me too… though I like the idea of Webber driving for Ferrari

  16. What do you mean by Lotus closing the gap by 1%? Does it mean going from 106% of the lap time to 105%, because the wording sounds more like it means gaining 1% of a 4 second gap to make the gap 3.96 seconds.

  17. Some Mercedes news they are going to run the shortbase chassis with barcalona aero in Monaco. That should please Rosberg )

  18. I thonk FOM should be given an award as they do all the camera work and anyway you can’t award someone for an exciting race as that is down to the teams and drivers

  19. Just a heads up for anyone wanting to watch this years North West 200, coverage of practice is on tonight at 7pm on the BBC Northern Ireland website.

  20. Sorry guys but there’s going to be a delay in getting the predictions championship standings up tonight – got a bit of a technical glitch.

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