Selection box - This could go very wrong! - A bumper selection of motorsport links for the holidays
Published by Christine
It's almost time for the festive holidays, and that being the case, I wanted to provide you with a handful of great links to peruse whilst waiting for your turkey dinner to be ready or avoiding conversation with forgotten aunts and uncles. Instead of joining the festivities, have a look at the below selection of choice cuts from around the motorsport web - from the ongoing debate about grid girls, through a disappointing message from the lawyers, to a nice end-of-season quiz.
Formula 1 is all done and dusted, but Cheeka, Phill and Terry roast some chestnuts over an open fire and reflect on the 2017 season, with special guest Jack Nicholls from off of the radio. We announce our 2017 Sports (Driver) Personality of the Year and remember that time when that thing happened and that driver did something stupid. Oh, happy times. Merry holidays!
Recent reports suggested that the fight for the Williams seat alongside Lance Stroll next year was suddenly won by Russian and Renault reserve Sergey Sirotkin. Rumours stated that his pace turned out to be stronger than Kubica's and that, tied in with his larger financial package, had left the Pole out of the running and that the young Russian was a shoe in for the drive...or had it?
Part five of the Motor Sport Christmas gift guide, including the best racing games and peripherals.
Way back in 2005, I started Formula1blog.com. I was motivated to do so because I grew weary of trolls and veteran fans lording over new fans. Even though I’ve been watching and supporting the series most of my life, I never found it appealing to troll someone who hadn’t. Surely there could be a safe harbor for new and veteran fans to learn and share with each other?
During the interminable and mundane weeks of the Formula One winter break, when all the manufacturers are paying their engineers and designers overtime in the hope of obtaining another tenth of a second advantage over their competitors, the diehard fans anxiously await any snippet of news pertaining to how their favourite teams might perform in the upcoming season.
Here's what happened when I was challenged to race a DRIVERLESS car around a street circuit in Hong Kong! With top speeds of over 210 kph.... This could go very wrong!! The ultimate test of autonomous driving technology. Roborace car against me!
As the first round concludes in Hong Kong, there is no better time to have a look at the how the Formula E grid lined up for the first two races of the new season.
Whilst the 2017 FIA Formula 1 season has come to a close, the talks and news in the sport never stops. Teams prepare for the upcoming new season and organisers seek any changes to introduce next year. One of the agendas spoken about over the week has been a common theme, grid girls.
He may have just been announced as a Sauber driver in F1 next year, but Charles Leclerc still had to do one last bit of work in Formula 2 as he tested the new 2018 car in Bahrain.
With the 2017 Formula 1 season behind us, another year of driver standings is in the book. Once again Lewis Hamilton outclassed the field, clear in the top spot by 46 points. Sebastian Vettel showed marked improvement with his Ferrari team, finishing second, and Mercedes' number two man, Valtteri Bottas, rounded out the podium finishers on the season. With the F1 offseason only lasting about four months, however, it is already time to look ahead to next season.
Williams are one of the most prestigious teams in Formula One and doing any role within the team is a great honour. One of those working in a senior position is Sophie Ogg. Head of F1 Communications, she is also an excellent female role model having worked her way up through many series of motorsport. Females in Motorsport spoke to her about her career so far and the challenges the changing sport presents.
On-board jaguar's 394bhp i-pace . Onboard Jaguars 394bhp IPaceWe head to the streets of LA in Jags Teslarivalling electric prototype The Jaguar IPace doesn’t arrive until 2018, right? You’re right, the production IPace isn’t revealed ... ...
Once, long ago, the hills and valleys of every racetrack in the world resounded to the chant of “Mika Häkkinen! MIKA HÄKKINEN!” to the tune of Middle Of The Road’s ‘Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep’. Don’t know it? Do a quick search on Spotify. Back yet? Ah yes, you do know it.
