Archive for March 6th, 2007
Raikkonen V. Massa
I guess the battle to watch in Formula One this season is not Ferrari verses McLaren but Kimi Raikkonen verses Felipe Massa. Massa has a year under his belt at Ferrari but Raikkonen has the reputation for winning, even in a less than perfect car. Some of his driving at McLaren [...]
What is Wrong With the Japanese Teams?
The two Japanese teams in Formula One, Honda and Toyota, have always gone into racing to win. But since they entered F both have had dismal seasons. Both Honda and Toyota have dominated other forms of open wheel racing in the past. Admittedly, Honda has had some small successes in F1 since it took over [...]
New Rules
Get to know the new rules before the beginning of the season. This is from Yahoo:
* The most important change in the regulations for 2007 is that all teams will be supplied by one tyre manufacturer – Bridgestone.
Because of this expect lap times to be a couple of seconds slower than last year.
Did You Know
I love this “Did you Know” piece about Formula One from Yahoo:
* Ron Dennis, McLaren team principal and ranked 648 in the Sunday Times rich list, has his very own language, dubbed onspeak’ in the Formula One paddock. The term is used to describe over-complex sentences and unrecognisable words used by Mr Dennis.* Renault boss [...]
Ralf Schumacher is a Whiner
This is why Ralf Schumacher will never be a Formula One champion:
With the opening grand prix of the year in Australia less than two weeks away, an unhappy Schumacher said: “There is a gap to the front that we must now work hard to close. “There is no point trying to hide it, but in [...]
