Posted in Formula 1 on Jan 11th, 2008 3 Comments »
After a brief unexpected hiatus the F1Jam team is back to give you a different point of view of your favorite sport.
In a few months which saw the a lot changing… From the World Champions to the reordered backmarkers of the sport to the brutal sessions in the courtroom, the one thing we guarantee that has not changed is our drive to bring you the very best point of views of the sport.
Watch this space 
Posted in Formula 1, Race Results on Jul 22nd, 2007 1 Comment »
In one of the most fantastic races of the year, the formula 1 race at Nürburgring, Germany was a topsy turvy race. It all started in lap 3 when it started raining, nay, pouring cats and dogs. As a result, almost all cars (with the exception of rookie Winklehock who had changed to wet weather tyres ahead of the race start) were caught out and started slipping and sliding with 5 cars aquaplaning at the same spot and getting “beached” out on the gravel.
By lap 3, the situation was quite dangerous that the safety car had to be deployed. Further, by lap 4 the race was in such a disarray and the mass of slipping forced the stewards to red flag and suspend the race for about 10 minutes.Just before the safety car was out, Hamilton who was also beached on the gravel got a lucky helpful lift out of the gravel onto the track where he resumed the race a lap down to the leaders.
The race soon restarted behind the safety car with Kimi Raikkonen, who missed the entry to the pit lane after slipping out of the pit lane entry, being the biggest loser going down to seventh position and the rookie Winklehock leading the race in his debut grand prix. Winklehock was followed by Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso.
The race completely restarts on the 7th lap with Winklehock leading and quite a few drivers taking the opportunity to pit. Massa soon retook the lead with Alonso close behind him followed by Coulthard, Kovalainen and Kimi.
Hamilton who had just changed to dry weather tyres as the race restarted lost significant amount of time since the quickly drying track was not dry enough for the slicks on his car.
By lap 13, the track was dry enough to allow the drivers to switch to the slicks causing a traffic jam in the pit lane as most drivers trooped in to change tyres and take on fuel. In this middle stint, Hamilton drove a brilliant race passing multiple cars and setting 5 consecutive fastest laps matching the pace of Massa who was blazing away from Alonso and Kimi in 3rd.
On lap 36, disaster struck Kimi as his car slows down and finally drowns at the start of the pit lane due to possible mechanical failure.
With less than 12 laps to the end, the meteorologists predicted rain in 10 minutes which was slightly off because the rain came earlier. And by lap 52, it was starting to pour again on some parts of the track causing the drivers to make another bee-line into the pit lane.
The rain turned out to be a bad turn for Massa who seemed to have lost the edge he enjoyed in the middle stint with Alonso closing up right on his tail and overtaking him on lap 56 and then pulling away.
Alonso finally won the see sawing race followed by Felipe Massa and a brilliantly deserving Mark Webber taking the final podium position. Lewis Hamilton made a final lunge for the points but ran out of laps and had to settle for 9th.
This was a must watch race, one of the best in recent years.
Posted in Formula 1 on Jun 21st, 2007 3 Comments »
If you have been watching the 2007 season of Formula One you might have heard his name being mentioned once or twice… Lewis Hamilton is currently the toast of the town. The Briton’s amazing first few races of his rookie season has clearly been a treat to watch.
There has been little mention about the Rookie in this site for more reasons than one. Firstly the hype was already too much that we felt it was better we did not add fuel to fire. The British media tabloids started most of the hype and feeling vindicated the rest of the F1 world responded.
Following is superb North American campaign, it seems only fair to talk about this lad…
Posted in Formula 1, Race Results on Jun 11th, 2007 7 Comments »
Lewis Hamilton made history by winning only his sixth Grand Prix race at the Canadian Grand Prix. The incident packed race saw 4 safety cars, 10 retirements, 6 accidents, one horrific crash, 2 black flags, 2 stop go penalties, one hilarious pitstop and loads of confusion.
Canadian Grand Prix made up for every boring race in the past 2 years simply based on the incidents that marred it. Right at the start Alonso dove into first corner alongside Lewis but right on the marbles giving him a free trip thru the grass costing him one place. The race was going downhill from there for the double world champ. Hiedfeld took advantage and was chasing Lewis to the flag.
Lewis had not much contention after the first corner. The Briton simply had to keep on track and do his pitstops fine to pick up a well deserved win. His only challenger was unfortunate to run out of fuel in the safety car period and pitted, costing him a 10 second stop go penalty. Robert Kubica was another casualty of the rule but his day was going to go from bad to worse as an airborne high impact crash left almost nothing remaining in the car.
The first safety car would have multiple casualties, this time it was Massa and Fisichella’s turn. Both entered the pits fighting for position when the pit lane was open but unfortuantely the exit was not open! Both received black flags for their negligence.
Lewis used the safety cars well to pull away at restarts without any problem. The Briton looked like a winner from the word go. Alonso in the other Mc Laren ran off as many as 4 times at corner 1… a rare sight from the flawless Spaniard. To add to his trouble he came out on 15th after the penalty… The next few laps showed some of the best overtaking from the Spaniard who rose to 8th overtaking cars right and left. He showed the true pace of his Mc Laren punching in the fastest lap on lap 46 and demolishing a 10+ sec deficit from Kimi Raikkonen in under 5 laps! But the effort was not going to be worth it another overtaking attempt pushed him onto the marbles and saw him lose places again. The champ finished the race in 7th.
Alex Wruz and Hiekki were the story of the day, starting from 19th and 22nd they fought amazing odds to pull off a one stop strategy and end up 3rd and 4th. The misfortune of the top drives helped them extremely but it was their controlled drive that clearly made them the drivers of the day.
Next big winner was Sato who did impossible overtaking both Alonso and Kimi in the very same race… A feat that will probably never be repeated. Interestingly both the maneuvers were when the top drivers were struggling for grip but none the less it was a moment for the Super Aguri driver to cherish.
Posted in Formula 1, After Race Talk on May 31st, 2007 No Comments »
It doesn’t take much to inspire rumors in the Formula one business. This latest one by far takes the cake…
DailyF1News.com is reporting that, there are rumors about Ferrari and Hamlinton might be cutting a deal after the Monaco Grand Prix. It was clear that Hamlinton did not enjoy following the World Champion home but could it inspire a team switch?
Hamlinton has a long contract till 2011 with Mc Laren, lets not forget that its Ron Dennis that put his faith in Lewis and got him a drive… Would he be contemplating a switch so early in his career?
On the other side could Ferrari be even considering replacing Kimi after just 2 failures? Ferrari fans have been showing their displeasure for the past few weeks on the unfortunate Finn but is that a similar situation inside the camp.
What does seem interesting is the price tag. A Whooping 80x rise in salary to the Briton is speculated($500,000 to $40 Million)
Posted in Formula 1 on Mar 28th, 2007 No Comments »
AutoSport.com is reporting that FIA have moved to change its regulations on the movement of bodywork around the floor of the car. The change was prompted after Mc Laren chief Ron Dennis complained that some of the teams had chosen to interpret the rules in a way which his team did not agree to.
The article 3.17.4 of Formula One’s technical regulations states that no bodywork, such as the floor, can deflect more than 5mm vertically when exposed to a 500 Newton load upward. Some of the teams (Ferrari and BMW) had chosen to put a spring device allegedly calibrated to have enough resistance to allow the floor to pass this FIA flexibility test when the car was in the garage, but then give way when the car was exposed to higher forces out on the circuit. Allowing the car to be a bit more aerodynamic at higher speeds.
The changes in the rules state that
We have no objection to a device in this area which is fitted to prevent the bodywork from moving downwards, provided it is clear that it is not designed to circumvent the test described in Article 3.17.4. Therefore, with immediate effect, we will be testing bodywork in the relevant area with any such devices removed
This could in all probability forbid Ferrari and BMW from using the same system in future races dealing a blow to their advantage over other teams. How much of advantage is still a question that needs to be answered but it seems obvious that the change would work in Mc Laren and other teams favor.
Related Article: FIA acts on movable floor controversy
Posted in Formula 1 on Mar 16th, 2007 1 Comment »
Well it all started, when the best the sport had seen, retired. The Phenomena named Micheal Schumacher Had Come to a dramatic end, which showcased one of the best duels the sport had seen, involving him and the reigning champ Fernando Alonso. At this point everyone, Sort Of assumed that the Man replacing him at ferrari will be Number 1 driver. Even though the flying finn had utterly uneventful year, with no finishes on top step of the podium. But then during the winter testing, Massa almost always clocked faster than the finn, which caught the imagination of the few. Some of whom actually went on to Make comments like these,
* That the finn was over rated.
* That the Team Mclaren was may be being pulled down by the incompetence of both Kimi and Juan Pablo Montoya.
And most others, started making comments like,
Posted in Formula 1 on Mar 14th, 2007 No Comments »
The 2007 F1 season is almost here and this year is all about change…
New Drivers.. New Teams… New Liveries… New Wheels… New Rules… New Race Tracks…
We at Formula One Jam feel that is the perfect motto for us as well… We have a new look(we have not finished working on it yet 
), New Features(wait and watch), Better Race Reviews (we will get actual opinions this time) and a lot more…
So sit back, put on your seat belts and Enjoy the ride…
Posted in Formula 1 on Dec 12th, 2006 1 Comment »
The annual FIA Gala awards ceremony took place in Monaco on Friday evening and the major figures in world motorsport were there to see Fernando Alonso and Renault pick up the FIA Formula One World Championship trophies for the second year in succession. Michael Schumacher was awarded an FIA Gold Medal for Motor Sport in recognition of his contribution to Formula One racing.
Posted in Formula 1 on Sep 6th, 2006 2 Comments »
The Renault F1 team made an official announcement of their driver and test drivers lineup for 2007. Heikki Kovalainen will join Giancarlo Fisichella to represent Renault in the quest for the 2007 world championship. The Finn has been the test driver for the French team this year helping Alonso and Renault to hold onto the lead in the Championships.
This leaves Mc Laren and Ferrari to announce their driver lineup for 2007. Ferrari have promised an announcement after the Italian Grand Prix later this weekend. They are expected to announce the names of Michael Schumacher, Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen.