Archive: November, 2008
BlogF1 2008: Two Breaks And Still Standing
BlogF1 has had an interesting year to say the least, and I thought it would be nice to recap some of the finest moments from the past eleven months or so in an end-of-season review. This will enable new readers to quickly see into the archives of what has been the busiest year on the [...]
BlogF1: 2008 Season Review Update
Believe it or not, BlogF1 has never done a season review before, or at least to the best of my memory I have never looked back at the championship in written form. There is a very good reason for this, which I will get to later in this post, but for 2008, I thought I [...]
Ferrari Give Local Talent A Formula One Experience
Ferrari have been giving a little back to their roots recently and have run four Italian motor-sportsmen in the past week at two test sessions. At their Mugello test track the 2008 constructors champions allowed MotoGP star Valentino Rossi another go in their Formula One machine, which of course resulted in a fair amount of [...]
Are The FIA Seeing Sense Over The Medals?
According to The Times newspaper this morning, the FIA are apparently not entirely convinced by Bernie Ecclestone’s latest idea of scrapping points and awarding drivers with medals for their performances in races next season. For 59 seasons the Drivers World Championship has been decided by the amount of points earned, but under Ecclestone’s new scheme, [...]
So About These Medals…
It couldn’t have escaped your attention that Bernie Ecclestone has a new idea that he thinks will encourage overtaking in Formula One. The idea centres around the way the winner and subsequent finishers are awarded their ultimate prize, currently points that go towards a grand total which eventually decides the finishing order of the championship. [...]
Caption Contest: #66
The sixty-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. Although I have a great photograph of Mark Webber submitted for the caption contest by regular reader and commenter Pink Peril, I think I will wait a [...]
BBC Confirm David Coulthard & Eddie Jordan For 2009
The BBC today announced that both David Coulthard and Eddie Jordan would be a part of their 2009 broadcast team, adding to the already signed and confirmed Martin Brundle. The news ends speculation about the make-up of the team and has generally been welcomed by fans of the sport in the United Kingdom. Also confirmed [...]
Should Drivers Compete In Potentially Dangerous Events?
With Mark Webber currently recovering from surgery following his broken leg in the Pure Tasmania Challenge, questions are going to asked by the teams and driver managers about the dangers drivers face when they take part in potentially hazardous events and sports during the off-season. With a Formula One driver’s primary role of driving a [...]
