The 2009 Formula One championship is getting increasingly interesting as each session of each weekend passes. Initially it was Brawn that surprised, promptly followed by the pace of the Red Bull cars in round three. And...
Archive - April 2009
Bahrain 2009: Qualifying Result
Round number four in the 2009 Formula One Championship is in full swing with qualifying deciding the starting grid for tomorrow’s race. From free practice, the Red Bull drivers of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber...
Bahrain 2009: Live Qualifying Notes
Following the relative success of typing up the race notes live for the Chinese Grand Prix, I thought I would extend this to the qualifying session for the Bahrain Grand Prix. This may not go as well as the Qualifying...
Bahrain 2009: Friday Practice Two
Nico Rosberg ended Friday’s running at the top of the tables, completing 36 laps on his way to a time 0.2s clear of second fastest driver Fernando Alonso. The Williams pilot has been impressing in Free Practice...
Bahrain 2009: Friday Practice One
Round four of the 2009 Formula One World Championship got underway earlier today with the first practice session at the Sakhir circuit. Like in Shanghai last weekend, the McLarens are showing revitalised pace with Lewis...
Caption Contest: #87
The eighty-seventh 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. This week we have another reader-submitted photograph...
Vettel: I Name Thee Kate’s Dirty Sister
Something slightly quirky that came out of the Chinese Grand Prix weekend was the fact that eventual race winner Sebastian Vettel names his cars. This all came about when a photo was released showing a make-shift...
Shanghai 2009: Adrian Sutil Should Avoid Walking Under Ladders
Poor Adrian Sutil. What does the man have to do to score a point in Formula One? The German driver has come so close on occasion to achieving the impossible that surely he deserves just a little bit of luck. Each time...
Shanghai 2009: Was The National Anthem Wrong On Today’s Podium?
As the top three finishers stood proudly on the podium, Sebastian Vettel took delight in mouthing the words to the German national anthem. Vettel took Red Bull’s maiden win earlier today, just as he did for...
The Second ‘Are Ferrari In Serious Trouble?’ Post
Just as I did following the Malaysian Grand Prix two weeks ago, I once again feel compelled to discuss the hopeless start to Ferrari’s 2009 championship campaign. As reigning constructors champions, with one of...