Aerodynamics On Steroids
The level of aerodynamic complexity on the new Mercedes W06 front wing is astonishing, but reflects a disconcerting trend in F1 of orchestrating “the show” rather than genuine motor racing. Read More …
Tag: Ecclestone
F1A&G posts tagged Ecclestone
No Equalisation Or Gimmicks Needed
It’s astonishing that Infiniti Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner proposed after the season-opening Australian GP that FIA implement an “equalisation” mechanism to erase Mercedes AMG’s performance advantage. Read More …
F1 Teetering On the Brink of Crisis
Mario Andretti lays it on the line to F1, a sport with two teams in bankruptcy and at least three others hemorrhaging millions. Read More …
Bernie Ecclestone “Horrified” By Lack of Sound In F1
Bernie Ecclestone says he was “horrified” by the lack of sound from the 2014 F1 cars at Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix and has vowed to find a way of “making them sound like racing cars.” Read More …
Pit Wall Reprise
David Coulthard, Michael Schumacher, Mika Häkkinen and Rubens Barrichello pose with Bernie Ecclestone on the pit wall at the Hungaroring during the 2000 Formula 1 season, reprising a famous shot from 1987. Read More …
FIA Changes 2014 F1 Rules — But Keeps Double Points
Red Bull’s quadruple champion Sebastian Vettel, who won his fourth successive title last year with three races to spare, has called double points “absurd.” Read More …
Ecclestone Raises New Jersey Doubts
We sure hope this majestic setting overlooking the famed New York City skyline comes off as planned. America needs a second F1 race like the early 1980s. Read More …
Marussia Asks for Level Playing Field on F1 Prize Money
Marussia’s 2012 finish as the 11th of 12 Formula One constructors cost an estimated £35M because prize money, now 63% of profit from the sport’s £1.5B revenues, is still shared by the top 10 teams. Read More …
New Jersey F1 Race ‘Definitely On’
The promoter behind a plan to bring a Formula One race to the doorstep of midtown Manhattan — the Grand Prix of America — said Thursday that despite some bumps, the race is “definitely” on. Read More …
Ecclestone: ‘Everyone needs to agree’ to customer cars
Isn’t it time for customer cars to return to F1 in order to keep the costs down and innovation high? Read More …