Dingo day afternoon in Albert Park Australian Grand Prix Bulls and El Matador. German wunderkind Sebastian Vettel took his second successive pole position of the season in Melbourne, steaming ahead of teammate and local favorite Mark Webber. Fernando Alonso, winner of the opening round in Bahrain, qualified third in his Ferrari. The right call. Defending […]
F1weekly podcast number 415. Will the Australian Grand Prix bring the excitement back to Formula 1? Mark Webber goes to the top of the time sheets in Saturday practice. Motorsports Mondial with Nasir Hameed. A look at the history of the Australian Grand Prix: The first Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix was staged in 1985 […]
SENNA Ayrton Senna da Silva, racing legend and three times world champion, was born on March 21, 1960 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. After dominating British Formula Ford and Formula 3 he arrived in Formula 1 with the Toleman team. Splash in the streets. It was in the rain at Monaco in 1984 that Senna served […]
Turning a new leaf London Rowing Club meets Monte-Carlo harbour Colin Chapman of Team Lotus turned a new leaf in the commercial side of Grand Prix motor racing when he brought tobacco sponsorship to the sport in 1968. His great friend and Champion Jim Clark would give the British Racing Green Lotus their final victory […]
2010 FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 1 – GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX Oracle of Oviedo. Fernando Alonso. After “Maestro”, “Il leone” and “Ice Man” “muy macho hombre de Espana” makes a winning debut for Ferrari in Bahrain. After passing from row starting teammate Massa on the opening lap Alonso was able to catch pole […]
Vettel Slides Pole with “Luscious Liz” Handling his desert flame “Luscious Liz” with tender loving care and brazen speed, Grand Prix racing’s youngest winner, Sebastian Vettel, put in a sizzling lap of 1m 54.101s to snatch pole position for the 2010 season opener in Bahrain. “It’s a big surprise to get pole,” revealed the German […]