Man or machine? Why was Schumacher slower than Rosberg all weekend
March 14, 2010 by vmr
Filed under F1B Op-Ed, Parc Fermé, Prime & Option, Top Story, VMR on Sunday
After all the excitement and hype and luck this weekend for Ferrari at the season opener in Bahrain (F1B race report found here, written by yours truly), something has been sticking in my mind regarding Michael Schumacher. Since Sunday is my weekly column day, I thought I’d share it and ask your opinion.
When Schumacher announced [...]
Will the drama on-track stand up to the drama-off track?
March 7, 2010 by vmr
Filed under F1B Op-Ed, Parc Fermé, Prime & Option, Top Story, VMR on Sunday
With one week (or less than, really, when you look at the time and note that the race will be over for a few hours by now) left until Formula1 racing properly returns to our television screens, hearts, and the track, I’ve been unduly excited. Then, of course, I stop to think. Last year, there [...]
Winter Testing Analysis: A faux championship makes Ferrari most likely to succeed
February 28, 2010 by vmr
Filed under F1B Op-Ed, Parc Fermé, People & Events, Top Story, VMR on Sunday
After fifteen days of watching lap times and red flags and hearing the teams bemoan wet and windy conditions, one has to wonder, what does it all mean? Simply put, those watching have really no idea what any of the faster or slower lap times mean, if only because each team used the on-track time [...]
Teams and drivers bring F1 to the fans online, with no help from Bernie or the FIA
February 21, 2010 by vmr
Filed under F1B Op-Ed, Parc Fermé, Prime & Option, Top Story, VMR on Sunday
In all the drama over Jose Ramon Carbante’s position as savior of Campos and the debacle that is the state of USF1 right now, I think we’ve lost sight of an amazing opportunity presented to us at the off-season testing the past few weeks in Spain. We (rightly, I believe) whine and complain about the [...]
Racing, emotion, and why we watch
February 14, 2010 by vmr
Filed under F1B Op-Ed, Parc Fermé, Top Story, VMR on Sunday
Originally, I wanted to use this column to discuss the newly-completed test session at Jerez: bad weather, broken front-wings and, surprisingly, Toro Rosso’s consistency. Instead, I did that yesterday. So, today is all about emotion. The sheer happiness, joy, heart-pounding adrenaline, sadness, crushing defeat, frustration, and anger inherent in Formula1. and then there are the [...]
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