Post from Lights 2 Flag
Sunday, March 14, 2010, 2:14 am
Read more: Formula 1, Motor Sport

The first qualifying session of the new F1 season was a pretty intense affair today with 24 cars vying for the pole position which was eventually taken by Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel ahead of the two Ferraris of Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso.
Alonso looked decidedly pissed off in the post qualifying press interview shown on [...]

Post from Lights 2 Flag
Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 1:19 am
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As we approach the start of another season of F1 this weekend, I thought I’d share a few of my predictions with you.
I will warn you now, some of them are a bit tongue in cheek!
If you agree or disagree with me, please feel free to leave a comment or abuse (as appropriate).
1. 90 secondsI’m [...]

Post from Lights 2 Flag
Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 2:20 am
Read more: Motor Sport, Touring Cars

A taste of the action from the BTCC at Brands last year!

The Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship’s season launch event will be held at Brands Hatch on Tuesday 23rd March.

This will double up as the official media launch and first official test of the year.

A three hour test session will start at [...]

Post from Lights 2 Flag
Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 3:31 am
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Well to be honest, after two sessions, err, no!
During pre-season testing last year it was easy to detect early on who the front running teams would be. This time around it’s proving much harder.
The latest test session at Jerez has been badly affected by rain so the cars were not always able to run to [...]

Post from Lights 2 Flag
Sunday, January 31, 2010, 3:43 am
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Well after a long boring Winter break with no A1 Grand Prix to follow, the long awaited 2010 F1 season is due to kick off on 14th March in Bahrain.
Here are some of my thoughts and observations on the venues…
14th March – Bahrain
Bahrain has taken over the season opening slot from traditional holder Australia. I [...]

Post from Lights 2 Flag
Sunday, January 17, 2010, 1:40 am
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I have just received my regular mailing from Motor Sport Vision, operators of Brands Hatch race circuit, stating that the A1 GP meeting that was pencilled in on the 2010 calendar has been replaced by the so called Superleague Formula…. (more about that later in this post)
The financial trials and tribulations of the A1 GP [...]

Post from Lights 2 Flag
Sunday, January 10, 2010, 2:00 am
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First of all, a Happy New Year for 2010 (albeit somewhat belated), to one and all!
Better late than never I suppose…
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about my views on the 2010 Formula 1 driver line ups that had been announced up to that point. Since I wrote that post there have been [...]

Post from Lights 2 Flag
Thursday, December 24, 2009, 4:05 am
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Mercedes Benz World – Brooklands

It has been a busy week for Mercedes F1…
Further to earlier speculation, on Wednesday 23rd December, the team officially announced that seven time F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher will race for them alongside fellow German Nico Rosberg in 2010.
Schumacher, ever confident, has already set his sights on an unprecedented eighth [...]

Post from Lights 2 Flag
Thursday, December 24, 2009, 2:39 am
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Picture by Schumigirl1956

Rumours are rife that seven time F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher will be lured back to Formula 1 next season behind the wheel of a Mercedes following a sabbatical as “advisor” to Ferrari (and mentor to Felipe Massa).
Dear old Bernie Ecclestone’s little piggy eyes have lit up already at the thought of the [...]

Post from Lights 2 Flag
Thursday, December 24, 2009, 2:39 am
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Here are some thoughts on the 2010 F1 teams and drivers that have been announced so far…
McLaren
2009 Champion Jenson Button has signed for McLaren and will race alongside Lewis Hamilton the 2008 Champion.
I have a feeling he may well rue this decision come the end of the season.
At Brawn he was undisputed top dog but [...]

Post from Lights 2 Flag
Thursday, December 24, 2009, 2:39 am
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Regular readers may have noticed that I have not been posting much lately….
To be honest, I have to admit that I have not been greatly enthused by the goings on in F1 at the tail end of the season which ended with a whimper.
Barrichello had his usual luck at the Brazilian Grand Prix, a puncture [...]

Post from Lights 2 Flag
Thursday, December 24, 2009, 2:38 am
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Photo by S G Mendez
Rubens Barrichello has taken the 2009 F1 Championship fight to Jenson Button by landing pole position for tomorrow’s Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos.

Button meanwhile made a hash of qualifying by failing to change to the intermediate tyre at the right point and remaining on full wets. He qualified fourteenth.

The [...]

Post from Lights 2 Flag
Thursday, December 24, 2009, 2:38 am
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Bye bye Flav – don’t come back too soon! (picture by Nicogenin)

The FIA World Motor Sports Council held it’s must anticipated extraordinary meeting in Paris today to decide the fate of the Renault F1 team following their investigation into the Singapore race fix scandal.
The FIA have decided to slap Renault with a two year suspended [...]

Post from Lights 2 Flag
Sunday, December 20, 2009, 12:42 am
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Picture by Schumigirl1956

Rumours are rife that seven time F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher will be lured back to Formula 1 next season behind the wheel of a Mercedes following a sabbatical as “advisor” to Ferrari (and mentor to Felipe Massa).
Dear old Bernie Ecclestone’s little piggy eyes have lit up already at the thought of the [...]

Post from Lights 2 Flag
Sunday, December 6, 2009, 1:20 am
Read more: Formula 1, Motor Sport

Here are some thoughts on the 2010 F1 teams and drivers that have been announced so far…
McLaren
2009 Champion Jenson Button has signed for McLaren and will race alongside Lewis Hamilton the 2008 Champion.
I have a feeling he may well rue this decision come the end of the season.
At Brawn he was undisputed top dog but [...]

Post from Lights 2 Flag
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 1:54 am
Read more: Formula 1, Motor Sport

Regular readers may have noticed that I have not been posting much lately….
To be honest, I have to admit that I have not been greatly enthused by the goings on in F1 at the tail end of the season which ended with a whimper.
Barrichello had his usual luck at the Brazilian Grand Prix, a puncture [...]

Post from Lights 2 Flag
Sunday, October 18, 2009, 1:20 am
Read more: Formula 1, Motor Sport

Photo by S G Mendez
Rubens Barrichello has taken the 2009 F1 Championship fight to Jenson Button by landing pole position for tomorrow’s Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos.

Button meanwhile made a hash of qualifying by failing to change to the intermediate tyre at the right point and remaining on full wets. He qualified fourteenth.

The [...]

Post from Lights 2 Flag
Monday, September 21, 2009, 11:54 pm
Read more: Formula 1, Motor Sport

Bye bye Flav – don’t come back too soon! (picture by Nicogenin)

The FIA World Motor Sports Council held it’s must anticipated extraordinary meeting in Paris today to decide the fate of the Renault F1 team following their investigation into the Singapore race fix scandal.
The FIA have decided to slap Renault with a two year suspended [...]

Post from Lights 2 Flag
Thursday, September 17, 2009, 12:20 am
Read more: Formula 1, Motor Sport

Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds have parted company with Renault today ahead of the FIA World Motorsports Council hearing next Monday regarding the alledged race fixing at last years Singapore Grand Prix.
Sacked Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr contacted the FIA to say that he had been instructed to deliberately crash his car during the 2008 [...]

Post from Lights 2 Flag
Saturday, September 12, 2009, 12:43 am
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Ferrari have finally bowed to the inevitable and showed Luca Badoer the door after two embarsassing outings as replacement for the injured Felipe Massa.
Following his recent heroics in the Force India car at Spa (first pole for the team and second place finish behind Kimi Raikkonen), Ferrari have snapped up the services of Giancarlo Fisichella [...]