Last week, I wrote about the Brazilian Grand Prix and the ways in which Fernando Alonso could win the World Championship at that race – him being the only one of the then five contenders that could do it. This weekend sees the 19th and final race of the Formula One season and four drivers […]
Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso can join an exclusive group later this weekend if he wins his third world title. Other triple world champions are Ayrton Senna (1988, 1990, 1991), Nelson Piquet (1981, 1983, 1987), Niki Lauda (1975, 1977, 1984), Jackie Stewart (1969, 1971, 1973) and Jack Brabham (1959, 1960, 1966). If Alonso does win this title, […]
As you must know by now, I am a huge follower of Formula One. I started watching the sport in the black year of 1994 during which Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger died. The injuries caused to them forced the sport to introduce various safety measures over a period of time, the overall shape, styling […]
In a recent edition of Autosport I happened upon an advert for The Guardian‘s Formula One Preview supplement thingy… and it’s amazingly beautiful. A simple idea, create Britain‘s biggest and brightest hope for the title out of all 18 circuits currently used in the World Championship, but it’s how it’s done that really makes it […]
Now then, to most people, Kimi Raikkonen seems to be a surprise Formula One World Champion… and in a way he is. But, you can also argue that he is the most deserving of the three protagonists going into Brazil – Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and himself. Indeed, a couple of hours before the race […]
As I type this, there is just over 1 hour left until the final Formula One race of the season at Interlagos, Brazil, gets underway. For the first time since 1986, there’s a three-way fight for the championship which will be decided today. Now, I find it quite hard to write about Formula One, because […]
This entry was originally part of a separate blog. I’ve merged them together now to make life easier. All the dates that the entries were originally published have been preserved. ——————————- I wish I’d have had time to do this while it was still all fresh in my mind… if I’m honest I don’t remember […]