Variable testing

Posted by Jason Barlow at 1:27 pm on Tuesday November 18, 2008 45 Comments

Man, but next year’s F1 cars are ugly. I’ve been itching to see one up close since the regulation changes were announced earlier this year, and yesterday, at the first full test of the winter ‘off season’, I got my chance as the new breed broke cover for the first time.
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2009 F1 starts here

Posted by Bill Thomas at 11:38 am on Monday November 17, 2008 201 Comments

Just seen a pic of the new-shape BMW F1 car testing at Barcelona and I’m not quite sure what I think I’m looking at. What kind of racing car has had a front wing like this? Anyone got any ideas? I’m thinking F3000 car or Champ Car, but not recent.
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Vettel vs Webber

Posted by Bill Thomas at 12:36 pm on Thursday November 13, 2008 75 Comments

Is there anyone else out there really very much looking forward to the clash between Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber next year? It’s one that I’ve been thinking about for the last 15 seconds. Webber will finally be put to the test by someone with a proven track record, a proper charger.
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Sore points?

Posted by Sam Philip at 11:34 am on Tuesday November 11, 2008 24 Comments

How much would you pay for an F1 championship point? Cash up front, for the privilege of having it sitting there on your mantelpiece, to impress visitors and so forth. A tenner? A few hundred? How about $28.5 million?
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Taking the Piquet

Posted by Bill Thomas at 4:57 pm on Friday November 7, 2008 39 Comments

Is it just me, or is it strange that Flavio Briatore has signed Nelson Piquet Jnr at Renault for another year? Or is it not so strange? Maybe it’s not so strange at all.
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Brazilian GP: F1.com vid

Posted by Jamie Hibbard at 10:42 am on Friday November 7, 2008 65 Comments

Check out the Brazil video on Formula1.com, it’s awesome. And the part where the Ferrari mechanic, after telling Massa’s dad that Felipe hasn’t won the world championship, smashes the huge sign in the garage is classic. You can’t beat a bit of Italian passion. Looky here.

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Brazilian GP: Coulthard’s off

Posted by Jamie Hibbard at 5:08 pm on Wednesday November 5, 2008 36 Comments

It was a shame that DC finished his last ever F1 race as disastrously as he did on Sunday - going out on the first corner - but it kind of summed up his career. He always had a lot of promise, but never really delivered. Like when he lead the Oz GP in ‘95 [...]

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Brazilian GP: in the Glock

Posted by Jamie Hibbard at 5:00 pm on Monday November 3, 2008 216 Comments

I don’t usually agree with reprinting verbatim an F1 team’s press release, but considering all the furor surrounding Timo Glock yesterday, I figure it’s best to get this interview with him up as it is…
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