It’s familiar territory in the return to Brazil for the last F1 race of the season. Red Bull front row, McLaren second row. Will Vettel win the last race? The Brazil Grand Prix is the last of the year, a year dominated by Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull, and sees Red Bull on the front […]
Are McLaren planning to use Honda engines for F1 in 2014?
It’s being reported that Honda are heading back to F1 supplying McLaren with engines from 2014, recreating a successful partnership from the 1980s. There is no real love lost between McLaren and Mercedes. Respect, certainly, but McLaren has done all it can to extricate itself from business dealings with the Germans, and the final step may be a partnership […]
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (2011) RESULT
Formula One returns to Abu Dhabi for the penultimate race of the season, with Vettel on pole and the McLarens behind. Another Vettel win? The Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi is certainly a spectacular venue. It doesn’t yet have the soul of the traditional F1 circuits in Europe, but it is a special race […]
India Grand Prix (2011) RESULT
The first Grand Prix in India see Red Bull on the front row with Button in the McLaren and Alonso in the Ferrari behind. Can Vettel take another win? India is a fascinating country, still firmly in the past in parts and so much in the present in others. And the paradox of Formula One – with […]
Formula One in USA: New Jersey to host F1 Grand Prix from 2013
Formula One is back in the USA with a vengeance, with an F1 Grand Prix in Texas in 2012 and now the news that New Jersey will host F1 from 2013. America has always played a marginal part in the F1 Circus. Yes, there have been lots of Grands Prix in the US, but the American public have […]
Infiniti and Red Bull deal set to expand
Infiniti and Red Bull have revealed that their partnership is to grow, with more collaboration and a higher profile for Infiniti’s sponsorship. We’ve not been the biggest fans of Infiniti’s marketing efforts in the UK and Europe, but we had to concede that the decision for Infiniti to sponsor Red Bull in F1 had its upside. That […]
Korean Grand Prix (2011) RESULT
Lewis Hamilton upped his game in qualifying and took pole, with new champion Sebastian Vettel in 2nd. Can Lewis hold off Seb to take a win? Last year’s Korean Grand Prix was more like a jaunt on the Solent than an F1 race, but the weather was a little more forgiving for the 2011 F1 […]
Japanese Grand Prix (2011) RESULT
Despite the McLarens seeming stronger, Vettel managed to take pole at Suzuka with Button alongside and Hamilton & Massa on row two. Did it stay that way? The reality of the 2011 Japanese Grand Prix is not about who wins the race, but whether Sebastian Vettel can grab the single point needed to clinch the 2011 F1 […]
Singapore Grand Prix (2011) RESULT
Back to normal form for the 2011 Singapore Grand Prix with Vettel on pole and Webber in second. Can Vettel close out the world championship title? Why does the Singapore Grand Prix, which is brilliantly put together and looks stunning, always seem to disappoint? You’d expect it to be an Eastern version of Monaco – run as […]
Italian Grand Prix (2011) RESULT
The F1 Grand Prix Circus returns to Monza for the Italian Grand Prix. Vettel is once again on pole, but can he hold off the McLarens, never mind the Ferraris on their home turf? Monza is home to the Italian Grand Prix and home to Ferrari. Which makes for a rather partisan – but very knowledgeable […]