Roger Williamson died on this day in 1973 at the tender age of 25. Roger had been participating in the Dutch Grand Prix held at the Zaandvort circuit as a rookie who was gaining experience in a borrowed March 731. He...
Archive - July 2006
Oliver WhiteVacation & Improvements
I have just left on vacation, so I’m afraid there will be no posts for the next 14 days (with the exception of one pre-published article). But, when I return, I should be all refreshed and energised and all…...
Bonneville 400: So Close!
The Bonneville 400 attempts got ever closer on Wednesday when Alan van der Merwe broke the 400kph barrier, setting a speed of 400.459kph at 0721 on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Unfortunately, to officially set the...
Bonneville 400 Sets Record
Honda have succeeded in setting a new land speed record for a formula one car. In a race-legal 2005 BAR-Honda, Alan van der Merwe clocked a speed of 220.571mph, completed over two runs of a measured mile on Bonneville...
Magny Cours: Race Result
1. M. Schumacher – Ferrari 2. Alonso – Renault 3. Massa – Ferrari 4. R. Schumacher – Toyota 5. Raikkonen – McLaren 6. Fisichella – Renault 7. De La Rosa – McLaren 8. Heidfeld...
Magny Cours: Qualifying Result
1. M. Schumacher – Ferrari 2. Massa – Ferrari 3. Alonso – Renault 4. Trulli – Toyota 5. R. Schumacher – Toyota 6. Raikkonen – McLaren 7. Fisichella – Renault 8. De La Rosa...
Qualifying Changes
The F1 French Grand Prix will see two changes made to the qualifying format. These changes have been made to hopefully improve the session and minimise the initial lack of action in session three. We shall see if it has...
Magny Cours: A Bit Of History
Since 1991, the French Grand Prix has been held at Circuit de Nevers at Magny Cours, deep in rural France. The circuit has staged a Formula One race every year since ’91. The circuit was built in 1960 by Jean...
PDLR To Replace JPM ASAP
Pedro De La Rosa – McLaren‘s experienced test driver – is to replace the outgoing Juan Pablo Montoya for this weekends French Grand Prix. It was announced on Sunday that Montoya would be leaving...
Allen On The Beeb?
Although F1 will probably not return to the BBC (for UK viewers and those ‘lucky’ enough to get their feed from ITV) for a number of years yet, regular reader and commenter Desmond has asked what would the...
