Sunday, March 21, 2010

Op-Ed: F1 dips another toe in new media waters

March 17, 2010 by SJ Skid  
Filed under F1B Op-Ed, Prime & Option, SJ Skid

Those who have been hanging around F1B for a while will know that one of the issues we follow here is how F1 — both via the FIA and FOM — engages new media opportunities and avenues. This is no real surprise as we are proudly part of the new media landscape.
Anyone — long [...]

Op-Ed: Things sound bad at Sauber F1

March 16, 2010 by SJ Skid  
Filed under F1B Op-Ed, People & Events, SJ Skid

The BMW Sauber-Ferrari team is finally looking into changing its name and dropping the BMW.
This its-about-time news comes via Autosport.
But that is definitely not what catches my eye. This does:

The BMW Sauber team is currently without a title sponsor for 2010, and [Peter] Sauber admitted that his outfit was unlikely to get one now until [...]

Alonso: Ferrari will be ‘last team I’m racing with’

March 16, 2010 by SJ Skid  
Filed under People & Events, SJ Skid

Hard work, the most testing and a ton of work in the simulators led to Ferrari’s one-two finish to start the Formula 1 season, Fernando Alonso says in his debut post-race blog for the team.
He also reaffirms that Ferrari will be his final stop as a racer: “I’ve said it many times over the last [...]

Op-Ed: Chandhok is quickly becoming my F1 fav

March 15, 2010 by SJ Skid  
Filed under F1B Op-Ed, Prime & Option, SJ Skid

I know I am entirely jumping the gun, but I’m beginning already to like HRT’s Karun Chandhok.
A lot.
First off, the guy only has done like a lap and a half more Formula 1 racing than I have. Is there any driver we all can relate to more?
OK, more seriously, I like how Chandhok is [...]

Your View: What should make F1 the ‘pinnacle’ of motorsports?

March 15, 2010 by SJ Skid  
Filed under F1B Op-Ed, Parc Fermé, Prime & Option, SJ Skid

Formula 1’s latest “bloody nose” seems to have riled up fans following the opening race in Bahrain this past weekend.
Was it a boring race? Why? What can, should, will or won’t be done about it?
All those questions, in one form of another, have been answered or at least debated in the above linked-to post.
One focus [...]

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