Day: 27 April 2010 articles archive

Congratulations to our five winners of the F1 Fanatic “Art of the Formula 1 Race Car” competition. They are: Vipin Vijay of Kellyville, Australia Kyle Rutherford of Glendale, United States David Roges of Dallas, United States Simon Booth of Worthing, United Kingdom Arnaud Taminiau of Gembloux, Belgium Well done to all of you and commiserations … Continue reading “Art of the Formula 1 Race Car” – winners

The “Making F1 better” discussion series started here last week has provoke a range of responses and ideas from fans. But one particular complaint has come up time and time again: F1 cars are too dependent on downforce. There may be no silver bullet which cures all F1’s ills, but kicking its addiction to aerodynamics … Continue reading Addicted to aero (Making F1 better)

The FIA’s Women and Motor Sport Commission met for the first time yesterday and set itself the target of “facilitating the full participation of women in all aspects of motor sport.” Like many branches of motor sport, few women have made a mark in F1 as drivers. The last woman to compete in F1 was … Continue reading FIA wants more women in motor racing

Expect to hear a lot more drivers complaining about being stuck in traffic in the next rounds of the championship. The next four tracks on the calendar are on average 1.2km shorter than the first four. They include Monaco, the shortest and narrowest track in F1, where traffic will prove a major headache in qualifying … Continue reading Traffic a greater challenge in next races

Gravaters are back – at least for the time being. Here’s today’s round-up: Links Visit the Williams Collection (Williams) “For the first time, the RBS Williams F1 Conference Centre will be opening its doors for two days of public tours of the private Williams F1 Grand Prix Collection, the largest Formula One Collection in the … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 27/4/2010