Archive: January, 2006
Under Construction!
Please note:
Whilst BlogF1 is live, the site is still under construction.
You are more than welcome to comment on the posts made so far, or indeed any part of the site. But please bear in mind the site is still some time off being complete.
Many thanks,
Ollie.
Update: February 24th is when I will add various bits [...]
McLaren Releases New Car
Pedro De La Rosa, McLaren Mercedes’ experienced test driver and former Formula One racer, today became the first man to drive the new 2006 challenger – the MP4-21. McLaren’s new F1 car lapped the Barcelona circuit in 1m 18.252s, only beaten by Gary Paffett (also testing for McLaren) and and the flying Jacques Villeneuve in [...]
Silverstone Improvements
ITV-F1 is reporting that Silverstone is increasing its capacity for this years British Grand Prix.
As well as extending several grandstands around the Formula One circuit, they intend to build a new seating stand on the outside of Club corner. This will be along side the existing facilities and will help boost the circuits profile [...]
Industrial Espionage in F1
As I posted a couple of days ago, Damon Hill has gone on record as saying, “The essence of the sport has been diluted.” Speaking to F1 Racing and reported on ITV’s Formula One site, it is said that Damon feels corporate ethos emphasised by manufacturer control in F1 has robbed the sport of [...]
“The essence of the sport has been diluted.”
Damon Hill, 1996 F1 World Champion speaking in a recent interview.
I’m not going to plagiarise ITV-F1.com or F1 Racing magazine, but the source story is on ITV’s website, and F1 Racing hits the news-stands later this month. Generally speaking, Damon has given his views on Formula One to the aforementioned publication, and he appears [...]
Let The Bidding Commence…
And presumably, it is starting at approximately $24m!
There have been a lot of rumours flying around Formula One at the moment regarding the future of seven-times World Champion Michael Schumacher. Obviously, Schumacher is a key player in the drivers market, and with his Ferrari contract up for renewal at the end of this season; [...]
Formula One 2006 – Calendar
Only a little over two months from the start of the 2006 Formula One season, I thought I would publish the proposed calendar and give my predictions for the upcoming year.
March 12th – Bahrain, Sakhir
March 19th – Malaysia, Sepang
April 2nd – Australia, Melbourne
April 23rd – San Marino, Imola
May 7th – Europe, Nurburgring
May 14th – Spain, [...]
The Sport Of Heroes
What do I really think of Formula One?
I remember when I first watched a Grand Prix. It was the Hungarian race at the
Hungaroring in 1995. It was towards the end of the season, and everyone was hyped at the Schumacher vs. Hill battle. I can remember Hill putting a classic move on Schumacher going into [...]
