Here is the full video of Shell’s fantastic two minute long Ferrari F1 advert, “The Circuit”. It features six decades of Ferrari Formula 1 cars blasting through Rome, New York, Monte Carlo, Rio de Janeiro and more:
Month: March 2007 articles archive
Banned: Four-wheel-steering
Banned
Posted onOf all the exotic technologies to be banned from Formula 1 through the years, four wheel steering is perhaps be the only innovation to have been developed after it was outlawed.
Debate: Your verdict on Max Mosley
Posted onOn 9th October 1991 Max Mosley defeated incumbent FIA President Jean Marie Balestre by 43 votes to 29. In the 16 years that have passed with Mosley at the helm the sport has changed dramatically in character. But has it changed for the better? Has Formula 1 been efficiently and professionally managed under Mosley’s stewardship? … Continue reading Debate: Your verdict on Max Mosley
The Ben Evans Column: Musings on Melbourne
Posted onAfter the months of anticipation the opening shots of 2007 were fired in what was a very ordinary Australian Grand Prix. There was little ‘racing’ to speak of and the front-of-field positions running the same form as they did at the end of 2006 – apart from Honda. Despite the absence of on-track excitement there … Continue reading The Ben Evans Column: Musings on Melbourne
Australian Grand Prix 2007 Statistics & facts
Posted onWhich team took their best ever qualifying position? Which rookie took his team-mate to the cleaners? And just how far ahead are Ferrari. All the stats and facts from the first race of the year are here.
Should F1 cars have cockpit covers?
Debates and Polls
Posted onThe collision between David Coulthard and Alexander Wurz in yesterday’s Australian Grand Prix left me wondering what direction F1 car safety might take in the future.
Hamilton makes history
Posted onAfter months of hype Lewis Hamilton delivered first time out with a sensational podium finish in his first Grand Prix. Yes, he had the benefit of a competitive McLaren Mercedes in which to make his first Grand Prix start – something the likes of Michael Schumacher and Hamilton’s own team mate Alonso never had. But … Continue reading Hamilton makes history
“Motor Racing’s Strangest Races” (Geoff Tibballs, 2001)
Posted onRaikkonen wins on Ferrari debut as Hamilton starts F1 career with podium
2007 Australian Grand Prix review
Posted onKimi Raikkonen got his world championship bid for Ferrari off to the best possible start with a clinical victory in the Australian Grand Prix while Lewis Hamilton scored a debut podium.
The ‘backwards’ Indianapolis configuration revealed
Posted onThis is the planned revised configuration for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course that Formula 1 may visit in the near future. Among the changes the F1 cars will race the circuit in the opposite direction to present use. This would mean them circulating anti-clockwise, as the cars in the annual Indianapolis 500 do on … Continue reading The ‘backwards’ Indianapolis configuration revealed
Australian Grand Prix 2007 Wallpapers
Posted onA selection of photos from the Australian Grand Prix weekend are available to download for your desktop. Enjoy! Related links Wallpapers Tags: f1 / formula one / formula 1 / grand prix / motor sport
F1 in the blogs 21
Posted onFormula 1 2007 is go and as the new season gets underway there’s the predictable rush of speculation and argument. Are the new tyre rules dumbing down the sport? What if the ‘B’ teams beat the ‘A’ teams? And what about that problematic points system? Catch up on the latest in the F1 blogs.
Australian Grand Prix 2007 qualifying
Posted onKimi Raikkonen took a magnificent pole position on his debut for Ferrari with McLaren and BMW in close attendance. But the first qualifying session of the year threw up plenty of surprises. The bubble burst for Felipe Massa as an apparently self-inflicted car failure left him 16th. Heikki Kovalainen managed only 13th and Super Aguri … Continue reading Australian Grand Prix 2007 qualifying
Heidfeld to lap Nurburgring Nordschleife in F1 car
Posted onNick Heidfeld is to lap the Nurburgring Nordschleife in his BMW F1 car. And Kimi Raikkonen entered and won a snowmobile race in the guise of James Hunt. Also in this week’s F1 news – why the Renault R27 has that grotesque, four-colour paint job, why Honda are sponsoring ITV, and why some Australians don’t … Continue reading Heidfeld to lap Nurburgring Nordschleife in F1 car
Debate: Are you going to a race?
Posted onAre you going to a Grand Prix this year? If so, which one, and have you been before? If not, why, and are you going to any other races instead? Last year I went to Silverstone for the British Grand Prix and Istanbul for the Turkish Grand Prix – and this season I’m fulfilling a … Continue reading Debate: Are you going to a race?
Banned: Slick tyres
Banned!
Posted onGrooved tyres – surely the greatest anachronism in Formula One today? They appeared in 1998 after the FIA took the surprising decision to ban slicks.
Hill two laps clear as he ends tough year on a high
1995 Australian Grand Prix flashback
Posted onDamon Hill signed off a difficult 1995 campaign by winning the Australian Grand Prix by two entire laps, on the final occasion Adelaide played host to the race.
The Ben Evans Column – A crucial year
Posted on2007 could be F1’s most important season for decades. With a revitalised driver market and no prospect of Michael Schumacher dominating, F1 has the opportunity to win over new fans, and bring back those that switched off in the years of Ferrari dominance. At the same time there is a sense that the sport is … Continue reading The Ben Evans Column – A crucial year
F1Fanatic’s complete 2007 season preview
Posted onIn case you missed any of it – our 2007 preview in full:
F1Fanatic on the ‘Green’ Honda RA107
Posted onWell I donated some cash and pledged to fit a few low-energy lightbulbs, and here’s what I got for my trouble (see picture). I have to admit that, although it’s quite cool, I was hoping for a something bit more impressive – perhaps a note of thanks at least, or some data on how many … Continue reading F1Fanatic on the ‘Green’ Honda RA107