I am just back from the land of bacon, beer, bicycles and blondes. And a much-missed motor racing circuit called Roskilde, the scene of many a great race back in…
Onofre Marimón was killed during practice for the 1954 German Grand Prix. Seven years after the event his compatriot Juan Manuel Fangio wrote: “No death on the track, I think,…
In the May issue of Motor Sport, we featured two milestones in Ayrton Senna’s career: his first Formula 1 test with Williams at Donington in 1983 and his great victory…
I was delighted the other day to learn that Robert Kubica had recently had a session in the Mercedes Formula 1 simulator. Only a small step, I grant you, along…
My blog in this space two weeks ago – about the possibility of Bernie Ecclestone and some partners making a bid to buy the Long Beach GP – evinced denials…
It’s difficult to think of two countries with less climatic, cultural and economic crossover than mañana Mexico and like-clockwork Switzerland. They’re chilli peppers and Emmental. But Pedro and Jo –…
While the top drivers are fighting on and off track about the right to add another Grand Prix win to their list, there is a group of drivers who are…
On Friday Bernie Ecclestone made one of his occasional appearances in the media centre. “Does he come in here often,” someone asked. “Only when he has something to say,” came…
Mercedes has sealed pole position for the second Grand Prix in a row. This time, however, it was Nico Rosberg who did the honours for the team. “Yes! That’s how…
The air conditioning in the Toyota Corolla was working overtime on the way to the circuit this morning as, despite the cloud cover, the temperature gauge was edging past 30…
This week, we kick off with another of Pirelli's preview videos. Hopefully this should go some way to preventing the confusion experienced by many fans during the Chinese race. Pirelli…
“I’m afraid all our navigation systems have been rented, but we do have a map.” The map from the rental car office consisted of no more than a few roads…
Recently there has been a worry that F1 drivers were simply robots, primed to say only what the team tells them to regardless of their own opinions, that they were…
There was, I’ll admit, a slight sense of disorientation. About 35 minutes before a Grand Prix starts, custom dictates that I leave the media centre, make my way across the…
Next weekend in the heart of the Los Angeles basin I’ll have the pleasure of covering the 39th Long Beach Grand Prix. I’ve been to every one of them since…
When the Shanghai circuit was built in 2003 it could easily have been argued that it wasn’t anywhere near the Chinese city. In fact, the track is the same distance…
