Monthly Archives: September 2008
Race Notes: 2008 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix
2008 SingTel Singapore Grand PrixMarina Park Circuit, Singapore5.07km street track Welcome to the first ever night race in Formula 1! What we learned in qualifying: The lighting works well. The drivers are more worried about the bumpiness of the circuit, … Continue reading
Filed under F1, Race Review
Paul Newman
Paul Newman has passed away aged 83 after a long fight against cancer. Other people have written better obituaries than I ever could, several of which are linked here – there are many others and I suggest you seek them … Continue reading
Filed under IndyCar, Uncategorized
Preview: 2008 Singapore GP
Preview: 2008 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix This is the inaugural Singapore GP, and also the first ever night race for F1. In order to light the 5km track to make it suitable for F1 cars, high-power lighting has been installed … Continue reading
Filed under F1, Weekend Preview
Move along..
..nothing to see here. I was going to write about the outcome of the McLaren/Hamilton penalty appeal but really, who expected any differently? They lost. Big deal. Who cares? We all expected them to lose. The only people who didn’t … Continue reading
GP2 Catch-Up – Silverstone
Delayed mini-notes from the two GP2 races held at Silverstone, supporting the British GP. I plan to do this style of notes for GP2 from now on with the proviso that they’ll be dropped if I’m too busy. Nice get … Continue reading
Filed under GP2
McLaren look forward to night race
On the F1NGers newsgroup somebody posted this link to a video preview from McLaren, a chat with Martin Whitmarsh ahead of F1′s first night race which will be held in Singapore in ten days’ time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOl_p3gyrD0 Just the usual boring … Continue reading
Filed under F1
