Ayrton Senna: 50th birthday memories

He would have been 50-years old today. There is little doubt in my mind that he would still be influential in F1 but probably more so in the lives of young Brazilian children for whom he took particular interest in. His legacy may have been larger than fate has allowed and his impact [...]

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A continuation of a rant on diffusers and fairness and the FIA

Nearly a week ago, I wrote an article here at F1B, detailing the 2010 version of the diffuser debacle.  Days later, SJ wrote this article about the FIA response.  To make a long story short, it came to the attention of the FIA that four teams (namely McLaren, Mercedes,  Force India, and Renault) had used [...]

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F101: F1 beginners guide~ Flags

So we’ve covered the important rules and regulations on F101, but there are a few other things that we haven’t spoken about. For a start there are many different flags that are used by the track-side marshals during a Grand Prix, so this week on F101, I’m going to give a quick low-down on each [...]

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McLaren’s car company: A new legacy in the making?

For years the prevailing notion, and truth, is that many of today’s road cars have benefited from the technology developed from Formula 1 racing. Teams have pressed the limits of what is achievable and come away with an array of innovations that have pushed the road car into the new century. Most recently [...]

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McLaren buy back Merc shares…what’s next?

If memory serves correctly, McLaren and Mercedes parted ways from their traditional relationship at the end of 2009. I can also recall Mercedes GP buying a team (Brawn GP) and renaming it Mercedes GP Petronas. If I think hard enough, I believe there was talk of a road car called an MP 12 [...]

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