Here's this weeks' Fan Formula entry
Monday 30 July 2012
Sunday 29 July 2012
Who's Hungary?
Today kicks off the last race before that five week summer break. Whilst we figure out how to feed our Formula 1 addiction, the teams and drivers get some well deserved R&R.
FP1 got underway on Friday morning and, for the first time, it what seems like years, saw some dry running. Lewis Hamilton set the pace early on, letting the others play catch up for the rest of the session. Hamilton bettered his time and with team mate Jenson Button hot on his tail, it ended a McLaren one-two in the morning session.
The afternoon session started in dry hot conditions, but rain loomed across the radars as teams took to the track to get as much dry running as possible. Lewis Hamilton continued his performance through FP1, by setting the quickest time in the afternoon. After the rain had exited the circuit, going out on the wets or inters was the question on everyones lips. This caught out Michael Schumacher, who, after going out on the intermediate tyres, locked up into Turn 11 and went straight on into the barriers, cutting short to his session.
Qualifying edged closer, and after Mark Webber led the way in FP3, who knew where pole position was going to go. Scorching hot conditions, were key in determine who could work the temperature of the tyres to their full advantage.
Q1 saw the Toro Rosso of Daniel Ricciardo fail to make it into the second part of Qualifying. The HRT's of Narain Karthikeyan and Pedro De La Rosa line up the back row of the grid, with Charles Pic beating team mate Timo Glock and Heikki Kovalainen starting ahead of Vitaly Petrov on his 100th Grand Prix.
Big upset in Q2 for Red Bull of Mark Webber who starts 11th on the grid, after just missing out on getting into the final part of qualifying. Michael Schumacher starts in a disappointing 17th with team mate Nico Rosberg only making it to 13th on the grid for the Mercedes team.
Sauber didn't show signs of promise with both drivers lining up together in 14th and 15th.
Kimi Raikkonen set the pace early in Q3 before Lewis Hamilton made his mark at the top. Romain Grosjean starts the race this afternoon in his best ever position and lines up next to Hamilton on the front row of the grid. Sebastian Vettel and team mate Jenson Button out hot on his tail, with the other Lotus and both Ferrari's waiting to pounce.
Bruno Senna made it into Q3 for the first time in his career with team mate Maldonado right behind him, both going strong for Williams and the Force India of Nico Hulkenberg rounds up the Top 10.
Today's race could see rain hit and missing the track, with tyres, as always, playing an important role with strategy.
Can Lewis Hamilton keep his cool, or could we see another new winner in Formula 1?
Let's wait and see.
FP1 got underway on Friday morning and, for the first time, it what seems like years, saw some dry running. Lewis Hamilton set the pace early on, letting the others play catch up for the rest of the session. Hamilton bettered his time and with team mate Jenson Button hot on his tail, it ended a McLaren one-two in the morning session.
The afternoon session started in dry hot conditions, but rain loomed across the radars as teams took to the track to get as much dry running as possible. Lewis Hamilton continued his performance through FP1, by setting the quickest time in the afternoon. After the rain had exited the circuit, going out on the wets or inters was the question on everyones lips. This caught out Michael Schumacher, who, after going out on the intermediate tyres, locked up into Turn 11 and went straight on into the barriers, cutting short to his session.
Q1 saw the Toro Rosso of Daniel Ricciardo fail to make it into the second part of Qualifying. The HRT's of Narain Karthikeyan and Pedro De La Rosa line up the back row of the grid, with Charles Pic beating team mate Timo Glock and Heikki Kovalainen starting ahead of Vitaly Petrov on his 100th Grand Prix.
Big upset in Q2 for Red Bull of Mark Webber who starts 11th on the grid, after just missing out on getting into the final part of qualifying. Michael Schumacher starts in a disappointing 17th with team mate Nico Rosberg only making it to 13th on the grid for the Mercedes team.
Sauber didn't show signs of promise with both drivers lining up together in 14th and 15th.
Kimi Raikkonen set the pace early in Q3 before Lewis Hamilton made his mark at the top. Romain Grosjean starts the race this afternoon in his best ever position and lines up next to Hamilton on the front row of the grid. Sebastian Vettel and team mate Jenson Button out hot on his tail, with the other Lotus and both Ferrari's waiting to pounce.
Bruno Senna made it into Q3 for the first time in his career with team mate Maldonado right behind him, both going strong for Williams and the Force India of Nico Hulkenberg rounds up the Top 10.
Today's race could see rain hit and missing the track, with tyres, as always, playing an important role with strategy.
Can Lewis Hamilton keep his cool, or could we see another new winner in Formula 1?
Let's wait and see.
Sunday 22 July 2012
In the spotlight: Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton celebrates his 100th Grand Prix at Hockenheim this weekend, and what a crazy 100 races they have been. Since entering the sport in 2007, not only does Lewis Hamilton have 18 race wins and 21 pole positions, he also has added 2008 World Drivers Champion to his name.
Not a bad show he puts on for us aye?
Already, this season has been a whirlwind for the McLaren driver, and we're only half way through. With grabbing pole position at the first two races of the season and winning the Canadian Grand Prix, which is where Lewis Hamilton clinched his first ever victory in Formula 1, he is definitely a force to be reckoned with on the grid. Hamilton sits comfortably in 4th spot in the drivers championship only 37 points off the lead, and it's fair to say he's waiting for the perfect opportunity to pounce on his prey.
So what makes Lewis Hamilton stand out above the rest?
I took to the wonderful world of twitter, using the hashtag #Lewis100 to see why YOU support him and have been so passionate about his driving over the 5 and a half seasons Lewis Hamilton has been in Formula 1.
@TommyB89 tweets: "His bin or win attitude to racing"
@Craig_O_ tweeted in: "His speed, the way he used to drift the car in 2007 and 2008. Some amazing overtakes."
@PeachyF1 tweets: " He's just awesome. Very quick, very passionate and so exciting to watch."
@JackLeslieF1 said: "Lewis is a great representation of Britain, his story of getting to the top is amazing and his driving is very exciting"
@HannieParker tweets: "He is simply amazing! The Ayrton Senna of today. He never gives up"
So what makes Lewis Hamilton stand out for me?
I've watched the sport my entire life, but didn't start making it apart of my lifestyle until the start of the 2007 season, when Lewis Hamilton came into the sport. I was in awe of his talent and what he achieved in his rookie season. I, along with everyone else is still in awe of what he has achieved in his career.
Lewis Hamilton is a world champion, with many more titles to add to his name. Here's to your 100th Grand Prix, and we will all be looking forward to the next 100 races.
Not a bad show he puts on for us aye?
So what makes Lewis Hamilton stand out above the rest?
I took to the wonderful world of twitter, using the hashtag #Lewis100 to see why YOU support him and have been so passionate about his driving over the 5 and a half seasons Lewis Hamilton has been in Formula 1.
@TommyB89 tweets: "His bin or win attitude to racing"
@Craig_O_ tweeted in: "His speed, the way he used to drift the car in 2007 and 2008. Some amazing overtakes."
@PeachyF1 tweets: " He's just awesome. Very quick, very passionate and so exciting to watch."
@JackLeslieF1 said: "Lewis is a great representation of Britain, his story of getting to the top is amazing and his driving is very exciting"
@HannieParker tweets: "He is simply amazing! The Ayrton Senna of today. He never gives up"
So what makes Lewis Hamilton stand out for me?
I've watched the sport my entire life, but didn't start making it apart of my lifestyle until the start of the 2007 season, when Lewis Hamilton came into the sport. I was in awe of his talent and what he achieved in his rookie season. I, along with everyone else is still in awe of what he has achieved in his career.
Lewis Hamilton is a world champion, with many more titles to add to his name. Here's to your 100th Grand Prix, and we will all be looking forward to the next 100 races.
Monday 16 July 2012
Tuesday 10 July 2012
You can't rain on my parade
What a weekend. Not quite sure how I managed to fit everything in over the past three days, but that's the hectic world of Formula 1 for you.
As you may know I was Marussia's social media driver for the weekend, courtesy of Monster jobs. My role was to engage the fans as much as possible with the goings on of a Formula 1 team, during a race weekend. I was tweeting throughout the weekend from in and around the track. From garage to media pen. To keeping dry in the motorhome. Anything that I felt the fans would appreciate, I tweeted.
My story from the paddock:
For qualifying on Saturday I was right at the heart of the Marussia F1 team. In the garage, paddock, motorhome, soaking up all the atmosphere.
Once you're in the paddock it's a completely different world, it's like it's untouchable, a place you could never reach. Everyone is so down to earth and you don't realise everyone is working as you're just in awe of the surroundings.
As I stepped into the paddock I was greeted by friendly welcoming faces, from both Marussia and Monster. It felt like I belonged there. I was officially part of the team. Qualifying begun at a wet Silverstone, but that didn't dampen the spirits of the team.
Watching qualifying from the back of the garage, standing next Oliver Panis, Charles Pic's manager, was definitely the perfect way to get the day kick started.
Once Q1 was over I made my way to the media pen where Charles and Timo would conduct their interviews with German and French tv. When I was in the media pen I wanted to give fans the chance to see it for themselves. This is place where you only see the interviews taking place, you never get to see the drivers walking in/out or from interview to interview, so I gave the fans the opportunity to see this.
Driver after driver made his way into the media pen to be interviewed and it was incredible to be amongst all that action.
As social media driver for Marussia, my role was bringing fans closer to all the action.
Due to the rain delay, Q2 ran on a little more than expected but that couldn't kill the mood within the garage. Mexican waves up and down the pitlane kept us all pre-occupied until the weather had cleared.
Kudos to the media who stuck it out in the pouring rain to wait for the drivers who got knocked out of Q2 and then the top 10 to interview.
This weekend has been absolutely fantastic, and I have only Marussia and Monster jobs to thank. They made me feel welcomed right from the get go, and made sure I had the best experience possible.
Monster jobs created this competition to enable fans to get up close and personal. This is exactly what I did. Their link with Marussia shows how passionate the team are about creating a positive brand with fans, via social media.
You all know this is something that I want to do as a career, and now I've had a taste for it, I'm hungry for more.
I can see myself working at Grand Prix weekends. Living it large with the teams, drivers, media and other Formula 1 personnel.
I have uploaded all the photos I took over the weekend and they are on my Facebook page.
You can check them out here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151092160245351.486414.724515350&type=3
Look out for a video and photo review that will be coming soon. So make sure to keep checking this space.
As you may know I was Marussia's social media driver for the weekend, courtesy of Monster jobs. My role was to engage the fans as much as possible with the goings on of a Formula 1 team, during a race weekend. I was tweeting throughout the weekend from in and around the track. From garage to media pen. To keeping dry in the motorhome. Anything that I felt the fans would appreciate, I tweeted.
My story from the paddock:
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| The Formula 1 paddock. |
Once you're in the paddock it's a completely different world, it's like it's untouchable, a place you could never reach. Everyone is so down to earth and you don't realise everyone is working as you're just in awe of the surroundings.
As I stepped into the paddock I was greeted by friendly welcoming faces, from both Marussia and Monster. It felt like I belonged there. I was officially part of the team. Qualifying begun at a wet Silverstone, but that didn't dampen the spirits of the team.
Watching qualifying from the back of the garage, standing next Oliver Panis, Charles Pic's manager, was definitely the perfect way to get the day kick started.
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| Timo Glock after finishing his interviews |
Driver after driver made his way into the media pen to be interviewed and it was incredible to be amongst all that action.
As social media driver for Marussia, my role was bringing fans closer to all the action.
Due to the rain delay, Q2 ran on a little more than expected but that couldn't kill the mood within the garage. Mexican waves up and down the pitlane kept us all pre-occupied until the weather had cleared.
Kudos to the media who stuck it out in the pouring rain to wait for the drivers who got knocked out of Q2 and then the top 10 to interview.
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| Charles Pic |
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| Timo Glock |
This weekend has been absolutely fantastic, and I have only Marussia and Monster jobs to thank. They made me feel welcomed right from the get go, and made sure I had the best experience possible.
Monster jobs created this competition to enable fans to get up close and personal. This is exactly what I did. Their link with Marussia shows how passionate the team are about creating a positive brand with fans, via social media.
You all know this is something that I want to do as a career, and now I've had a taste for it, I'm hungry for more.
I can see myself working at Grand Prix weekends. Living it large with the teams, drivers, media and other Formula 1 personnel.
I have uploaded all the photos I took over the weekend and they are on my Facebook page.
You can check them out here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151092160245351.486414.724515350&type=3
Look out for a video and photo review that will be coming soon. So make sure to keep checking this space.
You can check out Marussia F1 team website here http://www.marussiaf1team.com/
Also if you're looking for a job in Formula 1 and with Marussia. You can do so with Monster cool jobs. Here is their website. http://monstercooljobs.com/marussiaf1team/UK-EN/
Monday 2 July 2012
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