If you tried to visit here on Monday evening, Tuesday, or Wednesday morning, you might well have noticed that once again this site was down. This time it was due to a different matter. Hopefully this has been resolved so that there won’t be any more of these shenanigans. Typical, though, that the downtime should come on the day of Max Mosley’s big vote. The fire in my belly has gone a bit since then, but I’ll post something on the issue later this evening — I promise.
In the meantime, the double dose of downtime has meant that two of the daily links posts were not published, and since they are automatically generated the content didn’t roll over into the next day. So here I will manually post the missing links. (Remember if you want the latest links, my Delicious account for vee8 is here.)
- CART drivers who raced in F1: From Andretti to Zanardi part 1 – F1Fanatic
A guide to the careers of drivers who have raced in both Cart and F1. Yet another incredible series from the peerless F1Fanatic - Max Mosley and the Meeting – Formula 1 Insight
For what it’s worth, I am thoroughly sick and fed up with this Max business… But I’ve got the feeling this is just the start 🙁 - Ecclestone sends out last minute warning – pitpass
Bernie is “one million per cent certain” that Max Mosley will stand for re-election in October 2009. I absolutely agree with Bernie – Max did the same trick in 2004, and F1 has been a mess ever since - FIA moves to avoid flexible bridge wings – autosport.com
“The FIA has made a fresh clampdown of moveable aerodynamic devices by forcing teams to make their ‘bridge wings’ more stable from this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix, autosport.com can reveal.” - Rumour mill sends Coulthard to Renault – Brits on Pole
I have to agree with Brits on Pole here. This is one of the stupidest rumours I have heard in a while, and that’s saying something in the world of F1’s silly season. I will eat my hat if this happens - Mosley wins the day – Times Online – WBLG
The first comment sums it up: “YOU HAVE GOT TO BE JOKING. That is all.” - German body leaves FIA working groups – autosport.com
- Dutch body unhappy about vote outcome – autosport.com
“”I am not quite surprised but I am not happy,” said ANWB’s Van Woerkom after Mosley got the support to stay at the helm of the governing body.” - F1 to get more night practice in Singapore – Formula1Sport.net
“Organisers of formula one’s first night race in Singapore have agreed to modify the timetable of the inaugural September event so that drivers get more practice under floodlights.” - Hill denies MotoGP talks to replace F1 – Formula1Sport.net
“But Hill insisted: “I see this not as a substitute, but as a complement to formula one.”” - MSA says time to move on – autosport.com
“”The Motor Sports Association respects the decision of the FIA General Assembly concerning President Mosley and considers that it is now time to move on and for the sport to pull together,” said the MSA in a statement.” - Mosley, the FIA and the Future – Formula 1 Insight
Thoughts about the future of the FIA following today’s vote - The judgement of history – Grandprix.com
How today’s vote will be seen by history - BMW urge sport to focus on racing – autosport.com
“We respect this decision, which was made by the delegates in full knowledge of the facts. It is important now for everyone concerned to turn their undivided attention back to the sport.”