Silverstone, the current home of the British Grand Prix, has announced plans to build another grandstand at the circuit, adding a further 2,200 seats for fans of motor sport and visitors to this summer’s race. The...
Archive - March 2008
Congratulations To Pedro & Maria
Pedro De La Rosa and wife Maria have just become parents to their third child. Luna was born in Zurich with Pedro taking time off from his testing duties with McLaren to be with his wife and family. Luna is the De La...
Why Aren’t The Media All Over The Mosley Story?
Some say that Max’s private life is just that, and what the president of the FIA gets up to in the bedroom should remain there. Others feel that the potentially racist overtones from the recently alleged...
Max Mosley Makes The Front Page
Formula One’s head honcho made the front page of this morning’s News Of The World tabloid. The story has certainly shocked many, but it needs to be said that the News Of The World is hardly a respectable...
Qualifying Gets Another Tweak
The FIA have announced yet another tweak to the process of deciding the grid for each race. The change comes about after the dangerous scenario that presented itself in Malaysia last weekend when Nick Heidfeld and...
Bridgestone Ready To Test Three Slick Tyre Compounds
With slicks hopefully making a comeback next year, Formula One’s sole tyre supplier Bridgestone have been trying to alleviate fears that the loss of tyre-warmers next season may affect the pace of the cars when...
BlogF1 In The Sunday Times
Of all the newspapers available for me to read, I normally plump for The Sunday Times. There are a variety of reasons why, but mainly because I find it generally unbiased (though only in comparison), features some great...
Eddie Jordan: Still Causing Mayhem In Formula One
Former team owner Eddie Jordan may not have been around for a few years, having sold his squad to Midland in 2005, and since seen it passed around like a bad cold to Spyker and now to Vijay Mallya. But it seems as...
Is Alonso Getting A Case Of The Trullis?
Fernando Alonso appears to be getting a case of the Trullis this week. Like Toyota’s lead driver Jarno Trulli, Alonso appears to be shifting his mood each day, going from frustrated on Tuesday to understanding his...
Caption Contest: #33
The thirty-third photograph to feature in BlogF1’s caption contest. You know the drill, think of something funny and witty to say and leave it as a comment below. Here Martin Brundle and Michael Schumacher have...