Alvin's Formula One Blog

By plane of course. That would be the literal answer to the question of how teams will approach Melbourne. But we're being literal in another sense. How they will approach the race weekend. How they will consider their strategies. How they will setup everything they need in order to get the best results. How would they do it? Beats me, I don't have access to the pits. But I know who does. James Allen does. And Mark Gillan does. Who's Mark Gillan ? That guy who used to work with Williams F1. And McLaren. And Jaguar/Red Bull. And Toyota. So he knows a bit of what he is saying. Just a bit mind you. And he is advising James Allen now. So James knows what is talking about too. James Allen is one of the most experienced and insightful broadcasters and journalists working in Formula 1 today. He is currently the F1 correspondent for BBC Radio 5 Live and is the network’s lead F1 commentator. He is also F1 correspondent for the Financial Times and presents the on-site coverag...

A lot has been made of the global recession and it's effects on everyday life including our beloved sport Formula 1 (which bernie is trying to kill by the way). All sorts of problems have cropped up with teams, drivers, staff, suppliers, tracks, advertisers, fans - you name it. All these parties have been affected in some way by the global crisis. And all these parties have been asked to bite the bullet and take it like a man. Change, adapt or perish they are told. And so, they have had to make changes. No choice. For the love of the sport, we have to change. But i have to ask one thing - how come one person doesn't have to change? That person is Bernie Ecclestone. How come Bernie can continue to make stupid changes to the sport and charge stupid amounts to circuits to stage races? In this horrible financial climate, Albert Park has to cough up $47m to stage the race next week. This idiot Bernie is the cancer of F1 now. He might have brought it up to where it is the greatest s...