I started to watch F1 seriously after ITV won the contract to broadcast races in the UK, so I’ve never known any different, thus the sports return to the BBC for this season hasn’t struck a chord with me as it has with many other fans. It’s seven weeks until the beginning of the season [...]
An extra 80 horsepower for a burst of 6.7 seconds will be produced, it has a certain amount of ‘green’ thinking behind it and it showcases the break-through technology for which Formula One should be known. It also delivers a DC current in the hundreds of volts and the tens of amps, weighs between 25 and 40 kilos, requires [...]
Ron Dennis announced earlier on in the month he would not be continuing as Team Principal of McLaren F1 in the 2009 season and that Martin Whitmarsh would be taking over this role. We heard how it was 100% his decision, that Whitmarsh was more than ready for the challenge and that he would still [...]
Surely 2009 has more or less been paid for by the teams, and was at the tail end of 2008? Honda’s huff has surely meant a fat pile of cash went down the toilet when they quit so suddenly, since we had been hearing about their 2009 efforts and ongoing KERS research prior to that [...]
It’s only seven points and we all know last year he had an even bigger margin and still managed to lose the Championship, but can it really happen twice? Let’s look at the situation. The first non-driver influence is McLaren, who have been aching for a new World Championship win and after last years issues, [...]
In a shock move not by the FIA, the F1 Pit Box blog has been given a 24 hour penalty due to not posting for a few weeks. F1 Pit Box’s Team Principal replied to the decision saying ‘we out-braked ourselves into the the last Grand Prix, leaving no room to post before other days [...]
I’m glad I’m not a Formula One race steward, they must need better security than George Bush! Following the tedium in Valencia, Spa was an exciting weekend’s racing, culminating in one of the best final two laps of an Grand Prix I’ve ever seen; what a shame no one will remember it, thanks to a [...]
So, who’s going to win in Hungary? Unless something untoward happens, this will be Lewis Hamilton’s race.
Ah well, sorry Lewis, that comment seemed to jinx your race didn’t it! It’s all about the first corner at the Hungaroring and Felipe Massa staked his claim perfectly, Lewis was simply not expecting such an assault as he [...]
This is Lewis Hamilton’s chance to make it three wins in a row, as he sits on pole position in Hungary. His team mate Heikki Kovalainen makes it an all-McLaren front row in position two and Massa claws back some Ferrari dignity in third place. BMW’s Kubica and a storming Timo Glock for Toyota then [...]
Out of each of the four drivers who had the chance to pull out an early championship lead in this second half of the season, there was only one who stepped up to take the challenge in Germany. Love him or hate him, Lewis Hamilton proved just how dedicated he is behind the steering wheel [...]
