MetaFilter posts tagged with F1

"Va fan culo!"

slater — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:37:44 -0800

Riccardo Patrese drives wife crazy in Civic Type-R (SLYT)

Max Mosley's little vice

jaimev — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:22:18 -0800

Max Mosley, contro versial president of the FIA (the governing board of F1 and other international motorsports), made headline news this past weekend for a "sick nazi orgy with 5 hookers" that was caught on tape (posted, but has since been pulled down). He has apologized, but does not plan to leave his position, despite many who feel his vices may detract from motor racing.

Open wheel racing: IRL and CART unification

jaimev — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:48:41 -0800

Over the past decade, as NASCAR's popularity has grown, and Formula 1 has expanded into new international markets, open wheel racing in the US has floundered along with 2 rival series: IRL and CART. With little sponsorship money, the loss of big-name drivers to retirement, F1 and NASCAR, this year's unification of IRL and CART was a long time coming, and may lead to a series that race fans may start caring about again.

Hellraisers on F1 wheels

grounded — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:27:53 -0800

When F1 was sex and drugs and rocky roads. Starring, of course, James Hunt. And Jody Scheckter's iconic 6-wheeled Tyrrell P34. And your crash of crashes, Niki Lauda at Nurburgring 1976. Despite falling into a coma and suffering extensive facial burns, Lauda was back in 6 weeks at Monza.

Crazy Swiss

schoolgirl report — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 09:54:57 -0800

Speaking, as we were, of F1 drivers, fans should take note that Live Fast, Die Young, a documentary about Swiss driver Jo Siffert has recently been released overseas. Siffert died in a crash in 1971, and fifty thousand people turned out for his funeral. Can't see the film (and if you're in the U.S., chances are you can't)? Check out the soundtrack, by the always fantastic (though apparently website-less) Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited. Samples here.

Nanotechnology to power F1 cars.

Jazznoisehere — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 14:03:26 -0800

Formula One car "skin" provides it's own power. A potentially very cool application of nanotechnology might appear on F1 cars as early as next season.

Grand Farce

tomcosgrave — Sun, 19 Jun 2005 17:14:16 -0800

U.S. GP starts and ends in farce
In what could very well be the last Formula One race in the USA, the United States Grand Prix turned to farce yesterday when the vast majority of the grid (14 cars), shod with Michelin tyres, aborted their race after the formation lap and pulled into their garages, leaving the six cars shod with Bridgestone tyres to start and finish the race.

riffola — Mon, 28 Oct 2002 10:10:45 -0800

Formula One tweaked! The Formula One Commission met earlier today at what was touted as the most important meeting (PDF) in the last 20 years to discuss ways to rescue Formula One. The biggest outcome was to have single qualifying laps on Fridays and Saturdays, the historic Spa circuit was dropped from the calendar due to tobacco advertising restrictions. [More inside]

viama — Sun, 12 May 2002 06:49:33 -0800

Rubens Barrichello robbed. Formula One driver Barrichello has just let Michael Schumacher win the Austrian Grand Prix. I've been getting more and more disillusioned with F1, and this has put the cap on it. No more for me.

riffola — Mon, 20 Aug 2001 21:54:53 -0800

Michael Schumacher came to Hungaroring yesterday as a triple world champion, he left it as a legend! [More inside]