Just 24 hours after the world saw the second 2009 Formula One car to be unveiled, today is the turn of McLaren. With the wraps being taken off at the team’s Woking factory, Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen...
Archive - January 2009
Toyota’s Livery Development: 2002 – 2009
Toyota’s livery is often the centre of many jokes in the media, primarily the blogs and offbeat sites, but also occasionally in the mainstream as well. In the eyes of the motor company’s executives, it is...
Launches 2009: Toyota Unveil The TF109
In an exclusively online ceremony, Toyota took the wraps off their 2009 challenger this morning, named the TF109 and sporting a striking resemblance in livery to the previous seven Toyotas. The Cologne-based team were...
Caption Contest: #73
The seventy-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. This week we have a special photo to caption. Not...
Will 2009 Be The First Time Only One Briton Competes?
The 2009 season could mark the first time a championship has only featured one British driver. From the sport’s beginnings back in 1950, the Formula One World Championship has attracted many Britons and never...
If Saved, Honda Could Get Mercedes-Benz Power
As suggested in yesterday’s post about Ferrari rejecting requests from Ross Brawn to supply engines to the team for 2009, Mercedes-Benz are considering teaming up with the squad. Mercedes currently supply (and...
Happy Third Birthday, BlogF1
Today marks the third birthday for BlogF1, the domain having been registered on Friday, 13th January, 2006. It’s amazing to think what has happened in the past three years, both within the sport and with the site...
FIA Confirm 2009 Championship Entry List
Yesterday the FIA confirmed the teams and their drivers who have officially entered the 2009 Formula One World Championship. There are no surprises and three seats are yet to be filled. The FIA included Honda in the...
2009 Championship Predictions: Part II
Following on from the vague predictions regarding the top five teams competing in the 2009 Formula One World Championship, we now turn our attention to the other half of the grid for my ’09 predictions. 2008 saw...