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The Canberra Milk Kid takes flight

For the benefit of those who’ve just returned from a weekend break on Jupiter, here’s an Australian chap having a bad Sunday afternoon:

It’s a testament to the strength of modern-day Formula 1 machines that Mark Webber got out of that with nothing more than a scratched arm, and a wave of Lady Luck’s fair hand [...]

On new cars and new teams

F1 launch season is practically at an end, with all but two of the teams entered for the 2010 world championship having revealed their challengers.  If you’ve been meaning to seek out pictures of the Ferrari F10, McLaren MP4-25, Williams FW32, Renault R30, Scuderia Toro Rosso STR5, Sauber C29, Red Bull RB6, Mercedes MGP W01, [...]

Lotus outlines 2010 position

Lost somewhat amid the hoo-ha surrounding another famous returning team name, Lotus announced their 2010 driver line-up today, and with a pair of Grand Prix winners at the controls, it’s an awfully strong one for a start-up outfit.

Jarno Trulli’s long-rumoured move has been confirmed, the Italian veteran linking up again with technical director Mike Gascoyne after [...]

Cakey Hovaloaven at play

Who? Keep up, man.

Yes, Donington Park’s bid to host the British Grand Prix appears to be sailing up a famous creek.  Yes, there’s a presidential election tomorrow, in which Ari Vatanen is the least worst candidate.  All of that is politics, and early converts will recall that we don’t like those very much.  All in [...]

Weighing up, briefly: Monza qualifying

This week, “Brevity will get you everywhere.”

After the Chinese meal, the drinks that followed, the tour of Hartlepool’s clubs and the eventual horrible singing, it was the second chorus of Delilah that decisively saw off my already-fragile voice.  I should really go and rest that, so we’ll not be long this week.

You know how these things [...]

Not talking about Bernie

Every racing blogger and his dog is talking about Bernie Ecclestone’s comments on the relative leadership skills of Thatcher, Hussein and Hitler.  You’re probably expecting some sort of analysis here, but there’ll be none.  Have a look here and debate for yourselves whether people are up in arms about what Bernie actually said or their [...]