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The ninety-second 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. Following on from the previous Caption Contest, Ollie has been able to track down exactly what happened with regards to the flurry of Nick-Captions and it appears that while feeling slightly bad for not being around for one of the most glamorous races of the year (although perhaps also one of the least interesting thus far), and after finding some funny images of lil’ Heidi, the devil orangutan on the left shoulder shouted louder than the angel orangutan on the right shoulder and BlogF1 went a little bit crazy for a while. But you have to admit though, this is pretty darn funny… Continue Reading

The ninety-first 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. I’m not entirely sure what is going on, but BlogF1 appears to have been taken over by Nick Heidfeld fans who are intent on publishing photos of the BMW driver in odd situations that would be ideal for captioning. Currently, Ollie is tracking down the perpetrator/s and thinks they might be located somewhere inside his own mind. While the investigations continue though, please feel free to pass the time by adding amusing lines to the image… Continue Reading

The ninetieth 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. I know, I know, Ollie’s actually posted something for the first time in almost two weeks! I apologise for the sudden silence, and I certainly wasn’t expecting the amount of emails and comments that were received and were all lovely and kind – thank you to all. I honestly didn’t think too many folks would notice – I guess I was wrong! Continue Reading

BMW have endured a miserable Bahrain Grand Prix, qualifying in thirteenth and fourteenth and spending the vast majority of the race running around at the back. It is the second race in succession that the Swiss-German squad have failed to score any points, and with the shift in domination leaning towards Brawn, Red Bull and Toyota, BMW cannot afford to lose too much ground to the front-runners. Updates for the F1.09 are apparently arriving in time for the Spanish race in a fortnight, but it could already be too late. Continue Reading

My apologies for the late arrival of this post, but here is a quick run down of the runners and riders from the Barcelona test that commenced yesterday. It was the first time that all the 2009 cars were on the same track together and while the times should still be taken with a pinch of salt, we can at last see who is doing what in comparison to others. And while Brawn GP enjoyed their first full day of testing, Nick Heidfeld set the pace in the BMW F1.09. Continue Reading

Despite thinking yesterday that testing was over and done with for this week, the teams have been developing their cars for a fifth day at Jerez in Spain. Renault and Force India left the circuit last night but Ferrari, McLaren, BMW, Toyota, Williams and Red Bull all remained and posted times once again. And so for the final day of the penultimate group test, BMW’s Nick Heidfeld took the honours of going fastest, ahead of Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton. Continue Reading

Yesterday I posed the question about Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa, and today I ask the same for Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica: who will come out on top in 2009? Looking at their 2008 form will suggest that Kubica will easily score better than his team mate, but as Raikkonen discovered, the second driver’s cars proved not to their liking. Let’s take a closer look and the German marque’s choice of talent in the cockpit. Continue Reading

BMW became the most recent team to unveil their 2009 challenger to the world, named the F1.09 and being photographed at the Valencia track in Spain. The team were on hand to talk about the new car and Robert Kubica was given the maiden drive as the Pole completed a few installation laps to ensure everything was working. Of course, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen the BMW F1.09, as the team have been testing an interim car for much of the winter. Continue Reading

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 Formula One car, is the pursuit of a challenge like Mark Webber’s triathlon-type competition worth the danger involved? Continue Reading

After much speculation all season that German driver Nick Heidfeld may be dropped from the race-winning BMW team, Mario Theissen announced on Monday that his driver line-up would remain unchanged for the 2009 campaign. The news puts an end to the rumour of Fernando Alonso joining the squad, and confirms Theissen’s faith in his loyal pilots. Theissen also confirmed Christian Klien as the squad’s test driver for next year as well. Continue Reading