Monthly Archives: January 2008

Has to be Alex Wurz on the itv-f1 website.. “I can assure you I am not here for the short term. In Formula 1 terms, that means medium to long term.” Genius. http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=41693

Or for that matter the present. Televsion is dying. The cost of distribution is exorbitant and more and more programs will be streamed over the Internet. The only thing that’s safe on television is live and interactive. So F1 is … Continue reading →

If you log on to autosport.com nowadays your eyes may be distracted by the flickering images that have appeared on the right. They now show video clips of recent news. Hopefully when the races start we’ll have some kind of … Continue reading →

So, Hamilton signs himself to McLaren for another five years. He says he wants to spend his whole F1 career there. Is this a good thing? He doesn’t know any other teams, and it appears he doesn’t want to. Schumacher, … Continue reading →

McLaren have always been about the persuit of perfection. They have always strived to go for the ultimate in speed and technology even at the expense of reliability. Mark Hughes in Autosport this week even manages to eek an admission … Continue reading →

Last week’s poll: Makes it look like Nakajima is the man to watch for 2008. And this week’s poll is all about Honda and Ross Brawn. We want to know how quickly we’ll see Ross work his magic at Honda.

Ron Dennis has been at the helm of McLaren for a seriously long time. In all but name the connection to Bruce McLaren’s team is nil. It is Ron’s team through and through. So why are people trying to get … Continue reading →

Robert Kubica has admitted that his greatest sporting hero is none other than Britain’s Ronnie “the Rocket” O’Sullivan. I think this is a smart move from a PR point of view. Usually drivers admire other drivers and that’s tricky. The … Continue reading →

There’s been a bit of a debate amongst the drivers about the removal of traction control. Usually the drivers all want things made safer – but the racers in them know that if they’re any good they might be able … Continue reading →

Alonso and Lewis decide to start new team together Super Aguri win first race Beards outlawed – Couthard unable to race Ralf wins world championship – Michael takes what he said back Mosley makes sensible suggestion What are your suggestions? … Continue reading →