Monthly Archives: February 2012

Formula 1 tends to pay little attention to the machinations of the automotive industry, particularly after 2009 when manufacturer involvement in the sport took a plunge with the departures of Toyota, Honda and BMW and a scaling back of Renault’s … Continue reading →

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nofenders/zbjv/~3/9wZsU345MJQ/thee-fluffy-happy-poufy-time-of-year.html Marco Apicella Mário de Araújo Cabral Frank Armi Chuck Arnold Rene Arnoux

The last test of the winter begins tomorrow in Barcelona and this is the one test at which we might get a better idea of who can do what, although there will probably still be some grandstanding and sandbagging going … Continue reading →

Source: http://www.metrof1.com/blogs/metrof1/2011/10/simulation-of-the-new-jersey-track.html Alberto Ascari Peter Ashdown Ian Ashley Gerry Ashmore Bill Aston

It’s only mid-February and already a Japanese woman has made a serious bid to become “Parent of the Year” by building her son the ultimate video game station – a cardboard replica of the 2012 Red Bull Formula 1 race … Continue reading →

The wreckage of Jochen Rindt’s car at Barcelona © Getty Images An excellent insight into the world of F1 as it used to be can be found on the regularly-interesting Letters of Note website. It publishes a hitherto unseen letter … Continue reading →

Red Bull have raised the bar in Formula 1 over the last two or three years, heaping pressure of one kind or another on all their major rivals. McLaren’s inability to produce a car that can consistently challenge Red Bull … Continue reading →

It is rumored that Bentley are intending to unveil an SUV concept at the Geneva Motor Show next week. They will reportedly gauge media and client reaction before deciding whether to confirm it for production or not. Source: http://feeds.worldcarfans.com/~r/worldcarfans/Jxfz/~3/tUlDxbMdMnQ/bentley-target-25000-suv-sales-gets-plug-in-hybrid Michele … Continue reading →

HRT F112 passes FIA crash tests is an original article from F1 Fanatic If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright. In the round-up: HRT move a step closer to getting … Continue reading →

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/02/27/1889779/daytona-500-observations.html Karl Gunther Bechem Jean Behra Derek Bell Stefan Bellof Paul Belmondo