Book review of the legendary Frank Williams
2009-09-18 WindTunnel
Berthold Bouman
Bouman gives a sneak peek into Maurice Hamilton's lastest book, this one on Frank Williams ... Read the article >
The inconvenient truth
2009-04-10 WindTunnel
Berthold Bouman
McLaren lands in hot water again, this time Hamilton's reputation is under question ... Read the article >
Flashback: Malaysia 1999
2009-04-02 WindTunnel
Patrick Reilly
Malaysia hosted Formula One for the first time in 1999 in a spectacular setting with a race to remember ... Read the article >
F1 not even close to former glory
2009-01-24 Write Line
Hans Fohr
Hans Fohr agrees with Berthold Bouman's commentary, but is not optimistic of the return of the glory days ... Read the article >
No more silly changes
2009-01-05 Write Line
John McNally
Our readers are suggesting the time for irrational change is over ... Read the article >
Is F1 still worth the effort?
2009-01-03 Write Line
Jerome Matula
Our readers agree with Berthold Bouman's sentiments about F1 ... Read the article >
Heidfeld hoping for 2009 title battle
2008-12-31 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Nick Heidfeld and BMW will be satisfied with nothing less than a battle for the championship in 2009 ... Read the article >
Bravo! Bravo!
2008-12-31 Write Line
Len Lesch
Len Lesch agrees with Berthold Bouman's proposal to leave well enough alone ... Read the article >
Never change a winning formula
2008-12-30 WindTunnel
Berthold Bouman
Berthold Bouman pleads for the FIA to not fix what isn't broken ... Read the article >
KERS with capacitors?
2008-11-14 Write Line
Howard Russo
Could capacitors provide a viable option for KERS? Read the article >
An objection to J.K. Thompson
2008-10-25 Write Line
Jane Wilkins
A defence of British F1 fans foremost, and of Lewis Hamilton Read the article >
Ferrari International Assistance?
2008-09-08 Write Line
Josee Poirier
Our readers are not impressed by the post-race penalty to Lewis Hamilton ... Read the article >
Didier Pironi: French fire and ice
2008-08-14 In the Mirrors
Nasir Hameed
Didier Pironi was on his way to becoming the first-ever French world champion in 1982 when it all went wrong ... Read the article >
Who KERS, and why?
2008-08-12 WindTunnel
Terry Pearce
Terry Pearce digs into the who, what and why of KERS, and what we should expect to see in 2009 ... Read the article >
The rise of BMW
2008-06-18 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Kubica and BMW Sauber reached the top step in Canada, the reason behind the victory ... Read the article >
Who’s your money on?
2008-03-06 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
The new season is knocking on the door, so who really is the odds-on favorite ... Read the article >
Heidfeld and BMW exceed expectations
2007-12-23 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Ms. Reynolds notes that the surprise of the season was Heidfeld and his BMW team ... Read the article >
A season of highs and lows
2007-12-01 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Ms. Reynolds reflects on the 2007 season, one of spy games, controversy, penalties and good racing ... Read the article >
Send in the clowns
2007-08-14 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
After all the goings on of the last couple of months anyone who is not a follower of Formula One could be forgiven for thinking that it is actually a circus, not motor racing ... Read the article >
The fab four
2007-06-07 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
The early contenders for the World Championship have emerged, read Nikki's take on who the fab four are ... Read the article >
Is it that time already?
2007-03-09 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
2007 - a new season, high expectations and perhaps this year even more potential for surprises ... Read the article >
More motivation for Christijan Albers
2007-02-10 On the Kerbs
Nikki Reynolds
Christijan Albers is looking good in orange for the 2007 season ... Read the article >
Ferrari versus Alonso
2007-02-02 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
When one looks at the odds on the 2007 championship fight ... Read the article >
Scott Speed aims to fly high
2006-10-10 Who's Who
Nikki Reynolds
The American racer in Formula One has attracted attention in his rookie season but ... Read the article >
If only he had waited ...
2006-10-02 Write Line
Our readers, too, will miss Juan Pablo Montoya ... Read the article >
The void left by Montoya
2006-09-23 On the Kerbs
Katie Jones
Juan Pablo Montoya is joining forces with his old friend Chip Ganassi, and leaving a big empty spot in Formula One in the process ... Read the article >
Button striking it lucky at last
2006-08-17 Blue Flag
Katie Jones
Ms. Jones reflects on the emotional moment when Jenson Button earned his first F1 victory ... Read the article >
Canadian reader responds to Villeneuve/BMW split
2006-08-07 Write Line
Josee Poirier
Mr. Poirier shares his views on the parting of ways between BMW F1 and Jacques Villeneuve Read the article >
BMW’s trip down memory lane
2006-07-13 In the Mirrors
Nikki Reynolds
Ms. Reynolds was the guest of Formula BMW USA for a special test that included the past ... Read the article >
Questions but no answers
2006-05-24 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Silly season for the top teams already is hot on the rumour trail ... Read the article >
Wirdheim in the wilderness
2006-03-30 On the Kerbs
Earl Ma
The Swedish ace struggled to make his mark stateside last year, now he is ready for 2006 ... Read the article >
From Sakhir to Sepang
2006-03-27 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
The two back-to-back Formula One races were a bit hectic and started off with a madhouse bang ... Read the article >
Place your bets for 2006
2006-03-06 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
The new F1 season is upon us and anticipation is high, Ms. Reynolds wonders who and why the fans will bet on this year ... Read the article >
Ralf Redux: More reader feedback
2006-01-22 Write Line
Josee Poirier
Our readers argue that the change to the point system is irrelevant in evaluating Ralf Schumacher ... Read the article >
Reader comments on "Ralf Schumacher" article
2006-01-10 Write Line
Ales Norsky
Alex Norsky comments on Nikki Reynolds piece on Ralf Schumacher ... Read the article >
Comments on "Will I care in 2006?"
2006-01-06 Write Line
Russell Johnson
One of our readers responds to Burd Phillips Read the article >
Making the most of Ralf Schumacher
2005-12-21 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
If you mention the name Ralf Schumacher to three different F1 fans you’d more than likely get three different reactions ... Read the article >
Will I care in 2006?
2005-12-02 Over the Wall
Burd Phillips
It seems that every 10 years or so something happens that causes me to burn out on motorsport ... Read the article >
Heidfeld ready to return
2005-11-28 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Nick Heidfeld is a quiet kind of chap, and because he missed the last five races of 2005 it’s perhaps easy to forget ... Read the article >
Massa: from midfield to Maranello
2005-11-19 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Felipe Massa could become a household name next season, the Brazilian will be in the red car ... Read the article >
Teammate vs teammate: the sequel
2005-11-02 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Ms. Reynolds looks back on her early predictions to see how she fared over the 2005 season ... Read the article >
Montoya: The same but different
2005-10-10 Blue Flag
Katie Jones
JPM's presence at McLaren has given the team new impetus ... Read the article >
Two drivers, one title
2005-10-07 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Ms. Reynolds shows why 2005 could have gone to either of two of the world's best drivers ... Read the article >
Christian Klien: The persistence of memory
2005-08-20 Blue Flag
Katie Jones
How many times have we seen it all before? A promising new talent arrives, only to be cast aside in favor of the next young hopeful ... Read the article >
Felipe & Ferrari
2005-08-09 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
I greeted the news that Felipe Massa will race for Ferrari next year with little surprise but rather a lot of dismay ... Read the article >
Speculation and contemplation
2005-07-20 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
As the rumour mill gets plenty of grist and we contemplate the possible who goes where, who stays and what might happen, we also get to have fun ... Read the article >
Comments on "F1's voice of reason"
2005-07-12 Write Line
Our readers comment on Anne Proffit's article, "F1's voice of reason" Read the article >
F1's voice of reason
2005-07-06 Blue Flag
Anne Proffit
In a pack of incessantly howling wolves, Australian Paul Stoddart has become the voice of Formula One reason ... Read the article >
Comments on "Formula Farce"
2005-07-01 Write Line
Our readers comment on Nikki Reynolds's article, "Formula Farce" Read the article >
A fan imposes sanctions on Formula One
2005-06-30 Write Line
A fan imposes sanctions on Formula One ... Read the article >
Comments on "Hang 'em all!"
2005-06-29 Write Line
Our readers comment on Burd Phillips's article, "Hang em all!" Read the article >
A constructive solution for Formula One?
2005-06-27 Write Line
A reader proposes a constructive solution to the crisis in Formula One ... Read the article >
Hang 'em all!
2005-06-25 Over the Wall
Burd Phillips
This is not a time to calmly sit down and try to figure out which party was logically most at fault -- this is the time to hop over the wall with Burd Phillips and accuse everyone. Read the article >
Comments on "Tired of tires? Here's more ..."
2005-06-25 Write Line
Motorsport.com readers comment on Bill King's article, "Tired of tires? Here's more ..." Read the article >
An open letter to the FIA and the Michelin teams
2005-06-24 Write Line
Kaylie Broughton
One reader expresses her views of the US GP race Read the article >
Comments on "Formula Farce"
2005-06-23 Write Line
Our readers comment on Nikki Reynolds's article, "Formula Farce" Read the article >
The blame game
2005-06-23 On the Kerbs
Anne Proffit
Proffit expands on the US GP debacle and the ongoing blame game ... Read the article >
Formula Farce
2005-06-22 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
What happened, or perhaps more important, what didn’t happen at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on June 19th will have ramifications far beyond that day ... Read the article >
Comments on "Tired of tires? Here's more ..."
2005-06-22 Write Line
Motorsport.com readers comment on Bill King's article, "Tired of tires? Here's more ..." Read the article >
Tired of tires? Here's more
2005-06-21 Musings
Bill King
King commentary "But the old "tire guy" in me has been roused at the abuse heaped upon Michelin... Read the article >
Fisichella: The curse of number four
2005-06-17 Blue Flag
Katie Jones
Fisichella started the season on a very high note, now he appears a bit unhappy ... Read the article >
Trimming the F1 fat
2005-06-11 Over the Wall
Burd Phillips
Deep Throat speaks ... on the 2005 F1 championship contenders. Read the article >
From the streets to the Ring, or sublime to...?
2005-06-01 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Surprising on-track action in Monaco to qualifying format change along with an entertaining race at the Nurburgring ... Read the article >
Reader comments on "Three down,..."
2005-05-03 Write Line
Allan Bateman
Applause to Reynolds and Bateman's thoughts ... Read the article >
Flashback: Imola 1990
2005-04-21 In the Mirrors
Patrick Reilly
The famous Monza circuit has played host to many a spectacular race, flashback to the 1990 grand prix ... Read the article >
To the streets!
2005-04-18 Over the Wall
Burd Phillips
Street course races are an anomaly in modern day open-wheel racing. Burd delves into street racing in his own unique way ... Read the article >
Three down, sixteen to go
2005-04-15 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Alonso may be on a streak of proving himself; however tossing around "crisis" and "Ferrari" gleefully may be too soon ... Read the article >
A test of endurance
2005-04-01 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
If you look up the word “test” in the Oxford English Dictionary, there are two main interpretations of the word ... Read the article >
Formula Mosley
2005-03-21 Over the Wall
Burd Phillips
The Frankenstein of a lineup after Australia got Burd to thinking and that, as we all know, is dangerous ... Read the article >
A taste of things to come?
2005-03-14 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Was the Australian GP really a view into what will happen in 2005? Only time will tell ... Read the article >
Flashback: Adelaide 1995
2005-03-02 In the Mirrors
Patrick Reilly
Aah, Adelaide, scene of so many classic Grand Prix moments. Relive 1995 as Mr. Reilly takes us down memory lane ... Read the article >
F1 nose jobs
2005-02-19 Over the Wall
Burd Phillips
Burd takes our readers on a unique tour of nose jobs ... Read the article >
Jacques Villeneuve: a new man
2005-02-10 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Villeneuve prepared to take on the challenge of his return ... Read the article >
Teammate versus teammate
2005-02-08 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
We can analyze driving styles, debate the merits of the cars, but really who is the ... Read the article >
The ghost of Jaguar
2005-01-19 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Is it just me, or are things at Red Bull Racing a little, ummm, strange? Any new team has a hard task ahead of it ... Read the article >
F1 Christmas wish list
2004-11-25 Over the Wall
Burd Phillips
Dear Santa: For the 2005 F1 season, I would like to see the following things happen ... Read the article >
The same aggressive Felipe Massa
2004-11-17 Who's Who
Nikki Reynolds
Felipe who? Oh come on -- surely you can't have missed him? He may be a bit wild but that's one of the best things about him ... Read the article >
F1 2004: Off track
2004-11-14 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
The racing in 2004 may not have been the close-fought battle we had hoped for but while Ferrari was out decimating the competition, things were rather entertaining off-track ... Read the article >
F1 2004: On track
2004-11-02 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
If you cast your mind back to Albert Park in March, you will perhaps recall how excited everyone was about the new season. The 2003 season had given us great racing and expectation was high ... Read the article >
Dial-a-Bernie
2004-09-29 Over the Wall
Burd Phillips
If you had been able to listen in on Bernie Ecclestone's call to Flavio Briatore, this is what you might have overheard ... Read the article >
Farewell to Jaguar
2004-09-26 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
After five years in Formula One, Ford has finally pulled the plug on Jaguar. The Leaping Cat bows out with less of a leap and more of an apologetic sidle ... Read the article >
2004 F1 season wrap-up
2004-09-03 Over the Wall
Burd Phillips
Four races left in the season, yet the season is truly over. So let's just wrap up this snoozer of a season 'my way' ... Read the article >
An unqualified failure
2004-08-23 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Are we all bored of the qualifying saga yet? It's going on and on; much more of it and it'll be nearly as boring as the Hungarian Grand Prix ... Read the article >
"Yawn-ula One" on target
2004-08-23 Write Line
Ivana Vukasinovic
Last Sunday I rolled out of bed, flipped on the tube, watched breathlessly as the cars completed the formation lap and sped off at the green light. For the next ten laps, however, I felt myself straining against unconsciousness. And then the unthinkable Read the article >
Full Throttle: Hungaroring vs Kentucky
2004-08-21 On the Kerbs
Max Davies
It was hardly a surprise, was it? Michael Schumacher gets pole, makes a decent start to lead into the first turn, pulls away and ... Read the article >
Yawn-ula One
2004-08-20 Blue Flag
Matt Grimshaw
The writer may be yawning now, but he hopes next year will not be a GP (GP meaning Grand Procession) ... Read the article >
F1 gets silly for 2004
2004-07-14 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Silly season has been put full steam ahead with Toyota's recent announcement, what's next? ... Read the article >
Ralf? No.
2004-07-14 Over the Wall
Burd Phillips
As I stared down the long straight at the remains of Ralf Schumacher's destroyed FW-26, a single thought was going through my mind ... Read the article >
Takuma Sato, a refreshing change
2004-07-05 Write Line
Matt Grimshaw
Great article on Takuma Sato. I'm in total agreement on his abilities and the excitement he brings to the sport. It's refreshing in this age to see... Read the article >
Takuma Sato: Japan's rising son
2004-06-29 On the Kerbs
Katie Jones
In 14 years a handful of Japanese stars have entered F1, but none with the presence and charisma of Sato ... Read the article >
"Questions and controversy" draws both
2004-06-28 Write Line
Nikki Reynolds "Questions and controversy" commentary draws comments from readers..... Read the article >
Rootability: In defence of Ralf
2004-06-25 Write Line
Daniella Dall Oglio
I just want you to know that Ralf is a normal person and not as bad that everyone say he is. He is a fine person and a pilot... Read the article >
Questions and controversy
2004-06-23 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
There may have been Ferrari 1-2 finishes at both the Canadian and US Grands Prix, but there certainly wasn't any shortage of excitement or controversy in the two races ... Read the article >
F1 driver “rootability”
2004-06-17 Over the Wall
Burd Phillips
It has been over a decade since a US-born driver sat on the starting grid at a Formula One event, which means the average American racing fan often has a difficult time deciding who to root for when the USGP rolls around ... Read the article >
David Coulthard: A decade in F1
2004-05-06 Who's Who
Katie Jones
Ten years on, David Coulthard's career at McLaren is drawing to a close, in spite of the Scot's considerable talent ... Read the article >
No regrets for Paul Stoddart
2004-05-04 Who's Who
Nikki Reynolds
Stoddart has fought tooth and nail to keep Minardi in F1. Read how the man, with others, is keeping the privateer tradition alive ... Read the article >
2004 San Marino GP bouquets and brickbats
2004-05-01 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
FIA plans to change all the rules for 2008, but it's more Schumacher at Imola ... Read the article >
Back to the future
2004-04-27 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
The waters of F1's murky pond continue to rear turmoil and not calmness as led to believe ... Read the article >
Remembering Ayrton Senna
2004-04-25 In the Mirrors
Patrick Reilly
His name continues to carry resonance the world over. And more than perhaps any other driver in the history of Grand Prix racing, Ayrton Senna displayed an insatiable hunger for competition matched by his ruthlessness on the track ... Read the article >
Imola 2004: The last goodbye?
2004-04-23 Special Features
Katie Jones
The potential departure of certain fixtures leaves a void for many F1 aficionados ... Read the article >
Ayrton Senna: The McLaren and Williams years
2004-04-23 In the Mirrors
Peter Chapple
In the conclusion of the two-part series, Peter Chapple reviews Ayrton Senna's career at Williams, and the tragic conclusion at Williams ... Read the article >
Ayrton Senna: The Toleman and Lotus years
2004-04-22 In the Mirrors
Peter Chapple
In the first of two parts, Peter Chapple reviews Ayrton Senna's career from BF3 to Lotus F1 ... Read the article >
Ayrton Senna: Race by race
2004-04-21 In the Mirrors
Marc Zimmerman
Race-by-race results of Ayrton Senna's illustrious career Read the article >
2004 Bahrain GP bouquets and brickbats
2004-04-08 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
No sandstorms in Bahrain, but McLarens blow up again and FIA throw their weight around ... Read the article >
McLaren's mid-life crisis
2004-04-01 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
It hasn't been the best start to the season for McLaren. Formed in 1963, McLaren is 41 years old so perhaps it's more of a mid-life crisis than ... Read the article >
2004 Malaysian GP bouquets and brickbats
2004-03-28 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
Gymnastics, spins and tantrums at the Malaysian GP earn brickbats and maybe a few bouquets, too ... Read the article >
BAR: bold and ready
2004-03-22 On the Kerbs
Patrick Reilly
So David Richards won't be paying a visit to the local bookies to collect his winnings. After staking a thousand pounds on either Jenson Button or Takuma Sato to triumph in Melbourne ... Read the article >
2004 Australian GP bouquets and brickbats
2004-03-15 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
Those of you who followed this series last year will recognise a change or two for this year ... Read the article >
Sauber: Per ardua ad astra
2004-02-29 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Sauber has had something of an erratic time in Formula One, being a small team may make life hard but it sure makes it interesting ... Read the article >
The fix facing Sir Frank
2004-02-26 On the Kerbs
Maverick Adam
And so the hardball match has begun, rather foolishly you'd have to say, as no one in the history of time has ever beaten Sir Frank Williams ... Read the article >
F1 in 2004: 1984 all over again?
2004-02-25 In the Mirrors
Katie Jones
The new Formula One season is fast approaching, out comes my prized collection of past season reviews. Things looked so good 20 years ago, a chance to marvel over the skill and mastery of yesteryear ... Read the article >
Wishes and hopes: the 2004 Pandora's Box
2004-02-20 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
Part whimsy, part serious - the now-customary look at this year's hope chests ... Read the article >
Let battle commence
2004-02-17 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Well, here we are again: the first race of the season is nearly upon us. So, what has winter testing led us to expect for 2004? Not a lot really ... Read the article >
Rock 'n' roll Renault
2004-02-11 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Sure, it was a bit mad but a "gosh, I say, this is all rather enthusiastic" mad ... Read the article >
Rules, returnees, and rubbish
2004-02-05 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
Many people claim that the revised rules for F1 championships last year were the reason for one of the closest fought championships in years. They were therefore quite surprised when some new rules for 2004 were announced almost before all the champers w Read the article >
Fernando Alonso: A champion in the making
2004-02-05 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
By the end of the 2003 season, Fernando Alonso had made a big impression, and the young Spaniard's name was being bandied about with a lot of interest ... Read the article >
Nick Heidfeld: Back from the brink
2004-02-03 Who's Who
Katie Jones
Nick Heidfeld probably considers 2003 a lost opportunity. And it would be easy to understand why. Recent months have been crucial in deciding the young German's fate ... Read the article >
Armchair Aero
2004-01-26 Over the Wall
Burd Phillips
The 2004 F1 launch season is in full swing, and therefore it is time for us to combine all of our considerable aerodynamicalistic knowledge ... Read the article >
Tech talk with Sauber's Willy Rampf
2004-01-18 Who's Who
Nikki Reynolds
Probably the people who spring to mind when someone mentions technical directors are Williams' Patrick Head, Ferrari's Ross Brawn or maybe Toyota's, previously Renault's, Mike Gascoyne ... Read the article >
Pandora's box: 2003 hopes revisited
2003-12-22 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
Before the start of the 2003 F1 season, I took a rather whimsical look at the hopes of the F1 teams' personalities for the season ahead. It now seems appropriate to review how things panned out. Read the article >
Da Matta making quiet inroads in F1
2003-12-22 Blue Flag
Katie Jones
When Toyota announced late last year that it was planning a reshuffle in preparation for the 2003 season, the last thing that anybo Read the article >
Schumacher better than Fangio?
2003-11-29 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
Comparisons are said to be odious at best. They are also futile when trying to compare achievements in different generations. What wise man would say, for example, that the computer is a greater boon to mankind than the mousetrap? Read the article >
Montoya and the Williams Curse
2003-11-26 Over the Wall
Burd Phillips
Juan Pablo Montoya has one last chance to win the Formula One Drivers' World Championship. Once he leaves Williams after the upcoming 2004 season and joins McLaren, it's all over for him... Read the article >
End of Season: bouquets and brickbats
2003-11-19 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
Well, it's a funny old world, isn't it? Particularly the world of F1 racing, where the season's finale was symptomatic of the whole Read the article >
Gearing up for 2005
2003-11-19 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
The news that Juan Pablo Montoya will be moving to McLaren for 2005 was not exactly a big surprise. Snippets of information were leaking out of the paddock back in the summer that indicated such a move was afoot, although naturally the concerned parties.. Read the article >
2003: Review of a memorable year in F1
2003-11-17 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
2003 was a good year for Formula One, a very good year. We had some real racing, a decent fight for both championships and some much-needed unpredictability after the mind-numbingly dull 2002 season. A combination of the new rules, youngsters coming to th Read the article >
Japanese GP: bouquets and brickbats
2003-10-24 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
Well, strike me pink, Ross Brawn has got a recruit for his "fair playing field" campaign already! Herr Norbert Haug of Mercedes Benz feels that the rules need to be changed to ensure that the big guns (ie. the McLaren Mercedes drivers) are not disadvantag Read the article >
Villeneuve better off minus BAR
2003-10-10 Blue Flag
Jean-Paul Borg
This past season has been a very difficult one indeed for Jacques Villeneuve. His frustrations with the problematic B.A.R F1 team have permeated his life. "I don't think I could get any more frustrated than I have been the whole season," he says. "Continu Read the article >
US GP: bouquets and brickbats
2003-10-07 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
How dare it? How dare the weather upset the best laid schemes of Mr Bernie Ecclestone? Read the article >
Reaching a verdict: Michael or Kimi?
2003-10-07 Blue Flag
Maverick Adam
My question is this: of these two exceptional sportsmen, which deserves the coveted title of FIA 2003 Formula One World Drivers' Championship? Read the article >
Commoners invade F1 paddock
2003-10-07 Over the Wall
Burd Phillips
Something terrible happened at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday morning from 8 am to 12 noon, however. Track officials announced that anyone who had purchased a regular ticket for Sunday's United States Grand Prix could take a stroll through th Read the article >
Teamwork or team orders?
2003-09-19 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
The most frequently-asked question in Formula One for the last few races has most likely been, "Who do you think is going to win the title?" The next most asked question is probably, "Are they going to use team orders?"... Read the article >
Italian GP: bouquets and brickbats
2003-09-17 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
Tires. Tires. Tires. Tiresome! Have there ever been so many words written and so many contradictions dished... Read the article >
Dear Mr. Brawn
2003-09-12 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
Or may we call you Ross? After all, F1 is all about openness and friendliness, isn't it? Max Mosley says so, anyway. Read the article >
Tainted goods
2003-09-11 On the Kerbs
Jo Husband
Controversy. It seems to be as much a part of Formula One these days as the chequered flag and the champagne. Hardly a season goes Read the article >
Hungarian GP: bouquets and brickbats
2003-09-06 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
One is tempted to start this article with a claim that the FIA has again shot itself in the foot. But such a statement would be incorrect, as that egotistical but inept band of decisionmakers has fired ... Read the article >
F1 in wonderland?
2003-08-21 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
Light at the end of the tunnel? Or just another series of smokescreens? In the last week or so, there have been three very welcome utterances from three very big cheeses in the F1 world. Read the article >
Why has Formula One improved?
2003-08-15 Over the Wall
Burd Phillips
The law of averages tells us that somewhere on this vast planet of ours there is a Formula One fan who refuses to believe that the... Read the article >
German GP: bouquets and brickbats
2003-08-08 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
What was the average German motor racing fan thinking in the two weeks leading up to the German GP? He/she had probably bought a ticket some months ago. Read the article >
Great British masters of Silverstone (part 4)
2003-08-04 In the Mirrors
Eileen Buckley
The last British Silverstone master is a legendary British GP champion, the magnanimous Peter Collins. Many today overlook the Englishman, but Peter... Read the article >
Great British masters of Silverstone (part 3)
2003-07-24 In the Mirrors
Eileen Buckley
Before circumstances cruelly took the great Jim Clark, fellow Scotsman Jackie Stewart came to race against him. In 1965, Stewart entered... Read the article >
Great British masters of Silverstone (part 2)
2003-07-22 In the Mirrors
Eileen Buckley
Nigel Mansell is the second most successful British driver at his home GP. At Silverstone, Nigel equaled Clark's mark of three ... Read the article >
British GP: bouquets and brickbats
2003-07-22 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
At last, at $#&^% last, a superb race and one fully warranting the title of "Grand Prix" after so many exhibitions of dross. Read the article >
Great British masters of Silverstone part 1
2003-07-20 In the Mirrors
Eileen Buckley
For a driver to win his home Grand Prix has always proved difficult, because of added personal pressures and extra media commitment... Read the article >
The new McLaren MP4-18 revealed
2003-07-19 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
The new MP4-18: is it real or is it a figment of McLaren's imagination? It seems to have reached mythical status, like the unicorn, Read the article >
French GP: bouquets and brickbats
2003-07-16 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
So on to the French GP. Unless you are a Ralf/Williams supporter it was another ho-hum weekend. Unlike the European GP, there is... Read the article >
The "Over the Wall" mid-term awards
2003-07-04 Over the Wall
Burd Phillips
This is the time of year when nearly every motorsports broadcaster and writer on the planet does a piece where they hand out "mid-term grades".... Read the article >
European GP: bouquets and brickbats
2003-07-02 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
Much of the discussion at Thursday's press conference for the European GP centred around the Schumacher brothers making excuses for... Read the article >
Taking it in turns at Silverstone: F1 driving styles compared
2003-06-24 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Just before the pit straight at the Silverstone circuit is a complex, twisting section of track made up of three corners: Priory,... Read the article >
Canadian GP: brickbats and bouquets
2003-06-24 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
An argument developed at the Friday press conference between Ron Dennis and Paul Stoddart. Paul had said that since the attitude of... Read the article >
Gordon, Montoya in Days of Thunder II
2003-06-13 Over the Wall
Burd Phillips
Multiple-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion Jeff Gordon and former Indy 500 winner and current F1 star Juan Pablo Montoya recently heheld a joint press conference at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to announce that they will be sharing the bill in ... Read the article >
Monaco GP: bouquets and brickbats
2003-06-06 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
Off-track politics were surprisingly quiet this past fortnight. One could be excused for thinking that it was because Bernie Ecclestone was too busy in his garden shed sharpening daggers for use on the GPWC crowd and Max Mosley was licking his wounds afte Read the article >
A brief departure from reality
2003-06-04 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
A brief departure from reality . There were rumours about Ralf Schumacher toddling off to Toyota before the season got underway and Giancarlo Fisichella floa Read the article >
The rise of the young guns
2003-05-22 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso are challenging the current era of Formula One and are gearing up to bring in a new one. The two youngsters have provided a breath of fresh air to what was a stale state of affairs in the sport. Even without rules chang Read the article >
Austrian GP: bouquets and brickbats
2003-05-22 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
In the last fortnight media attention moved from Max Mosley's "unaminous" traction control decision and arbitration matters to Ferrari's de Montezemolo telling Bernie Ecclestone to mend his ways before the end of the year or GPWC will be a fact not a fict Read the article >
2003 F1 rookies: interim report card
2003-05-16 On the Kerbs
Eileen Buckley
The one-third mark of the F1 season has arrived so it is a good time to look at the four rookies and how they are faring in the F1... Read the article >
Formula One drivers are girls
2003-05-12 Over the Wall
Burd Phillips
Andretti Green Racing's Dan Wheldon, a relatively unknown English newcomer who is running in his first Indianapolis 500, came to my... Read the article >
Spanish GP: bouquets and brickbats
2003-05-07 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
Before the teams gathered in Spain, the motor racing media deluged us with the news that "a team" may protest the results of the fi Read the article >
San Marino Grand Prix: bouquets and brickbats
2003-04-25 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
The discerning reader will have realised that my piece on the Brazilian GP was written before the FIA saw the light and awarded the Read the article >
A guide for non-NASCAR fans
2003-04-17 Over the Wall
Burd Phillips
There are essentially two types of motorsport fans in the United States today: NASCAR fans, and everyone else. While there are a few people who cling to one brand and shun everything else, most fans Read the article >
Brazilian GP: bouquets and brickbats
2003-04-15 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
In view of his recently reported remarks, I wonder if Bernie found this qualifying boring? Montoya probably did if his time is... Read the article >
Gentlemen, start your engines
2003-04-10 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Can you remember the first time you heard an F1 V10 engine in real life? It's a moment most fans will never forget. The increasing... Read the article >
Off-track happenings: bouquets and brickbats extra
2003-04-09 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
Some of the most interesting parts of the Brazilian round of Formula One didn't even happen at the track. Thus this "extra" edition... Read the article >
Malaysian GP 2003 - bouquets and brickbats
2003-03-26 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
Once again, before awarding the roses and rotten eggs for the race, it is pertinent to look at pre-race happenings. Read the article >
Australian GP 2003: bouquets and brickbats
2003-03-13 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
No commentary on the first GP of the 2003 season can be written without reference to the pre-season. In a nutshell, over the .... Read the article >
Winter waffling: all torque but no action yet
2003-02-26 On the Kerbs
Nikki Reynolds
Has it really been four months since the end of the last F1 season? Melbourne is looming on the horizon and the excitement is building towards the first race of 2003. Read the article >
Dear Mr Mosley
2003-02-20 Over the Wall
Burd Phillips
I am writing you this letter concerning your recent operation of the Formula 1 World Championship because, quite frankly, I think you could use a little help ... Read the article >
Pandora's Box 2003: F1 hope
2003-02-18 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
About this time last year I drew an analogy between the legendary Pandora's Box and the post-testing hopes of F1 competitors, and s$ Read the article >
Too soon to eulogize!
2003-01-28 On the Kerbs
W. Robert Phelps, III
All who came into a corner with Eddie Irvine abeam knew what it meant to earn the corner. Whether they made it through first or last they knew he had been there. His applauders called him "Fast.... Read the article >
F1: A new tomorrow?
2003-01-27 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
If all goes well, 15 January 2003 will go down in F1 history as the day that Max Mosley wielded the FIA's big stick, put the vested interests behind him, and most of all brought some sanity back.... Read the article >
Irvine: one of the last gunslingers
2003-01-26 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
After nearly a decade in Formula One, one of its greatest characters of recent years has finally called it a day. Whether he made you laugh with his neverending one-liners or made you swear in .... Read the article >
Rules of Engagement
2003-01-25 On the Kerbs
Nikki Reynolds
For so long the talk in Formula One has been how to cut costs, how to save money, how to prevent any more teams going the way of Prost and Arrows. Read the article >
The new rules: improvement or status quo?
2002-12-20 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
Well, the S.S.S. (Self-Serving Society) of F1, otherwise known as the Technical Working Group of the FIA, has had a meeting. Read the article >
F1's Christmas list
2002-12-10 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Have you ever wondered how many letters Father Christmas has had from Formula One drivers complaining that all they wanted for Christmas was the world title but he's given it to the same bloke thr Read the article >
Olivier Panis looks to fight for victory
2002-12-08 Special Features
Jeff Pappone
After joining his second fledgling team in three years, it would be easy to think that Toyota's Olivier Panis has resigned himself to life near the back of the Formula One grid. But, the veteran French driver isn't about to abandon the thought of adding t Read the article >
North American in F1, part 4: The flood mounts
2002-12-07 In the Mirrors
Peter Chapple
The year 1959 saw six US drivers make their debuts in world championship F1 races. Half of them were one-off appearances at the US GP but that number included the great Dan Gurney who was to make... Read the article >
Jean Alesi: Shrugging off F1 gentility
2002-11-27 Blue Flag
Nikki Reynolds
The German Touring Car championship (DTM) is by no means an easy ride. To win the title takes more than a driver having more experience, a faster car or a quicker pit crew. It requires balls, and big ones at that. In Formula One in recent years, being at Read the article >
The bottom ten
2002-11-21 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
When the F1 season is over all the pundits come forward with their "top ten of the year" lists. Often these are lists of the writer's favourites flavoured a little by patriotism, and for Read the article >
Allan McNish: Life After F1
2002-10-26 Blue Flag
Anne Proffit
Allan McNish has been to the top of the mountain. Why wouldn't he fight to stay there? After developing and racing for Toyota's fledgling Formula One team, McNish was discarded, even before his ho Read the article >
A championship settled but nothing else
2002-10-22 On the Kerbs
Nikki Reynolds
At the end of a racing season there's a sense of disappointment for the fans: another year over and a long winter to get through without a regular fix of excitement. For Formula One, though, 2002 Read the article >
Nine points of fact or fantasy?
2002-10-18 On the Kerbs
Penelope
In an attempt to stop Ferrari running away with it all again next year, and to stanch hemorrhaging TV ratings and race attandance, the FIA has released a nine-point plan to encourage us to return to the Formula One fold. There is, however, a fine line bet Read the article >
Pandora's Box revisited
2002-10-15 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
Well, the Formula One season has dribbled away and there will be hardly a tear in the eye of a real enthusiast anywhere. Has there ever been such a dismal season? I do not refer to Ferrari's ... Read the article >
Winning isn't everything
2002-10-02 On the Kerbs
Gabe Siegle
Ferrari's performance in 2002 has been compared with the great years in recent Formula One history: McLaren in 1988 (15 wins in 16 Read the article >
Essay question of the week: Is F1 boring?
2002-09-20 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
How often can you watch twenty-odd cars going round and round in circles without getting bored? For a lot of motor racing fans, the most common answer would probably be something along the lines Read the article >
F1: Is its points system ideal? Part 2
2002-09-09 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
In my first article, we established that the two criteria for any points system should be... Read the article >
F1: Is its points system ideal? Part 1
2002-09-05 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
There are about as many different points-scoring systems in the motorsport world as there are championships. Many of them bring shouts of protest from the unsuccessful... Read the article >
Overtaken by technology?
2002-08-27 On the Kerbs
Jo Husband
Since Michael Schumacher clinched his fifth world title in Magny Cours, a lot of words and media space have been wasted on the inevitable comparisons between him and the only other man to achieve Read the article >
Ferrari's success no puzzle
2002-08-21 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Just what is it that makes Ferrari so good? Why is the team so unbeatable, so fast, so reliable, so everything, that it wins the constructors' championship four consecutive years and gets Michael... Read the article >
Thinking about Hakkinen
2002-08-02 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
The announcement that many were not surprised to hear finally came at the German Grand Prix: Mika Hakkinen had officially retired from Formula One. Although 2002 was supposedly a sabbatical year,... Read the article >
Qualifying at the Hockenheimtriangle
2002-07-27 On the Kerbs
"Penelope"
Welcome to the Hockenheimtriangle, where the very original circuit has now been cut down to size and made just like all the other.... Read the article >
French GP race - more of the same
2002-07-21 On the Kerbs
"Penelope"
Yesterday I intimated that Alesi may be contacted to take Fisi's place at Hockenheim but it seems that sometimes truth is stranger than fiction as Read the article >
French GP qualifying - gossip
2002-07-20 On the Kerbs
"Penelope"
Will he or won't he?? No, not the rumours that EJ will get a new wig, or that Ron Dennis has found his happy face, but will Michael Schumacher Read the article >
What next for Michael Schumacher?
2002-07-18 On the Kerbs
Craig Turpin
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher is so dominant in Formula 1 this season that the German can almost pick the race at which he will clinch his record-tying fifth World Championship. And like Juan... Read the article >
Ten down, seven to go - Can we stand the excitement? (Part 2)
2002-07-17 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
Perhaps it is symptomatic of the current state of Formula 1 that the most memorable aspect of the season so far is a negative. No prizes for guessing that I am referring to the Austrian Ferrari fiasco and its wet... Read the article >
Ten down, seven to go - Can we stand the excitement?
2002-07-16 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
Perhaps it is symptomatic of the current state of Formula 1 that the most memorable aspect of the season so far is a negative. No prizes for guessing that I am referring to the Austrian Ferrari fiasco and its we... Read the article >
Silly season 2002
2002-07-03 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
There comes a certain time of year when people start to behave in a rather peculiar fashion. Some people behave in a rather peculiar fashion all year round but they are generally more concerned about aliens... Read the article >
European GP race - Where do I start?
2002-06-23 On the Kerbs
Penelope
Well what do I write...that is the question, whether it be nobler...errr...slings and arrows...oh God I can't even get my Shakespeare quotes right...but seriously, this is usually a real problem, but today there's so much to choose from the problem is mor Read the article >
European GP qualifying - an alternate view
2002-06-22 On the Kerbs
"Penelope"
You just can't get away from it can you...no not Austria (did I manage to mention that again... sorry!!) but the WC - no not the World Council, .. Read the article >
North Americans in F1, part 3: The trickle grows
2002-06-20 In the Mirrors
Peter Chapple
In 1958 four more Americans entered the Formula One scene, two of whom were to make their marks in motor racing in completely different ways--Phil Hill and Carroll Shelby. Read the article >
People watching at the Silverstone F1 test
2002-06-04 On the Kerbs
Nikki Reynolds
How close would you want to get to a Formula One car? Most fans, presumably, would like to get very close indeed and I'm sure quite a few have. But when they are moving, I can assure you getting... Read the article >
Monaco 2000
2002-05-26 On the Kerbs
"Penelope"
What a day - 6.30am England vs. Cameroon (World Cup warm-up match), 12.05 Noonish Monaco Grand Prix, 4.30pm Indy 500...just a small slot for me to fit in writing this report. Unfortunately all this action on the same weekend meant I couldn't take up... Read the article >
Monaco qualifying - an alternate view
2002-05-25 On the Kerbs
"Penelope"
Following the last 'race' in Austria, I was unsure if I could do this report without dwelling too much in the past...and expectations were not high coming into today's session. So to help me in my quest for short-term memory loss,... Read the article >
Best motorsport weekend - Not!
2002-05-24 Write Line
For whatever political or financial motivations, the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Monaco and the Indianapolis 500 will be aired on Sunday... Read the article >
On a wing and a prayer: Aerodynamics in F1
2002-05-20 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
Aerodynamics is perhaps the most important part of designing a modern Formula One car. Controlling airflow and maximizing downforce has become so refined that F1 cars could be driven upside down if anyone fancied racing in such a novel way. The car has to Read the article >
Ferrari team orders evoke comment
2002-05-15 Write Line
Ferrari team orders at the Austrian GP evoke comments for and against the tactic. Read the article >
Has F1 missed the point?
2002-05-13 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
Indignation and despair is pouring in from all quarters about the FFF (Ferrari Finish Farce) at the Austrian GP. Sympathy oozes from fans the world over for poor little Barrichello, who had to Read the article >
How would you define a 'race'?
2002-05-13 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
It isn't too much of a presumption to think most people would define it as a competition; to do something quicker and better than others engaged in the same activity. To `compete' would also Read the article >
Formula One or Formula Farce?
2002-05-12 On the Kerbs
"Penelope"
The normally laid back Sunday afternoon in front of the TV was shattered today as the household was put into mass panic...no I hadn't burnt the dinner, much more serious than that! The ITV coverage Read the article >
From the Couch: Live races on tape
2002-05-09 Special Features
Clayton Bradford
Being a motorsport fan living on the other side of the world can be difficult. On the Internet forums, in chat rooms and even in the letters to the editor, the delayed late-night telecasts rank as Read the article >
Gilles Villeneuve remembered
2002-05-07 In the Mirrors
Julie Jones
Gilles Villeneuve could be described many ways. Fun-loving. Reckless. Fearless. Fast. Determined. Fiercely competitive. Passionate. But never conservative. Read the article >
Formula One: quarter season review
2002-04-24 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
With the F1 Grand Prix season but a quarter over, it seems timely to see how forecasts and hopes are going. Read the article >
Jean Alesi: hidden hero
2002-04-18 In the Mirrors
Cam Curwood
Looking at the early 2002 Formula One results, there are a couple of notable names missing. The first is that of double world champion Mika Hakkinen, who may or may not be retired or otherwise Read the article >
San Marino musings
2002-04-17 On the Kerbs
Venkat Ganesan
The San Marino GP produced the expected results: Ferrari on the pole, and Ferraris take the top two spots in the race. It also produced these 'musings' about various teams. Read the article >
Mike & Juan
2002-04-03 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
A while ago I read an article that compared Formula One with the bygone days of chariot racing: thundering beasts speeding in circles, teeth gritted and sweating blood, while the crowd screamed it.. Read the article >
North Americans in F1, Part 2: The trickle continues (1952-1957)
2002-03-26 In the Mirrors
Peter Chapple
Rather surprisingly, there was only limited participation by Americans in the first seven years of the championship. This was in spite of the fact that post-war economic recovery had been quicker Read the article >
Racing neck and neck into oblivion?
2002-03-19 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
It doesn't take a genius to see that the 11 Formula One teams on the grid are all by-and-large fairly similar. Some have bigger budgets, some have better drivers, some have colour schemes that appear to have been thought up while someone was on hallucinog Read the article >
The History of F1: Turbos to today (part 3)
2002-02-25 In the Mirrors
Nikki Reynolds
Renault introduced turbochargers in 1977 with the RS01 driven by Jean-Pierre Jabouille. The turbo was remarkably quick but very unreliable and it would be a year before Renault finished a Grand Prix. Read the article >
A New Season: racing or processions
2002-02-25 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
The tifosi would no doubt love to see Ferrari home first and second in every race. The British motor racing press and public would like to see Coulthard wrap up the championship by mid-season. But Read the article >
The History of F1: The technical development years (part 2)
2002-02-24 In the Mirrors
Nikki reynolds
In 1950 the World Driver's Championship was introduced and the Fifties were dominated by Argentinean Juan-Manuel Fangio. After gaining success driving American sedans - he won the Carrera Panamericana road race in 1953 in a Lancia - Fangio was sponsored b Read the article >
The History of F1: The beginning
2002-02-23 In the Mirrors
Nikki Reynolds
The modern era of Formula One began in the Fifties but its roots go back much further than that, to heavy cars and long, gruelling road races. A 1,200km road race from Paris to Bordeaux in 1895 is regarded as the first proper motor race, Read the article >
Pandora's box and the current F1 testing season
2002-02-19 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
When one stops to think about it, there is a fair analogy between current F1 testing sessions at Valencia, Barcelona, Mugello and Fiorano and Pandora's box. In testing, the teams all hie off to test and test, trying to expunge all those little evils that Read the article >
People watching at the Williams launch
2002-02-13 WindTunnel
Nikki Reynolds
For my second Formula One launch I should have been calm. After all, I knew what to expect now and knew what I was supposed to be doing, right? Yeah, right. Read the article >
North Americans in F1, Part 1: Harry Schell
2002-02-04 In the Mirrors
Peter Chapple
Some brainteasers for you: Who was the first North American driver to compete in a Some brainteasers for you: Who was the first North American driver to compete in a Championship point in an F1 car? Who was the first North American driver to gain a... Read the article >
Hockenheim: Not out of the woods yet
2002-01-17 On the Kerbs
John Klender
The transformation of the famed Hockenheimring Grand Prix course has now begun, and motor racing fans around the world have been forced to accept this change in the name of "modernization" whether we like it or not. Modernization has become the buzzword a Read the article >
People watching at the Jaguar launch
2002-01-16 On the Kerbs
Nikki Reynolds
I was apprehensive about attending my first Formula One launch for motorsport.com. I had been briefed on-line before the event, but this was my first meeting with photographer Mark Gledhill outside cyberspace. I should have known we'd get on really well. Read the article >
The Jaguar launch, a personal view
2002-01-07 On the Kerbs
Nikki Reynolds
Cold is probably the best word to describe the day of the Jaguar R3 aunch, cold and quiet. Read the article >
Premier 1: Who needs it?
2001-12-21 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
The news that the debut of Premier 1 has been postponed from July 2002 until March 2003 brings neither surprise nor regret. What is the purpose of this new category anyway? Read the article >
What happened to Villeneuve?
2001-11-29 Blue Flag
Kelly Batke
For a brief moment last season it appeared as though Jacques Villeneuve wasn't going to re-sign with BAR for 2002. There were mumblings about a potential switch to McLaren and there was even talk of a possible return to Williams. Read the article >
Minardi's tough choice
2001-11-29 On the Kerbs
Claudia Leonhardt
The Formula One silly season is coming to an end, and as usual, Minardi is one of the last teams to announce its driver line-up for the coming season. One spot is occupied by Malaysian youngster Alex Yoong Read the article >
Money, money, money...
2001-11-28 On the Kerbs
Peter Chapple
"Money, money, money... it's a rich man's world." So sang ABBA some years ago. Were they singing about F1? Now, rather than then? They could well have been. Read the article >
The 2001 Formula One season in review
2001-11-24 On the Kerbs
John Klender
The 2001 season belonged to Michael Schumacher and Ferrari, pure and simple. Personal and team achievements totalled nine wins, eleven pole positions, numerous records attained and broken, locking up both championships far ahead of schedule, and much more Read the article >
The A B C of F1 awards for 2001
2001-11-16 Blue Flag
Peter Chapple
At this time of year the F1 world sits down and indulges in an orgy of self-admiration. Loyal followers who have been fortnightly bored stiff in front of the TV wish they would agree to amend the rules so that some semblance of racing can be brought back Read the article >
Same procedure as every year...
2001-11-15 On the Kerbs
Claudia Leonhardt
We've heard it before. In fact, some things never seem to change: David Coulthard fails to win the title and as soon as the season is over, he announces that he will be champion next year. He has the talent, he has the speed. And if provided with the righ Read the article >
Another future World Champion?
2001-10-25 On the Kerbs
Kelly Batke
So here we are, another Formula One season over and decided. As predicted, the season ended exactly how it finished, with yet another Schumacher victory. So why is Montoya the driver making front-page news? Read the article >
Cosworth tour
2001-10-05 On the Kerbs
John Francis
About halfway between England's newest motorsports facility at the Rockingham Motor Speedway and the home of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone lies the little market town of Northampton. Long famous for the manufacture of fine shoes. Northampton is we Read the article >
Formula One in America
2001-10-03 On the Kerbs
Kelly Batke
Coming into 2001, there was every reason for IRL president Tony George and F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone to be optimistic ... Read the article >
The legacy of fear
2001-09-20 On the Kerbs
Kelly Batke
Not since the tragic loss of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger has the Formula One arena appeared so bleak. Last week's terrorism, combined with the news of Zanardi … Read the article >
Zanardi: a racer and a gentleman
2001-09-16 Blue Flag
Earl Alexander
Alessandro (Alex) Zanardi yesterday suffered horrific injuries in a heavy impart during the American Memorial race in Germany. Zanardi, charging back onto track ... Read the article >
The safety factor
2001-09-09 On the Kerbs
Kelly Batke
Luciano Burti's crash at the Belgian Grand Prix has generated a lot of discussion about safety in Formula One. At the moment there appear to be more questions than answers. Read the article >
Silly season strikes again
2001-09-07 On the Kerbs
Claudia Leonhardt
The annual game of who-is-going-to-drive-for-whom started earlier this year than it usually does. Rumors about Rubens Barrichello leaving Ferrari and speculations about his.. Read the article >
Hungarian GP - a personal reflection
2001-08-30 On the Kerbs
Kelly Batke
I was blessed with the opportunity of being among the spectators at the 2001 Hungarian Grand Prix. For it is only in person that one can comprehend the level of excitement in a race as predictable as Hungary. Read the article >
South Africa may lose coverage of Formula One
2001-08-28 WindTunnel
Erica Southey
The ongoing topic of Formula One TV coverage in South Africa (SA) once again reared its ugly head by means of an article forwarded to me. Read the article >
To hell and (not quite) back
2001-08-07 Blue Flag
Claudia Leonhardt
Who doesn't remember them - the glorious years when Williams won twelve out of sixteen races a season and anything but a one-two-victory was considered a failure. Read the article >
Behind every great driver ...
2001-08-05 On the Kerbs
Kelly Batke
With all the hype on the drivers these days, it is easy to lose sight of the fact that cars are the primary aspect of a Formula One Grand Prix ... Read the article >
Juan Pablo Montoya: ready to win
2001-08-01 WindTunnel
Erica Southey
Juan Pablo Montoya splashed onto the scenes with so much hype and publicity surrounding him, that I had my doubts ... Read the article >
Together forever?
2001-07-24 On the Kerbs
Kelly Batke
The speculation regarding the retirement of Mika Hakkinen has kept the Formula One paddock alive for the last couple of months. Hakkinen's lackluster performance this season has sparked various rumors suggesting.... Read the article >
F1: too much of a good thing
2001-07-11 On the Kerbs
Kelly Batke
In Formula One, image is everything. Rivalry extends far beyond the track where drivers compare Lear jets and yachts. Just open any F1 magazine and you will notice more pictures of scantily clad women than you will of the cars themselves. Read the article >
Pedro Rodríguez: A racing legend
2001-07-11 Special Features
Nancy Schilke
Recently, we received photos and articles from Carlos Jalife, Secretary General of Scuderia Hermanos Rodríguez AC in Mexico regarding the 30th Anniversary of the death of the great Mexican driver, Pedro Rodríguez. Read the article >
Quo vadis, McLaren-Mercedes
2001-07-09 Blue Flag
Claudia Leonhardt
To say that their star has fallen would be a little harsh, but regarding the results McLaren-Mercedes have obtained during the first half of the ongoing season it's obvious that they have lost their previous dominance. With more than half the season throu Read the article >
Where is the Midseason Drama?
2001-06-28 On the Kerbs
Kelly Batke
Formula One doesn't lack competitors. Just look around, you will find 22 of them, but what it does lack is competition. Read the article >
Pre-season predictions reviewed
2001-06-20 On the Kerbs
Kelly Batke
As we approach the midway point of the Formula One season, it's worthreflecting on some of the predications made before the season began. Read the article >
Villeneuve: Class is now in session for Montoya
2001-06-08 WindTunnel
Erica Southey
The latest controversy brings some lyrics of songs to mind like 'Don't step on my blue suede shoes', 'You don't step on Superman's cape' ... Read the article >
Launch control, part II
2001-06-06 Blue Flag
Kelly Batke
The return of electronics into Formula One was supposed to make the job of the drivers much easier. But as we have witnessed since its return at the Spanish Grand Prix in April, things haven't exactly worked out as expected. Read the article >
Monaco GP: another look
2001-06-06 On the Kerbs
Kelly Batke
Perhaps there should have been a sign on the streets of the Monaco circuit. Yield to the power of McLaren. I was somewhat impressed by the drive of Enrique Bernoldi during the Monaco Grand Prix. It couldn't have been easy driving the twisty Read the article >
Launch Control: to be or not to be
2001-05-21 WindTunnel
Erica Southey
Since the introduction of launch control and traction control, we've seen a couple of glitches arising from these new technical requirements. Though launch and traction control go hand in hand let's focus on launch control. Read the article >
BMW - The glory years revisited
2001-05-21 In the Mirrors
Cam Curwood
Ralf Schumacher's win at the San Marino GP was a milestone victory on a number of counts. First, Ralf allowed the Schumachers to become the first brother combination to win Grand Prix. Ralf's first win was the first for Williams since 1997, and was Michel Read the article >
Team orders
2001-05-18 On the Kerbs
Kelly Batke
Mika Hakkinen may have kissed goodbye an early opportunity as a championship title contender, but he is hardly eliminated as a threat from an occasional victory. After all, he is a double World Champion, and he is driving for McLaren. Read the article >
David Coulthard: now or never
2001-05-17 On the Kerbs
Cam Curwood
From the time his championship chances ended last season, 2001 was going to be the make or break year for David Coulthard. A driver can compete only so many years while being beaten by his teammate before F1 managers decide he is no longer a top flight dr Read the article >
Stronger
2001-05-15 On the Kerbs
Thierry Lecourt
On Sunday at the A1 ring, David Coulthard did one of his best drives in Grand Prix by winning under heavy pressure pressure from both Ferrari drivers, Barrichello and M. Schumacher. With this achievement, Coulthard... Read the article >
Surviving the "OutTrack"
2001-05-13 WindTunnel
Erica Southey
By now most of you would have seen or not opted to see Survivor 2: The Australian Outback. From watching both series, I came to the conclusion that they stole the idea from Formula 1 ... Read the article >
Murphy's laws of Formula One
2001-05-11 On the Kerbs
Kelly Batke
The last lap retirement of Mika Hakkinen's McLaren at the 2001 Spanish Grand Prix was a subtle reminder of the presence of Murphy's laws in Formula One. In other words, when anything can go wrong, it will go wrong. Read the article >
Lucky and not
2001-05-05 On the Kerbs
Thierry Lecourt
The final result of the Spanish Grand Prix last week, at Circuit Montmelo in Barcelona, was all about luck: it is very rare to see a driver lose a race in the final lap, and yet ... Read the article >
Club privé
2001-04-23 On the Kerbs
Thierry Lacourt
Être une équipe de Formule 1 a toujours été synonyme d'appartenance à un club très fermé. Sans doute encore plus maintenant depuis que seulement 12 équipes sont autorisées, Read the article >
The significance of Imola
2001-04-20 Blue Flag
Kelly Batke
For many, the thought of Imola continues to conjure up somber memories. The fiery crash of Gerhard Berger in 1989, but more prominently the deaths of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger. Read the article >
Private Club
2001-04-19 On the Kerbs
Thierry Lecourt
Being a Formula One team has always been synonymous to being the member of a private club, especially now where only 24 cars are allowed, and teams are the same since Tyrrell disappeared and Bar arrived in 1999. Read the article >
Formula One - quo vadis
2001-04-13 WindTunnel
Erica Southey
Where are the days when Formula One (F1) was less complicated? Where opinions on drivers were formed around their reputations? Where skills separated the men from the boys? Most importantly will we be asking "where are the days when the sport was accessib Read the article >
Brazil revealed
2001-04-12 On the Kerbs
Kelly Batke
With the 2001 Formula One season well underway, some interesting revelations are beginning to unfold. Perhaps the majority of the drama is nothing more than pure fiction fabricated by the media and journalists. Nevertheless, there are plenty of reasons wh Read the article >
Fists of fury: dangerous duos
2001-04-12 WindTunnel
Erica Southey
With as little as three races into the 2001 Grand Prix season we already have tempers flaring, fists clenching and accusations flying around in the media by disgruntled drivers. Read the article >
Retour aux affaires
2001-04-04 Blue Flag
Thierry Lecourt
Pour la premire fois depuis six Grand-Prix d'affile, Ferrari a ... Read the article >
Back to business
2001-04-03 Blue Flag
Thierry Lecourt
For the first time after six Grand-Prix in a row, Ferrari has been beaten and Michael Schumacher defeated. After a difficult season's start McLaren, Mercedes and David Coulthard did it, even in tricky conditions where normally Ferrari strategy and Michael Read the article >
Reflections on the Australian GP - triumph and tragedy
2001-03-08 Blue Flag
Kelly Batke
The first race for the 2001 FIA Formula One World Championship season at Albert Park, Melbourne Australia, may not have demonstrated safety on the track. The events that led to the death of the 52-year old marshal, Graham Beveridge, definitely raised que Read the article >
Traction Control - electronic aids, to be or not to be?
2001-02-27 On the Kerbs
Kelly Batke
Is the era of the Formula One driver coming to an end? Will it be possible to replace them with crash test dummies? Ridiculous? Considering the return of hi tech electronics to Formula One, we may see a different breed of driver. Read the article >
The HANS Device - a head and neck support system.
2001-02-21 Special Features
Nancy Schilke
The HANS was invented nearly 20 years ago by Dr. Robert Hubbard, professor of biomechanical engineering at Michigan State University. Hubbard developed the HANS during a conversation with Jim Downing, his brother-in-law. Downing is a road racer who has w Read the article >
Superlicense criteria
2001-01-30 On the Kerbs
Kelly Batke
Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen will race for Sauber this season, thanks to the granting of a superlicense from the FIA last December. Raikkonen, like Jensen Button and teammate Nick Heidfeld, is among the recent trend of young talent in Formula One. But th Read the article >
Montoya and the CART curse
2001-01-11 On the Kerbs
Kelly Batke
Juan Montoya appears to have plenty in common with Alex Zanardi, arriving in Formula One as a former CART Champion and Target Chip Ganassi driver. Prevailing opinion is that he will fail miserably at F1, just like Alex. Why don't we compare him with Jacqu Read the article >
David Brabham: an interview
2000-12-30 Special Features
Richard Sloop
Motorsport.com spoke with American LeMans Series driver, David Brabham, about the ups and downs of Formula One, Imola '94 and his future in racing. Read the article >
An interview with Jan Magnussen
2000-10-19 Special Features
Richard Sloop
Motorsport.com sat down with Jan Magnussen just prior to the American LeMans series race, the Petit LeMans at Road Atlanta. Jan has competed in Formula One, Champ Car, German Touring Car (ITC, DTM) and British Formula 3. He is currently driving for Panoz Read the article >
Japanese GP: 2000 season in one race
2000-10-13 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
Japanese Grand Prix: the Reader's Digest Condensed Books version of the 2000 F1 season. Read the article >
Second class in the Sport of Kings
2000-10-03 On the Kerbs
C.O. Ross
I've been greatly disappointed with how the FIA is handling the public relations fallout from the death of Paolo Ghislimberti, the Monza fire marshal. Or to be blunt, how they aren't handling it. If what I've seen is any indication, Formula One is once ag Read the article >
It's so hard to get good help: reply
2000-09-20 Write Line
Douglas Mains
You make some excellent points in your article. It does sound very seductive to think about being a "pro" corner worker.What other sport has volunteers working in an official capacity? I'll bet even the guys that run the yardsticks at football games, the Read the article >
It's so hard to get good help these days
2000-09-13 On the Kerbs
C.O. Ross
The Monza tragedy in which a fire marshall was killed has been the talk of the online racing community. Max Mosley, the president of the FIA, has been quoted as saying, "Marshalls [corner workers] volunteer to get close to the action." In response, one fa Read the article >
Formula One: science + art + passion
2000-09-11 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
The `formula' in Formula One refers to a tangle of technical rules that are complicated, arcane and, arguably, deliberately ambiguous ... Read the article >
Team orders ... or not?
2000-09-03 On the Kerbs
Tom Haapanen
There has been a great deal of discussion about team orders recently - specifically, with relation McLaren, and whether that team has imposed team orders on their two drivers ... Read the article >
CART goes unpredictable, F1 goes WCW
2000-08-28 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
The elitist fans that myopically follow Formula One as a religion, and deify it as if it were on a higher plane had better stop and think. CART has the true spirit of racing running through it, while Formula One seems to have descended into a parody of it Read the article >
Color CART international
2000-08-13 On the Kerbs
Bruce Miller
I was surprised a couple of years ago when I spent some time interacting with the folks on an IRL message board. I must confess that I'm not a "crossover" fan ... Read the article >
Four men, one prize
2000-08-04 Blue Flag
Julie Gates
Owing to the unexpected outcome of last weekend's German Grand Prix, this year's hunt for the first World Championship of the twenty-first century has been thrown into turmoil. Now, not only is the McLaren duo of David Coulthard and Mika Hakkinen just two Read the article >
Formula One - In the home stretch
2000-08-02 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
As we get to the final stretch of the season there are a few things taking shape and a few surprises worth reflecting on. The big surprise that I have noticed by mid season, and the feature that I least expected, is that we have an extra driver in the ser Read the article >
McLaren: a team to the end
2000-07-29 Blue Flag
Julie Gates
This season has once again proved to be both unpredictable and exciting. Despite winning the first three races, Michael Schumacher is under increasing pressure ... Read the article >
F1 glamorous? Think again!
2000-07-09 Blue Flag
Julie Gates
Have you ever wondered what it is like to walk in the F1 paddock? To see the cars, smell the fumes and feel the rip-roaring atmosphere present in the world's most expensive car park? ... Read the article >
Aged like fine wine: Roberto Moreno
2000-07-08 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
Remember this, good guys can finish first. And more importantly take a lesson from wine. Fine wine must be aged, but it must be opened at the right time to get maximum enjoyment. Everyone who watched the Cleveland CART Champcar race saw.. Read the article >
More wing, less wing, which way is up?
2000-07-05 The Smile behind the Visor
Jukka Kirveskari
Really, less wing should keep you on the ground ... shouldn't it? Read the article >
Jenson, Juan...or Bruno?
2000-07-02 On the Kerbs
Bruce Miller
The cumulative effect produced when one crucial event sets off a chain of similar events. Remember your Mother Goose? "For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; For want of the shoe, the horse was lost; For want of the horse, the knight was lost; For wan Read the article >
Heads or tails: Button or Montoya?
2000-07-01 Blue Flag
Julie Gates
During past weeks, there has been much speculation regarding driver line-ups for the 2001 season, particularly where the Williams team is concerned ... Read the article >
The 21st century race fan
2000-06-19 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
This year is the dawning of a new century, depending on how literally you take the definition of century (i.e. year 2000 or year 2001). At the conclusion of one of the biggest racing weekends of the year, I would like to expound on the opportunities avail Read the article >
The case for no wings
2000-06-01 Write Line
Tony Davies
Formula One Motor Racing has lost the plot. What now takes place on race days may be a brilliant spectacle of colour, wealth, and power - but racing it definitely isn't ... Read the article >
Pointing out a problem
2000-05-31 Blue Flag
Julie Gates
The West McLaren Mercedes team has been the first to admit that it is 'surprised' at the season's outcome thus far. And let's face it, with Michael Schumacher eighteen-points clear in the Drivers' Championship ... Read the article >
Entertaining Formula One - Just add Water
2000-05-30 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
The recent European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring was one of this year's more entertaining Formula One races. Admittedly this is damning with faint praise, as there has been infrequent entertainment this year. There was plenty of cut and Read the article >
Button pushing
2000-05-27 Blue Flag
Julie Gates
It has been sometime since the sport has witnessed the level of mania demonstrated on news that Frank Williams had signed a twenty-year old rookie to partner his future World Champion, Ralf Schumacher ... Read the article >
A bug's life
2000-05-23 The Smile behind the Visor
Jukka Kirveskari
A bug's life isn't all that bad at times ... Read the article >
Brotherly love
2000-05-20 Blue Flag
Julie Gates
We all know how that little saying goes: blood is thicker than water. For a majority of people in the world, this statement remains true through thick and thin, no matter the circumstances. However, does this resemble the performance of Michael Schumacher Read the article >
The case for NO spectators
2000-05-18 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
In the last couple of months I have noticed that the allowance of spectators at tracks is becoming more of a hindrance than a help. There is a terrible overhead in having all these people.. Read the article >
DC: Nice guys can win!
2000-05-17 Blue Flag
Julie Gates
He is Formula One's nice guy. He is the driver who would make the ideal son-in-law and the ideal husband. Yet, he doesn't want to be the angelic family man ... Read the article >
The Year of Ferrari?
2000-05-01 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
I must state up front that I am not a narrowminded Ferrari fan. I am not one of the paid-up certifiable members of racing's 'Red Army'... Read the article >
Race of the Century: part 3
2000-04-15 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
To recap the story so far, we have set up the hypothetical Race of the 20th Century, based on the sound theory that while the good die young, eventually everyone else will too... Read the article >
An interview with Hans Stuck
2000-04-15 Special Features
Richard Sloop
Hans Stuck discusses with us his new car, the emergence of digital TV, and why Formul One just isn't fun any more today ... Read the article >
Driver-centricity in teams
2000-04-14 On the Kerbs
Cam Curwood
There are many "diseases" infecting the fans, teams, drivers, or the media in Formula 1. They appear in a variety of forms, and include problems in knowledge, judgement, or circumstance... Read the article >
Don't take that TOO seriously!
2000-04-09 The Smile behind the Visor
Jukka Kirveskari
It's good to pay attention to the pit radio ... Read the article >
What does Illegal Mean?
2000-03-29 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
It is a strange business - this technical inspection activity. At Brazil there was the tantalising possibility that five of the top six finishers would be disqualified ... Read the article >
Race of the Century: part 1
2000-03-21 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
This time of year is often referred to as Winter, or Summer if you happen to live in the Southern Hemisphere, but a real motorsport enthusiast refers to it as the 'off' season. ... Read the article >
The opening chapter
2000-03-14 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
Round one of the Formula One championship was in Melbourne, Australia. There may have been more questions raised than answers given, but there were many signs that the 2000 year will be very exciting. ... Read the article >
Ferrari Fouled by Team Orders
2000-03-10 On the Kerbs
Cam Curwood
In 1999, Ferrari won the Constructors' Championship for the first time since René Arnoux and Patrick Tambay piloted the beautiful Ferrari 126C3 in 1983. However, Ferrari's drought in the more ... Read the article >
The End of the Beginning: Maserati in 1957
2000-03-10 In the Mirrors
Michael T. Lynch
Maserati scored its first World Championship sports car victories in 1956. Armed with the strapping 450S, 1957 was supposed to be their year. Here's the story of what happened by Michael T. Lynch, ... Read the article >
F1 team tactics and the Championship no one wanted
1999-11-19 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
The season is over and the best man won. But I don't feel good about the last two races. There were displays of blocking that I don't think belong in racing and don't reflect good team tactics, ... Read the article >
A rookie once again
1999-10-21 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
Jan Magnussen is having an interesting 1999: he is trying to establish himself in North American racing after a difficult exit from Formula One. It all started well -- having risen through the usual ... Read the article >
The disappointment of a disqualification
1999-10-18
Cath Burton
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Team mates and rivals
1999-09-15 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
1999 may be remembered for many things, and the value and challenges of teammates could be among them. It seems this year that there is a significant spotlight on the benefits and pitfalls of ... Read the article >
Art for Art's sake, Safery for god's sake
1999-08-17 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
Formula One is often the high art of automotive elegance. The pleasure of watching teams, for whom budgets are an accounting term and not a constraint, is quite sublime. Even the most lowly of these ... Read the article >
Hill, Senna and Valvoline
1999-07-30
Peter Dikoff
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Regrets, I've had a few, but then again, too few to mention
1999-07-16 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
There are many changes going on in the world of open wheel racing lately. It seems that what was originally an end-of-year activity of realigning careers, paint jobs, teams and contracts has crept ... Read the article >
Of Long Beach and Cleveland ...
1999-07-08 Blue Flag
Dave Reininger
I thought CART learned something from Long Beach. Not the Long Beach Grand Prix we all know and love today, the other Long Beach Grand Prix, the Formula One race held from 1976 to 1983. Maybe it's ... Read the article >
The more things change, the more things stay the same
1999-07-08 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
NASCAR traditionally runs on ovals, both short and long, but also have the occasional holiday from left turns. Both the Winston Cup and the trucks sometimes battle it out on unfamiliar territory, ... Read the article >
What's with all the excitement?
1999-06-27 On the Kerbs
Tom Haapanen
After all the complaints over the past year or more about the dullness of Formula One, the tables have been turned with a vengeance. After the event-filled Canadian Grand Prix earlier this month, we ... Read the article >
Irony
1999-06-17 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
iro·ny (Pronunciation: 'I-r&-nE also 'I(-&)r-nE), Function: noun. plural -nies Etymology: Latin ironia, from Greek eirOnia, from eirOn dissembler 1 : a pretense of ignorance and of ... Read the article >
Small fortunes and racing
1999-06-10 On the Kerbs
Tom Haapanen
It is said that to make a small fortune in racing, one should start with a large one. There certainly are preciously few people who have become rich by racing ... right? Some of the biggest and ... Read the article >
The Three Ring Circus
1999-06-03 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
When circuses were in their heyday and looking to offer the customer even more entertainment than the rival circus down the road, they happened upon the idea of three rings. I believe it was PT ... Read the article >
Do you want to be someone else?
1999-05-20 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
Occasionally in life I want to be someone else. This may be why I write rather than do. To live vicariously through the lives of others is a somewhat liberating experience, without the obvious ... Read the article >
The Ghosts of Races past, present and future
1999-05-06 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
The Ghosts of Races past, present and future. I hope all readers know of the Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. It tells a tale of ghosts from Christmases past, present and future. It was memorably ... Read the article >
An interview with Eddie Cheever
1999-04-28 On the Kerbs
Jack Durbin
Governor Bush tests the fit of Eddie Cheever's Dallara-Infiniti IRL challenger Eddie Cheever was honored in Tallahassee, Florida by having April 27, 1999 proclaimed to be "Eddie Cheever, Jr. Day." ... Read the article >
An old head on young shoulders
1999-04-21 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
Montoya of Colombia (via England) won his first Champ car event on the weekend at Long Beach. The much-storied racetrack has probably not seen a more significant win. From the legendary Formula One ... Read the article >
Passing ... what is it all about?
1999-04-13 On the Kerbs
Tom Haapanen
The 1999 Brazilian Grand Prix is now a matter of record, and there was actually a pass for the lead on the track. Admittedly this was permitted by a missed shift on Mika Hakkinen's McLaren, allowing ... Read the article >
A gentleman passed this way
1999-04-13 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
The news that passed to me today was brief and pointed: "The world of Formula One is in shock following the news that designer Harvey Postlethwaite has died of a heart attack." It is indeed a sad ... Read the article >
Aluminum, Beryllium and the search for Unobtanium
1999-04-06 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
I am convinced that if Ron Dennis, who heads up the McLaren Formula One team, ever found the substance Unobtanium he would immediately include it as an intrinsic part of his car manufacture. ... Read the article >
Debut Performances
1999-03-16 WindTunnel
Kristian Steenstrup
In 1961 Giancarlo Baghetti drove his Ferrari to victory in the French Grand prix. This fact is remarkable because it was his first Formula One championship start. He had two previous, ... Read the article >
