Earlier today, the FIA and FOTA reached an agreement that ensures the best teams and drivers will remain in F1, while budgets will be greatly reduced within two years (to early ’90s levels) and technical support will be provided to the three new teams joining the grid next season. FIA president Max Mosley will not [...]

Thoughts about the FOTA breakaway championship that was announced on Thursday… I am convinced that development of this series is further along than it may appear. FOTA is comprised of multinational teams and manufacturers that are accustomed to long development projects that require a great deal of coordination among many contributing parties. FOTA would have [...]

Grand Prix DB provides each driver’s statistical rating prior to the start of the race. It is a moving numerical ranking of possible long run future success. The highest ranked driver does not necessarily have the best chance to win the upcoming race, but is in the strongest position to have the best overall results [...]

We’re just a few hours away from the first free practice session of the 2009 F1 season. With sweeping rules changes introduced for this year, it is very hard to predict which driver or team will come out on top. Furthermore, offseason testing created more questions than answers with the new Brawn GP team (nee [...]

Now that speculation has been confirmed and Honda is indeed pulling out of F1, it has also emerged that Cosworth engines will be available at a very reasonable price beginning in 2010 to any F1 team that wants them. This Cosworth proposal is the most pragmatic solution to the current worldwide financial crisis that is [...]

With news of Mark Webber’s unfortunate accident last weekend at his own charity cycling event come two concerns. First and foremost is the hope that Webber will fully recover and have no permanent effects from his injuries, which are reported to be a broken leg and other minor injuries. The second concern is that Webber’s [...]

Incredible! Now, that is the way to finish the World Championship. Great race to Felipe Massa. Congratulations to Lewis Hamilton.

Grand Prix DB provides each driver’s statistical rating prior to the start of the race. A rating of 1.00 is the highest possible score. Here are the Grand Prix DB Power Ratings for the Brazilian GP: 1. Lewis Hamilton, 0.84 2. Felipe Massa, 0.83 3. Fernando Alonso, 0.79 4. Sebastian Vettel, 0.79 5. Robert Kubica, [...]

Grand Prix DB provides each driver’s statistical rating prior to the start of the race. A rating of 1.00 is the highest possible score. Here are the Grand Prix DB Power Ratings for the Chinese GP: 1. Lewis Hamilton, 0.83 2. Felipe Massa, 0.83 3. Fernando Alonso, 0.80 4. Robert Kubica, 0.75 5. Nick Heidfeld, [...]

With a remarkable performance in Japan, Fernando Alonso took his second successive win of the season, this time over Robert Kubica. Both drove extremely well in what may have been the best race of the season. And in what has become the theme of 2008, the title contenders managed to once again throw away their [...]