It is five days until F1’s Friday practice commences at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. The track is a temporary course on the St. Lawrence River, and it spans the manmade Ile Notre Dame. Each year it is gathered up … Continue reading

To race fans, we may be seeing the earliest stage of a new trend in auto racing…hybrid technology. But in this case it's not to improve fuel economy but enhance the cars performance in a way that's more environmentally friendly. … Continue reading

Mixed weather conditions in Monaco. Just the thing to stir up the nattering, passless procession that inevitably occurs here each May. As the lights went out for the start, the rain fell in earnest. Polesitter Felipe Massa in the Ferrari … Continue reading

Despite rain-slicked streets around Monaco this morning, the sunshine did its job to dry and warm the circuit before the 750-hp machines made their qualifying runs. Though the McLaren-Mercedes cars of Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen looked to be the … Continue reading

Monaco. The name itself–the very place–invokes visions of royalty and glamour, of deep blue sea and deeper pockets of green. For fans of Formula One, Monaco means even more. It means Alberto Ascari and his 1955 plunge into the Harbor. … Continue reading

Sauber F1's driver, Nick Heidfeld, has been brought to the Munich plant for a little demonstration. The show lasts for about 45 minutes and it gives the 5,000 workers enough time to enjoy the Formula One driver’s demonstration. The videos are quite fun, … Continue reading

In the two weeks since the Malaysian Grand Prix, most of the talk and F1 gossip should have centered on the early season battle of pace between Ferrari, McLaren, and an impressive BMW Sauber. Instead, most of the rumors and … Continue reading

BMW Sauber solidified its early season placement near the top of the F1 pecking order with fine results at the Grand Prix of Malaysia. Following Saturday qualifying, there was a bit of drama as McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki … Continue reading

Now that the dust has settled on the temporary street circuit in Albert Park, I want to see if I can figure out what happened there at Sunday’s Australian Formula One Grand Prix. It was a race of non-stop action, … Continue reading