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Question time

Though not the sort of question you’ll have to think too hard about, unless you’re one of the utter, utter cretins this is being written to address.  I’m going to nudge you ever so gently in the direction of the right answer, because I’m a sport like that.  Look at this picture:

Done?  Take [...]

Design 101: The Silver (and turquoise) Arrows

What we could do tonight is talk a bit more about that court ruling.  About how the FIA’s guilty verdict still stands, how Flavio Briatore still isn’t permitted to manage racing drivers and how that might give Mark Webber, the only F1 driver yet to jump ship, a bit of trouble come SuperLicence time.  We could [...]

Something really big, happening

It’s official.

Schumacher rumours gather pace

Heavens above, it’s actually going to happen, isn’t it?

The German tabloid Bild reported this weekend that Mercedes had agreed a one year contract with Michael Schumacher.  The German tabloids, in common with the majority of tabloids, are not always renowned for printing stories that have any basis in fact.  This particular paper, however, has been [...]

A quick F1 digest

Listen up, soldiers!  A few things to fill you in on.

One of next year’s nailed-on driver moves has been confirmed, Robert Kubica committing to Renault for 2010 and quite possibly no longer than that, being one of the men keeping a keen eye on Felipe Massa’s performance on the off chance that the Brazilian’s comeback [...]

Alonso to Ferrari, floodgates to open

Formula One’s worst-kept secret is out, Ferrari confirming Fernando Alonso on a three year deal starting in 2010.

It has since emerged that a deal starting in 2011 was concluded in the summer but has since been brought forward, the recent race fixing scandal and Kimi Raikkonen’s acceptance that he is no longer wanted at Maranello [...]

Ferrari taking their ball home again? It doesn’t always work…

The word coming from Maranello is that if the proposed rules for Formula One in 2010 are enforced, with teams given free reign to spend what they want within strict technical parameters or to develop what they want as long as they don’t spend more than $40 million a year, then Ferrari want no part [...]