Archive for September, 2006

Michelin Question Bridgestone Tyre Spraying

A Bridgestone engineering was seen wearing protective clothing and a gas mask in the paddock at Monza last weekend. This has raised speculation that Bridestone may be spraying a chemical agent on their tyres to increase performance. Such a practice is illegal under the F1 technical regulations.
The Bridgestone employee claimed he was wearing the overalls […]

Should Alonso Apologise to Schumacher?

Michael Schumacher’s manager Willi Weber believes Fernando Alonso should apologise to Michael over recent comments he made about Schumacher being “the most unsporting driver in the history of F1.” I for one found Fernando’s comments hilarous. Alonso is simply venting his frustrations regarding the stewards at Monza treating him unfairly, but still managed a classic […]

Flavio Names Villeneuve and Montoya as Stars

Very interesting quote from Flavio Briatore hereĀ in Fazzetta dello Sport (made recently in regard to Michael Schumacher retiring):
The last stars I saw in Formula One were (Ayrton) Senna and, even if he won only one world championship, Jacques Villeneuve. If we want, we could also add (Juan Pablo) Montoya.
He went on to say both Michael […]

Toyota to Decide 2006 World Championship

Well, Toyota won’t really decide the outcome of the 2006 Formula One World Championship, but their performance in the Italian Grand Prix may give an indication as to what we can expect for the rest of the season..
At the start of the season it looked like Ferrari were going to have a similar season to […]

Kimi Raikkonen - Can he win at Ferrari?

When Kimi Raikkonen goes to Ferrari next year he’ll be filling some big shoes. Well, not that big. Probably size 9 or 10 but….
Ok, seriously, Kimi is going to face his biggest challenge next year. At McLaren there was never much pressure on him. At Ferrari he will feel the pressure not only from the […]