Safety in F1 – The ever moving target
Recent events at Spa have once again bought into question the safety aspect of Formula One, with many asking for the FIA to look into the use of closed cockpits. This however may not only be a question of safety but one of perception. Formula 1 has always been about open wheel and cockpit racing [...]
Interview with Paul Hembery from Pirelli
Paul Hembery is the face of F1′s tyre manufacturer Pirelli, he afforded the time to answer some of my questions in relation to this year and beyond. With EBD being banned at the start of the season was it difficult initially for Pirelli to assess how much degradation to build into this year’s tyres? PH: [...]
Technical: The rest of the season and beyond
Every season, mid way is the turning point of the season in terms of development. It’s the point at which a team will be in full swing of their own development path and/or will have already have converged on another teams design element or be ready to do so. This season has already seen most [...]
Technical Roundup of the Season so far
Spa entertains the 12th F1 race of the season (31st August - 2nd September) which puts us just past the half way point in the season. So far we have been privy to some of the best racing F1 has produced in decades. The reasons have been talked about in the past at length but [...]