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On Brawn, Mercedes and Jenson Button
Lets face it. No matter what you may say, Jenson is a pretty talented individual. The fact is he is the world champion and such victories aren't easy to come by.So now, world title in hand, he jumps to McLaren. Given McLaren's sparkling end of year form some might say thats a pretty good move...
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Published 4 months ago

Situation Normal All F***ed Up
Well it didn't take long did it? Back in June during the British Grand Prix and at the height of the FOTA-FIA/FOM war, in order to appease fans, drivers and teams Bernie Ecclestone had stated a number of times that the British Grand Prix would remain and in fact could even remain at Silverstone....
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Published 4 months ago

Meet The New Boss
Same as the old boss-- The WhoWoe to us all.
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Published 5 months ago

End Of A Career
He may not be the "it" driver of the moment but I still rate him as the most talented driver on the current Formula 1 grid. Of course I am speaking of Kimi Raikkonen. I am saddened to see him right now. All the antics in the World Rally Championship just points to the fact that his heart is no...
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Published 7 months ago

BMW Withdrawal
After a some frenzied media reports last night it was confirmed today that BMW Sauber will withdraw from Formula 1 as of next season. At the moment, I have no great feelings of loss about this. Perhaps it will come in time. But of course the FIA has sprung into action immediately following BMW's...
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Published 7 months ago

Need More Be Said?
Well I guess you've heard it by now. All eight FOTA teams recently walked out of a meeting with the FIA on the 2010 rules. I'll leave it to you to read the articles in the Guardian and another in Pitpass. Should it come as a surprise?By any means possible, Max Mosley wants nothing more than to...
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Published 8 months ago

Hang The Traitors
While the world waits for Max Mosley's next move after exhibiting temper tantrums over some otherwise truthful snipes about him, lets consider the two treacherous teams who were expelled from FOTA in the last few weeks.One of them, Williams, have stated that they wish to be reinstated into FOTA....
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Published 9 months ago

The Dream Ends
For the record, I am bitterly disappointed by this outcome. This is only going to lead to more wars over the same issues in the future. Whilst Max has promised to leave, this is not getting rid of CVC. And given the regular and quick u-turns Max has made over the years and even over the last...
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Published 9 months ago

Givin Em What They Want
Just finished reading this great piece by Martin Brundle who recounts his experiences of the Silverstone circuit through the years. There's a great anecdote from Brundle about his first test of a Formula 1 car in a McLaren. Also present was Ayrton Senna and Stefan Bellof. Ayrton as ever in single...
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Published 9 months ago

Why I Think Its Not The Same
Many fear that any breakaway series will see the death of grand prix racing. Many point to the CART/IRL situation in America and say that Formula 1 is doomed to head in that direction where neither series had any clear advantage and in fact, both series suffered in the long run with lower...
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Published 9 months ago

So They DO Have The Minerals
I woke up happy this morning. Still in a slumber I stumbled straight to the laptop and lo and behold. A new breakaway series was announced. My eyes lit wide, I thought I was dreaming. I had been fully expecting the teams to cave in to Mosley's demands. They always do. But as I stated in my last...
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Published 9 months ago

No End In Sight
"You do prefer it this way, don't you, as it was meant to be? No peace in our time" -- General ChangNow take a look at the latest press release from the FIA:"Indeed, [FOTA] were not prepared to discuss [financial] regulation at all.""In default of a proper dialogue, the FOTA financial proposals...
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Published 9 months ago