A new feature to Grand Prix DB is our own statistical rating. We have devised our own algorithm to provide each driver’s power 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 Spanish GP: 1. Kimi Raikkonen, [...]

Although the 2008 Long Beach Grand Prix was not a thriller like many races throughout the history of the event, there was a great deal of excitement in watching these open wheel beasts of cars run in anger for the last time. It is a shame that IndyCar cannot adopt the Panoz DP01 for street [...]

There are only two words one can say about Motegi 2008: Danica wins! I must admit that American lottery-effect open wheel races have less appeal for me personally. But Danica Patrick made a decisive pass for the lead with three laps to go earn her maiden win in the series. It was a job well [...]

© Shaiful Rizal Mohd Jaafar | Dreamstime.com This point has been alluded to in other publications, but an alarming stat for Lewis Hamilton is his lack of productivity in the last nine races. Of course, 10 races ago was the infamous Hungarian GP of 2007. Hamilton may have won that race, but since then he [...]

At the height of the Internet fan movement in support of CART/Champ Car, I wrote a crazy article for the former Champweb fan site. Straight up, I argued that the series should adopt a spec V12 engine to power its still-to-be announced spec formula. By and large, the fan reaction was negative. The overwhelming support [...]

Hey, better late than never for my comments on happenings from two weekends ago! With two events in Florida to start off the season, IndyCar gave us fans a great opportunity to see how the ’08 season will unfold. Ovals will favor the veteran teams while the circuits with more than just left turns will [...]