Down to the Wire
With all the talk in F1 being about the championship going down to the wire, and the potential of Alonso being able to overhaul Seb “The Finger” Vettel, it seemed only natural in…
The American Revolution?
Grand Prix racing in the United States has faced an identity crisis in the recent past but on November 12 2012 the U.S GP will return to the Formula 1 calendar in Austin, Texas after more than a four-year absence. It will regain its footing in the country among tumbleweeds and cowboy hats in the Lone Star State.
The BRM V16
We had a request from a reader a few weeks ago, Geert van Herck, who asked for an overview of engines throughout the ages. In the Sett, we are always happy to oblige…
A tale of two circuits
Singapore and Suzuka – the two Grands Prix in Asia where the grandstands are packed to the brim. But they are packed for two very different reasons, a fact which often gets missed by local decision makers and Formula One specialists alike. And it certainly has nothing to do with the fact that both circuits have a big wheel.
Continental Circus
70′s Prog rock, bike racing, serendipity, concept album soundtracks and the film of Jack Findlay… read on!
Patch
There’s been quite a lot in the motor racing press recently about Gerhard Berger’s plans for defining a route to F1, focusing initially on F3. On first reading, his plan makes sense, F3 has…
Summer Holiday
With five weeks between the Hungarian And Belgian Grands Prix, a number of fans have questioned why teams need so long, and what the shutdown actually means. Hopefully, this will give you an idea.
Restrainment and Boundaries
Restrainment and Boundaries? No, this is not Badger’s take on Fifty Variations between Black and White, but a look at the dark and mysterious world of Finite Element Analysis (FEA). I suspect it’s…
Loops and Holes
I’m not really sure what the original meaning of the word ‘loophole’ was, but it has come to mean the exploitation of a law or regulation, and Red Bull are the masters at…
Time to Park Parc Fermé?
Imagine you’re at a club race meeting – maybe one run by the 750MC, promoters of what must be pretty much the cheapest proper motor racing in the UK. If you live in…
Tough Times for Felipe
Felipe Massa has a big job this weekend. Monaco is one of those circuits that tends to exaggerate a driver’s talent, and recently he has apparently been showing all too little of that….
Exactly what is F1?
This might sound strange, but although I have loved and been watching Formula 1 for 90% of my life, I still don’t really know what I want (or expect) it to be about.
Business Badger: F1 IPO on track for June
Forget Facebook, this is the IPO to be interested in. Formula One’s Singapore IPO is due to go ahead in mid-June as CVC Capital Partners (the private equity investor which owns 63.4% of Formula One) looks to sell some of its stakeholding.
Great Shots
I was talking to the chief Badger in the Sett the other night, well, actually it was in a very pleasant pub just down the road, and we were discussing F1 photographers and the fantastic images they produce.
We were also talking about the photos we use for Badger GP, and how the various media websites get their images, so I explained how the process worked when I was at Marussia.
Another look at F1 teams on Twitter
In May of 2011, I took a look at how the F1 teams were using Twitter to connect with their fans. All the teams were using the platform at that time, but differently,…
