Alonso: I’m contaminated by Ferrari emotion
May.2 (YF1) Before the Spanish GP, one of Fernando Alonso’s home races, he gave Corriere della Sera’s Flavio Vanetti the following interview. The question he didn’t answer was what he, if he had to interview Alonso, would ask the Spanish driver. “What I would ask Fernando Alonso if I was a journalist? I have no [...]
Fisichella tests Ferrari F-duct at Vairano
May 2 (GMM) Giancarlo Fisichella on Saturday tested a refined version of Ferrari’s own F-duct solution. The Italian team’s test and reserve driver was at Vairano, where what Ferrari described as the “management system for the blown rear wing” was run along with the entire Barcelona-spec package. Ferrari said that “depending on how things go [...]
Ecclestone and Todt in Morocco for WTCC
May 1 (GMM) Two of F1′s most powerful figures have appeared in the paddock of the Marrakech street circuit. The temporary track in Morocco is hosting its second round of the FIA’s World Touring Car Championship which includes the Formula 2 championship on the bill this weekend. F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone was shown around [...]
Ayrton Senna: The legend lives on
May.1 (James Rossi) If you are a fan of Formula One, May the 1st will always be a date in your mind. On May 1st 1994, Ayrton Senna da Silva died. The story has entered Formula One folklore, of how Senna was leading after a safety car period from the young Michael Schumacher, desperate to [...]
Definitive first term F1 drivers report card
May.1 (James Rossi) It seems like only yesterday that F1 fans, drivers, teams and all involved in the sport were gearing up for the season opener in Bahrain. After 4 races and almost a quarter of the season already past us, YallaF1 looks at those who have performed, and those who haven’t quite lived up [...]