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08 Jan 2012, 0 Comments

Amit Mandalia gets to grips with the rather complicated and debatable issue of the manufactured teams in ...

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The end of an eventful career?

23 Nov 2011, 0 Comments

Rubens Barrichello is Formula One’s most experienced driver of all times. When the 2011 season finishes in November, he will have taken part in all 326 Grand Prix held since 1993.

Should Newey be banned?

19 Nov 2011, 0 Comments

So before everyone starts yelling at me that he is the greatest F1 designer to grace the sport and how could I even contemplate the mere mention of banning him from the thing he is obviously born to do, please re-read the title, the rest of the article and then make your judgement. That is all I ask.

The year of tyres, tyres and tyres

13 Nov 2011, 0 Comments

This season has had its fair share of ups and downs and has added more acronyms than you can shake a stick at with the DRS (Drag Reduction System, an extra 10-15kph boost at a pre-defined part or parts of the track).

  • Why it’s OK it’s over
    10 October 2011, 0 Comments

    The 2011 Formula One World Championship is over (well, as far as the points are concerned). Sebastian Vettel officially owns the accolade of being the youngest back-to-back World Championship in the history of the sport...

  • Oestrogen and Aerodynamics
    26 September 2011, 0 Comments

    The concept of the legitimate female sports fan is unsettling to many a man. If she exists, he will simultaneously be enchanted by her passion, yet afraid that she will show him up in this, the manliest of arenas.

  • Out with the old?
    20 September 2011, 0 Comments

    The last two races on the Formula 1 calendar took place at two of the most historic circuits around the world, the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa Francochamps, and the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

  • Just another day at the Spa
    28 August 2011, 0 Comments

    The breathtaking Spa-Francorchamps. In my expertly unqualified opinion, it is the finest track on the current Formula One calendar.

  • What we know for sure
    22 August 2011, 0 Comments

    A Formula One season is no sprint. Months ago we got off to a rather rocky start to the season with the cancellation of the Bahrain Grand Prix due to civil unrest (ringing a bell?)...

  • What does the future hold with pay-per-view?
    18 August 2011, 0 Comments

    One of the biggest stories to dominate the weekend during the Hungarian Grand Prix was the news about the television rights in the UK from 2012.

  • Are we there yet?
    15 August 2011, 0 Comments

    Formula One fans are strange people. Yes, I said it. You can admit it; this is a safe space.

  • Could F1 be dropped by the BBC?
    28 June 2011, 0 Comments

    To begin, I’m going to apologise to our international followers. The reason is that this blog will deal with a UK coverage issue.

  • Hamilton playing THAT card
    06 June 2011, 0 Comments

    In 2007, Lewis Hamilton became the first black person to enter into a Formula 1 session. It wasn’t deemed controversial.

  • Why Michael Schumacher is more than just a driver
    05 June 2011, 0 Comments

    Ok, do you have your rose tinted glasses on? Good, let’s begin...