Tuesday, August 13, 2013

F1 Magazines


When I travel or just like to read a magazine it's always Formula One related. The picture above shows just a few that I found lying around my house. In the middle there's a huge stack of F1 Racing (all of the 2012 issues and some from 2013). 

I used to subscribe to F1 Racing but not anymore. Now I just buy them from a store if I manage to find an issue. It's hard to find the magazine if you don't live in London for example. When I was there I saw them in every supermarket. But in other countries you have to look for them in bookstores for instance. 

I remember when I read my first F1 Racing magazine in 1997. An issue was accidentally delivered to my house and I couldn't resist. I was a teenager with no money so when could I ever read a magazine like that? 

I don't remember what they were talking about in that issue but I bet it had to do with, Villeneuve, Hill, Schumacher and Häkkinen. Back then everything was about them. Just like today it's all about Vettel, Räikkönen, Alonso, Hamilton and Button.

There is a few Finnish Formula One magazines as well. Actually they are bonus issues that you can buy together with other newspapers. In the Scandinavian countries there isn't really any F1 magazines so basically I bought everything there was.

It's not very hard to guess which magazines are from Finland. Finns who don't follow Formula One at all know who Kimi is and that's why he is on the covers. Some people hate motor sports but they might just be interested of Kimi Räikkönen.

I have found some magazines in Finland about motor racing in general but not a single one that would be just for F1 fans. If I am wrong then please send me a message. I like to read in finnish as well and not only in english.

All in all I prefer magazines more than reading from the internet. Sitting in front of the computer hurts my eyes sometimes when reading a magazine is relaxing. You can sit in your favorite chair or just chill on the sofa.

That's what I'm gonna do right now! See ya!

TOP GEAR Sebastian Vettel Interview + Lap + Behind the Scenes FULL HD



The three time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel on Top Gear. The video contains a lot of bonus material as well.


Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber interview each other



Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber interview each other on BBC.

Random Formula One World Records I

Alberto Ascari in his Ferrari in the 50's.


















I promised you a random Formula One World Records post for today.
Please note that these records were made before the date 13.8.2013. So let's begin!

This first time I shall focus on the "older" guys.


  • The longest F1 career: Michael Schumacher - 21 years
  • Most GP weekends: Rubens Barrichello - 326 (322 starts)
  • Oldest F1 driver to enter a race: Louis Chiron - 58 years, 288 days (Monaco GP 1958)
  • Oldest F1 driver to start a race: Louis Chiron - 55 years, 292 days (Monaco GP 1955)
  • Oldest GP winner: Luigi Fagioli - 53 years, 22 days (French GP 1961)
  • Most races before first victory in F1: Mark Webber - 130th race (German GP 2009)
  • Most GP's without a victory in F1: Andrea de Cesaris - 214 weekends and 208 starts
  • Most GP victories without a championship: Stirling Moss - 16 victories
  • Most pole positions: Michael Schumacher - 68 poles in 308 entries (1991-2012). Ayrton Senna is on second place but his percentage is better than Schumacher's.
  • Best pole position percentage: Juan Manuel Fangio - 29 poles in 52 races = 55.77% (1950-1958)
  • Most victories in Formula One: Michael Schumacher - 91 victories
  • Best victory percentage in Formula One: Juan Manuel Fangio - 24 victories in 52 races = 46.15%
  • Highest victory percentage in a season: Alberto Ascari in 1952 - 6 victories in 8 races = 75%
  • Most consecutive victories: Alberto Ascari - 9 races although some people say that it is only 7 because Ascari won 7 GP's and did not participate in the Indianapolis500 but won the 2 following races after that.
  • Most consecutive victories at the same grand prix: Ayrton Senna - 5 times in Monaco
  • Most consecutive pole positions in Formula One: Ayrton Senna and Schumacher - 8 pole positions
  • Oldest driver on pole position: Nino Farina - 47 years, 79 days in 1954 (Argentine GP)
  • Most pole positions by drivers that have not won the championship: Rene Arnoux - 18 pole positions
  • Total of fastest laps: Michael Schumacher - in 77 races
  • Highest percentage of fastest laps in a season: Alberto Ascari - 6 of 8 races = 75% in 1952
  • Most fastest laps at the same grand prix: Michael Schumacher - 7 at the Spanish Grand Prix
  • Most fastest laps by drivers that have not won the championship: Gerhard Berger - 21 fastest laps
  • Total podiums: Michael Schumacher - 155 times on the podium
  • World champions with fewest career points - Phil Hill with 98 points

I think that here is enough for a little while for you to think about. Maybe I shall post some more statistics and records tomorrow.

Damon Hill interview on Late Show 1996 Formula One champion



Damon Hill on David Letterman back in 1996.


2005 GP2 - Race 1 at Nurburgring (FULL RACE)



The first GP2 race at Nurburgring with F1 drivers such as Pantano, Speed, Rosberg, Piquet Jr. and the phenomenal Heikki Kovalainen! This guy can really drive. Unfortunately he is without a Formula One seat at the moment. I hope that he can find one for the next season cause he really deserves it more than many other drivers in F1.

In the meantime check out Kovalainen's nice driving in this video.