In this blog post, An F1 Blog analyst Steph Farnsworth and guest author Graham McNamee tackle the big question: is F1 ‘ringmaster’ Bernie Ecclestone good for the sport? Without further ado, lets get straight to the debate with Graham, who is arguing against Bernie. Graham McNamee : No Love him or loathe him, Bernie Ecclestone [...]

Last night on Twitter we were discussing some of the best and worst liveries of all time, and, unsurprisingly there were quite a few which divided opinion. I’m not talking absolute shockers like the 1999 BAR cars, or the 2000 Minardi’s, but the cars some people love, and some hate. Here are some images of [...]

We had previously had a forum on An F1 Blog, but it wasn’t that great, and only about 3 of us posted on it. However now, to coincide with the big blog redesign, we have gone all out to get a bigger, better forum for our readers, using some of the best forum software out [...]

Here are some statistics I have collected over the course of the second Jerez test. Combined time sheet Pos Driver Team Best Laps 17th 18th 19th 20th 1. Button McLaren 1:18.871 209 – - 1:20.394 1:18.871 2. Kubica Renault 1:19.114 217 – - 1:21.916 1:19.114 3. Kobayashi Sauber 1:19.188 145 – - 1:22.228 1:19.188 4. [...]

McLaren’s Jenson Button was the fastest driver on the final day of Jerez testing today, setting a fastest lap of a 1:18.871. Button completed 108 laps and finished 0.243s faster than second-place Robert Kubica, who declared it a ‘good day’ in the Renault R30: “It was a good day and we tried a lot of [...]

In the depths of winter, when there are no races to get excited about, discussion among F1 fans turns to a variety of widely-discussed topics. One of the more common off-season conversations concerns that age-old question: “Who was the greatest driver never to win the world championship?” Several names always come up. Stirling Moss, who [...]

Campos Meta have massively restructured in a bid to make it to the grid in Bahrain for the season opener, in 22 days time. The team have yet to announce their second driver to partner up with Bruno Senna. Colin Kolles, former Jordan, Midland, Spyker and Force India team boss has been made team principal [...]

Rubens Barrichello has set the fastest lap on another frustratingly wet day in Jerez. Barrichello clocked a 1:27.145 from his 98 laps. Williams technical director Sam Michael said: “Rubens finished off another wet day in Jerez having covered a lot of mileage for reliability. He also completed some systems checks and carried out a programme [...]

It is being reported in Argentina that ‘with tears in his eyes’, team boss Peter Windsor told USF1 driver Jose Maria Lopez that the team will not be able to participate in the 2010 season. According to site Momento24.com, Lopez’s father and his representative Felipe McGough have headed hastily to Europe to speak with Bernie [...]

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap on a day in Jerez where the weather couldn’t seem to make its mind up, as it raining on and off throughout the day. Vettel set a fastest lap of a 1:22.593 around the Circuito de Jerez after 99 laps, ahead of 2nd place McLaren driver Lewis [...]