Archive for May, 2010

The Monticello Motor Club, an exclusive destination resort in New York State, has reached a letter of intent to host a new United States GP. Full Article...

As most fans now know, Michael Schumacher was penalized 20 seconds (and pushed out of the points) for passing Alonso at the final corner of the last lap at Monaco.  It’s weird, since the F1 safety car had pulled into the pits, but the track had not gone green, caution lights were still on Full Article...

So, who cares?  Toyota won a grand total of zero GPs in eight years as an F1 constructor anyway.  (Jarno Trulli did grab one pole for the team, though.) Although Tadashi Yamashina, Toyota’s Senior Managing Director, broke down in tears when Toyoda held a press conference last year to Full Article...

Interesting statistics about 2010 Formula 1 pole positions, via Reuters. Full Article...

If you’ve never experienced the Tifosi — Ferrari’s obsessed Italian fans — you’ve got to do it at least once.   Full Article...

A tremendous photo of Michael Schumacher ascending the hill from St. Devote to Massinet during the 2010 Monaco Grand Prix. Via picapp. Full Article...

This is a wonderfully sublime retrospective by Richard Williams of the Observer. Monaco Grand Prix: The Race Where Heroes Are Made. The effect of unleashing two dozen racing cars on the streets of Monaco is like letting off a box of outdoor fireworks — rockets, roman candles, Catherine wheels, Full Article...

Mark Webber became the first Australian for 51 years — since Sir Jack (Blackjack) Brabbham in 1959 — to claim victory in the Monaco Grand Prix, spearheading a Red Bull Racing one-two and catapulting himself to the top of the championship standings. Full Article...