Massa is back on track !!

Felipe Massa has taken his first tentative steps on the road to his Formula One comeback.

The Brazilian, who accompanied by his doctor Dino Altmann, drove seven laps in a go-kart in Sao Paulo. It was the first time that he got behind the wheel of a racing car following his horrific accident during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Massa, who was put in an induced coma after sustaining a life-threatening head injury, was originally advised by his Dr Altmann that he shouldn't drive for more than an hour to avoid back pain, but rain forced him off the track after just the seven laps.

A source close to Massa said the 28-year-old did not feel any pain or discomfort.

"He was in very good condition and he said to the doctor he was feeling OK. There were no complaints," the source said.

"He had been a bit worried about the pressure of his helmet on the part of his head where he suffered the fracture, but it was OK.

"He would like to be back for the last race (in Abu Dhabi on 1 November) but that depends on further tests with the FIA doctor."

Ferrari have also refused to rule out the possibility that he could be back in an F1 car before the end of the current season.

Team boss Stefano Domenicali is quoted as saying "I don't want to exclude anything, but we need to be cautious."

Fernando at Ferrari !!

Fernando Alonso will sign a five-year contract with Ferrari worth €25 million (£23 million), according to Spanish media.

 

Cadena Ser radio reported on Tuesday that the two-time World Champion will sign a deal until 2014 with the Italian marquee with an option of extending the contract by one more year. The deal will earn him a reported €25 million a year.

Media reports claim that Ferrari will make an announcement on Thursday and team boss Stefano Domenicali has all but confirmed the deal saying: "As soon as we are ready we will let you know. We don't want to wait too long."

Speculation is rife that Alonso's departure will lead to Kimi Raikkonen returning to McLaren while BMW driver Robert Kubica is expected partner Romain Grosjean at Renault next year.

Nelson Piquet Sr is taking it harder than his son ??

Nelson Piquet Sr has launched another scathing attack on Renault, claiming the team "was managed by Fernando Alonso himself".

 



Piquet Sr says his son was under enormous pressure at Renault and claims the whole debacle was "inevitable".

"This is not something that should exist in motor racing," Nelson Piquet Sr told the Brazilian media. "In my career I would never have thought about doing something like this. But the circumstances that made him do this were inevitable. He was under great pressure.

"This year was really very bad due to the favouring in terms of cars that Renault gave to Alonso. The team was not even managed by Briatore: it was managed by Alonso himself.

The former World Champion is also adamant that his son didn't come up with the idea to crash.

"Two hours before the race [Briatore] said [to Piquet Jr]: 'If you want to help the team then you have to do this'," Piquet said. "He accepted doing something under great pressure from Renault. He didn't have much else to lose in terms of his career.

"I knew that this was a crime. Manipulating the result of a race is a criminal act. There is no room for this in sport and especially when it is premeditated."

We don't know who is right or who is wrong, but all we know is that Nelson Piquet Sr is poling it for his son and in the process tarnishing his good name too.. I don't see Piquet Jr. driving in F1 again - ever... !

Carnage on Track in 2010 !!

Fernando Alonso has already decided which team he'll be racing for next season - but that doesn't means he's ready to tell the rest of the world.
 

Alonso has long been linked to a move to Ferrari, although more recently there is also speculation that he could be off to Brawn GP.


The one thing that is almost certain, though, is that he will be leaving Renault.

Meanwhile, the McLearen Supremo - Norbert Haug has hinted at McLaren's pending signing of Kimi Raikkonen, saying he's confident the team can avoid the pitfalls that befell them during Fernando Alonso's time in Woking.

We also know that  Robert K is looking out for a drive and Brawn is looking for a driver..... Though there are no speculations, it could be a good move for RK. But what will happen to Poor Rubens - the most loved driver On the grid ?

One thing is for sure - Though Massa will be there at Ferrari, there will be many changes in the current line up. To add to the whole saga, there will be 3 more teams on the Grid - 26 cars.... Imagine racing 26 cars in narrow tracks as Monaco and Singapore with no run off areas ??  I see a lot of carnage in 2010 !!!

Singapore GP Boring ??

Alonso  has dedicated his podium finish to the out going Boss Flavio Briatore. Timo is surprised about his finish. Ferrari basically don't care about the result and Lewis says he Redeemed himself and Button says it's much better !!!

BUT, what about the public ???

It again proved that the Singaporean race is one of the most boring races. On track events as breaks failing or parts falling apart is not what one would like to see. We would like to see over taking and at least attempts to overtake. Not giving up because the engines would over heat or because you know that there is no way you could overtake. The track is too small for that and also too slow for the liking of F1. It took almost 2 hours for the race to finish and another Safetly car for 2-3 laps would have seen the race stop without doing the 61 laps.

The next FIA president !

3 Ferrari Greats, two of the former and one, well, who is suppose to be back on the grid have given their blessings for Jean Todt to be the next FIA president.


Michael Schumacher has added his voice to the growing chorus of those backing Jean Todt in the race for the FIA presidency.

Earlier this week, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone gave the Frenchman his support, adding to that already expressed by outgoing FIA President Max Mosley.

Now seven-time World Champion Schumacher has joined the list of those believing Todt is the best man to lead the FIA forward.

"Jean's abilities are beyond question," said Schumacher, who won five of his World titles under the Frenchman's leadership.

"When he joined Ferrari in 1993 he recreated a team which at that time was not fulfilling its true potential.

"Typically, not only could Jean see that potential, but he made it a reality through leadership, loyalty, commitment and teamwork.

"These have been his defining characteristics whether at Peugeot or at Ferrari and I am sure when he successfully begins a new role as the next president of the FIA he will apply them in the same way, this time for the benefit of the whole sport.

"I can think of no one more capable and more committed to improving our sport than Jean Todt."

Schumacher, though, isn't the only former Champ who reckons Todt should get the job.

"I have known Jean for 30 years and I've always admired him. He has a remarkable interest and knowledge of every aspect of our sport," four-time World Champion Alain Prost told Autosport.

"He has a rare ability to create teams of people with great talent and he leads them by example.

"He works hard and expects the same from his team, he focuses on results and not politics and he always looks beyond the horizon and prepares for the future."

Meanwhile, Felipe Massa, who drove for Todt at Ferrari, feels the Frenchman will be "a remarkable FIA President," while former racer Gerhard Berger believes "there is no-one better to take over...from Max."

Kimi is still committed !

Kimi Raikkonen insists he's committed to Ferrari for next year's Championship despite the team's president recently casting doubt over his future.

According to rumours, the clock is running down on Raikkonen's time at Ferrari as Fernando Alonso is expected to replace the Finn at the end of this season.

The speculation gathered momentum recently when Ferrari President Luca di Montezomolo refused to confirm Raikkonen for 2010, although he did say Felipe Massa's seat was secure.

"We will have a Brazilian driver because he deserves another chance given that, thank God, he is fine," said di Montezemolo.

"Otherwise, we are mulling the best choice but we still have time. We will decide in a few weeks."

Raikkonen, however, is refusing to get riled up over di Montezemolo's comments, stating not for the first, and most definitely not for the last time, that he has a contract in place for next year's Championship.

"I always can only repeat that I have a contract - and that has not changed," he told the official F1 website.

"If they want to talk with me, we need to sit down to talk. I am fully committed, as otherwise I would not have signed the contract in the first place."

He will be back in 2010

 Felipe Massa - World Champion 2008 ??

Felipe Will be Back soon !

There you go, the following article says it all. Ferrari are definitely keeping Massa's seat available for him for 2010... Will Kimi join McLearen ??? Will Alonso grab Kimi's seat ? I personally believe that Kimi should stay back for his contract to end.

Felipe Massa is "recovering quite well" from his horrific Hungarian shunt, according to Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali.

Just two months since suffering skull fracturers in a qualifying shunt, which resulted in the Brazilian being placed in a medically induced coma, Massa has started working on his fitness in preparation for his return.

His progress has been encouraging for both himself and Ferrari with team boss Domenicali confirming that it's only a matter of time before Massa returns to racing.

"Felipe is recovering quite well," he said.

"He has started a training programme in terms of fitness and again starting his preparation.

"The next step will be to start a programme on the simulator and then the programme will be to do some kart running.

"And as soon as these things are fine, then we will decide when to put him back in a proper racing car."

The Brazilian was recently assured of a Ferrari drive for next season by team president Luca di Montezemolo. However, the fate of his team-mate Kimi Raikkonen remains undecided.

Domenicali, though, refused to elaborate on the matter.

"I think what I can say is repeat what our president said. In the last couple of days the situation has changed, so we will keep you updated as soon as we can say something. At the moment nothing to add on that."

Food for thought on Renault Crashgate !

They think it's all over. It isn't yet... Saw the following super article on PF1 editorial !

* Given what occurred in Singapore and the obvious potential for revenge it offered to Nelson Piquet Jr if he was axed, just what was Flavio Briatore thinking when he sacked him without so much as an assurance that the youngster could become the team's winter test driver? Was this the greatest miscalculation and misjudgement of Briatore's career?

* As the Singapore GP has essentially been declared a fix, should the result be declared void? Will Ferrari raise this matter with either the FIA or the courts in the knowledge that Felipe Massa will - albeit retrospectively - be crowned world champion if the race is wiped from the record books?

* Max Mosley said that Renault's punishment was "the harshest one we can, because Renault have demonstrated they have no moral responsibility for what took place". What happened to the principle of collective responsibility as laid out in the FIA International Sporting Code which states that 'the entrant shall be responsible for all acts or omissions on the part of their driver, mechanic and passengers, each equally responsible for any breach of this code'?

* What now for Briatore at Queens Park Rangers? How does his lifetime ban from F1 relate to the Football League's fit and proper persons test, if at all?

* Renault have been found guilty of deliberately crashing one of their cars at over 100mph, thereby putting driver, competitors, stewards and spectators at danger. As they issued their verdict, was anyone at the FIA aware of how uncomfortably Renault's non-punishment punishment sits alongside the governing body's crusade to improve road safety?

* Why is Renault's ban only suspended for two years? The World Motor Sport Council will only activate this disqualification if 'Renault F1 is found guilty of a comparable breach during that time'. So only if they fix another race before 2013? As this was a crime without precedent in the history of the sport, that's not much of a punishment or deterrent against general wrongdoing is it?

* The monetary difference in the punishments meted out to Renault and McLaren is approximately $98m (Renault have to pay the costs of the investigation and hearing). Has there ever been a more persuasive advertisement for confession?

* To what extent was Renault's 'lenient' punishment the result of their willingness to admit their guilt and to what extent was it caused by a fear that they would quit the sport if heavily punished?

* Why haven't we heard from Briatore? Was his silence agreed as part of his severance from Renault?

* Is Nelson Piquet Jr still being paid by Renault? He says he agreed to crash in order to keep his seat for 2009 so if he is to be paid up until the end of the season then he will have gained considerable financial reward for the subterfuge. Is that right? Is that even legal?

* Who is the mysterious 'Witness X' at Renault? And who at Renault knows his identity?

* Were Ferrari waiting for Fernando Alonso to be officially exonerated before making a definitive decision or announcement on their 2010 driver line-up? Or is the decision still to be made regardless of Alonso's innocence?

* Who will become the manager of Alonso, Romain Grosjean, Heikki Kovalainen and Mark Webber in the wake of Briatore's expulsion? In the wake of such a severe dent to the sport's credibility, should the FIA impose a 'one manager, one driver' directive?

* Was Fernando Alonso the first person to ever appear as a witness in front of the World Council dressed in a pair of jeans?

Spa - No more ??

The future of the Belgian Grand Prix appears to be up in the air again after the Spa-Francorchamps circuit had its operating license suspended for the next 17 years.

The decision comes from the Council of State, effectively Belgium's supreme administrative court, after a noise complaint was made by a board of local residents in 2007.

It resulted in the track operators being ordered to undertake an environmental impact study, which has been described in a Council of State ruling as "seriously inadequate and incomplete".

This is the favourit track of most drivers and fans in the calender. It would be quite bad if we cannot see another Spa race !

Renault's future in Formula One remains uncertain despite avoiding a big financial penalty in the Singapore race-fixing scandal.

Though the team received a suspended two-year ban on Monday and many see the lenient sentence as an attempt by the FIA to persuade the French manufacturer to stay in the sport.

FIA President Max Mosley confidently said after the World Motor Sport Council ruling that Renault is committed to F1, but the same cannot be said about Bernard Rey - The president of Renault F1, was less forthcoming.

Rey was asked five times about the team's future, which has been in doubt for some time, but refused to answer, saying only: "We apologies for such failure in front of the F1 community, and we hope we can put this behind us."'

Renault is definitely a team that should be there if we really want to see some class in F1. There are too many private teams already and if Toyota, BMW etc. keep pulling out as Honda did, it would loose the glamour !

Renault Verdict

Renault have been slapped with a two-year suspended disqualification for race-fixing at last year's Singapore GP.

The team faced the FIA's World Motor Sport Council in Paris earlier today, spending just 90 minutes in front of the 26-man Council, which includes FIA President Max Mosley and F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone.

Renault, prior to the hearing, revealed that they wouldn't dispute the charges which related to then team boss Flavio Briatore and director of engineering Pat Symonds allegedly ordering Nelson Piquet Jr to crash in order to help his team-mate Fernando Alonso to the race win.

The charges meant Renault could face either a fine, suspension or even expulsion from Formula One, however, after deliberating the Council opted for a suspended punishment.

The World Motor Sport Council has exonerated Fernando Alonso in Renault's race-fixing scandal, saying the Spaniard was "not in any way" involved.

This definitely could be seen as a verdict that was taken ti save the interest of the sport. After all, Renault is a championship winning team and play a decent role in the current F1 scenario. However, this would also mean that some of the bigger teams would get a wrong message that they could get off after committing murder. That would not be the best message to get across.

The outcome is that we will continue seeing Renault on the grid which is good for the sport. We will def see Alonso in action which is good. We will not have Pat Symonds and the flamboyant Flavio on grid... Now, is that good or bad ??? You decide !! :)

D-Day for Renault !

So, after all the waiting the D-day has come for Renault. It is informed that Alonso will be joining Flavio at the hearing. It indeed is Sad to see this whole saga effecting our beloved sport.

What if Alonso was banned from the sport ????

That would be one of the worst disasters that could happen to sport after the attack on Sri Lankan cricket team by a Terrorist group in Pakistan. Not that the existing Renault saga is any thing less, but we all agree that Alonso is one of the best drivers in the circuit immaterial of what team / driver we support. I hope that he get's to continue his F1 carrier immaterial of his involvement.

Another link says that Kimi might return to Mc Learen. Honestly, that is not my favourit team, but I do believe that it's where he belongs... Do U ??

Renault to pull out ??

On Wednesday, Renault announced they "will not dispute the recent allegations made by the FIA", adding that both "managing director, Flavio Briatore and its executive director of engineering, Pat Symonds, have left the team."

The scandal, though, has again raised doubts about Renault's future with speculation claiming they even if the FIA don't thrown them out of Formula One, they could still leave at the end of the season.

'Senior executives at Renault Group had said they would not rush to any hasty conclusions about the team's future, but their presence in next year's championship has already been called into question by the departure of its main sponsor, ING, and the likely departure of its main driver, Alonso, for Ferrari,' reports the Guardian.

Now, Renault is a team that has won several championships and has a massive fan base. How will this effect F1 ? We know that if Ferrari pulls out that would be the end of the sport. But Renault is quite a large team with a great follower base too. How will it effect the team ??

Will Flavio be charged ??

It's getting interesting day by day !

Now - how would this effect Renault and the championship last year ? Will that race be canceled as it was illegal ? If so, Lewis will not get the 6 points he earned from the race, meaning, Massa will be the world champion !!!

What R your views ?? Following is an extract from Planet F1 !

Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds could face criminal charges in Singapore, litigation from Ferrari and could also be sued by Renault in connection with race-fixing allegations.

On Wednesday, Renault announced that the team "will not dispute the recent allegations" of race-fixing when they face the FIA's World Motor Sport Council. Added to that, the team said that both "managing director, Flavio Briatore and its executive director of engineering, Pat Symonds, have left the team."

Briatore and Symonds leave Renault

The Times has published extracts of the radio communication and at one point Briatore is heard saying, "f****** hell ... my every f****** disgrace, f******, he's not a driver".

What are your views !!!

The transcript starts off with Symonds, Piquet and an engineer discussing the team's strategy.

Symonds: "I can tell you now we are not three-stopping.

Symonds: "Don't worry about fuel because I'm going to get him [Alonso] out of this traffic earlier than that."

Piquet: "What lap are we in, what lap are we in?"

Renault engineer: "He just asked: 'What lap are we in?'"

Symonds replies: "Yeah, tell him that he's about to complete lap eight."

Symonds adds. "No, just tell him, he is about, he's just completing, he's about to complete lap eight."

Later Symonds says: "Right, I'm going to... I think we're going to stop him just before we catch him [Williams driver Kazuki Nakajima, who was ahead of Alonso] and get him out of it, the reason being we've still got this worry on the fuel pump. It's only a couple of laps short. We're going to be stopping him early and we're going to go to lap 40."

Following Alonso's pit stop, Symonds tells to the engineer: "OK right, you've got to push him really bloody hard now. If he [Piquet] doesn't get past Barrichello, he's going nowhere, he's got to get past Barrichello this lap."

Briatore adds: "Tell him, push."

Piquet's race engineer: "Nelson, no excuses now, you've got to get past Barrichello. You've got four clicks straight-line advantage. Come on, you've got to push now, you must get past him."

The Brazilian puts his car in the wall a few minutes later at Turn 17.

Multiple voices: "Nelson's off. F****** hell. Nelson's had a crash. I would say that would be a red flag. It's huge [all speaking at the same time] .

Piquet: "Sorry guys. I had a little outing."

Engineer: "Is he all right, Is he all right?"

Symonds: "Ask him if he's all right."

Engineer: "Are you OK? Are you OK?"

Engineer: "Fernando's just gone past it."

Engineer: "OK, yellow flag."

Piquet: "Yeah, I hit my head in the back. I think I'm OK."

Engineer: "OK, understood."

Symonds: "Right [inaudible], stop him."

Engineer: "Safety car, safety car, safety car, safety car. Fernando, safety car, mixture three."

Symonds: "Tell him to be careful, turn 17 I think it is."

Engineer: "F****** hell that was a big shunt."

Briatore: "F****** hell ... my every f****** disgrace, f******, he's not a driver."

Symonds: "What position is Fernando in?"

Engineer: "Well, we were 20, and we're first guy to pick the safety car up."

Symonds: "Yeah, we're not ..."

Engineer: "He will get away past it but he's got to wait."

Briatore: "What position we are now in all this?"

Symonds replies: "To be honest, I don't know Flavio. It's got to have been good for Fernando. But I honestly don't know where he is.

Renault "Crashgate" !

There is a major issue with regard to the Renault scandal. What would be your view on it ? Who is lying and who is not ?

I believe in loyalty. I feel that it was not appropriate for Nelson Piquet to come out and mention anything even if it was true as it was his team and it is he who did not perform and rightly was sent out.

He will still have a lot to prove to the out side world as he I think holds the record for the most amount of crashes % from the races started. Meanwhile Alonso went on to win at least 2 more races that season.

Whom can we trust ? Tell me your views.

What are your feedbacks on Monza ?

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Brawn GP emerged from the Italian Grand Prix as hot favourites for both titles after securing their fourth one-two of the season. It put them 40.5 points clear of Red Bull, who managed only an eighth place, and left Jenson Button with a 14-point lead in the driver standings. Rubens Barrichello’s fine Monza win - with no hint of team orders - means the Brawn duo now look set to slug it out for the 2009 crown, with only four rounds remaining. We take a team-by-team look at Sunday's race…

Brawn
Rubens Barrichello, P1
Jenson Button, P2
The Brawn drivers started with the same refuelling strategy but on different tyres, Barrichello on Bridgestone’s primes, Button on the soft. Both made aggressive starts to pass Kovalainen on the opening lap, but Barrichello had the slight edge on Button throughout. This crucial win - their fourth one-two - moved the team away from Red Bull in the constructors’ stakes, and distanced the drivers from Vettel and Webber.

Ferrari
Kimi Raikkonen, P3
Giancarlo Fisichella, P9
Raikkonen said he thought he could have held off Hamilton had a move on the opening lap worked, but it didn’t. After that he had his hands full with Sutil, and said he was happy to make the podium again even if it needed a heavy dose of luck. He also said he was disappointed not to fight for the win, but that the F60 ran well and third place was a whole lot better than fourth. Fisichella kicked himself for his gaffe in final practice, without which he felt he could have scored a point.

Force India
Adrian Sutil, P4
Tonio Liuzzi, Retired lap 23, driveshaft
Sutil drove well and claimed the fastest lap, but like Fisichella in Spa got a back view of Raikkonen’s Ferrari throughout. He tried hard to get the job done during their second pits stops, which both came on the 37th lap, but he was late on the brakes and slid into the jack man, toppling another mechanic. Nevertheless, he opened his points account in some style. Liuzzi was mighty on the opening lap, pushing aggressively ahead of Kovalainen at Parabolica. He then coped with some graining on his soft Bridgestone rubber, cleaned it up, and was in good shape prior to his first stop when a driveshaft broke on the 23rd lap. The team believe he could have taken the final podium slot once Hamilton had crashed, so this was a highly impressive debut for the team.

Renault
Fernando Alonso, P5
Romain Grosjean, P15
Alonso said he was very happy with fifth, after a poor start in which he did not make best use of his KERS as it did not come up to his expectations. Grosjean said he had some contact in the first chicane which left the car with permanent damage.

McLaren
Heikki Kovalainen, P6
Lewis Hamilton, Retired lap 53, accident
Hamilton was fast all race, driving what he described as qualifying laps throughout, but his two-stop strategy just wasn’t a match for Brawn’s single-stop and he was third, trying to chase down Button, when he pushed a mite too hard and crashed out at the second Lesmo on the last lap. Kovalainen got swamped on the opening lap because of his heavy fuel load, struggled on the Bridgestone prime tyre, and was thus in no position to exploit it later in the race.

BMW Sauber
Nick Heidfeld, P7
Robert Kubica, Retired lap 15, oil leak
Kubica made a good start but his race was compromised on the opening lap when he tangled with Webber and damaged the left endplate on his front wing. He got the black and orange flag to have that investigated, and retired on lap 15 with an oil leak. Heideld fared better and said he had a great race after doing a fair bit of overtaking on the opening lap. He inherited seventh when Hamilton went out.

Red Bull
Sebastian Vettel P8
Mark Webber, Retired lap 1, accident
Red Bull lost Webber on the opening lap after a tangle with Kubica in the second chicane pitched the Australian off the road. Vettel struggled throughout with the RB5 in low-downforce trim, and was lucky to inherit a point for eighth when Hamilton crashed.

Williams
Kazuki Nakajima, P10
Nico Rosberg, P16
This was Williams’ worst race of the season. Rosberg made a decent start until his front wing got clobbered by debris and he had to stop to investigate serious understeer. That ruined his race there and then, and it got worse when he had to have a precautionary check to ensure that a wheel nut locking mechanism had engaged properly. Nakajima just trudged round in a difficult car and inherited 10th upon Hamilton’s demise.

Toyota
Timo Glock, P11
Jarno Trulli, P14
Toyota’s race was something of a slapstick comedy at times. The TF109s were uncompetitive, and when Trulli got caught out by Nakajima hogging the middle of the road in Turn 1 on lap 48 he had a brush with the Williams driver and then half spun across team mate Glock’s bows, having only recently overtaken him in a tight move there as Glock rejoined after his stop on lap 38. They ran side by side for a while until Trulli went sideways over the kerb on the second Lesmo and dropped back. Eleventh and 14th was a hugely disappointing result after the speed shown at Spa.

Toro Rosso
Sebastien Buemi, P13, not classified
Jaime Alguersuari, Retired lap 19, transmission
This race was such a contrast to last year’s, when the team won. Buemi was never in the fight and mistakenly followed the safety car into the pits at the end and did not thus take the chequered flag. Alguersuari started from the pits after a gearbox change overnight, chased Buemi for a while, then retired with further transmission trouble.

The Religion of Formula 1

They say in many countries, the game of football is considered a religion.

What about Formula 1 ??

Formula 1 indeed is different to football or many other games that could be played by a vast majority of the public. Whether we like it or not, there would always be around 20 guys who would be lucky enough to jump in to one of the fastest and mechanically most sound vehicles on earth a year to actually compete in the world stage. There would be a few others who would be lucky enough to test a car, few more to work with the car and a few others who would get near a car (off track).

But indeed there are millions who follow the sport on a continuous basis year after year and indeed it is a religion to most of them. The numbers of F1 fans have increased in the recent past mainly due to the sports body of F1 it self penetrating in to the worlds largest populations in Asia. Addition of the track in China and having an Indian driver some time back and now a team carrying the name of the country indeed has increased the viewership for the sport as a whole.

These religious followers would week after week check out information on their favorite teams, drivers and the technical changes each team, car or driver would require to suit a given track.

So this is my little space to share with all other F1 worshippers and talk about car settings, drivers, post mortems of races and have some fun.