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Not really covering the German GP after all

It turns out that I’m not going to have the time to knock together the usual race review.  A couple of thoughts, though:

How nice to hear Mark Webber’s outpouring of emotion as he crossed the line.  A fine, fine drive, and it’s scary to think how far he might have won by had he pushed [...]

Weighing up: Nurburgring qualifying

This week, “Help wanted – apply within.”

You know how this works by now, you band of hardy regulars, you, but just in case: the top 10 cars ran the final part of qualifying with enough fuel to start the race tomorrow and were weighed at the end of the session.  11th down to 20th were knocked [...]

Temporary truce in the F1 paddock

It was a titanic battle, with both sides claiming victory at various stages of the dispute, but finally it looks like the matter has been settled.  One gets the sense, though, that it’s only a temporary solution.  For now at least, let’s give a tentative but warm welcome to the news that yes, Force India [...]

The potentially delayed blogger writes

A quick FYI for those stopping by: petrolheadblog.com will be covering as much of the German Grand Prix weekend as can be covered by someone who won’t see much of it until later.  For the nth time this season qualifying coincides with a working Saturday, and for the only time in the next 6 years [...]