I will be hosting an Audience with Joe for Australian race fans in Melbourne on Thursday, March 13. The event is designed to allow F1 fans to ask any question they like about the sport and listen to what I have to say on the subject. That can get pretty interesting sometimes because there are … Continue reading Do you have questions about F1?
Choosing the right races
It is no great surprise to hear that Bernie Ecclestone is saying that the German Grand Prix could drop from the Formula 1 calendar. The government (at national, regional and local level) does not wish to pay the Formula One group to hold a race each year and so any promoter must try to make … Continue reading Choosing the right races
Mark Webber joins the BBC
Mark Webber will be racing this year in the World Endurance Championship with Porsche but when he has some spare time he will be making a series of "films", looking at the stories in Formula 1 from his unique perspective of having raced in the series until the end of last season. It will be … Continue reading Mark Webber joins the BBC
A new position at Ferrari
Ferrari has had a slight switch around in its management in recent days with the appointment of Antonello Coletta as the new Sporting Activities Director. He will report to Stefano Domenicali and the role seems to be similar to what other teams might called Chief Operating Officer. He will work alongside Technical Director James Allison, … Continue reading A new position at Ferrari
F1 and the art of news management
In this day and age, media manipulation - one can call it "news management" if you wish - is an art form. And like modern art it comes in many different forms, some brilliant and some charlatan. The mainstream, old-fashioned media (people with salaries) consists of the older generation clinging on to their jobs as … Continue reading F1 and the art of news management
And you think Dietrich Mateschitz is rich…
Formula 1 is an expensive business but the sport sometimes forgets that there is a staggering amount of money in the world. Forbes magazine does its best to keep up with it all, and for the last 28 years has been producing a list of the world's richest people, based on what they can discover … Continue reading And you think Dietrich Mateschitz is rich…
An in-depth look at pre-season testing
Lap times do not tell the whole story, but the final Bahrain test ended on Sunday with Felipe Massa having set the fastest overall lap of the four-days, with a 1m33.258s, recorded on the Saturday. The Brazilian did 202 laps during the test in his Williams-Mercedes and with Valtteri Bottas fourth fastest in the second … Continue reading An in-depth look at pre-season testing
Action in Long Beach
The Long Beach Gazette is reporting that the City Council will meet in closed session on Tuesday to discuss whether to put the Grand Prix contract out to tender. The Grand Prix Association of Long Beach has run the race for the last 39 years but its deal with the city lasts only until after … Continue reading Action in Long Beach
Formula 1 and the Russians
With the the showcase Winter Olympics in Sochi out of the way, Russian President Vladimir Putin may feel that he is free to do as he pleases with regard to the West, but the current goings-on in the Ukraine could end up doing some serious damage to Russia’s ambitions in Formula 1 if the situation … Continue reading Formula 1 and the Russians
Day 3 in Bahrain: Massa at the front
Felipe Massa set the fastest time of the penultimate day of winter testing in Bahrain, lapping the track in 1m33.258s, after 99 laps of running. The team spent the day working on performance running and then a full qualifying simulation. The lap time is the best so far recorded this year, beating Nico Rosberg’s 1m33.283s … Continue reading Day 3 in Bahrain: Massa at the front