Alvin's Formula One Blog

A standard dream of any F1 fan is to be able to work in F1 itself or around it. Imagine being able to earn money while doing something that is directly or indirectly involved in the best and most exciting sport on the planet. I have had that pleasure between 2000 and 2009 when I was involved in supplying F1 simulators to sponsors of F1 such as TAG-Heuer, Mercedes and many more. It was a simulator designed and built by me and my friends which ran an F1 game. It was half a F1 car and we lugged it around the world. Even though it was not a direct job inside F1, it was still enormously satisfying being able to go to different cities and sharing my excitement of the F1 world with many people. Here is a photo of the simulator. Now, it is not that easy to get yourself involved in F1 but what if you could? What would your current skill set do for your F1 career? How would you fit into F1? Well Williams F1 Team and Randstad have an app that could size you up and tell you where and how yo...

The Monaco Grand Prix (French: Grand Prix de Monaco) is a Formula One motor race held each year on the Circuit de Monaco. Run since 1929, it is widely considered to be one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world, alongside the Indianapolis 500, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The circuit has been called "an exceptional location of glamour and prestige." The race is held on a narrow course laid out in the streets of Monaco, with many elevation changes and tight corners as well as a tunnel, making it one of the most demanding tracks in Formula One. In spite of the relatively low average speeds, it is a dangerous place to race. It is the only Grand Prix that does not adhere to the FIA's mandated 305 kilometres (190 mi) minimum race distance. The first race in 1929, was organised by Antony Noghès under the auspices of the "Automobile Club de Monaco", and was won by William Grover-Williams driving a Bugatti. The event was part of the pre-...

Get these damn cars out of the way! The Spanish Grand Prix (Spanish: Gran Premio de España, Catalan: Gran Premi d'Espanya) is a Formula One race currently held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Barcelona. The race is one of the oldest in the world still contested, celebrating its centenary in 2013. The race had modest beginnings as a production car race. Interrupted by the First World War, the race waited a decade for its second running before becoming a staple of the European calendar. It was promoted to the European Championship in 1935 before the Spanish Civil War brought an end to racing. The race was successfully revived in 1967 and has been a regular part of the Formula One World Championship since 1968 at a variety of venues. The Circuit de Catalunya has a bit of everything in terms of corner types and is a very good test of a car’s aerodynamic efficiency. The most important sector of the lap is the final one, which features low-speed corners. The most lap time ...

The Bahrain GP was way better than the Chinese GP. I missed the thrilling race last year but this year it was just as good. With Ferrari powering up, the Mercs had a fight on their hands. And did they fight with Nico overtaking Vettel 3 times and Raikkonen taking Nico in the last few laps. He also almost got Lewis on the last lap due to brake problems on the Mercs. Here is Andrew Davies of PlanetF1 to give you the lowdown of the winners and losers. Original article can be found HERE . It wasn't the duel in the desert, but at least it wasn't dull in the desert... Star of the Race Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 2nd Depending on how serious Lewis Hamilton’s last-lap Break-By-Wire failure was, Kimi might have been on for a win had the race run to 58 laps. But it didn’t and he didn’t. And as we were reminded from his Lotus career – a drive against the odds to capture second place doesn’t really excite him that much. As early as Lap 9 Kimi was being held up by team-mate Seb...

I wouldn't describe the Chinese GP as exciting. It was a bit boring with the filed spread out but there were some interesting battles in the midfield. Lewis Hamilton asserted his domination once again and Nico Rosberg was left wanting and crying why Lewis held him up. it's called racing Nico, so man up or shut up. Here is Andrew Davies of PlanetF1 to give you the lowdown of the winners and losers. Original article can be found HERE . Lewis completed the perfect GP weekend, while Lotus are installing SatNav on Pator Maldonado’s car. Star of the Race Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1st It was pretty much perfection from Lewis Hamilton this weekend; fastest in all practice sessions, pole, fastest lap and the race win. The only flaw in Lewis’s GP was his failure to improve on his second run in Q3 which might, just might, have allowed Nico Rosberg to get pole. Maybe there is some psychology in that Lewis’s first lap of Q3 is often quicker than his second, typified by his failure...

A fantastic start to the season..well only because Lewis hammered everybody to win the race. It was a weird race with so little cars due to all sorts of things, kind of boring to be honest with little wheel to wheel action. Here is Andrew Davies of PlanetF1 to give you the lowdown of the winners and losers. I'm sure you've read the race review upside down by now. Original article can be found HERE . It only took one grand prix for Sauber rookie Felipe Nasr to bag his first points and his first Star of the Race... Star of the Race Felipe Nasr, Sauber, 5th This is why we love F1. On a weekend when everything looked bleak for Sauber they turned things round spectacularly. As late as Saturday morning they were facing court proceedings, including jail for Contempt of Court for their team boss Monisha Kaltenborn. The Giedo van der Garde contract  row looked to be a dreadful mess, something  the team had hoped would be swept under the carpet in the rush to get to Melbourne...