Qualifying is ongoing at the moment, but shockingly Sebastien Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen were out in Q1. Worse still, Jenson Button is out of Q2, after putting in a poor performance. Heavy rainfall has blighted the weekend session, so no doubt tomorrow is going to be one hell of a race. Button has […]
Max Mosley And The ‘Loonies’
The current debacle over the future of Formula 1 racing has just got a little more stupid. Rather than trying to get to the bottom of the various issues (such as the budget cap) that are dictating which teams will be involved in the 2010 Grand Prix, things have now descended into name calling. In […]
F1 Wins, Not Points, To Decide Title
The Formula One world title will not be decided on points, but in fact be taken by the driver who wins the most races this season. Interestingly, were the rules in play last season, this would have meant that Lewis Hamilton would have been denied the title. The changes were decided after the FIA agreed […]
The McLaren Mercedes MP4-24
Unveiled by world champion Lewis Hamilton and his team-mate Heikki Kovalainen, the new MP4-24 bears little resemblance to its world championship-winning predecessor due to the introduction of a raft of new rules that have reshaped Formula 1 ahead of the 2009 season. Now featuring heavily revised bodywork, re-sculpted front and rear wings, slick tyres and […]
Ron Dennis Steps Down At McLaren
*image courtesy of The Telegraph* At the launch of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-24, Ron Dennis (McLaren Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Team Principal) announced that he would pass the role of Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Team Principal to Martin Whitmarsh (Chief Operating Officer, McLaren Group) on March 1st. Martin will therefore […]