Archive: February, 2009
Launches 2009: Force India VJM02 Makes Track Debut
Although among the last of the cars to be launched, Force India’s 2009 challenger, the VJM02, was given a shakedown at Silverstone earlier in the week. Today, photographs of the short test as well as some studio images that show the squad’s new livery have been spreading around the Internet. It is currently unclear as [...]
Williams Reveal Final 2009 Livery
Although it has been leaked twice already, Williams finally unveiled their 2009 livery at a media function held within the team’s factory in Oxfordshire a couple of days ago. The final version of the livery is quite different to what we have seen previously, the blue having been lightened a little. The car also featured [...]
Bridgestone Confirm Green Stripe On 2009 Tyres
Bridgestone, Formula One’s sole tyre supplier, has today confirmed how they will differentiate between the two compounds of rubber used at each grand prix this year. In previous seasons when the cars ran on grooved tyres, a white stripe was painted inside one of the indentations to mark the softer of the two. However, with [...]
Elio
For thirty minutes he lay there, motionless under the bright May sky, unconscious to the world and the lack of attention being given. Debris was strewn over the embankment like shattered glass, glimmering in the light but telling a far darker story. Drivers stood around with heads in hands. Marshals looked on in utter disbelief. [...]
Caption Contest: #79
The seventy-ninth 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. Here we have a photo depicting a conversation between Felipe Massa and his engineer Rob Smedley during a test session at the team’s Mugello circuit in Northern [...]
USF1 Announce Initial Plans For Formula One Entry
USF1 made their intent to compete in the 2010 Formula One World Championship official yesterday by speaking about their plans on Speed TV in America. Ken Anderson and Peter Windsor discussed how they see the team coming together, their plans for a European base as well as the factory in North Carolina and even spoke [...]
BBC 2009 Theme Inspiration
BBC-inspired introduction to 2009 F1 show.
Has It All Gone Pear-Shaped At Brackley?
When Honda first withdrew from Formula One back in early December of last year, the motoring company’s chiefs said they would do all they would to sell the squad on and keep the employees safe in their positions. Since then, the ride has been bumpy to say the least while there have been some optimistic [...]
