Tag Archives: Formula One

F1 Driver-a-go-go; ALL CHANGE!!

Posted on October 5, 2009 by mpomy

The great story of this year is not even to the final chapter, and we’re already seeing massive upheaval in the driver ranks for next year.  This is a normal occurrence, but there are even more big names on the … Continue reading →

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Oh, Flavio!

Posted on September 16, 2009 by mpomy

What he and his team have basically admitted to is just so amazing that I can’t believe it.  Renault was accused of intentionally crashing their junior driver at Singapore last year so that their senior driver could win the race. … Continue reading →

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F1 back in action this weekend

Posted on August 21, 2009 by mpomy

Well, we thought we’d be seeing Michael Schumacher, but with his decision not to race, the temperature has lowered considerably on this, the first race back after Summer holiday.  It’ll be interesting to see who has benefitted from the long … Continue reading →

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Michael Schumacher – The Return of the King

Posted on July 29, 2009 by mpomy

I just read a tweet by Lance Armstrong (who tweets way too much) about Michael Schumacher’s impending return to F1.  I don’t know how intense a fan Lance is; he seems pretty busy with other things (cycling, cancer, kids, lots … Continue reading →

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F1 – is BMW calling it quits?

Posted on July 28, 2009 by mpomy

An announcement is expected tomorrow, and it does not look like the news will be good.  The care this year is poor shite this year, which is so sad, because the team had made monstrous strides under the old rule … Continue reading →

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Amen, Mark Webber!

Posted on July 12, 2009 by mpomy

After seven years in the sport and over 132 races, Australian Mark Webber has won his first ever Formula 1 race at the German Grand Prix.  He qualified fastest yesterday for his first ever pole position and today he brought … Continue reading →

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Mark Webber on pole in Nurburgring!

Posted on July 11, 2009 by mpomy

Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy – and it’s not just a fuel stunt.  Red Bull has a fast car and the old Aussie could finally get hist first win!!

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This is what it takes for my local sports section to cover F1

Posted on July 8, 2009 by mpomy

The folks who run Formula One racing are idiots.  I understand that they want to contain costs and make the sport a bit greener, but the ways in which these monied elites go about attempting to achieve that goal are … Continue reading →

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Uh-oh

Posted on June 28, 2009 by mpomy

http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns21606.html Looks like the teams and the FIA may not have it sorted after all!

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BraunGP – is F1 domination possible?

Posted on March 31, 2009 by mpomy

F1 is about speed and technology.  You can have a flawless driver in an inferior machine and that driver will not win one race all year.  Similarly, you can have a driver who is rusty or somewhat imperfect, and when … Continue reading →

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