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Happening before your very eyes: Belgian GP

Formula One is so terribly predictable these days, isn’t it?  In such a technologically advanced sport, one where what you’re driving matters as much as how you drive it, a quick car is a quick car.  There’s no mystery any more.  Unless it’s one of those races where the weather can’t make its mind up, [...]

September 1st, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: F1 race reviews, Formula 1 | One comment

Weighing up: Spa qualifying

This week, “Yes, I’m sure it’s not upside down.”

There are twenty cars, each weighing 605kg without fuel, and there are three qualifying sessions.  At the end of the first session, the slowest five men are knocked out.  At the end of the second session, the same.  The remaining ten drivers fill up with enough fuel to [...]

August 30th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: F1 qualifying - Weighing Up, Formula 1 | One comment

New to petrolheadblog.com – ‘You Write The Posts’

No, really.  Whenever a qualifying session throws up the kind of result that defies conventional analysis, there’ll be a little note asking you to give your opinion on who’ll win the upcoming race and then, between us, we can come up with some kind of plausible supporting theory.

Weighing Up will follow later tonight, and the temptation to subtitle it, [...]

August 29th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: Formula 1 | One comment

Yet more shameful dereliction of duty

The same friend who organised his stag weekend for the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend is getting married on the Belgian Grand Prix weekend.  It’s so inconsiderate, isn’t it?

As a consequence, race coverage will be late.  The groom has his last night of freedom to come on Saturday, though qualifying can just about be dealt with [...]

August 29th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Formula 1 | One comment