Eyes wide open. Jenson Button is aiming to become the ninth British driver to be crowned world champion this weekend. Season’s penultimate round takes place in Sao Paulo at the Jose Carlos Pace circuit at Interlagos. Rain is expected for the whole weekend. Rain last year in the closing laps of the race resulted in […]
Dressed for success Dario Franchitti – The 2009 IRL Champion After walking away from a season of Nascar racing, the Scottish driver switched back to Indy car racing with Chip Ganassi’s team. Five wins and five poles during the season gave Ashley’s Ace his second championship in three years. Franchitti was victorious in Long Beach, […]
F1weekly listener Jeff Kline races World Champion Phil Hill “When I was in High School out here in LA in April of 1962, I had an Austin Healy 100-6 and I was trolling for a race on Sunset Blvd. It is really a cool road course between Beverly Hills and the 405 Fwy. I got […]
Podcast number 382 Felipe Massa will be waving the chequered flag at the Brazilian Grand Prix Robert Kubica has announced he will drive for Renault in 2010. Renault: “We are very excited to have signed Robert with the Renault F1 Team starting next season,” said interim Renault team principal Bob Bell. “Ever since Robert made […]
François Cevert © Paul Chenard October 6, 1973. A grim day at the Glen. When Francois Cevert crossed the line to take the checkered flag for the 1971 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, it was a day he would never forget. He was scoring his first world championship Formula 1 victory with Ken […]
Sebastian steams ahead at Suzuka. Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel dominated Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix, winning from pole position and scoring his third win of the season, fourth overall. The young German from Heppenheim was in a class of his own. He keeps his championship hopes alive with only two races remaining, Brazil and the […]