Daily #F1 News and Comment: Saturday 19th October 2013

This page will be updated throughout the day. Please if you are on Twitter press the tweet button below. If you re-write and tweet individual story headlines don’t forget to include #F1 Rossi to drive in FP1 in Austin (04:30) How to make friends and get elected (04:30) Williams go one better (04:30) Updated 14:20 The day … Read more

Daily #F1 News and comment: Friday 4th October 2013

This page will be updated throughout the day. Please if you are on Twitter press the press the tweet button below. If you re-write and tweet individual story headlines (tweeted) with links, please make sure you use #F1. Editor’s note 2014 F1 Winter Testing (09:57) Korea FP1 and FP2 (10:09) Sauber engine announcement (10:16) Renault break … Read more

Daily #F1 News and Comment: Monday 30th September 2013

This page will be updated throughout the day. Please if you are on Twitter press the press the tweet button below. If you re-write and tweet individual story headlines (tweeted) with links, please make sure you use #F1. Red Bull using illegal technology? (14:15) Lotus and Caterham to drop the Renault logo 14:34) Vettel boo pandemic: part … Read more

#F1 History: The story of the 1982 World Championship – Part I

Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler BlackJack’sBriefs 1982… and all that…! Part I Although turbo-charged engines had, at this time, been running for a few years the FIA allowed teams to run larger, normally-aspirated engines in direct competition with each other. Teams were fairly evenly split with each system while some tried both throughout the … Read more

Daily #F1 News and Comment: Thursday 22 August 2013

This page will be updated throughout the day. Please if you are on Twitter press the press the tweet button below. If you re-write and tweet individual story headlines (tweeted) with links, please make sure you use #F1. Kimi misses Thursday’s track walk due to “illness” 21:10 Ricciardo believes he will get equal status should … Read more

Formula One lagging behind with technology?

Brought to you by Adam Macdonald It is a commonly known fact that as we (as humans) develop more and more complex technologies for means of communication, we actually share less important information with each other.  One example of this is SMS messaging, where tone is taken out of what is said.  It’s virtually impossible … Read more

#f1 Days of our Lives: Episode 4 – Newey’s “Secret”’ Advisor

Our US network TV producer is now fully embracing his newly found love – 3 weeks old – of all things F1. He has now a team of writers working on his new baby, as he realises his audience know nothing of a global sport with half a billion viewers because it occurs predominantly outside … Read more

“TestGate”: Have the FIA been played?

“TestGate”: Games are afoot There are definitely games afoot in the intrigue over the ‘secret/private’ Pirelli test with Mercedes the week following the Spanish GP. This is unlikely to be a simple case of did or did not Mercedes break the rules. The backdrop to the story is as follows. Pirelli have been heavily criticised … Read more

Daily #F1 News and Comment: Sunday 2nd June 2013

This page will be updated throughout the day Ferrari rattled by FIA probe TJ13 reported yesterday that Ferrari were also under the disciplinary hearing committee’s microscope. However, Maranello appears to be irked by this turn of events. They like Mercedes performed a ‘secret’ test with Pirelli, the only difference being the car Ferrari supplied was … Read more

Daily #F1 News and Comment: Saturday 1st June 2013

FIA now target Ferrari There are a number of reports that Ferrari are now part of the FIA probe into illegal testing. The team have been asked to provide information to the authority about the test they undertook in Barcelona between the Bahrain and Spanish GP’s. There is confusion amongst the various commentators as to … Read more