F1 Fanatic

I really don’t understand what all the fuss is about. Hamilton did not qualify according to the rules, therefore all his times from qualifying are thrown out. The stewards very nicely allowed him to race, just […]

Anyone notice the state of the tyres in the Auto Motor und Sport photo that Keith links in the article? Truly the “spawning of the marbles” …

The devil’s advocate in me is saying two things:
a) do away with all tyre rules except a “minimum one stop per race.”
b) bring back competing manufacturers.

We’d then see some real development of what tyres […]

I might be old-fashioned, but isn’t this a forum about Formula 1 motor racing? There’s going to be a race this week-end and I’m looking forward to it – just as I have done for more than half a century.

Keith, […]

Autosport has it at http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98802 — although I’m not too keen on advertizing Keith’s competitors.

I hope I did the right thing – voted for choice #1 which you labeled as Geoff Crammond’s GP series. I still have a fully functional copy of the first (1992) release (MicroProse Grand Prix) on my museum quality […]

What on earth do you mean by “to roll the dice in a wet enviroment and benefit from it is nothing more than luck”? Does driver skill count for nothing in your view? Do you keep your car in your garage when it […]

You’re right that the Mercedes’ DRS ducting system is not getting the attention it deserves. Given that DRS can be freely used during qualifying but only rarely during the race, maybe this goes part way to […]

I’m surprised that nobody has commented on the Guardian article that is mentioned above on Sky News’ “independence.” It also says: “More than a million viewers watched the climax to the first grand prix of the […]

Good season opener — but a couple of points.

All this talk about “ugly” cars, on my 31 inch TV screen I hardly noticed the stepped noses at all.

In Canada, we get the new [Sky?] commentary with Coulthard […]

Exhausts and aerodynamic advantage: it seems that Red Bull may have incorporated some new, possibly marginal, thinking into “exhausts as far forward as possible and slots in the floor.” Other teams are looking […]

Seems as though tyre degradation might be a factor. From various snippets (Autosport), Schumacher lost almost four seconds in an 8 lap stint on softs (the first two seconds lost within five laps) and Alonso lost […]

There’s maybe a reason that Ferrari needs to get the brillo out. Here’s the number of laps per team:

Toro Rosso – 475
Lotus – 404
Williams – 372
Caterham – 358
Mercedes – 348
McLaren – 313
Force India – […]

John H. asks “why that step hasn’t been smoothed out even just a little?” First, I’m sure it has. Steps aerodynamically are not as bad as they look, protuberances can be designed (and tested in wind tunnels) for […]

Movable aerodynamic devices also include the wheels, suspension and steering arms and struts, all covered by the “rules.” All body parts “move” to some extent, however small, as there is no known material with […]

According to the French press, signing Grosjean has guaranteed sponsorship by Total — so maybe no direct “driver money”, but indirectly it’s probably a rich contract.

FIA says: “Drivers may no longer move back onto the racing line having moved off it to defend a position.” It will inevitably lead to some dumb “stewards’ decisions” unless three definitions are given:

a) What […]

Nitrogen is not more consistent than air in terms of pressures. The coefficients of thermal expansion, Beta, (C°)^-1 are:
Air 3.67 * 10^-3
Nitrogen 3.67 * 10^-3
The only reason that nitrogen is used is that it […]

Question: at the end of Q2, when Schumacher’s car was being pushed back into the garage, I thought I saw intermediate tyres (front right seemed to have the typical “V” grooves. Has anyone got a replay of the BBC feed?

I already said it on another thread, Vettel is the obvious choice by a big margin. But I also believe that Alonso deserves more than an “honourable mention”; he’s driven extremely well this year with a car that […]