The history of Formula One has seen ten seasons where there were three or more first-time winners, and having looked back at the most recent six, this is the third and final instalment, assessing the first four...
Archive - September 2008
Three First-Timers On A First-Timers Podium: Part II
A couple of days ago I set about looking back through the record books to see if the podium at the recent Italian Grand Prix had ever been achieved before. The particularly nice symmetry that adorned the Monza...
Jerez Test Days One & Two: BMW Top Both Sessions
The final test of the year got underway at Jerez in Spain yesterday, and for the first two days BMW have topped the tables. The first day only saw the Swiss-German team run with Honda and Williams, and all three teams...
Caption Contest: #56
The fifty-sixth 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. I know, two Red Bull pictures in a row, but Mark...
Fernando Alonso Still Believes In The Ferrari Dream
Late last week it was announced that Kimi Raikkonen would be staying at Ferrari through 2010, which news put paid to the end of Fernando Alonso’s dream of moving to Italy at the end of 2009. However, despite the...
Three First-Timers On A First-Timers Podium: Part I
In the comments to the previous post about the amount of first-time winners in any one season, Sidepodcast asked if there had been any time in the past that the Italian 2008 podium had been similar. The reason for...
One, Two, Three, Four, Five. Huh, No Six Yet?
I’ve been noticing a lot of curiosity on the Formula One websites, blogs and forums today, much of it centred around first time winners and maiden victories for teams. Given that Sebastian Vettel’s win has...
RBR vs. STR: Which Would You Sell?
Today’s post-race polling question centres around Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso, and the fact that Dietrich Mateschitz has – or intends to – put the team up for sale next year. The reason for...
Monza 2008: Sebastian Vettel Reminds Me Why Formula One Is Special
Saturday at Monza was a good day for Formula One; the on-track action allowed everybody to forget about the issues from Belgium, the weather had some fun with the teams and a likeable chap became the youngest ever pole...
Monza 2008: Race Result
After 22 starts and at the very tender age of just 21, Sebastian Vettel has dominated the Italian Grand Prix to win in changeable conditions and give the rest of the field a damn good thrashing. From start to finish...