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F1 Racing to Recovery

A collection of F1 Racing magazines

F1 Racing magazine has come in for a lot of stick in recent months, exacerbated by the personal attack on Ralf Schumacher by The Bish. It was branded outdated and unnecessary, and generally written off by a lot of previously dedicated readers.

Personally, I’m a fan of the magazine. There are few periodicals I get these days that can hold my attention, and considering how much F1 already consumes my world, I’m impressed that F1 Racing can get me to read it from cover to cover. (Back to front, incidentally, always.)

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Written on May 20th, 2008 at 09:15 pm by Christine.
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Nuances of Downforce

Honda Racing

I’ve just been dipping into the latest issue of F1 Racing, the one with Lewis Hamilton looking mean and moody on the front cover. I started from the back, as I always do, consuming Nick Heidfeld’s recollections of meeting Shaquille O’Neal, the anatomy of a pit stop, and Ross Brawn’s to do list.

Tucked away in that last article are two sentences that are both incredibly enlightening, and at the same time, comedy gold.

“The former senior technical director, Shuhei Nakamoto (now deputy MD technical reporting to Ross Brawn)… had no prior F1 experience.”

“Nakamoto admits he didn’t grasp the nuances of downforce…”

Hang on a second, the technical director didn’t understand downforce? Doesn’t this seem slightly odd and/or scary?

I don’t know the interview technique for positions of this level, perhaps they don’t ask about your aerodynamic knowledge, assuming that if you’re applying for the job, you might have a clue what was going on. I’m wondering what my chances are of blagging my way in to a top level job.

It’s no wonder Honda struggled so badly last year, isn’t it?

Written on December 24th, 2007 at 12:17 am by Christine.
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