‘Franchise’ F1 teams shouldn’t get a say on Andretti entry
Though F1 is understandably not the open shop it once was, teams blocking potential entrants like Andretti is still against the spirit of the sport writes Chris Medland
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Alex Zanardi’s 1999 Williams Formula 1 car has sold for more than £300,000 at auction, after being advertised with an estimate starting at £85,000. Demand for the Williams FW21 was…
For the benefit of those readers not resident in the UK, Question Time is a current affairs TV programme in which members of the British public put questions of concern…
Being a number two driver is a tag no Formula 1 racer wants to be associated with. Their job? To help their faster team-mate finish as high as possible, while…
He’s championed causes on the grid and now Sebastian Vettel will voice his opinions on BBC Question Time this Thursday. It’s a chance to show that F1 drivers can be intelligent and thoughtful — if he avoids being tripped up, writes Adam Cooper
Though F1 is understandably not the open shop it once was, teams blocking potential entrants like Andretti is still against the spirit of the sport writes Chris Medland
Piero Taruffi might not have had the searing pace of Ascari or the winning knack of Fangio, but his dedication to driving and engineering were second to none
Senna vs Mansell generated many of Formula 1’s greatest scraps – which one would you pick out?
Nigel Mansell’s 1991 British GP-winning Williams, which he used to pick up a stranded Ayrton Senna, has been auctioned for €4.055m (£3.45m), even though the chassis was without its V10…
Who would be a Formula 1 circuit designer? A bit like the tyre supplier you are taken for granted and never praised for doing your job, but always in the…
Alex Zanardi’s 1999 Williams Formula 1 car has sold for more than £300,000 at auction, after being advertised with an estimate starting at £85,000. Demand for the Williams FW21 was…
For the benefit of those readers not resident in the UK, Question Time is a current affairs TV programme in which members of the British public put questions of concern…
Being a number two driver is a tag no Formula 1 racer wants to be associated with. Their job? To help their faster team-mate finish as high as possible, while…
He’s championed causes on the grid and now Sebastian Vettel will voice his opinions on BBC Question Time this Thursday. It’s a chance to show that F1 drivers can be intelligent and thoughtful — if he avoids being tripped up, writes Adam Cooper
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