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An Example of Formula 1 Not Working in the United States

I am an American Formula 1 fan. Life-long. I have attended 4 United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis. Been two years since I heard an F1 engine in person. The season just over. My PS3 collecting dust as it waits for Gran Turismo 5 and F1 2010. And I got the itch. To buy Formula [...]

Teams Denied Entry Into 2010 F1 Season Should Form Their Own Utopian Series

I believe one or more manufacturer from those denied entry into Formula 1 in 2010 should form their own series. Think about it: You get to make all the rules up and not deal with Bernie & Co.! There are tons of upsides to forming a new series, such as…

One manfacturer or a ruling body [...]

Five Reasons Why Formula One Should Do Three Car Teams

With Michael Schumacher all butthurt about not getting his drive and looking embarrassed in front of the press, team and family – because he is too weak a human to drive a Formula 1 car currently, the idea of 3-car teams for next [...]

Open Letter to Bernie Ecclestone and Formula One Management

Dear Bernie Ecclestone and Formula One Management,

Please stop shutting down sites that remix and create highlight clips from past Formula 1 races. I understand that you must be protective of your content. But the hardcore F1 community is willing to do the work for you. I encourage you to embrace user generated content. It will [...]

FIA and Bridgestone Choose the Prime Option in Alienating F1 Fans

I just thought I’d snap these pics, showing the commentary provided by F1 during Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix.

Just going through Sunday’s race, I noticed the lack of calling each tire “prime” or “option”, and rather referring to them as “hard” and “soft”. Clearly this goes right against what the F1 is promoting at the moment [...]

Is Jean Todt’s Past Relevant?

As mentioned in this article by GrandPrix.com,

The Todt candidacy will not go down well in F1 circles where he is not fondly remembered by the teams after his years at Ferrari.

One question that is being asked at the moment is whether or not the FIA will have any kind of vetting process [...]

Max Mosley and Bernie Ecclestone – the Two Best Men for the Job?

Are these in fact the two best men to run Formula 1? Perhaps not with the future. These guys are getting old. But let us consider the past:

Constantly improving safety, with the spark coming from San Marino 1994 onwards
Bringing world class circuits to the grid
Increasing popularity

I mean, I would say the sport peaked in ‘97, [...]