F1 Insight
Formula 1 analysis and race pondering
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- Drivers
Controlling the Traction
After the Barcelona test, some of the drivers were asked how they felt about the lack of traction control in the cars for 2008. Their answers were quite revealing, perhaps giving a clue as to how each will fare in the…
- Politics
Engine Control by FIA
While Michael Schumacher was setting the speculators into a frenzy by setting fastest laps in Barcelona testing, Renault's Bob Bell was having a quiet moan about the standard ECU the teams will have to use in 2008. It…
- Races
Bernie and Cool Fuel
Sometimes I wonder if the people who run F1 know anything about the sport at all. Only today Bernie Ecclestone has commented on the cool fuel appeal in a way that makes it clear he really does not understand what it is…
- Opinion
Ross Brawn and Conspiracy
Everyone loves a good conspiracy theory. This is very obvious from the number of articles and posts on the net speculating on how Ross Brawn reached his decision to be employed by Honda instead of Ferrari. Reading them,…
- Teams
Honda Nabs Ross Brawn
Honda have announced that Ross Brawn will be their F1 team boss for 2008 and onwards. As regular readers will be aware, I hate to say "I told you so", but I did, way back when Ross first went on sabbatical at the end of…
- Politics
Renault's Turn to Face the Music
There is a certain irony in the news that the FIA has called Renault to answer charges of being in possession of McLaren intellectual property. Flavio Briatore was very loud in his condemnation of McLaren immediately…
- Teams
Alonso Sips at Red Bull
In spite of reports that the Spanish double champion is close to signing a deal with Renault , Red Bull continues to chase his services. Alonso's manager, Luis Garcia Abad, is reported to have met with Dietrich…
- Drivers
Rosberg and Nakajima for Williams
Williams has announced that their drivers for 2008 will be Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima. That seems a very sensible arrangement to me, putting an end to the speculation that Rosberg would go to McLaren and allowing…
- Drivers
Reflections on Ralf
I was thinking about Ralf Schumacher today, about how disastrous this season has been for him and how it may be his last. Although I have made the occasional joke about his poor performances of late, I do admit that…
- Drivers
Young Guns in Formula One
This was the year of the rookies, Lewis Hamilton being the most obvious and successful of them, but a crowd of hopefuls also making their mark in a sport that is slow to be impressed by new arrivals. Most of this…
- Drivers
Alonso Leaves McLaren
A part of the driver jigsaw for 2008 has fallen into place at last. This morning, it was announced that Fernando Alonso will be leaving McLaren ; no news yet of where he will be going or who will replace him, however.…
- Teams
Top Ten Teams
Now that the season is over, the reviews of 2007 are beginning to roll out and, amongst them, are the inevitable driver assessments. Patrick has done a very good Top Ten over at Motorsport Ramblings , so good in fact…
- Drivers
Team Mate Troubles
I see that Lewis Hamilton's biography, "My Story", (now there's an original title) is due to be released on November 5. Ignoring jokes about its brevity and so on, it might actually be quite interesting as a source of…
- Misc
A Formula One Blog with a Difference
As anyone who runs a Formula 1 blog knows, the most informed and accurate comments come from Alianora la Canta. Although she may sound like an Italian Countess, she is actually from Derbyshire in England and has the…
- Cars
Honda's Plans Revealed
Over at F1 Fanatic , Keith Collantine has reported that Honda has won the Greenies' Award for their favorite company of the year. This is all thanks to the (ahem) innovative color scheme for Honda's F1 car this year and…
- Politics
Max and the Engine Freeze
I am surprised at how little fuss there has been over Max Mosley's plan to have a total freeze on engine development for ten years . Apart from the obvious objection that this rather negates F1's claim to be the…
- Opinion
Thoughts of Bernie Ecclestone
I am very disappointed in Mr Bernard Ecclestone. This has very little to do with his latest silly statements and disappointment that Hamilton did not become champion, alhough these are symptomatic of how his only…
- Drivers
Hamilton Denies the Finger
Yes, folks, it's all about Lewis Hamilton's finger this week. Never were so many blogposts and comments devoted to one part of a Formula 1 driver's body as there have been to Lewis' wayward digit. Well, there was…
- Misc
Ron Dennis and the Net
For those few who make their living from the internet (like me) it is easy to become unrealistic as to the importance and impact of what we do. When day after day we spend our lives in a virtual world that feeds off…
- Championship
The Ice Man and Cool Fuel
I suppose it was inevitable in a season like this that the outsider going into the race should emerge as champion. And for once, it is a result that pleases everyone; even the Hamilton supporters being happy that Kimi…