Top Gear’s Senna Preview
The long-awaited documentary Senna is set to be released in the UK on June 3. Now the new Top Gear Magazine, on sale May 18, offers a free preview Senna DVD. Read More …
Month: May 2011
Texas Lawmakers Say State Cannot Afford F1
The group behind bringing Formula One racing back to America next year — which has audaciously named its very much under-construction track the “Circuit of the Americas” — is facing fresh criticism from skeptics who say the cash-strapped state of Texas cannot afford the ambitious scheme. Read More …
Three Ferraris for Felipe
Felipe Massa was selected to be the protagonist of a video, available only on www.ferrari.com (no embedding permitted, apparently), where Felipe drives his 2011 Ferrari 150° Italia, a 458 Challenge and a 458 Italia, chosen Read More …
New Rules Make F1 “More exciting” — Hamilton
2008 World Champion Lewis Hamilton dismisses criticisms that rules changes this year have led to too much overtaking in Formula 1. “Anything that makes the racing more exciting should be applauded…” Read More …
Qualifying Matters, Differently
Qualifying plays a determining role in the outcome of F1 races, even if in a different way to what happened in the past. Read More …
Turbo Fire
Ayrton Senna (Lotus-Renault) during the 1986 Brazilian Grand Prix, Jacarepagua Circuit, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 23 March 1986. Courtesy of Tanya’s F1 Nostalgia album via Photobucket. Read More …
DRS Officially Allowed At Monaco
FIA race director Charlie Whiting informed F1 teams that DRS will be allowed in the Monaco GP after all, probably on the pit straight rather than through the tunnel and into the nouvelle chicane. Read More …
Vettel Dominates In Istanbul
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel cruised to victory in the Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday, clinching his third win of the season ahead of teammate Mark Webber to extend his lead in the standings. Read More …
Desert Sunset
I love this late afternoon shot of Rubens Barrichello driving his Williams at Abu Dhabi in 2010. From Rubens’ official site. Read More …
Button Tops Turkish GP Practice
Jenson Button was fastest in practice for Sunday’s Turkish GP, admitting he’d been taking driving lessons from his girlfriend. An interesting concession from a Grand Prix driver, wouldn’t you say? Read More …