Formula 1’s first night race in Singapore has been a massive success. In a season of great Grands Prix, this was another classic race. Once again it turned on a safety car and showed the importance of race strategy in determining the outcome. And as far as the championship is concerned it showed that the [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Singapore GP – The thin line between success and failure
Posted in Race Weekend, tagged Singapore on September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Singapore is a smash hit!
Posted in Race Weekend, tagged Grand Prix, Race Weekend, Singapore on September 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve had a great day here in Singapore, it’s stayed dry and the cars did loads of laps. It’s amazing how quickly you get used to something new, even when it as completely different as this is.
It’s clear that the track is very challenging and there is little margin for error. It will be a [...]
The cars look spectcular
Posted in Media, Race Weekend, tagged Grand Prix, Race Weekend, Singapore on September 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve had our first session here in Singapore and there was plenty of spectacular action and a few near misses out on the track as the drivers get used to it. At the end, Hamilton very nearly hit Fisichella who had spun in one of the blind corners and was across the track. Lewis was [...]
Singapore first impressions
Posted in Race Weekend, tagged Grand Prix, Race Weekend, Singapore on September 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As this is such a new event and there is so much interest, I thought I would pen an occasional blog over the course of the weekend with extra information and behind the scenes insight.
It’s Thursday night and everyone is still at the track, because it’s lunchtime in Europe and most people in F1 are [...]
Behind the Formula One Road Show
Posted in F1 News, Media on September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Financial Times recently asked me to narrate a multimedia presentation on their website offering an insight into the Formula One experience. It was a unique opportunity to share some of my more personal impressions of this wonderful, passionate environment. Click here to view it
Vettel’s win – good for business?
Posted in Race Weekend, tagged Monza, Sebastien Vettel, Toro Rosso on September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sebastien Vettel’s win in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza was a fairytale for Toro Rosso, but something of a headache for their competitors. Toro Rosso is a customer team, probably the purest example of the breed. They get a car from Red Bull Technologies, which is essentially the same as the Red Bull, except [...]
The Ultimate Feel-Good Grand Prix
Posted in Race Weekend, tagged Italian Grand Prix, Monza, Race Verdict, Sebastien Vettel, Toro Rosso on September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sebastien Vettel wins the Italian Grand Prix at historic Monza, in an Italian car, which isn’t a Ferrari and he does so from pole position, driving away from a McLaren. He’s the youngest ever winner by a year and everyone in F1 is happy for him.
The story will go down in history as something [...]
An Extraordinary Race ends with a Big, Big Call
Posted in Ferrari, McLaren, Race Weekend, tagged Belgium GP, Race Verdict, Spa Francochamps on September 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
An extraordinary Grand Prix with one of the most exciting finishes ever has been given a different complexion by the stewards’ decision to penalise Lewis Hamilton for taking an advantage from cutting a chicane.
There is not doubt that this is a very big call by the stewards and a lot of unbiased observers among the [...]
New This Week
Posted in Features, tagged Formula One, Personalities on September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Check out all the new features uploaded this week, which include an in-depth profile of Ferrari’s new boss, Stefano Domenicali, I get to see what’s cooking with Robert Kubica and we test our mathematics skills with the paddock’s top strategists.
Prancing Horses are Ginger in the Damp
Posted in Friday Practice, Race Weekend, tagged Belgium, Friday Practice, Spa Francochamps on September 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Actually it was a lot less damp than the forecasts said it would be, which casts serious doubt over the forecast for the rest of the weekend. Currently it says that it will be nice on Sunday and cloudy but dry for qualifying. If that turns out to be the case, then it’s looking pretty [...]
