My Top Ten Drivers of the Decade

It’s New Year and the end of a decade. The “noughties” were pretty good in F1 terms with some very talented drivers battling it out for glory. I spent most of it very close to the action as the commentator on British TV network ITV and I observed and worked with all the drivers very [...]

F1 in the Future – Simulation and Gaming

We are coming to the end of this Christmas series. I hope you have found it interesting and thought provoking. Thanks for all your comments.
The sport is fully engaged at the moment in thinking about its short term future; how to spice up the racing, how to balance sport with entertainment and how best to [...]

F1 in the Future – Materials and Safety

So far we have looked at one area which has got to change for society’s sake, namely engines and one which has to change for the sake of the show, which is aerodynamics.
But both are likely to be refinements of what we have today, evolutions rather than any revolution.
The materials from which F1 cars are [...]

F1 in the Future – The Aerodynamics

When you contemplate the F1 cars of the future you imagine their shape and that is all about aerodynamics. F1 cars haven’t changed much in looks over the past 30 years and there is no reason why they should – you cannot uninvent aerodynamics.
Lotus F1 technical director Mike Gascoyne pointed out that aeroplanes have changed [...]

F1 in the Future – The Engines

Thanks for all the feedback and ideas so far. Given widespread concerns about global warming and the environment, the conspicuous consumption of fossil fuels for entertainment is a concept that has a limited shelf life and it present risks for the sport. This is the key area where innovation is essential for survival – [...]

What Schumacher’s return means for Ferrari

Schumacher has put out a carefully worded message over Christmas to the Ferrari fans, the tifosi, clearly concerned that they should not regard him as a traitor for leaving Ferrari to race for Mercedes, alongside the engineer who led Ferrari to greatness in the early 2000s.
The pressure is now significantly increased on Ferrari, [...]

Corinna Schumacher: ” Michael needs a challenge”

There have been several reactions to the news that Michael Schumacher will race again in 2010; Bernie Ecclestone is relieved and the signs are that every team will benefit financially from Schumacher’s return. But perhaps the most interesting reaction came on Christmas Eve from Corinna Schumacher, long suffering wife of the seven times world champion. [...]

F1 in the future – The Cars

F1 cars have been essentially the same shape for sixty years – petrol engined single seaters with uncovered wheels – apart from the Mercedes cars of 1954.
But does it have to stay that way? If technology allows cars to race very close together – or cluster racing – but safely, then the wheels would [...]

JA on F1 Christmas interactive series – F1 in the Future

Over this Christmas holiday period I thought it would be good to have an interactive daily series looking at what F1 might be like in the future. I’ve prepared some content I hope you will find thought provoking.
Each day I will do a specific post relating to this futuristic theme. Tomorrow we will look at [...]

My Top 5 F1 moments of the 2009 season

Thanks to all the people who sent in their Top Five moments of the season. There were some really good ones, well expressed.
It was a crazy year, with some great moments on the track and some totally insane goings on off the track. Hopefully there will be no return to the hyper politics of this [...]

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