F1 Fanatic

I don’t like the quali result (or race results, for that matter) being affected after the event is over. And I think people are getting a bit prissy about this whole thing. It was never a problem when we had a […]

The term ‘Grand Prix is pretty much meaningless these days, isn’t it?

“How much does this victory mean to you?”
“Nine points, twenty-thousand dollars and a lot of happiness.”

cotd!

Grosjean for me. He out-performed my expectations of him. Whilst some managed their tyres well, and others drove aggressively, he found the perfect middle-ground between the two, and it paid off big time: not […]

They tested mid-season at Vallelunga or somewhere in Italy recently, with positive reaction form the drivers, at least. If they do go east for testing, part of me wants them to do the whole lot there (save […]

The similarities are certainly there between Seb and Senna. Rather than look at the differences between them though, I think its useful to look at the differences between Senna and other drivers. Things like […]

Not sure if anyone has ever drawn attention to this, but another famous disobey-er of team orders (and recently coveted by one knight of the realm) was Colin McRae. His example, of driving even more flat-out than […]

Helmut, let me tell you the best car is the one that crosses the line first. If you choose to build your car with the most downforce, or the least drag, or the longest gear ratios, and you don’t win, you’re dong […]

He’s an easy target, and he doesn’t do himself any favours. At least he’s honest, I like that.

Di Resta was wonderfully bitter talking to Jennie Gow on Radio5. It was about the most animated I’ve seen him.

I know so many have said it, but well done Felipe. Looks like he’s been gradually ramping up his game since coming back from the accident, rather than going all out from the get go. Hopefully will make the […]

Bianchi for me. Drove with maturity throughout all sessions. Out-performed expectations, and I’ll always go for the un-proven underdog than the guy who’s just doing more or less what he should be!

Looks like someone has to compromise. Its not going to be sponsors, because they’ve got too much money. So its us, and the teams, and the drivers, and the officials and the people in the stands, and buying […]

Nissan are technically already involved, through Renault/Infiniti. Would it be possible to that technology might be shared within the group to get an official Nissan engine on the grid?

No, wait, they’re going […]

I voted Marussia. They have to win something!

Would it be possible to place a limit on the surface area of the cars’ bodywork, then leave the use of it fairly free? The intention being to allow innovation and maximise efficiency of design, but with a limit […]

A V6 engine is not part of the Ferrari tradition

A V6-engined Ferrari won the contructors’ championship

An engine conceived and designed by Enzo’s own son is not part of the Ferrari tradition? The engine that […]

We hired Donington for a secret test, guards on the fences

Ah, the number of times I snuck into Donington when I was at uni…

From what I’ve read and heard (but not personal experience) there are fairly equal numbers of boys and girls in karting, but things start to change in the ‘teens, were (in all sports) girls become less interested […]

@prisoner-monkeys They’re loyalty to any talent seems somewhat limited to me. I’m sure its within their capabilities to leave one of their proteges out in the cold. And If Kubica can’t deliver, I’m sure they’ll […]