F1 Fanatic’s new features at-a-glance
F1 Fanatic updates
A quick guide to the new features introduced on the site today.
For more on the changes, see here:
Community enhancements
- Follow other F1 Fanatics and keeping up with their activity on the site
- Private messaging system allows you to send direct messages to other F1 Fanatics
- Refer to other users using @-messages and receive notifications when someone refers to on the site
- New community functions available by redesigned top navigation bar and always in view
New user profiles
- Name your preferred drivers, teams and other types of motor sport, and find others F1 Fanatics with the same tastes
- Easier profile updating
- Upload and edit your avatar directly to the site
- Your own activity stream shows all your activity across the site including the main blog and forums
- Post unique updates directly into your own activity stream
- Configure which site notifications you receive
- Option to report spam users
Click on “My Account” at the top-left of the page when logged in to see these new features. Not got an account? Click here to register for one.
Groups
- Dedicated groups for different areas of discussion including race visitors, other racing series and more
- Join the groups you’re interested in to stay up-to-date with them more easily
- Suggest new groups for other subjects you’re interested in
View and join the F1 Fanatic Groups
Forums
- Now fully integrated within the main site including the mobile site
- Post videos from major video-sharing sites (YouTube, DailyMotion, Vimoe and more) easily via oEmbed
View the new F1 Fanatic Forums
Search
- New search facility shows results by article, username, group and forum
- Individual results pages available for article, username, group and forum
- Search box is always in view at the top-right of the page
Design
- General style refresh to incorporate new elements
- Wider article and comment columns
- Single sidebar layout
- Revised top navigation bars
Mobile
- New mobile site design
- Forums and threaded commenting now supported
- New site functionality also supported
- Toggle between the normal and desktop views on mobile devices
Bug fixes
- Internet Explorer 9 commenting bug fixed
As always, if you experience any problems with the site please follow these steps to report them:
Please leave any other feedback on the changes below.
damonsmedley (@damonsmedley) said on 5th October 2011, 20:11
That is something I have been wanting for years.
Keith, I love it. Every bit. Can’t wait to have a play with it all!
sid_prasher (@) said on 5th October 2011, 20:22
@damonsmedley totally agree :)
Steph (@) said on 5th October 2011, 20:57
This is miles better than Christmas. Actually, this has been more exciting than the races this year and that’s saying something! :P
wasiF1 (@wasif1) said on 6th October 2011, 3:23
This time after the F1 season ends the off season won’t be boring.
daykind (@daykind) said on 6th October 2011, 14:51
Without wanting to sound really sad, this is almost making me cry… BRILLIANT!!!
djdaveyp85 (@djdaveyp87) said on 5th October 2011, 20:23
@Keith Collantine and his team of testers have done a fantastic job here!
djdaveyp85 (@djdaveyp87) said on 5th October 2011, 20:24
lets try @keithcollantine
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner) said on 5th October 2011, 21:09
Thank you! @djdaveyp85
Fixy (@fixy) said on 5th October 2011, 21:22
@damonsmedley strangely enought it’s @djdaveyp87 !
damonsmedley (@damonsmedley) said on 5th October 2011, 21:24
Wrong person, @Fixy! :P
sato113 (@sato113) said on 5th October 2011, 23:22
i guess i’m @sato113
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner) said on 5th October 2011, 23:33
@fixy Ha! @damonsmedley getting corrected for my mistake, nice ;)
Fixy (@fixy) said on 6th October 2011, 13:46
@damonsmedley sorry I mus’t have read badly! @andrewtanner
BasCB (@bascb) said on 5th October 2011, 22:48
Gee, thanks @djdaveyp87 !
wasiF1 (@wasif1) said on 6th October 2011, 3:25
@BasCB does it work’
BasCB (@bascb) said on 6th October 2011, 7:25
@wasif1 yes it does!
dansus (@dansus) said on 5th October 2011, 20:23
Messege notifications are one of the most important features for any site, good job.
dansus (@dansus) said on 5th October 2011, 20:25
Just need to be able to edit comments now..
webster (@webster) said on 5th October 2011, 20:24
everything looks great :)
but i prefer original title font for the articles on home page
craig-o (@craig-o) said on 5th October 2011, 20:51
It does seem brilliant! I’ll get used to the new layout… Surely!
McLaren Fan 17 (@mclaren-fan-17) said on 5th October 2011, 21:02
Definitely looking great, but I too think I preferred the old font for article titles.
daykind (@daykind) said on 6th October 2011, 14:53
We thought that though when the site changedit’s design last year. You’ll get used to it…
Jarred Walmsley (@jarred-walmsley) said on 5th October 2011, 20:28
This is starting to look more and more professional everyday now Keith, well done it looks fantastic!
JPedroCQF1 (@joao-pedro-cq) said on 5th October 2011, 20:31
Love this. F1Fanatic gets better and better every year. And I hope it stays like that. Good job, Keith and the testers.
Lord Stig (@lord-stig) said on 5th October 2011, 20:34
The new features are quite nice. I must say I am much more impressed by this than the iPhone 4 all over again from yesterday!
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 5th October 2011, 21:50
@lord-stig Wow that is a compliment!
irishlad (@irishlad) said on 5th October 2011, 20:40
Great job, Keith loving the new upgrade. Theres now more of a social theme to the site.
Fixy (@fixy) said on 5th October 2011, 20:43
It will take time to get used to it, but it’s all excellent! The bold font is a bit too big in my opinion, in a few days it’ll be fine.
This is more complex than Facebook now! A real community for F1 Fanatics, all that we can desire is here!
sebsronnie (@sebsronnie) said on 5th October 2011, 20:43
Fantastic job Keith! This site is fast becoming (actually already is) the Red Bull of all F1 websites. Congratulations!
Steph (@) said on 5th October 2011, 20:43
Keith has created heaven with the added bonus that you don’t have to die to enter.
Fixy (@fixy) said on 5th October 2011, 21:36
@steph This has to be comment of the day for me! A beautiful comment! :D
Steph (@) said on 5th October 2011, 21:39
Thank you very much @Fixy ! :)
LAK (@lak) said on 6th October 2011, 13:57
Hahaha this is my favorite comment! We are indeed in F1 heaven ;)
Steph (@) said on 6th October 2011, 14:55
@LAK Thanks LAK! There’s just no way any F1 site can compete with F1f. There are a few good and unique ones such as Badger and Wtf1 which I love but F1f is the king of them all.
damonsmedley (@damonsmedley) said on 6th October 2011, 16:43
Badger’s got nothing on F1F!
TommoTHFC (@) said on 5th October 2011, 20:47
Love it :D
TommoTHFC (@) said on 5th October 2011, 20:49
Quick test, @TommoTHFC
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 5th October 2011, 21:52
Comment messaging works on your username so you’ll need to use @spursfan39
US_Peter (@us_peter) said on 6th October 2011, 7:19
@keithcollantine, so people’s names can appear differently than their username? How does that work?
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) said on 6th October 2011, 7:28
@us_peter here’s an explanation:
@-messaging, user names and display names
BasCB (@bascb) said on 6th October 2011, 7:30
@us_peter look at your profile, you can have a different name listed (using capital letters etc.) then your “username”
US_Peter (@us_peter) said on 6th October 2011, 7:40
Thanks.
f1alex (@f1alex) said on 5th October 2011, 20:50
Loving the new site! :)
Jake (@jleigh) said on 5th October 2011, 20:56
absolutely loving it! Where as before I would only log in every so often if there was a quiz or vote (my computer never remembers me for some reason), now i’ll make sure I’m always logged in :)
BBT (@bbt) said on 5th October 2011, 21:00
Love the changes. :-)