Bernie Is Ruining the Sport

The history of Formula 1 has always been typified by a commitment to cutting-edge technology, but in the context of a sport that respects its traditions and memories. So F1 impresario Bernie Ecclestone’s recent and emphatic suggestions that the series’ so-called “traditional circuits” — Monza, Silverstone, Spa and the like — are threatened, are jarring and inconsistent with the spirit of F1. Read More …

Second USGP or Backup?

Just more than a month after it was announced that there will be a United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas in 2012, Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has hinted that a second race may take place in the country and that his favorite circuit designer Hermann Tilke is currently in New Jersey investigating the possibility. Read More …