Watched on TV
No luck needed for the Irish in Malaysia
The third stop on the ten-round A1GP world tour was Malaysia, or more specifically, Sepang International Circuit, for the fourth season in a row. Seasons 1-3, with the old car, provided action, thrills and spills. So, would the new Powered by Ferrari cars do so as well? Continue reading
Watched on TV
Thumbs up to Chengdu after A1′s first visit
So… after an exciting season opener in Zandvoort, where 6 A1 teams missed out on the action, the A1 circus rolled into Chengdu, China five weeks later for round 2 of the season. 3 nations were still missing – Pakistan’s Adam Khan cannot fit into the car due to his height, Germany are undergoing a “management restructure” – meaning Willi Weber is off the scene – and Canada were nowhere to be seen. But the grid certainly looked a lot healthier with Great Britain (yay!), India and Mexico all there, and all nations seemingly running their proper liveries rather than the half-finished ones many cars sported at Zandvoort. Continue reading
Watched on TV
What did I expect heading in to Zandvoort? To be honest, I had no idea what would happen. Brand new cars, some of them having not even run yet, and heavy rain forecast. I was both nervous and excited at the same time. As I begun to watch the Circuit Park Zandvoort racecam on Saturday morning, that nervousness turned into joy. Continue reading
OK, it is a given fact that there are only 5 complete rain days in a Dutch year. 5 October just happened to be one of those.
I had decided to be there the whole weekend, not just the races. So at thursday morning, I headed to Schiphol airport to pick up a friend and switch mode of transport from an orange train to an orange Mercedes Benz. Continue reading
The Final A1GP/Lola/Zytek Race
Good Morning World!
I really dislike those hours before Noon — I find it more difficult to focus on everything in the morning — I think I have checked and re-checked everything 3 times but I know when I get on the motorway that hidden thought will pop up and I will realise that I have forgotten [enter something really important]!!! Continue reading
Shanghai Friday
A1GP kicked off it’s third visit to the Shanghai International circuit today, and thanks to A1Reporters I was privileged to be there. The most significant thing to strike me today was…Ferrari’s everywhere! Continue reading
Durban Preview
For the third consecutive year the A1 GP circus comes to race in the pressure cooker conditions of summer in Durban. Not only is February hot and extremely humid, the circuit lined by concrete walls for it’s entire length offers very little margin for error. Continue reading
What and where is Zhuhai?
Round 4 of the 2007/2008 A1GP series takes us to a new venue, Zhuhai (pronounced Ju-hai) in Guangdong province of southern China. While Zhuhai may be new to A1GP, and to most motor sport fans in general, neither the circuit nor surrounding area are new to the sport. Continue reading
FROM AROUND THE PADDOCKS OF A1GP MALAYSIA 2007 – FRIDAY PRACTICES
Sepang, Malaysia – 23rd Nov 2007: So, the A1GP finally comes to town, after the opening 3 rounds in Europe and with winter threatening to be colder than before, it is a welcomed relieve for the teams. Here are snippets from the Sepang International circuit on a Friday where times would indicate which teams will do well and which will struggle. Continue reading
Getting ready
Well, it’s allmost that time again.
Tomorrow, my A1GP weekend will start at Wijk Aan Zee, just 30 km ( 20 miles ) north of Zandvoort, where all the media is invited for a media event. Continue reading