Alonso to Ferrari for 2010 – Official At Last

The rumours have finally been confirmed as fact.  Fernando Alonso, the 2005 and 2006 World Champion has been confirmed by Ferrari to be driving one of their red cars in 2010, replacing Kimi Raikkonen in the process.  It’s something that Fernando fans have been wanting for a while… let’s just hope he has a more [...]

Get up early! – Telly Box times for the Japanese GP

F1 heads to Japan for the grand prix this weekend, so here’s Badger’s guide to when you can find the Formula One on TV…
Main Attractions:

Qualifying: Saturday, 05.10 – 07.15 BST on BBC1, the red button, radio, and web
Race: Sunday, 05.10 – 08.00 BST on BBC1, the red button, radio, and web

Post Race Interactive Forum: Sunday, [...]

Say Cheese! F1 Photography Exposed

Picture this! Ever wondered how F1 photographers get such awesome photos from grands prix, or how you could be an F1 photographer? Wonder no more – The Badger has managed to catch up with one of F1’s official photographers, ask a few questions and find out more about being an international motorsport photographer…

Alpinestars – Competition Now Closed

Well that’s it folks. After almost five hundred entries, we’ve closed the competition, and it’s a good thing too, we’ve been absolutely swamped by the response… Thanks for the fantastic reaction. We’ll be announcing the winners at the end of the week, so watch this space.

SCRAPBOOK – Theodore left out in the cold

Often when we are presented with difficulties in life, we dig deep and rise to the challenge. Such a philosophy was adopted by The Theodore team in 1981. At the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort that year, teams often felt like they were left out in the cold -literally! 30 cars were entered for the [...]

There Is Nothing Left To Lose – Singapore Race Reaction

To paraphrase one reader; the 2009 Singapore Grand Prix may have not been so exciting if it wasn’t for the context of a wrenching title race. It could have been better, but considering the trauma of past weeks, some truly stunning performances marked a welcome return to racing.

Sutil given a good spanking by the FIA

Adrian Sutil provided one of the big highlights from the race in Singapore by losing his car under braking, entering into a 360 degree spin but stopping halfway around and then seemingly driving into and taking out Nick Heidfeld. The BMW driver was rightly annoyed, not only for not finishing the race but the fact that this has ended his record of over 40 consecutive grand prix finishes.

It'll Be Alright On The Night – Lewis Dominates in Singapore

Lewis Hamilton shines under the lights around Marina Bay while any challengers fell by the wayside leaving him with a faultless drive to the chequered flag.  It wasn’t the most eventful of races and in terms of the championship battle it was yet more damage limitation for Jenson Button as he limped over the line [...]

BrawnGP Were A Loaded Canon – Singapore Qualifying Reaction

It was on everyone’s minds, crashing out with 29 seconds left on the clock and the resulting red-flagged session could have all but guaranteed an advantageous position in the right hands.  The point even being suggested by Eddie Jordan during the commentary interval was certainly not moot as allegations of crash-gate were fresh in the [...]

The Abacus is Back! Fuel Weights and Race Strategies

The Badger’s Abacus of Accuracy is back!  You’ve seen the fuel loads, now find out what this all means using our handy fuel corrected timesheet below.
Hamilton looks to be well ahead of the rest by 0.6 sec. Rosberg and Vettel are fairly evenly matched, Rosberg being about 0.1 sec quicker on corrected time. Barrichello [...]