Monthly Archives: July 2013
If I had a dollar for every time I’ve used the phrase, “F1 never ceases to amaze me,” well, I would not be rich, but I could definitely go out and buy something of wealth. Earlier this week Pat Symonds moved from his consulting position at Marussia to a full time team member at the Williams F1 Racing Team. Symonds’ official title will be that of Chief Technical Officer. He is taking… Read More
You wouldn’t necessarily know it from reading this blog, but there is more to Formula One than just Fernando Alonso (whose skill set I shamelessly blog about), Sebastian Vettel (who I have immense respect for, but shamelessly give a hard time to), Ferrari, Red Bull and the supporting cast of Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, Nico Rosberg, and of course Kimi Raikkonen. You can’t really argue with focusing on these protagonists since two… Read More
OK, maybe that is little harsh, my summer is going just fine. I live in sunny Los Angeles and work in the entertainment industry. I am currently on vacation from the three TV shows I work on. It is perfect weather; there are plenty of backyard parties and catching up with friends, life is great quite frankly. Despite all that, I am in a slight panic from what I have seen in… Read More
Somewhere in the wake of the tire drama at this past weekend’s British GP that has required all of F1’s attention, there is a more interesting if not entirely new story to be told. I have been on every site I know of and read quite a few blogs and with the exception of just one I have not seen or read anything addressing what can only be described as a “remarkable… Read More
Originally posted on peterwindsor.com:
I like Pirelli’s response not only to the FIA statement of yesterday but also to the specific tyre problems we saw at Silverstone. Milan, July 2, 2013 – After exhaustive analysis of the tyres used at Silverstone, Pirelli has concluded that the causes of the failures were principally down to a combination of the following factors: 1) Rear tyres that were mounted the wrong way round: in other…
As the title implies these were the top three finishers when the checkered flag came out at the end of racing on Sunday. With perfect weather in the 2013 running of the British GP, you could not have asked for a more action packed, drama filled race. Where to begin? All season long the Pirelli tires have been the story and for this meeting on the Formula 1 calendar the tires once… Read More
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