Saturday, March 20, 2010

Ecclestone: Propeller heads to blame for boring F1

March 16, 2010 by Negative Camber  
Filed under Parc Fermé, Prime & Option, Top Story

If there has been one resounding message from the opening race of the F1 world championship in Bahrain it is that the hype may not have matched the action on track.
The regulation changes, new teams, star drivers and no less than four teams vying for the title made for terrific off-season reading and dreaming. [...]

Is F1 ready to say the bad show can’t go on?

March 15, 2010 by SJ Skid  
Filed under Prime & Option

The hand-wringing following the Bahrain GP keeps on coming, and it may result in a FOTA conference call to talk about how to increase the action, Autosport is reporting.
I think the question we have to ask is whether all the talk will amount to any action. Precedence doesn’t give you too good a feeling, does [...]

USF1 internal dissension continues: McGough blasts Anderson

March 3, 2010 by vmr  
Filed under People & Events

As predicted, after the demise of the USF1 team’s hopes and dreams for 2010, the nitpicking and internal fights have begun playing out in the international arena that is Formula1.  Felipe McGough, manager of former team driver Jose Maria Lopez, is secondhand quoted in an Autosport article (the original Argentinian article has proved nearly impossible [...]

Grumpy Op Ed: “Most comprehensive Formula 1 survey ever” launched by FOTA and LG.

Boy, I’m excited!
A new, groundbreaking survey, well formulated, with qualitative questions, that is in no way self-serving or self-defeating.

The tingly sense of anticipation begins as early as the opening page.
Commissioned by the sport’s key decision makers, [this survey] offers you a unique opportunity to share your opinions on everything from your favourite drivers [...]

Cosworth & New Teams: A disaster in the making?

I have been thinking about the 2010 season and the new teams in particular. While I was considering the challenges they face and the numerous rumors to their still-born birth in the 2010 season, I have arrived at a discussion point…Cosworth.
Cosworth has been in the racing engine supply business for decades and the halcyon [...]

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