Mugello Testing Overview

After four years without it, Formula 1 saw it’s first in-season test since 2008 take place at the Mugello circuit More »

Ayrton Senna – Gone But Not Forgotten

1st of May 1994, I was only a month and two days old. Little did I know back then that More »

So you want to be an F1 photographer? – Part 1, How to Approach the Subject

This is the first part of a 3 part blog and covers how to approach the subject of Formula 1 More »

Mark Webber – A Man Revitalised

The 2011 season saw Mark Webber obtain his highest point total of his career. Mark Webber claimed 258 Drivers’ Championship More »

Bahrain Grand Prix – Race Review

After an interesting qualifying session it was for certain that the Bahrain Grand Prix was going to be an exciting More »

 

A Guide to Circuit de Monaco

The Monaco Grand Prix is almost unequivocal in terms of prestige. The location, the glamour and the importance of the race makes it one of the most significant sporting events in the world. The title of ‘Most Prestigious Race’ is reserved for only one of three; Indy 500, 24 Hours of Le Mans and finally,

How will the 2012 Championship be won?

The answer to this could not be more simple. Consistency. So far this season we have seen 5 different race winners and all of these have been in different cars. To demonstrate why I believe this, I shall look at the drivers who have been victorious so far this season. Jenson Button JB won the

F1: Three P’s And No Crystal Balls

Pastor: Stories swirling as usual after a good performance about the next big F1 star.  Most recently, Pastor Maldonado coming off his win in Spain is being hailed as the “real deal” and possible champion hopeful.  While it is true that Maldonado had the race of his career in Barcelona, one victory, a champion does

F1: Ferrari, Felipe And The Future

TWO.  This is the number of points amassed by the young Brazilian thus far in this young 2012 season which is only five races old.  Thus, two is also the number of points he has contributed for his team for the constructor’s championship.  This has the media and friends speculating at whether or not Massa will

Interview with ‘Kinda’ Eddie Jordan.

Probably all of us have Twitter and it would be no surprise for F1 fans to have David Coulthard (@therealdcf1) and Jake Humphrey (@mrjakehumphrey), but what about Eddie Jordan? Nope, this lovable character doesn’t have Twitter but the closest thing to him on there is the Kinda Eddie Jordan (@EddieJordan_F1) account created by William Carroll. The account is teeming

The Pains In Spain – Penalties, Tyres, Explosions And Fires

Round five of the Formula One championship, took us to beautiful Barcelona Spain to the Circuit De Catalunya where we had one very interesting weekend.  We couldn’t possibly have guessed the outcome of the race based on any of the times set in the free practice sessions.  Saturday Qualifying was equally as misleading. Sunday’s race was

Williams in Spain.

With four different winners at four different races, the Spanish Grand Prix didn’t look to be any different with Williams Pastor Maldonado on pole following a penalty for original pole sitter Lewis Hamilton. Maldonados’ team mate, Bruno Senna qualified seventeenth but went on to retire from the race because of an incident with Michael Schumacher.

Further thoughts on the Spanish Grand Prix… (Part 1)

At the Spanish Grand Prix, the F1 pecking order was completely muddled up once again, with Pastor Maldonado taking the chequered flag in his Williams, giving us our fifth different winning driver and constructor in the first five races.   The transformation of Pastor Maldonado How much has he matured since last season? At times,

Further thoughts on the Spanish Grand Prix… (Part 2)

The struggles of Button, Schumacher and Senna It can be argued that Jenson Button was extremely unfortunate with strategy in Spain. Midway through the race, when running behind Rosberg, McLaren told Button they would be switching to ‘Plan B’. It appears that Plan B was to use the option tyres midway through the race in

Catalunya… The Fans Verdict

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Formula One has finally landed in Europe for the first time in the 2012 racing calendar and it certainly made its presence felt. Not usually known for its overtaking or drama the Spanish GP can sometimes provide pretty static racing but the 2012 Grand Prix will certainly be remembered for some time. Free Practice 1,2

Maldonado Shines Under the Spanish Sun

Pastor Maldonado took a pole to chequered flag victory in Barcelona today, despite many thinking he wouldn’t be able to take the win. This marks Maldonado’s first victory, a Venezuelan’s first victory and the first victory for the Williams team in eight years. And what better way to do it than with not one but

2012 Spanish GP Results

Pos. Driver Team Points 1 Pastor Maldonado Williams 25 2 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 18 3 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 15 4 Romain Grosjean Lotus 12 5 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 10 6 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 8 7 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 6 8 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 4 9 Jenson Button McLaren 2 10 Nico Hülkenberg Force India

F1: SHOCKER – Hamilton To Start DEAD LAST

As I mentioned previously in one of my articles about Saturday’s qualifying session for the Spanish Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton stormed to Pole position but pulled off the circuit almost immediately.  It wasn’t certain whether the former champion ha a technical or mechanical issue but it was suspected that he may have run low or

Qualifying Is Over And Lewis Is On Pole In Spain

My God, what a qualifying session that was! Just like the others before it this season, qualifying in Spain threw up some many unexpected grid positions and I’m finding it quite difficult to digest it all! Looking at the front row Lewis Hamilton will be starting from the coveted pole position, despite not being fastest

Potential Shocks this Weekend

So Sebastian Vettel was fastest in FP3 and Hamilton did have his flying lap ruined when he came across Raikkonen and one of the HRT cars, but this weekend seems to have the real potential for a shock result. Pastor Maldonado (Williams), Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber) and Sergio Perez (also Sauber) were all in the top

2012 Spanish GP Qualifying Results

Pos. Driver Team Time 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 01:21.7 2 Pastor Maldonado Williams 01:22.3 3 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 01:22.3 4 Romain Grosjean Lotus 01:22.4 5 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 01:22.5 6 Sergio Perez Sauber 01:22.5 7 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 01:23.0 8 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull no time 9 Michael Schumacher Mercedes no time 10 Kamui Kobayashi

All Spanish for the Spanish Team

Spanish Grand Prix is about to witness history in the making come friday as the Spanish team, HRT, makes the way for another Spaniard in their home Grand Prix. Dani Clos, the official reserve for the Spanish outfit will have his hands full on the first of the practice sessions partnering his veteran team-mate Pedro

2012 Spanish Grand Prix Preview.

An in-depth look at this weekend’s Spanish Grand prix which will be held at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. The Track. The Circuit de Catalunya was built to coincide with Barcelona’s hosting of the 1992 Olympic Games but due to early completion the first race was held in 1991. In its early races, the

Mugello… The Fans Verdict

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  2012 has seen the return of an official in season test which was held in Mugello, Italy after the Bahrain Grand Prix in an attempt to fill the three week void. Fans were excited to see the return of the test as they believed it would be as interesting as the pre-season tests and

McLaren set to change to higher nose design in Spanish Grand Prix

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has said that the British team is likely to change its nose design from the original sloped one to a ‘boxer’s nose’ design in order to keep the front end high. The team tested this new design in the final afternoon session at the Mugello in-season test.The new nose that McLaren