Qadbak: How the deal went wrong

Untangling the mystery of BMW and their failed partnership

27/11/2009 by Stuart Codling

Guest writer Stuart Codling is working hard on getting his own site together, but has found time for one more post here before he takes up the reigns. This time, he untangles the mystery of BMW and Qadbak.

How driver negotiations work: Mercedes GP

The untold stories behind team principal decisions

16/11/2009 by Stuart Codling

Guest writer Stuart Codling digs deeper into the untold stories behind the Mercedes announcement - or should that be the over-told stories?

Tumbleweed in Tokyo: Toyota leaves F1 empty-handed

Where did it all go wrong for the Japanese manufacturer?

04/11/2009 by Stuart Codling

With the news that Toyota are throwing in the towel, Stuart Codling takes a look at where it all went wrong for the Japanese team.

Of driver salaries and other guff

The facts and figures of a driver's pay packet

29/10/2009 by Stuart Codling

Eagle-eyed F1 news consumers may have spotted the driver salary story that broke today. Here, the ever knowledgable Stuart Codling takes a closer look at the make up of such a news piece.

Get out from behind your keyboard

Advice from an F1 Racing writer on breaking into the business

09/04/2009 by Stuart Codling

Scott has been scouting around the comments for advice on getting into journalism, particularly sporting and motorsports. Who better to ask than Stuart Codling? Here he dispenses some invaluable advice.

When did you lose interest?

Complaining about F1 is easy, but giving it up is hard to do

25/02/2009 by Stuart Codling

I love motor racing and consider myself fortunate to have been employed at various times to write about it. Having this kind of mentality enables one to (for instance) get off a 24-hour flight to Australia with a spring in one's step and a cheery demeanour which even the dreary officiousness of that nation's Customs & Excise officers cannot despoil. But there are others who purport to enjoy motor racing, and F1 in particular, yet can see nothing good in it.