The Real Ron Dennis
Before I got involved in Formula One and joined McLaren, I knew very little about Mr Ron Dennis. I knew he was very wealthy, I knew he was very important in the sport and I knew he had very little hair. I imagined he must have a huge, futuristic office and sit in an enormous [...]
Singapore GP Review
“Everything is a little bit special here [in Singapore]. It’s a surprise in a way, because we haven’t been racing here for fifty years – Formula One hasn’t been racing here for fifty years – but it still feels like a real classic already.” Thus spoke Singapore Grand Prix victor Sebastian Vettel on Sunday evening, [...]
Paddock Life Monza Edition
Credit - McLaren Media Centre If one is so inclined, a life in Formula One is filled with opportunities to play as hard as you work. There are the party races, the home grands prix, and all the sponsored opportunities to crack open the wine and set out some canapés. As the last race [...]
Monza Review
Credit - McLaren Media Centre Monza review – Pitlane Magazine In Italy, motorsport is a religion. And in that religion Monza is a temple, testament to the glories of power and speed. For the motorsport fan, a trip to the Autodromo Nazionale Monza takes on something of the aura of a pilgrimage, of a quasi-spiritual [...]
F1 2012 – What’s gone, what’s still to come, and the seemingly never ending ‘silly season’.
Credit - Ferrari media As quickly as a new Formula 1 season seems to come, it is not long until drivers, teams and fans alike start to think about the coming season ahead. Take the 2011 season for example; Sebastian Vettel, driving for Red Bull Racing, won his second Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championship at [...]
Safety In Formula 1 – What Our Sport Has Become
Formula 1, it is a sport that has become loved by petrol heads the world over. The pinnacle in everything Motorsport; from the technology, power, innovation and speed. For the past 63 years it has become the place where fans can marvel at the feats of engineering that have gone on to surpass what [...]
Hamilton to Mercedes AMG F1 – Career progression, or green tinted glasses?
On Friday, September 28th 2012, literally months of rumours, stories and speculation ended as Mercedes AMG F1 team made the announcement the entire F1 world was waiting for – Lewis Hamilton has signed with the team for 2013, replacing Michael Schumacher, who is retiring from F1 for the second time. Lewis Hamilton, who has driven [...]
Rare Items From Eddie Jordan’s Personal F1 Collection For Sale
1st September 2012 - For immediate release Rare items from Eddie Jordan’s personal F1 collection for sale! Michael Schumacher’s first ever Formula One car and helmet to purchase online Genuine Jordan Formula One team podium trophies for sale Wow! It’s not every day that such an intriguing collection of pieces from the F1 history [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]