Chinese New Year – Year of the F1 driver?

Chinese New Year is upon us and as we say goodbye to another year of the Ox, and welcome in the year of the Tiger, Badger is posing a question: why is there no year of the Badger?
Actually, no, we’re asking a more sensible question: why has China, the most populated country on earth, never [...]

Lotus is back – The Return of the “British Ferrari” (video)

Badger was fortunate enough to be invited by Tony Fernandes to the launch of the new Lotus F1 car and it was probably the grandest of the launches so far with not only the usual media, but also racing drivers past and present and other famous faces turning up for the event.  London’s Royal Horticultural [...]

What On Earth Is Superleague Formula?

With the first of the F1 testing events over for now, Badger looks towards other forms of motorsport…

Ever heard of Superleague Formula, the new series that sees old footballing rivalries played out on racetracks across Europe? No? Well, fear not- F1 Badger has the lowdown on this strange-but-true motorsport-football hybrid.
So what is it? Well, [...]

Anthony Hamilton searches for the next Lewis

Anthony Hamilton, the man who literally made Lewis Hamilton (with some help from Lewis’ mum) has set about discovering the next generation of F1 stars.
Having worked three jobs and invested all of his money in young Lewis’ career you’d think Hamilton senior had already contributed enough to creating F1 superstars. But no, he’s at it [...]

If I owned Formula One I would…

As with any global business, the chap at the top of the tree is going to attract a lot of attention, whether it be positive or negative and there will always have to be a time when they see fit to step down.  Now, it’s human nature to not want to let go of your [...]