Four drivers are mathematically capable of winning the world championship but it looks like the fourth of them – Felipe Massa – will now be working to help team mate Kimi Raikkonen. On the Ferrari website Massa said: As usual I will do my best to get the better result for the team. In Ferrari, … Continue reading Massa to help Raikkonen
Month: September 2007 articles archive
Hunt wins amid Fuji tragedy
1977 Japanese Grand Prix flashback
Posted onF1’s return to Fuji in 1977 saw a terrible crash which claimed the lives of two spectators. James Hunt won the race for McLaren.
Top ten… One-hit wonders
Posted onTwo drivers on the grid today have just a single win to their names – Jarno Trulli and Jenson Button. That puts them among the 29 drivers to have only ever won one race. Here are ten of the best.
Read & win “Schumacher: The Edge of Greatness”
Posted onKERS technology revealed
Posted onA British company has confirmed it is working with a top F1 team on the development of the Kinetic Energy Recovery System planned for 2009. Torotrak is working with two other companies, Xtrac and Flybrid Systems, to supply several important technologies. These are Torotrak’s traction drive technology, a continuously variable transmissions (CVT) by Xtrac and … Continue reading KERS technology revealed
Time for grooves to go
Posted onHere’s proof that the FIA isn’t capable of joined-up thinking. 1998: Slick tyres are banned and grooved tyres introduced to control cornering speeds and make racing safer. 2006: A single tyre supplier is announced for 2008, to control cornering speeds and make racing safer. Does F1 really need both rules? No.
Japanese GP 2007 preview & TV times
Posted onWith the constructors’ championship finished and forgotten about it’s all about the drivers’ title over the last four rounds. Fernando Alonso has turned the screw on Lewis Hamilton in the last few rounds – does Hamilton have anything left to come back at him with? Can Kimi Raikkonen snatch the championship from the McLaren drivers … Continue reading Japanese GP 2007 preview & TV times
Mosley wants standardised F1 cars
Posted onMax Mosley’s words highlighted in bold in the FIA president’s latest letter to the teams spells out his position on green technologies, entertainment and costs as plainly as possible: All items on the cars which are not known, visible and understood by the public should be standardised and manufactured at minimal cost. The technical contest … Continue reading Mosley wants standardised F1 cars
Debate: Fuji vs Suzuka
Posted onThe Japanese Grand Prix switches venues this year from Suzuka to Fuji. But Suzuka will be back on the calendar in 2009. But while the former is all high-speed turns and fast flicks, the Fuji Speedway is dominated by an enormous straight and then a lot of slow corners. It might not be as demanding … Continue reading Debate: Fuji vs Suzuka
F1Fanatic on Sidepodcast
Posted onI was very happy to be the subject of Sidepodcast’s first ever interview over the weekend – head over to their site to hear the show in full. Make sure you sign up to their regular podcast which is definitely worth a listen – I always have them on while I’m getting the dishes done… … Continue reading F1Fanatic on Sidepodcast
WTCC Brands 2: Priaulx wins and leads series
Posted onAndy Priaulx scored maximum points in the second WTCC race at Brands Hatch to take a vital 12-point lead in the drivers championship with four races remaining. He had started from third on the grid, blasted past Pierre-Yves Courthals’ Seat heading into Paddock Hill bend before pole sitter Felix Porteiro let him pass at Hawthorns. … Continue reading WTCC Brands 2: Priaulx wins and leads series
WTCC Brands 1: Easy win for Menu
Posted onChevrolet’s Alain Menu cruised to a straightforward win from pole position at Brands Hatch. Behind him were James Thompson and BTCC racer Colin Turkington, also in the same positions they started. Jordi Gene sacrificed third place to Turkington so that he could let Yvan Muller in the other diesel Seat finish fourth. Gene ended the … Continue reading WTCC Brands 1: Easy win for Menu
DTM trumps F1 for scandal
Posted onF1 may have suffered one of its worst controversies for years, but it’s not the only motor sport suffering a scandal. Today’s DTM race at Barcelona was hit by a mass withdrawal of the Audi team after its bosses claimed Mercedes drivers had caused a string of unfair accidents. Read the DTM Barcelona race report … Continue reading DTM trumps F1 for scandal
Audi drags DTM into fresh controversy
Posted onSeveral drivers made woeful mistakes on the track at today’s DTM race in Barcelona – but by far the biggest blunder of all was committed on the pit wall. Audi’s withdrawal from today’s DTM race at Barcelona was, in my opinion, a ridiculous over-exaggeration and a dismal display of poor sportsmanship. Their withdrawal hinted at … Continue reading Audi drags DTM into fresh controversy
DTM Barcelona: Scandal as Audi withdraw
Posted onA mass withdrawal from the DTM race at Barcelona by Audi overshadowed Jamie Green’s maiden victory at the Catalunya circuit. Audi management took the unprecedented step of withdrawing all of their cars after its principal title charges Martin Tomcyk and Mattias Ekstrom were involved in controversial crashes. Audi Sport issued a statement claiming, “the Mercedes … Continue reading DTM Barcelona: Scandal as Audi withdraw
F3 Euro Barcelona 2: Van der Zande’s first win
Posted onRenger van der Zande took his first Formula Three victory after a pile-up at the start of the second race at Barcelona eliminated several competitors. Race one winner Edoardo Mortara was taken out in the crash along with Edoardo Piscopo, Tim Sandtler, Marco Holzer, Cyndie Allemann, Jonathan Summerton, Michael Patrizi, Basil Shaaban and Jean-Karl Vernay. … Continue reading F3 Euro Barcelona 2: Van der Zande’s first win
F3 Euro Barcelona 1: Mortara takes wet win
Posted onEdoardo Mortara won his second F3 race of the year in the first race at Barcelona, the start of which was delayed as heavy rain hit the Catalunya circuit. He chased early leader Nico H?âãÆ?é??lkenberg, who started the race from pole but spun off on lap eight. H?âãÆ?é??lkenberg caught Mortara to finish just over a … Continue reading F3 Euro Barcelona 1: Mortara takes wet win
Working the Wheel reviewed
F1 reviews
Posted onMartin Brundle’s first and thus far only book is his tour around the great motor racing circuits of the world.
F1 in the blogs 42: FIA under fire
Posted onThe F1 blogging world is still reeling from the many twists and turns of the McLaren-Ferrari spying saga. Read on for more analysis of the scandal plus more on the new Spyker owners, the Fuji Speedway and more.
McLaren will not appeal spying punishment
Posted onMcLaren confirmed today that it will not appeal against its expulsion from the 2007 constructors’ championship and $100m fine it was slapped with in the espionage hearing last week. The team’s statement read: “McLaren thinks it is in the best interests of the sport, and its goal of winning races and world championships, not to … Continue reading McLaren will not appeal spying punishment