Archive: Oliver White
Monza Retains Italian Grand Prix Until 2016
The Autodromo Nazionale di Monza has successfully negotiated an extension to its contract to host the Italian Grand Prix, pushing the deal from its previous 2012-end to 2016. The news comes after Bernie Ecclestone had openly discussed the possibility of the event moving to a street circuit around the city of the country’s capital, Rome. [...]
How The Records Could Fall In 2010
We may potentially have four teams vying for the world championship this year, and with a strong field of drivers looking competitive, combined with the extra races and a change in points system, a number of Formula One records are looking set to fall this season. Furthermore, with the return of Michael Schumacher, some records [...]
Caption Contest: #105
The one-hundred-fifth 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. Despite enduring a difficult year in 2009, Fernando Alonso still managed to maintain a good following from fans the world over, as evidenced recently in the test [...]
Daily Debate: (How) Should The Rules Be Changed To Prevent Processional Races?
Although Fernando Alonso led home a one-two finish for Ferrari yesterday afternoon, all the talk today is of the spectacle of Formula One and how the Bahrain International Circuit provided a less-than-exciting grand prix. Team chiefs are suggesting improvements that could be made and even some of the drivers are getting annoyed at the constant [...]
Nick Fry Adds Voice Of Concern Over Processional Races
Following the concerns about the spectacle of Formula One from McLaren chief and FOTA chairman Martin Whitmarsh yesterday, Mercedes Grand Prix CEO Nick Fry has added his voice to the discussion, mirroring those of Whitmarsh. Fry believes the teams need to all get together to discuss potential changes to the rules in order to spice [...]
Bahrain 2010: Your Thoughts…
Before I begin, I should point out that this is a as it comes from my fingers post. As in, I’m kinda making this up as I go, but a thought just popped into my head and I have decided to run with it. I should also point out, the Pinot Grigio as been running [...]
Bahrain 2010: Fantasy Racers Update
A new year, and a new Fantasy Racers contest is upon us. With the changes to the format for 2010, I have chosen to only run two teams, each employing one of the given strategies. And not really knowing quite what was going to happen in the opening race, I hedged my bets on driver [...]
Drivers Protest Over Grid Access Refusal For Physiotherapists
When Martin Brundle took to the grid this morning for his inaugural grid-walk of 2010, the former driver warned viewers that there would be very few drivers lurking about. Brundle went on to explain that in a strange decision by the powers-that-be, the physiotherapists who look after the drivers have had their access passes revoked. [...]
