As the 2010 Grand Prix season beckons, most of my acquaintance are agreed that it’s been a very long time since we anticipated a year with such relish. Schumacher back… Alonso at Ferrari… Button with Hamilton at McLaren… four World Champions in the pack… the prospect of four highly competitive… Read more
Tag: Honda
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Alonso, but not by much…
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Will Ferrari come calling for Kubica?
Renault – in more ways than one – has had a poor time of it in Formula 1 over the last couple of years. True, Fernando Alonso returned to the team, after a single season with McLaren, but even the world’s best driver can do little with a fundamentally uncompetitive… Read more
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Rossi slips up, but MotoGP is a winner
May 18th, 2009 | Rob Widdows | 5 Comments
On Sunday afternoon I saw Valentino Rossi fall off his motorcycle.
I will repeat that.
On Sunday afternoon I saw Valentino Rossi tumble from his Yamaha. He was under no pressure and not in close company with any other rider. He wobbled under braking, turned in and fell to the… Read more -
Brawn GP gets the green light
March 6th, 2009 | Ed Foster | 10 Comments
Finally we have news on Honda Racing. It’s taken a fair bit of time, with rumours of various buyouts including a Richard Branson/Virgin takeover, but finally Ross Brawn released a statement at midnight last night to say that the team has reached an agreement to secure its future.
The former… Read more
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Senna for the new Virgin F1 team?
February 18th, 2009 | Rob Widdows | 18 Comments
I am told that proper grown-up journalists do not waste time prognosticating about what may, or may not, happen in the future.
Tough. It is harmless, it is vaguely amusing, and it gives us all something to rabbit on about before we get down to business in Melbourne next month.… Read more -
Honda’s delayed future
The Formula 1 grid as it stands is down to only 10 teams, which isn’t a particularly impressive number however you look at it. First Super Aguri and then Honda were either forced out or bailed out due to economical reasons.
So where does Honda’s Formula 1 team stand at… Read more
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FIA announces cost-cutting plans
December 11th, 2008 | Ed Foster | 15 Comments
The FIA has recently announced major cost-cutting plans for the Formula 1 World Championship.
As it stands the Formula 1 grid is another team down for next season. First Super Aguri, and now Honda. If anything, it has given everyone involved a proverbial kick up the backside. The result? Some… Read more -
Riding through the storm
December 11th, 2008 | Rob Widdows | 11 Comments
Just back from a few days in Wales. The trip was an eye-opener.
There were two main topics of conversation in the service areas, and around the bars, during the course of what is now known as Wales Rally GB. That’s the RAC Rally of Great Britain to you and… Read more
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Calling all mechanics
May 14th, 2008 | Rob Widdows | 10 Comments
Monte Carlo, Monaco, May 18 1958. Roy Salvadori, Cooper T45-Climax, retired, and Jack Brabham, Cooper T45-Climax, 4th position, talk to a mechanic.
The eagle-eyed amongst you will know that I am writing a series of stories for the magazine called ‘Mechanics’ Tales’, which is exactly what the title suggests. These… Read more -
Grand Prix Special. Turkey – Practice 1 and 2
May 9th, 2008 | Ed Foster | No Comments
So here we are in Istanbul, Turkey. The sun isn’t quite shining, but it certainly looks like we’ll be in for a good race on Sunday – this being one of the Formula 1 tracks where it is actually possible to overtake.
As expected the Ferraris seem to be roughly… Read more




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