The time has come to close down the blog for a much-needed Christmas break. If you want to keep up with Formula 1 over the holiday period, I suggest you type “Kingfisher Airlines” into Google News every day. And watch out for the New Year’s Honours List. I’ll be back, firing on all cylinders, on [...]
Archive for December, 2011
So here it is…
Posted in Humour, Personal musings on December 17, 2011 | 120 Comments »
A new way to sign autographs…
Posted in F1 Drivers on December 16, 2011 | 20 Comments »
Mika Hakkinen, Jenson Button and Johnnie Walker is an interesting combination. Check this out. Gives new meaning to the expression “under the influence of Johnnie Walker”.
Out goes Sutil
Posted in F1 Drivers on December 16, 2011 | 83 Comments »
The Sahara Force India Formula One Team has confirmed that Paul Di Resta and Nico Hulkenberg will form its line-up for the 2012 season. This means that the star of the team’s 2011 World Championship challenge, Adrian Sutil,has been left in the lurch. The team did not name a reserve driver. “Our new line-up means [...]
Silverstone gets planning permission
Posted in Circuits on December 16, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Both Aylesbury Vale District Council and South Northamptonshire Council have effectively approved Silverstone Circuit’s outline planning application, which supports the venue’s 20-year Masterplan – the next big step towards securing the long-term future of the international venue. The circuit is owned by the British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC), although there are advanced negotiations going on [...]
GP+ Review of the Year – available now…
Posted in Personal musings on December 16, 2011 | 10 Comments »
The GP+ Review of the Year has now been published. It is a whopping 101 pages and features a full rundown of how the teams did in 2011, complete with our own ratings – which produced a few surprises. Four drivers scored the perfect 10, but you’ll never guess which ones they were… In addition [...]
Sad news from Melbourne
Posted in Personal musings on December 16, 2011 | 33 Comments »
I know that this is a Formula 1 blog but I think it is right to note the passing of V8 Supercar driver Jason Richards, who has died after a 14-month battle with cancer. He was 35. A New Zealander, he cut his teeth in the sport in karting, where he enjoyed much success and [...]
Luis Sala is HRT team principal
Posted in F1 Drivers on December 15, 2011 | 68 Comments »
The news that Luis Sala has been named Team Principal of HRT amused me. It is a long story – nearly 30 years long – but back when I started out my professional motorsport career, I inhabited the world of European Formula 3. I had no idea – nor did any of us – that [...]
What now for Buemi and Alguersuari?
Posted in F1 Drivers, F1 Teams on December 14, 2011 | 128 Comments »
With Toro Rosso having thrown the babies out with the bathwater, on the orders of Red Bull in Austria, there is not much hope for either Sebastien Buemi or Jaime Alguersuari. The Spaniard will no doubt go looking for HRT – wherever that may be at the moment – and would be a logical choice [...]
Massacre at Toro Rosso
Posted in F1 Drivers on December 14, 2011 | 87 Comments »
Scuderia Toro Rosso will have a completely new driver line-up for the 2012 Formula 1 season, made up of Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne. It will be the first time since the team’s 2006 debut that it will begin the year with an all new line-up. Both drivers have come through the Red Bull Junior [...]
A sad story from Finland
Posted in F1 Drivers on December 14, 2011 | 27 Comments »
Finnish former F1 driver and double Le Mans winner JJ Lehto has been sentenced to two years and four months in jail for his involvement in a boating accident which killed a friend. The prosecution argued that Lehto was drunk at the time of the accident, which occurred in June 2010, when Lehto’s boat hit [...]
