F1 Fanatic

You fail to realize one thing, back then there was not NEARLY as much money on the line than nowadays.
The reason why Vettel is allowed to sit in an F1 car is not only because he is a great driver, it’s mainly […]

Just looked thru the comments to see if anyone would mention Visser!
She is by far the best young female talent in single seaters. I’m pretty sure we’ll see her in GP2 in the coming years.

Says so on the Wikipedia page for Rosso Corsa:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosso_corsa

Unfortunately there is no source given.

Ok, just after posting I read this:
“Since 1996 Ferrari F1 cars are painted in a brighter, almost orange day-glo to adjust for colour balance on television screens. The original Rosso Corsa may appear almost dark […]

Does Ferrari really play with its red colour?
I somehow can’t imagine that. Most likely the exact hue is exactly defined in the corporate identity manual, or not?

Isn’t the sole point of F1 to provide the fastest drivers in the world with the cars that enable them to drive around a track in the shortest time possible?

Technologies relevant to road cars are mostly […]

I guess Glock’s move to BMW is a done deal.
BMW works driver and long time friend of Glock had the following twitter conversation with him:

Dirk Müller: @realTimoGlock Many congrats and welcome in the […]

Hmm, I just had a look at the energy density of Lithium-Ion batteries….
So 64000MJ would equal 90tons of batteries… assuming they can replace 150kg batteries per pit stop, they would need 600 stops. LOL

I have another idea, just try to make the engines more fuel efficient.
How about having a racing series with one simple rule: You get x amount of energy for the race. The one who finishes first is the winner. How […]

How is it a ‘purer form’ if you basically hamper the technological development?
technological developments = money
It has always been those (expensive) developments which set F1 apart from other motor […]

F1 without business = your local amateur motor sport events

That’s exactly what I think. But look what other wannabe experts write here in the comments.

If you believe Maldonado intentionally rammed Perez, I honestly doubt you have any knowledge whatsoever about open wheel racing.
Over-aggressive driving during practice for which he deserved the penalty? Yes. […]

You are just looking at track time?
What about the night the mechanics need between the practice sessions and the Qualifying? Do you suggest we have the Qualifying directly before the race? That will cut deeply […]

I’m happy with 20. There’s more than enough motorsport to accommodate F1 off-weekends!

Exactly. This weekend it’s the Nürburgring 24h and DTM for me. Next weekend it’s already overkill with the Monaco GP, Indy […]

Yesterday I calculated that NASCAR is doing on average 2000km between weekends. Sure that’s a bit less than what F1 does.
Anyhow I thought we concluded that NASCAR can handle their 36 race season because the […]

Thanks for the info. So maybe that’s then the future of F1 then?

I just now had a look at how big the NASCAR teams are, I was surprised that the larger teams employ up to 400 people, similar to F1 teams.

Anyone know how NASCAR handles their 36 race season?
I know I know, all events take place on one continent, but they still average in traveling around 2000km between weekends.

Top 5 finish for Hamilton? How? Compare the Hamilton lap times with the Vettel lap times. Vettel was consistently faster and finished 6th.

Would be nice to see a live “Race Chart” during the race, it tells you soooo much about what’s actually going on.
This time I barely watched the race on TV, but followed the action on the live timing site and […]