F1 Fanatic

Well, it’s Groundhog Day… again… and that must mean that we’re up here at Gobbler’s Knob waiting for the forecast from the world’s most famous groundhog weatherman, Punxsutawney Phil, who’s just about to tell […]

Yep there’s a common denominator in fan forums and comment sections like this (and even parts of the media). Lots of complaining and very few compliments.

I can’t stand the term ‘Team orders’. It has such negative connotations and is a term that is so often mis-used or understood.

A team has to manage two drivers and get them BOTH to the finish in the best […]

You clearly didn’t see any of Alonso’s race in Melbourne. He was pushing like mad from lap 1 to lap 58.

I think there’s a bit of Red Bull lobbying in Marks comments. Seb was criticising the tires a few days ago too. No surprise considering how quickly the Bulls are chewing through their rubber.

You don’t hear any […]

“Well how else do you design a circuit, if not by taking inspiration from others?”

Design is a process that takes into account many factors, some artistic, some technical and some pragmatic. I’m an architect […]

My take from this article (thanks for sharing btw):

“Turn 1 is a copy of the hard right after the uphill climb to the Hella-Light chicane”. Ok so the COTA version goes a different way and is a bit more ‘severe’ […]

First time in F1 history that another continent has held more races than Europe. Asia 8 to Europe 7.

Some might say this is the changing face of F1, however considering the nationalities of the drivers and […]

Here’s a few more facts in support of Alonso’s championship chances.

Alonso has scored an average of 15 points per race this year. This of course includes the first 4 races when Ferrari really struggled. If he […]

Point and squirt is very different to tight and twisty.

I agree with Dan that the nature of Valencia closes up the field, however Hungary is not like this. A driver / car combo that gets hooked up can really […]

Straights onto hairpins… hairpins onto straights… why don’t we just call the whole thing ’tilke’…

Maybe you’re right Dizzy, I guess the polls speak for themselves.

Consider this though:
- what would the polls of said about no refuelling after Bahrain 2010?
- what wold the polls of said about tires after […]

A short trip down memory lane:

Bahrain GP, 2010: One of the dullest races in recent memory. New fuel regulations heavily criticized. Where they the problem? No.

Canadian GP, 2010: One of the most exciting […]

Maldonado’s performances in qualifying and the race completely shook off his ‘pay-driver’ tag and probably would have made him, at least one of, the drivers of the weekend. But then he binned it on the last lap […]

Yeah I agree with all that Atticus, and don’t get me wrong, I did not intend to judge Vergne, I don’t know enough about him.

I do know James Allen is of the opinion that Ricciardo was more impressive in the […]

Some interesting points to note… and a few predictions thrown in for good measure :)

Alguersuari 6 tenths quicker than Vergne in FP1.
Vergne won’t be on the grid in Australia IMO.

Grosjean 2 tenths […]