It looks like after many years there are no pay drivers on Formula 1 grid. Their last sanctuary disapeared when Vijay Mallya took over Spyker F1. The last proper pay driver – Christijan Albers – left the grid even earlier. Not (as he should) because of his mediocre performances, but because his sponsor stopped sending [...]
2009
Mike Conway and Honda – Is he betting on wrong horse ?
Mike Conway did not do himself any harm by winning his first GP2 in Monaco last weekend. The tabloid talk about Conway and F1 has already begun. Does he have realistic chance to race in Formula 1 anytime soon ?
Conway’s current F1 connection is with Honda. He is part of the Honda Young Driver [...]
2008
Mosley and the clubs – Mosley’s Letter
The judgment day is getting closer and Max Mosley saga is heating up. Yesterday a letter from Franco Lucchesi (FIA Deputy President for Automobile, Mobility and Tourism) to all titular members of the World Council for Automobile Mobility and Tourism revealed that Mx Mosley refused a compromise solution to the whole mess surrounding FIA and [...]
2008
Renault – Present or future ?
Renault have admitted they are facing a dilema whether to keep improving this year’s car or shift the focus to development for next season. Pat Symonds:
“It is always difficult and the level of difficulty depends on two major factors – one is where you are sitting in the current championship, how threatened you are and [...]
2008
Has Robert Kubica become a genuine title contender ?
He does not have the best car on the grid. He is still waiting for his maiden Formula 1 win. But with third of the season gone, he sits in 4th place of the drivers championship only 6 points behind the leader Lewis Hamilton.
1. Lewis Hamilton – 38
2. Kimi Raikkonen – 35
3. Felipe Massa – [...]
2006
Flashback – Kubica and Vettel, Conway and Sutil
There were some impressive performances in Monaco last weekend. Robert Kubica, Sebastian Vettel and Adrian Sutil in Formula 1, Mike Conway in GP2. Here are podiums from Macau GPs in 2005 and 2006.
Coincidence or do these guys really know how to handle cars on tight street tracks ?
2008
2008 Monaco F1 GP – Helmet Specials
Monaco GP has some history of special helmets and liveries. Here is recap of four special helmets I noticed this year – the diamond helmets of McLaren drivers, Monaco flag and track map helmet of Nelson Piquet and 200 race anniversary helmet of Giancarlo Fisichella.
2008
Monaco 2008 – Force India Fly Kingfisher Party
Looks like Sonia Irvine’s Amber Lounge parties have serious competition from Vijay Mallya . Here are some photos from Fly Kingfisher Party in Monaco 2008, including again DJ Sakon Yamamoto (after his success in Istanbul).
2008
2008 Monaco F1 GP – Wolf’s Race Review
It has been suggested several times that the surest way how to secure an exciting F1 race is to sprinkle the track with water. It looks like we had just about the right amount of water to create an exciting race. We had changing weather, we had changing strategies, we had the top drivers making [...]
2008
92th Indy 500 – Win for Scott Dixon
It was Monaco GP for Formula 1 fans yesterday. Across the Atlantic it was the day of another classic race – the 92th Indianapolis 500. I watched the race for a while from around lap 46 to lap 100. Most of that time the race was behind the pace car and pretty much nothing was [...]
2008
2008 Prediction Game Round 6 Results – And the iPod goes to …
Not the easiest race to predict but still, some very respectable scores. Here are the results of Round 6:
18 – Kaylen
17 – Klokan, deaddogsmoking , zblkhwk, Rob The Flying Dutchman
16 – Steve Robertson, Ben, Queen Bee, igi
15 – Ozzi, stew, kotenok, brabhamburger, shaun, xxMarinaxx, Arnel
14 – nieuwe , blazena, fantoci, Rich
13 – F1Wolf, mcw3, Ram, Fisheye, Luis [...]
2008
2008 Monaco F1 GP – Race result – Win for Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton won the incident filled Monaco Grand Prix ahead of Robert Kubica and the pole setter Felipe Massa. Sebastian Vettel scored his first points of the season, Rubens Barrichello his first points since 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix. Adrian Sutil was robbed off excellent 4th place finish after out of control Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen [...]
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