Archive: December, 2006
Boxing Day Matinée: Grand Prix
John Frankenheimer’s Grand Prix (2 Disc Special Edition) [1966]. A true classic that was recently released on DVD.
Can Honda Challenge For 2007 Success?
I noticed a recent poll on ITVs F1 website which asks a question that usually gets asked at this time of year: Can Honda challenge the big guns in 2007 and win regularly? To be honest, the question is usually answered already by Honda themselves, as the hyping-up of the Japanese teams potential success in [...]
2009 Rules & Regulations
Please note this post was written in 2006 and is therefore out of date.
It seems too far into the future to be discussing the 2009 championship, but in reality it is only two years away, and while much may change in that time, the make up of the season is already beginning to take shape, [...]
Adrian Sutil Gets Spyker Seat
Spyker Formula One team has just announced their lineup, completing the grid for the 2007 season and ending months of speculation. The young German Adrian Sutil will partner Dutch driver Christijan Albers in the recently purchased team, and thus Tiago Monteiro will not be competing next year.
Monteiro was expected to fill the vacant seat [...]
Poll: Who Will Win 2007 Australian Grand Prix?
As the poll votes near the 100 mark, I thought I would take a look at the results thus far and see what peoples expectations are for the upcoming 2007 Australian Grand Prix. All the teams (except Spyker) were out in force in late November and early December, testing various parts and acclimatising themselves [...]
Slow News Day
As you can probably tell by skimming around the F1-related websites, news is slow-coming today. But one particular post caught my eye and after reading it, deserves a mention to others. The post was made today – the anniversary of Fernando Alonso’s shock announcement that he will drive a McLaren in 2007. [...]
A Little Insight Into Me
I thought that it was now time (having been around for nine or so months) that you guys – my valued and much loved readers – should get a little insight into just who I am. After all, I realise that it is nice to put a face to a name and gain some [...]
Stoddart Joins ChampCar
Australian Paul Stoddart – who ran the Minardi team for a few years – has officially entered the American ChampCar series under the name Minardi Team USA. This rumour of Stoddart entering motorsport again has been running for a while now, but today it was announced that Paul has purchased a controlling interest in [...]
