Does Albert Park have a chequered future?

Analysing the economic and government issues facing the Melbourne race

24/01/2011 by Adam Burn

Australian Formula 1 fans got a shock over the weekend... In a Sunday newspaper article, the Lord Mayor of Melbourne made some rather out of the blue comments regarding the future of the Australian Grand Prix in his city.

Track Back - Autodromo Nazionale di Monza

A closer look at the legendary Italian circuit

15/01/2011 by Adam Burn

Several words come to my mind when I think of Monza - speed, history, death, passion.

Track Back - Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin

From a road circuit to a top of the range racing circuit

03/01/2011 by Adam Burn

Head north from Chicago, across the state line from Illinois to Wisconsin, through Milwaukee, all the while following Lake Michigan. You'll eventually find yourself in Sheboygan County, one of those wonderfully named places America has no trouble coming up with. The city of Sheboygan calls itself amongst other things "Bratwurst Capital of the World" and "City of Cheese, Chairs & Children". Add that one to the "only in America" file...

Track Back - Adelaide Street Circuit

The history and appeal of the Australian racing circuit

24/12/2010 by Adam Burn

If Bathurst was the track that got me into motorsport, Adelaide was the track that got me into Formula 1 - somewhere in the early 90's as I recall. Australian TV viewers were in this period graced by the presence of F1 royalty in the commentary box - Sir Jackie Stewart and Alan Jones. Not to mention the legendary Australian sports commentator Darryl "Big Daz" Eastlake.

Track Back - Old Hockenheim

A fanfare for the original German circuit

12/12/2010 by Adam Burn

Klaxons. When I first came across these annoying things, I had no idea what they were called. The one place I'd always notice them was at Hockenheim. Put a sock in it you Germans, I'm trying to watch a race!

Track Back - Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, Ohio

Mixing the world of corporate jets and racing cars

05/12/2010 by Adam Burn

6L/24R. 6R/24L. BKL. Pieces of information you'd usually associate with an airport and not with a race track. But for a long time, until 2007 in fact, the two came together. For 51 weeks a year, Burke Lakefront Airport (BLA) was an airport fronting Lake Erie that serviced mainly corporate jets and air taxis. But for that other week, it was a racing circuit.

Track Back - Mount Panorama in Bathurst

A new series looking at some of the best racing circuits

28/11/2010 by Adam Burn

Track Back is my new series on the circuits I've loved over the years. This first article is about the track that hosts Australia's Great Race - Mount Panorama in Bathurst. When you look at the Mount Panorama circuit from a map, it's surprising to see that it's actually upside down. As you approach from the Sydney side of Bathurst, you can see the large Mount Panorama sign just below "the top of the Mountain". It's always given me this feeling as if I'm getting close to the Holy Grail - I guess it wouldn't be unlike a movie buff driving into Hollywood and staring up towards the Hollywood sign!

Adam's 2010 F1 season in review

From Webber's flight in Valencia to whether we should see F1 at Le Mans

23/11/2010 by Adam Burn

Brand new guest writer Adam Burn takes us through the 2010 season by looking at the highs and lows from the perspective of a fan. Encompassing everything from Webber's trip through the air in Valencia through to whether we should see F1 at Le Mans. Over to Adam.

Spain 2010 - Race information

Preview the upcoming schedule, weather and press conferences

06/05/2010 by Adam Burn

The F1 circus comes home to Europe this weekend, for the first time since Monza last year. With it, we'll see the return of team transporters, elaborate motorhomes, and plenty of chassis upgrades throughout the pit lane.