Oliver WhiteDay one of the Barcelona test wound up earlier with wet weather interrupting many of the runs and hindering progress for the teams present. Currently, only Williams, Toyota, Red Bull and Renault are setting times with...
Archive - February 2008
Max Mosley: Unlikely To Quit Before 2009
In an interview with The Times Online on Sunday, Max Mosley took the time to discuss some of the recent proposals put forward by Formula One’s governing body in a bid to lower costs for the teams and further...
F12008: Force India
It almost seems an age since Jordan were gracing the circuits of the world, running around in their yellow liveries and sparking passion in many fans lining the track. Which is odd, considering it was only three years...
Formula One Chassis Designations
Following on from the McLaren post yesterday, which outlined why the Woking cars are named MP4-xx, I thought I’d quickly go through the grid and highlight the other letters and numbers used by the teams when...
The Meaning Behind McLaren’s MP4 Designation
For the whole time Ron Dennis has been hat the helm of McLaren, from 1980 onwards, the cars produced in Woking have been designated with the alpha-numeric sequence, MP4. The characters are then appended with the chassis...
How Long Should A Race Be?
Last year I tackled a difficult subject here at BlogF1, that being how Formula One is sometimes perceived as boring. The article went down quite well with fans and non-fans, and some great comments were left. A couple...
Racing Against Racism: A New FIA Initiative
The FIA, Formula One’s governing body and controller of a variety of other motor sports, is to launch a new campaign at the 2008 Spanish Grand Prix this year: Racing Against Racism. The new initiative comes in the...
Could There Be A Problem With Wet Weather Night Racing?
Has anyone considered what would happen if it rained during the Singapore Grand Prix this upcoming season? I wonder this following yesterday’s catch-up post when I realised how much night racing is being pushed at...
