Archive:
July 2009
BMW – Bizarre Manufacturer Withdrawal
The other big news of yesterday was the sudden withdrawal of BMW from Formula 1. This season will be their last. It can’t be called a complete shock. It had become very fashionable in F1 circles to say something like, “I am sure one or two or all of BMW, Renault and Toyota will pull […]
Michael Schumacher returns to race for Ferrari
Wow, a day certainly is a long time in F1. I am not sure when I will get round to actually writing about the Hungarian GP, though at least there is a long break until the next race. But the big news this evening is that the next race will feature Michael Schumacher on the […]
Win a chance to drive a Williams F1 car
Last week I had the pleasure of visiting the Williams F1 factory. It was an excellent morning and they were very accommodating. But I will write about that later this week. The reason I was invited is because Philips, one of the Williams team’s sponsors, are trying to generate some more awareness for their competition […]
Patrick Hannan — A Useful Fiction
Have you noticed that there is a lot of introspection about devolution just now? I suppose it underlines the fact that devolution is a process rather than a settlement that everyone is still looking at how to tweak it. Maybe it is just the newness of it. The Scottish Parliament is very young as these […]
Forza Felipe
I will review the Hungarian Grand Prix soon, but I have a couple of other articles I need to get out of the way first. I didn’t want to do any of that before mentioning Felipe Massa. It goes without saying that I deeply hope that Felipe Massa makes a full recovery, and that it […]
BBC F1 coverage: radio
Practice coverage This is another aspect of the BBC’s coverage which is a massive improvement on ITV’s offering. Last year, practice was just covered online, on some infrastructure which was clearly pretty shaky. This year, practice is covered on the red button. Even if you opt to watch it online (which I often do), the […]
Jonathan Legard’s performance in perspective
As I expected, my previous post has generated a bit of controversy in the comments. So I have decided to break from the series of posts looking at the BBC’s F1 coverage this season, and the final part will be published tomorrow. Instead, I am going to do something which will hopefully outline why I […]
A guest article elsewhere
Apologies for the lack of updates here. I have been particularly busy of late, and as some of you may know I have spent the past few days on a gallivant that came together at the last minute. I will probably write about it later. But as a result of the trip, I have fallen […]
BBC F1 coverage: Television commentary
Commentary The BBC’s lead commentator Jonathan Legard has come in for a lot of stick on the internet. In my view, most of it is wholly unwarranted. Indeed, I am quite confused at the negative reaction he has been getting. I used to listen to him from time to time when he was on Radio […]