F1 Engineers and their Cunning Stunts – Yet Again
Take note of the small snorkel near the area of Lewis hand. Just as I write a piece titled F1 Engineers and their Cunning Stunts, here we are at it again. A brilliant McLaren innovation. Simply mischievous and clever. It’s called the McLaren snorkel. It... Read More
Historic Day for Lotus Racing
Friday at the Bahrain Grand Prix marked a historic day for Lotus Racing, exactly six months to the day since the team’s entry into the 2010 Formula One™ World Championship was confirmed. Jarno Trulli was first car on track as the pit lane lights turned... Read More
Simulation – For Us and For the Pros
Just as a pilot needs to undergo a rigorous test in simulation for hours, F1 driver has been taking that step too in this modern times. With test severely limited, driver training and experience have become expensive commodity. Nowadays, with the limited test,... Read More
F1 Engineers and their Cunning Stunts
Sure we have heard many times before how F1 engineers take advantage of the strictly written technical rules. But no matter how difficult the rules are, there will be always room to manoeuvre for these guys. We were impressed by McLaren’s brake steer, Ferrari’s... Read More
Once Upon a Time F1 was a Lotus Playground
1969 German Grand Prix Graham Hill, Lotus 49B Cosworth – 4th place Nurburgring, Germany. 3rd August 1969 Lotus Racing was granted its entry into the 2010 Formula 1 World Championship by the sport’s governing body, the FIA, in September 2009. The decision... Read More
Five New F1 Boys
Season 2010 welcome five new boys in F1 fraternity. I examined their previous credentials and try to briefly analyze their chances of success in F1 not only for this season but long into the future as well. Nico Hulkenberg The champion of the GP2 Series, Formula... Read More
Petronas and Sauber
Malaysian F1 involvement started with a Petronas sponsorship of Sauber in 1995. I was still in secondary school at that time. It was great news for me as F1 was the only form of motorsport that I knew and can relate at that age. Petronas sponsorship then turn... Read More
Lotus at Barcelona
First Day Fairuz took the wheel on the first day. And perhaps his final day of F1 testing for long time to come. The involvement of Malaysian based Lotus team is certainly of a help to Fairuz as normally reserve drivers were only called in when two of the main... Read More
