Australian Grand Prix archive
Time for the annual Australian GP rumour
1 March 2010 by Keith Collantine
Every year when the Australian Grand Prix rolls around it seems we get a new rumour about the race moving to a different location. This year a new venue at Avalon is being tipped by the Sunday Herald Sun:
The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport has been granted funding to conduct a feasibility study to build [...]
Ecclestone still wants Australian night race
25 October 2009 by Keith Collantine
Bernie Ecclestone got the Australian Grand Prix promoters to run their Grand Prix as a ‘twilight race’ this year to suit European television audiences better.
But he’s still pushing for the event to be turned into a night race like the Singapore Grand Prix. He told the Herald Sun:
The later we can get the race, the [...]
FOTA’s rumoured ‘new F1′ calendar for 2010 revives USA and Canadian rounds
22 June 2009 by Keith Collantine
The Guardian claims to have details of the Formula One Teams’ Associations’ planned calendar for its rival F1 series in 2010.
As well as bringing back the United States and Canadian Grand Prix, it suggests race are planned in Argentina, Finland and Mexico. Plus, many of F1’s most popular venues – with two unfortunate exceptions – [...]
At least the racing is (slightly) better
16 May 2009 by Keith Collantine
The political deadlock dominates the F1 headlines but on the hunch that many of you are as sick of it as I am I thought it would be a good time to write about something a bit more positive.
We’ve had many discussions about whether the new technical rules for 2010 would improve the quality of [...]
Bahrain Grand Prix grid
25 April 2009 by Keith Collantine
Here is the grid for the 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix:
1. Jarno Trulli 1′33.431
2. Timo Glock 1′33.712
3. Sebastian Vettel 1′34.015
4. Jenson Button 1′34.044
5. Lewis Hamilton 1′34.196
6. Rubens Barrichello 1′34.239
7. Fernando Alonso 1′34.578
8. Felipe Massa 1′34.818
9. Nico Rosberg 1′35.134
10. Kimi Raikkonen 1′35.380
11. Heikki Kovalainen 1′33.242
12. Kazuki Nakajima 1′33.348
13. Robert Kubica 1′33.487
14. Nick Heidfeld 1′33.562
15. Nelson Piquet Jnr [...]
Your pictures: Australian Grand Prix
22 April 2009 by Keith Collantine
Pia (aka Snoopy) was at the first round of the season in Australia and took some great pictures from the pits and snapped loads of the drivers including Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen and Michael Schumacher.
Have a look at the pictures from Melbourne below.
Should F1 have ‘twilight’ races? (Poll)
4 April 2009 by Keith Collantine
The 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?
Two sides to the Hamilton-Trulli controversy: Hamilton apologises
3 April 2009 by Keith Collantine
Lewis Hamilton has apologised for his role in the Australian Grand Prix controversy after being vilified in the British and international press this morning.
What will be the consequences for Hamilton’s reputation and the team’s? Will it have any repercussions for Hamilton’s career? And how has it affected the fans’ view of him?
Lewis Hamilton excluded from Australian Grand Prix, Trulli third
2 April 2009 by Keith Collantine
Lewis Hamilton has lost his third place in the Australian Grand Prix following a new investigation by the FIA stewards.
Jarno Trulli’s third place has been reinstated. His claim Hamilton had deliberately slowed to let the Toyota driver pass during a safety car period was upheld.
The FIA examined new evidence from McLaren’s radio communications which proved [...]
Domination: the 1998 Australian GP
2 April 2009 by Andrew Tsvyk
A new season, a new generation of Formula 1 cars, and a routing of the opposition. This year’s Australian Grand Prix had much in common with the 1998 race. F1 Fanatic guest writer Andrew Tsvyk tells the story.
During the presentation of McLaren’s newest Formula 1 challenger on January 16th, Ron Dennis announced his retirement from [...]
