The man who pulled Ford out of Formula One has stepped down as President and CEO of the company. Bill Ford Jnr called time on Ford’s involvement in F1 through its Jaguar brand late in the 2004 season, jeapordising the jobs of hundreds at its factory in Milton Keynes. Happily those jobs were saved by [...]
Formula One is just one of the sports that Richard Williams covers for the Guardian, and that breadth of knowledge gives him a refreshingly broad approach to the often insular world of motor sport in general, and F1 in particular. He is also the author of several books on motor sport and in this biography [...]
Amid the drama of the Hungarian and Turkish Grand Prix one curious development didn’t get quite as much attention as it deserved. And it could have a decisive role to play in this weekend’s Grand Prix. On lap 64 of the Hungarian Grand Prix Pedro de la Rosa slingshot out of turn six and dived [...]
Talladega Nights, the hit American film starring Will Ferrell (Anchorman) as a NASCAR racer who is challenged by a rival driver from Formula One, opens in the UK on September 15th. Considering the recent defection of Juan Pablo Montoya to NASCAR, and the rumours that Jacques Villeneuve may soon follow him, the timing of the [...]
The reliabiltiy of engines will be under greater pressues than ever at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix thanks to the demands of the two-race engines rule, the forthcoming engine development freeze, and the championship battle. Three engine suppliers are bringing major upgrades to coincide with the Monza race which sees a greater percentage of maximum [...]
Max Mosley’s 1994 refuelling rules have gone up in smoke. Twelve years after the reintroduction of refuelling and the reaction to the disasters at the San Marino Grand Prix, three important rules governmening how refuelling would be made ‘safer’ after Imola have all been dropped. These were Mosley’s words after Imola 1994:
A while ago I asked whether Fernando Alonso or Michael Schumacher’s massive position gains on the opening lap of the Hungarian Grand Prix were anything special – indeed, whether they were worthy of comparison with Ayrton Senna’s at Donington Park in 1993. I was fascinated to see Darren Morgan asked that very question of Autosport’s [...]
Jenson Button’s maiden win in the Hungarian Grand Prix is currently ranked as the best of the season so far (not including last week’s Turkish Grand Prix). The incident-packed wet dry race displaced the Bahrain Grand Prix as the fan’s favourite so far this year in the post-race popularity polls F1Fanatic conducts on the Autosport [...]
We all have that list of Grands Prix we’d most like to visit – the dramatic Suzuka track in exotic Japan and the hallowed temple of motorsport that is Indianapolis are both on mine. And after last year’s rip-roaring debut race, so was Istanbul Park. So I was thrilled when a Greek mate invited me [...]
