Spa Is Not The Only Major F1 Attraction This Weekend
Spa is not the only major attraction in the F1 world this weekend …..Many a Formula One fan knows that Spa re-ignites the passion all petrolheads have, as the 24 V8-powered, fuel and rubber-burning creatures that inhabit the world of F1, take to the Ardennes Forest once again, with all looking for pride and glory. [...]
Mika Hakkinen - Exclusive Interview With Pitlane Magazine
In an exclusive interview with Pitlane Magazine Mika talks about his life post racing, looks back at his F1 career and gives his thoughts on current motor racing. DC - What are you up to these days? MH - In my business life I am an ambassador for Mercedes Benz which takes up a [...]
Spa Preview
So it’s that time again, pack up your swimming trunks and throw away your sun cream. The holidays are over and that can only mean one thing, Formula One is back. It’s been a long five weeks since the chequered flag fell on Lewis Hamilton in Hungary but after a well earned break Formula One [...]
Sheikh Salman Al-Khalifa Interview
One of the big talking points of the 2012 season has been whether the Bahrain Grand Prix should have gone ahead. In the build up to the race many people were against the race going ahead but after much speculation the race went ahead and was an action packed grand prix. In an exclusive [...]
Kimi Raikkonen - The King Of Spa
Image Copyright - Lotus F1 Team The “King of Spa” Kimi Räikkönen and his return to Spa-Francorchamps after two year Formula 1 Hiatus The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium is a race-track steeped in motorsport history dating back to 1922. Its 4.352 mile, 20 turn track winds through the forest of Francorchamps allowing [...]
Michael Schumacher - 300 and Counting
Image Copyright - Mercedes AMG F1 Media Michael Schumacher – 300 and counting..! Schumacher, MSC, Schumi, Schuey, Schu, The Rain King, The Rain Master, Regenkönig and Regenmeister – these are just a few of the nicknames seven-time Formula 1 Drivers’ World Champion Michael Schumacher has obtained since his F1 career which started back [...]
Lewis Hamilton - Insight From Someone Who Worked With Him
Image Copyright - McLaren Sunday morning’s for F1 teams in 2006 were generally slow and tedious. With cars normally ready to go, other than a spot of pit stop practice we had nothing much other than GP2 action on the garage tv’s to keep us entertained before things got busy after lunch. At the [...]
Driver Changes - Success or Failure
Image Copyright - Lotus F1 Team media Driver Changes – Success or Failure? For the 2012 season, nine drivers (not including Narain Karthikeyan) lined up in new seats for season. With half of the season gone, which moves have produced the goods and which haven’t worked out. Paul Murtagh looks at the driver [...]
Teams’ Half Way Report
Image Copyright - Red Bull Racing media - 2012 In some ways it’s just as well that this season features a five week summer break. For unpredictability and competitiveness it’s difficult to think of a previous F1 season that matches it. The mid-year moratorium is a good opportunity to take stock of who’s [...]
F1: Monza - High Speed, Low Downforce And No Bullshit
Image Copyright - Allianz Nowhere is the air more electric on a GP weekend. Nowhere are emotions higher than at the home of the Tifosi. The British Grand Prix might, by many accounts, be the closest in terms of sheer motorsport passion, however, there is just something absolutely magical if not mystical about [...]
Why I’ll welcome Pat Symonds back to F1
If you have ever been to the annual Autosport Show in Birmingham you’ll be aware that a frequent feature is that various F1 luminaries do question and answer sessions for the gathered fans in attendance. It was while at one such event at this year’s show that I overheard the following exchange between two fans in [...]
The History Of Spa Francorchamps
Spa Francorchamps – A Blast from the Past Ask the current Formula One drivers to name the most challenging circuit on the calendar and you can be sure that a good proportion will give the answer as Spa. It is no exaggeration to call Spa Francorchamps, the extraordinary circuit in the Ardennes [...]
Taken Before Their Time - Greg Moore
“I regret to announce that driver Greg Moore has been pronounced dead at Loma Linda hospital. He died of massive head and internal injuries. He was pronounced dead at 21 minutes past 1 o’clock.” These were the words of a sombre Dr Steve Olvey outside the medical centre at Fontana raceway, on 31st October [...]
Stefan Bellof – F1’s Great Lost Talent?
Germany has produced a fair few great racing drivers over the years. The current world champion, Sebastian Vettel, can certainly lay a claim, as can – of course – Michael Schumacher. Indeed, there are many who will tell you that Michael is the ‘best ever’; that’s entirely subjective, and without wanting to raise an argument, [...]
Pirelli - 140 Years And Still In Control
Image Copyright - Pirelli Media There are many that don’t know much about the Italian tyre manufacturer known as Pirelli. Perhaps now is a good time to take a quick look back in time, as we flip through some of the pages of the early chapters of this company’s history. Chapter one sees the [...]
Sir Jackie Stewart Exclusive Interview
Sir Jackie Stewart on Safety in F1, the 2012 Season and More There are few individuals who have enjoyed an association with Formula One as lengthy as that which Sir Jackie Stewart can lay claim to. The personable Scot is one of the best known figures in motor racing, and is not afraid to [...]
Alan Jones Speaks To Pitlane Magazine
Straight talking Aussie Alan Jones is the 1979 Formula 1 world champion. The winner of 12 out of his 117 races Jones had a successful career driving for Hesketh, Hill, Surtees, Shadow, Williams, Arrows and Haas Lola. Since retiring from racing Jones has been a commentator, A1 GP team boss, F1 driver steward and [...]
Peter Windsor Exclusive Interview
Peter Windsor has done it all in F1, journalist, broadcaster, team manager, marketing manager, pitlane reporter, technical office head in an F1 career spanning 4 decades, he is now the host of popular online F1 show The Flying Lap . Peter very kindly agreed to answer some questions for Pitlane Magazine 1) One of [...]
Derek Warwick Exclusive Interview
Derek Warwick is one of the most liked and respected drivers ever to drive an F1 car, though he never won a race in F1 due to mostly being in the right team at the wrong time Derek had massive success in sports cars. Since retiring as a driver he has been a successful businessman, [...]
Darren Heath Exclusive Interview
Darren Heath is one of the most respected and experienced Formula One photographers in the world. He very kindly agreed to answer some questions for Pitlane Magazine. 1) what advice would you give someone with ambitions to be a motorsport/F1 photographer? I think the best thing aspiring F1 photographers can do is concentrate on [...]