http://www.blogf1.com Your Source for Social News and Networking Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:33:35 -0800 en http://www.blogf1.com/mercedes-gp/mercedes-gp-2010-f1-car-launch-motorstv-video/ http://www.blogf1.com/mercedes-gp/mercedes-gp-2010-f1-car-launch-motorstv-video/ Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:33:35 -0800 ollivier Mercedes GP http://www.blogf1.com/mercedes-gp/mercedes-gp-2010-f1-car-launch-motorstv-video/
2 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/mercedes-gp/mercedes-benz-2010-team-colours-announced/ http://www.blogf1.com/mercedes-gp/mercedes-benz-2010-team-colours-announced/ Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:20:27 -0800 ollivier Mercedes GP http://www.blogf1.com/mercedes-gp/mercedes-benz-2010-team-colours-announced/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/us/jose-maria-lopez-to-race-for-us-f1/ http://www.blogf1.com/us/jose-maria-lopez-to-race-for-us-f1/ Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:09:45 -0800 ollivier US http://www.blogf1.com/us/jose-maria-lopez-to-race-for-us-f1/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/toro-rosso/red-bull-rb5-on-ice-in-canada/ http://www.blogf1.com/toro-rosso/red-bull-rb5-on-ice-in-canada/ Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:36:27 -0800 ollivier Toro Rosso http://www.blogf1.com/toro-rosso/red-bull-rb5-on-ice-in-canada/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/force-india/f1-force-india-interview/ http://www.blogf1.com/force-india/f1-force-india-interview/ Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:30:50 -0800 ollivier Force India http://www.blogf1.com/force-india/f1-force-india-interview/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/us/us-f1-team-in-detail-building-a-nose/ http://www.blogf1.com/us/us-f1-team-in-detail-building-a-nose/ Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:27:28 -0800 ollivier US http://www.blogf1.com/us/us-f1-team-in-detail-building-a-nose/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/michael-schumacher/schumacher-s-first-race-test-gp2-f1-motorsport/ http://www.blogf1.com/michael-schumacher/schumacher-s-first-race-test-gp2-f1-motorsport/ Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:20:52 -0800 ollivier Michael Schumacher http://www.blogf1.com/michael-schumacher/schumacher-s-first-race-test-gp2-f1-motorsport/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/briatore-will-never-manage-another-f1-team/ http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/briatore-will-never-manage-another-f1-team/ Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:06:37 -0800 michael 2010 F1 season http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/briatore-will-never-manage-another-f1-team/
2 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/ferrari/valentino-rossi-in-f1-ferrari-test-run/ http://www.blogf1.com/ferrari/valentino-rossi-in-f1-ferrari-test-run/ Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:55:14 -0800 michael Ferrari http://www.blogf1.com/ferrari/valentino-rossi-in-f1-ferrari-test-run/
2 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/grand-prix/top-10-ways-to-finish-an-f1-race/ http://www.blogf1.com/grand-prix/top-10-ways-to-finish-an-f1-race/ Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:26:28 -0800 ollivier Grand Prix http://www.blogf1.com/grand-prix/top-10-ways-to-finish-an-f1-race/
But drivers who want to make it home with a little flair have plenty of options. Here's ten of the more unusual ways to finish an F1 race featuring memorable moments from Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso, Nigel Mansell and more...

1 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/lesser-spotted-f1-liveries/ http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/lesser-spotted-f1-liveries/ Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:54:53 -0800 ollivier 2010 F1 season http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/lesser-spotted-f1-liveries/
2 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/mclaren/debut-for-jenson-button-at-mclaren-on-february-3/ http://www.blogf1.com/mclaren/debut-for-jenson-button-at-mclaren-on-february-3/ Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:32:14 -0800 StephenF1 McLaren http://www.blogf1.com/mclaren/debut-for-jenson-button-at-mclaren-on-february-3/ Jenson Button will test the 2010 McLaren on February 3 in Valencia, at the first pre-season test in Spain. Speaking at Autosport International on Sunday, the Briton said he would take to the wheel of the MP4-25 on the final day of the three-day test.

2 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/michael-schumacher/ross-brawn-said-michael-schumacher-will-be-2010-f1-world-champion/ http://www.blogf1.com/michael-schumacher/ross-brawn-said-michael-schumacher-will-be-2010-f1-world-champion/ Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:19:54 -0800 StephenF1 Michael Schumacher http://www.blogf1.com/michael-schumacher/ross-brawn-said-michael-schumacher-will-be-2010-f1-world-champion/ Ross Brawn has said Michael Schumacher will become the 2010 Formula One world champion. Brawn, who heads the Mercedes team, formerly Brawn GP, will be reunited with the seven-times world champion when Schumacher makes a return to Formula One after an absence of three years.

2 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/pedro-de-la-rosa/pedro-de-la-rosa-confirmed-as-a-sauber-race-driver/ http://www.blogf1.com/pedro-de-la-rosa/pedro-de-la-rosa-confirmed-as-a-sauber-race-driver/ Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:16:18 -0800 ollivier Pedro De la Rosa http://www.blogf1.com/pedro-de-la-rosa/pedro-de-la-rosa-confirmed-as-a-sauber-race-driver/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/robert-kubica/robert-kubica-visited-renault-factory/ http://www.blogf1.com/robert-kubica/robert-kubica-visited-renault-factory/ Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:00:53 -0800 ollivier Robert Kubica http://www.blogf1.com/robert-kubica/robert-kubica-visited-renault-factory/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/2010-formula-1-car-launch-dates/ http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/2010-formula-1-car-launch-dates/ Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:30:15 -0800 michael 2010 F1 season http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/2010-formula-1-car-launch-dates/
2 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/grand-prix/the-f1-livery-history-season-1989/ http://www.blogf1.com/grand-prix/the-f1-livery-history-season-1989/ Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:15:27 -0800 StephenF1 Grand Prix http://www.blogf1.com/grand-prix/the-f1-livery-history-season-1989/
2 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/who-will-be-f1-future-owner/ http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/who-will-be-f1-future-owner/ Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:29:36 -0800 ollivier 2010 F1 season http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/who-will-be-f1-future-owner/
2 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/castrol-driver-rankings-making-up-the-numbers/ http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/castrol-driver-rankings-making-up-the-numbers/ Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:03:31 -0800 RubberGoat 2010 F1 season http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/castrol-driver-rankings-making-up-the-numbers/
Today is such a day.

To much fanfare, AUTOSPORT have launched a new service called the ‘Castrol Driver Rankings', which are apparently the definitive method of measuring who is the number one driver by using weighted rankings over some 47 series.

It sounds like a horrendously complicated system, but the way it seems to work is that various aspects of a driver's performance in the races they participates in are scored and then a weighting is applied according to how prestigious the series is.

3 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/ferrari/first-ferrari-f2010-f1-images-emerge | unofficial-ferrari-f1-forum-news-fan-discussion/ http://www.blogf1.com/ferrari/first-ferrari-f2010-f1-images-emerge | unofficial-ferrari-f1-forum-news-fan-discussion/ Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:16:29 -0800 ferrarif1forum Ferrari http://www.blogf1.com/ferrari/first-ferrari-f2010-f1-images-emerge | unofficial-ferrari-f1-forum-news-fan-discussion/ The illustration is drawn by F1 technical journalist, Giorgio Piola.

3 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/lotus/lotus-ready-to-test-for-the-mid-field-1/ http://www.blogf1.com/lotus/lotus-ready-to-test-for-the-mid-field-1/ Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:40:57 -0800 ollivier Lotus http://www.blogf1.com/lotus/lotus-ready-to-test-for-the-mid-field-1/
2 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/round-up-of-the-flav-news/ http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/round-up-of-the-flav-news/ Sat, 09 Jan 2010 06:40:36 -0800 ollivier 2010 F1 season http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/round-up-of-the-flav-news/
4 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/mercedes-gp/mercedes-gp-to-unveil-its-2010-car-on-january-25/ http://www.blogf1.com/mercedes-gp/mercedes-gp-to-unveil-its-2010-car-on-january-25/ Sat, 09 Jan 2010 06:30:15 -0800 ollivier Mercedes GP http://www.blogf1.com/mercedes-gp/mercedes-gp-to-unveil-its-2010-car-on-january-25/
2 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/ferrari/ferrari-f2010-launch-expected-at-end-of-january/ http://www.blogf1.com/ferrari/ferrari-f2010-launch-expected-at-end-of-january/ Sat, 09 Jan 2010 05:12:02 -0800 ollivier Ferrari http://www.blogf1.com/ferrari/ferrari-f2010-launch-expected-at-end-of-january/
2 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/f1-2010-preview-technical-1/ http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/f1-2010-preview-technical-1/ Sat, 09 Jan 2010 05:05:00 -0800 ollivier 2010 F1 season http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/f1-2010-preview-technical-1/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/drivers/f1-champion-james-hunt-s-porsche-for-sale/ http://www.blogf1.com/drivers/f1-champion-james-hunt-s-porsche-for-sale/ Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:49:16 -0800 ollivier Drivers http://www.blogf1.com/drivers/f1-champion-james-hunt-s-porsche-for-sale/
2 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/heikki-kovalainen/heikki-kovalainen-better-after-mclaren-stint/ http://www.blogf1.com/heikki-kovalainen/heikki-kovalainen-better-after-mclaren-stint/ Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:54:13 -0800 ollivier Heikki Kovalainen http://www.blogf1.com/heikki-kovalainen/heikki-kovalainen-better-after-mclaren-stint/
2 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/robert-kubica/robert-kubica-confirmed-drive-with-renault-f1-team/ http://www.blogf1.com/robert-kubica/robert-kubica-confirmed-drive-with-renault-f1-team/ Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:52:19 -0800 ollivier Robert Kubica http://www.blogf1.com/robert-kubica/robert-kubica-confirmed-drive-with-renault-f1-team/
2 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/michael-schumacher/the-f1-comeback-schumacher-will-want-to-emulate-lauda-at-mclaren/ http://www.blogf1.com/michael-schumacher/the-f1-comeback-schumacher-will-want-to-emulate-lauda-at-mclaren/ Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:42:49 -0800 ollivier Michael Schumacher http://www.blogf1.com/michael-schumacher/the-f1-comeback-schumacher-will-want-to-emulate-lauda-at-mclaren/


1 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/bmw-sauber/sauber-presents-new-management/ http://www.blogf1.com/bmw-sauber/sauber-presents-new-management/ Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:25:03 -0800 ollivier BMW Sauber http://www.blogf1.com/bmw-sauber/sauber-presents-new-management/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/grand-prix/the-2009-news-review-part-three-july-to-september/ http://www.blogf1.com/grand-prix/the-2009-news-review-part-three-july-to-september/ Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:03:28 -0800 ollivier Grand Prix http://www.blogf1.com/grand-prix/the-2009-news-review-part-three-july-to-september/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/just-in-time-f1-may-outlaw-double-diffusers/ http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/just-in-time-f1-may-outlaw-double-diffusers/ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:32:05 -0800 ollivier 2010 F1 season http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/just-in-time-f1-may-outlaw-double-diffusers/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/renault/new-renault-f1-chief-deals-blow-to-grosjean-2010-hopes/ http://www.blogf1.com/renault/new-renault-f1-chief-deals-blow-to-grosjean-2010-hopes/ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:26:57 -0800 ollivier Renault http://www.blogf1.com/renault/new-renault-f1-chief-deals-blow-to-grosjean-2010-hopes/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/all/bmw-sauber-new-website-|-f1-fanatic/ http://www.blogf1.com/all/bmw-sauber-new-website-|-f1-fanatic/ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:24:19 -0800 michael all http://www.blogf1.com/all/bmw-sauber-new-website-|-f1-fanatic/
2 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/alain-prost-the-comeback-kings/ http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/alain-prost-the-comeback-kings/ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:40:33 -0800 michael 2010 F1 season http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/alain-prost-the-comeback-kings/
2 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/renault/briatore-to-take-legal-action-against-piquet/ http://www.blogf1.com/renault/briatore-to-take-legal-action-against-piquet/ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:36:50 -0800 ollivier Renault http://www.blogf1.com/renault/briatore-to-take-legal-action-against-piquet/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/british-grand-prix/new-silverstone-f1-circuit-will-be-‘great’/ http://www.blogf1.com/british-grand-prix/new-silverstone-f1-circuit-will-be-‘great’/ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:45:54 -0800 ollivier British Grand Prix http://www.blogf1.com/british-grand-prix/new-silverstone-f1-circuit-will-be-‘great’/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/todt-elected-as-mosley-successor/ http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/todt-elected-as-mosley-successor/ Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:14:39 -0800 michael 2010 F1 season http://www.blogf1.com/2010-f1-season/todt-elected-as-mosley-successor/
2 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/renault/flavio-awarded-15000-euro-and-f1-ban-lifted/ http://www.blogf1.com/renault/flavio-awarded-15000-euro-and-f1-ban-lifted/ Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:40:08 -0800 StephenF1 Renault http://www.blogf1.com/renault/flavio-awarded-15000-euro-and-f1-ban-lifted/
2 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.blogf1.com/british-grand-prix/donington’s-future-goes-off-course/ http://www.blogf1.com/british-grand-prix/donington’s-future-goes-off-course/ Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:17:07 -0800 StephenF1 British Grand Prix http://www.blogf1.com/british-grand-prix/donington’s-future-goes-off-course/
Fast-forward a year and a half and all hell has broken loose. Donington lays half-built with the company that owns it in administration.

2 Vote(s) ]]>