Aside from the latest McLaren drama the other major point of discussion at the FIA World Motor Sports Council has been plans to limit F1 teams’ budgets. I’ve always been sceptical about this and when we first did a poll on it here almost a year ago so were two-thirds of you. But with the … Continue reading Is budget capping realistic? (Poll)
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Debates and Polls
Rate the race: Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onJenson Button takes his third win of 2009 from fourth on the grid. What did you think of the Bahrain Grand Prix? Rate it out of ten and have your say below.
The F1 coverage debates: What do Asian fans think of ESPN Star Sports?
Posted onWe’ve already covered the new BBC coverage in Britain and how Speed TV broadcast F1 in America. Now guest writer Jay Menon tells us about ESPN Star Sports’ Asian F1 broadcasts… For a region as big as Asia, it’s a pity its F1 fans and motor sport lovers get such poor television coverage. I am … Continue reading The F1 coverage debates: What do Asian fans think of ESPN Star Sports?
Soft tyre rule: exciting or artificial? (Poll)
Posted onThis weekend the drivers will once again have to cope with the ‘super soft’ tyre. It made for interesting racing in Australia – but should F1 be resorting to gimmicks like forcing drivers to use un-competitive tyres?
Rate the race: Malaysian Grand Prix
Posted onDramatic racing, rain, race stoppages – the Malaysian Grand Prix had more going on in half a race distance than we see in most full races. Rate the Malaysian GP below.
Should F1 have ‘twilight’ races? (Poll)
Posted onThe Malaysian Grand Prix this weekend will, like the Australian Grand Prix last weekend, be another ‘twilight’ race. These two races have later start times in an effort to improve television audiences in Europe. But is it safe to start races so late, and does it make any difference to the television figures?
What’s the point of Formula 1?
Posted onTomorrow I’m being interviewed by BBC Radio 4 for a programme called "What’s the point of Formula 1?" They’re keen to hear opinions from passionate F1 fans about the state of the sport. So let’s have them!
Australian Grand Prix – rate the race
Posted onPlenty to talk about after an historic start to the Australian Grand Prix. Rate the race out of ten and leave your comments below:
Which new rules will improve F1? (Poll)
Posted onA host of new F1 rules have been announced today. They include having the championship being decided by wins, changes to F1 publicity (including revealing qualifying fuel strategies) and a budget-capping provision. Which of these new rules do you think will improve F1? You can vote for more than one in this poll:
2009 F1 cars: which looks best? (Poll)
Posted onIt’s beauty contest time. The 2009 F1 cars are a strange looking bunch but there’s no mistaking some are better looking than others. Which is the fairest of them all? Vote and check out pictures of each of the cars below.
Should F1 races be shorter? (Poll)
Posted onThe F1 teams’ association has recommended that F1 race distances should be cut from 320km (200 miles) to 250km (155 miles).
What was the best underdog F1 win? Watch the videos and cast your vote…
Posted onDozens of drivers were named by F1 Fanatic readers in the quest to find F1’s greatest underdog winner. Here’s the final ten to make your choice from – with videos of each race below to help you make up your mind…
What was the best underdog race win?
Posted onCarlos di Bello sent in this question via Skribit: What are the top ten races where superior driving overcame inferior mechanical means? I thought that was a good question to put to the collective wisdom of F1 Fanatic readers. What do you think was the best victory for a driver in a sub-par car? Here’s … Continue reading What was the best underdog race win?
Name a future F1 race winner
Posted onThe ‘Lost nations’ series which appeared on this site last week started a lot of debate over which young racers of today are the F1 winners of tomorrow. Which drivers in the lower leagues will be fighting Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel for F1 wins in the future? Here are some names to keep an … Continue reading Name a future F1 race winner
Max Mosley: five more years? (Poll)
Posted onMax Mosley is planning to run for election as president of the FIA once again this year.
Should KERS be put back to 2010? (Poll)
Posted onBMW is under pressure to abandon its opposition to a delay on the introduction of Kinetic Energy Reduction Systems (KERS). Luca di Montezemolo, Flavio Briatore and John Howett representing Ferrari, Renault and Toyota have all spoken in favour of postponing the introduction of KERS until 2010.
The F1 Fanatic 2009 predictor (Poll)
Posted onHow well can we predict what’s going to happen in F1 this year? In this post we’ll put ten predictions for the 2009 season to the vote and see which ones come true…
If we were in charge: 2008 in polls
Posted onIf F1 Fanatic readers were in charge Max Mosley would be looking for a new job and Lewis Hamilton would have won the Belgian Grand Prix. Here’s how the voting went in every major poll of 2008 – from adjustable wings to top rookies.
F1 Fanatic’s best arguments of 2008
Posted onLast month Alan said he had enjoyed the “quality arguing” on F1 Fanatic this year. So have I, and I thought it would be a good idea to end the year by looking back at some of our best quality arguments…
Do Ferrari deserve more money? (Poll)
Posted onBernie Ecclestone hit back at FOTA and Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo this week by reminding him that Ferrari gets more money from F1 than the other teams do. Is this fair?