If you are looking for a detailed analysis on who will be competitive and who will not be competitive, you are dreaming. No-one knows that because there has been no opportunity for any comparisons between any of the teams. No-one has a car ready to run and they do not need them until the first [...]
Archive for December, 2009
A New Year’s look at Formula 1 in 2010
Posted in F1 Drivers, F1 Teams on December 31, 2009 | 27 Comments »
Gongs for the boys
Posted in Action at Grands Prix, F1 people, F1 Teams on December 31, 2009 | 9 Comments »
The British New Year’s Honours List has been published with the news that motorsport has claimed three honours (slightly fewer than the fashion industry, and on a par with dinner ladies). Among the 1000-odd people named was Ross Brawn, who has been appointed an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE), [...]
What is Stefan GP?
Posted in Action at Grands Prix, F1 politics, F1 Teams on December 30, 2009 | 22 Comments »
In July Zoran Stefanovic did two things which suggested to Formula 1 insiders that he was not very serious about entering a team in F1. He lodged a complaint with the European Union claiming the FIA forced the potential new teams for 2010 to use engines supplied by Cosworth; and he said that he had [...]
Honours
Posted in Action at Grands Prix, F1 people, Personal musings on December 30, 2009 | 24 Comments »
The British honours system is an odd throwback to another age which the Labour government in recent years has tried to make relevant, if only to use it as a propaganda tool to make people feel good about the establishment. Hence many TV entertainers have been given honours which reflect the fact they are popular, [...]
A thought for the day
Posted in Humour, Personal musings on December 30, 2009 | 24 Comments »
In Spain December 28 is known as the Día de los Santos Inocentes – the Day of the Innocents. The roots of this festival can be traced back to biblical times when King Herod of Judea is reputed to have ordered the execution of all male children under the age of two in the village [...]
An interesting move from Jean Todt
Posted in F1 people, F1 politics, F1 Teams, Sustainability on December 29, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Jean Todt has been careful in recent months to keep a low profile in Formula 1 terms, presumably to create some distance between himself and former FIA President Max Mosley. The World Council meeting in December outlined some of the plans that he has and now it is emerging that Todt will be using the [...]
A ramble about Ralf and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Posted in Action at Grands Prix, F1 Drivers, F1 Teams, Personal musings on December 28, 2009 | 55 Comments »
A while back, sitting in the media centres around the world, Peter Windsor – now one of the principal players in USF1 – used to pass many hours with us during the various F1 practice sessions, noting the action and having fun. We had (and still have) nicknames for all the drivers, many of which [...]
Donington is returned to the Wheatcrofts
Posted in Circuits on December 26, 2009 | 9 Comments »
The Donington Park racing circuit has been handed back to the Wheatcroft Family after the administrators of the defunct Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd failed to find a buyer for the 150-year lease, which was taken out in 2007. DVLL also had a 17-year contract to host the British Grand Prix, but this too is now [...]
Hey, check this out… USF1 has a website
Posted in F1 Drivers, F1 Teams on December 25, 2009 | 28 Comments »
The USF1 Team has (very quietly) launched its website, revealing video footage of the team’s first monocoque being built and noseboxes being prepared for crash-tests. The team has also revealed a list of its partnerships which includes “manufacturing partners” Crawford Composites and Gunther Steiner’s Fibreworks Composites. For more details click here.
Right… Christmas
Posted in Personal musings on December 24, 2009 | 52 Comments »
Ladies and gents, I am now stopping the blog for Christmas. So do not expect to see anything here until Boxing Day at the earliest. Many thanks for all your support in recent months. The blog has been growing at a terrific rate, thanks mainly to word of mouth as I am not able to [...]
