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F1's Future: An Epitaph or Simply the End of a Chapter?

Banned in season testing, no aerodynamical development, engine freeze; these rules and many more have been introduced in F1 to make racing affordable. The desired result was to be an equalized field of machines that look fast at an economical price...

Written by Pawel Hyrkiel about 3 months ago 140 reads 4 comments
War of Words Reignite As the Sports Character of F1 Is Ressurected

With all this FOTA unity, and a united front opposing Max, F1 had become a Sleeping Beauty or Snow White. Over the past few months Ferrari has “held hands” with McLaren, an idea that has made Enzo turn in his grave...

Written by Pawel Hyrkiel about 3 months ago 174 reads 4 comments
Looking Back At an Old Page-Turner From a By Gone Era

F1 Racing, The World’s Best Selling magazine, is the fans’ portal into the world of F1. Each month you can purchase a copy of the publication and read race reviews, interviews of ...

Written by Pawel Hyrkiel about 4 months ago 42 reads 1 comments
Safety is Vital to Formula One, But at What Cost?

“You accept the fact that Formula One is totally futile and stupid and still you carry on, because what is out there on the track is so exhilarating for the selfish man behind the wheel...

Written by Pawel Hyrkiel about 4 months ago 169 reads 8 comments
Williams Racing Has a Winning Track Record, But Talent Is Stuck In Neutral

When one examines the history of F1 Williams have taken 9 Constructor crowns and 7 Drivers’ championships. Whether the team is a team established in 1977, which started with a customer ...

Written by Pawel Hyrkiel about 4 months ago 85 reads 20 comments
Euro 2012: The Problem with Co-Ventures

The awarding of the Euro Cup 2012 to both Poland and Ukraine came with incredible honor. To both countries, this signified recognition by FIFA and UEFA of the two countries being on equal terms ...

Written by Pawel Hyrkiel about 4 months ago 149 reads 3 comments
What Next? Ferrari's Difficult Question

Following the accident during the Grand Prix weekend past, Ferrari made the decision to still run a second car with an alternate driver...

Written by Pawel Hyrkiel about 4 months ago 334 reads 0 comments
Ferrari Could Have Looked Outside the Box as F1 Crumbled

The true Ferrari road cars started with the 166 which were developed from the 125 range of race-oriented cars. The 125 S debuted at the Circuito di Piacenza; although it was a failure at its ...

Written by Pawel Hyrkiel about 4 months ago 413 reads 6 comments
Predicting the Unpredictable or What To Look Forward to in 2010

A traveller once called their corporate travel agent to inquire on flights. Upon finding out that there is no space on the desired flight the traveller then asked for the travel agent to predict ...

Written by Pawel Hyrkiel about 4 months ago 67 reads 1 comments
1997 Jerez Incident: As Boring As Ross Repeating “We Were on a Break”

In the long months of winter, separating season ending race from the first one of the new season, avid Formula One fans search for even the smallest connection to the sport...

Written by Pawel Hyrkiel about 5 months ago 71 reads 0 comments
The Friday "Test" Sessions: Art Imitating Life

The 2009 season has brought about quite a few surprises to the previously almost predictable results. Certainly Vettel dominating Monza in 2008 was unforeseen, however over the last few seasons ...

Written by Pawel Hyrkiel about 5 months ago 36 reads 0 comments
Rule Changes, Controversy, Civil War, F1 Marks Its Return To The Sport Stage

Going into the 2009 season all the Formula 1 fans were anticipating the close battle between the Scuderia Ferrari and Team Vodafone McLaren, at no point was there a consideration that a team ...

Written by Pawel Hyrkiel about 5 months ago 208 reads 0 comments
A Dark Future Or Smoky Past

Honda’s departure from the F1 grid this year is a wake up call; with the economy in its current state F1 experts tell us that Honda may be just one of the many teams that says goodbye to its Formula 1 fans...

Written by Pawel Hyrkiel about 10 months ago 260 reads 0 comments
The Dark Memories Of a Sunday In Jun 2007 Were Replaced By Taste Of Mumm

The Formula 1 insiders, drivers, and members of the teams knew it would only be some time until the inevitable happened...

Written by Pawel Hyrkiel about about 1 year ago 269 reads 1 comments
Felipe Massa, Kimi Raikkonen: Ferrari Dominates Turkish Grand Prix

"If Heikki had not made that stop, he would have run longer than Felipe at the first stop. If he could have been close to Massa, which I think he could have been, he would have been able ...

Written by Pawel Hyrkiel about about 1 year ago 767 reads 0 comments
Formula One: Death Of a Dream In The Piranha Club

Jordan, Matra, Simtek, Stewart, Wolf, Tyrell, Surtees, Prost, Minardi, March; the list could go on for pages. Teams such as this have been linked by their common history as privateer teams entered into the largest Piranha tank...

Written by Pawel Hyrkiel about about 1 year ago 817 reads 1 comments
F1: A New But Old Face In The Cockpit?

Amidst the rivalries of Ferrari and Mclaren, the sudden yet foreseen rise of Sauber BMW, and the filming of Gilles Villeneuve Honda is yet again making headlines...

Written by Pawel Hyrkiel about about 1 year ago 1,462 reads 3 comments
Raikkonen Leads Ferrari To This Season's Second One-Two Finish

As light dawned upon the Circuit de Catalunya on April 27, 2008, a few questions crept into everyone's mind. How heavy on fuel was Alonso? Would everyone see red, or would another dark ...

Written by Pawel Hyrkiel about about 1 year ago 230 reads 0 comments

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Pawel Hyrkiel Article Archive

F1's Future: An Epitaph or Simply the End of a Chapter?

War of Words Reignite As the Sports Character of F1 Is Ressurected

Looking Back At an Old Page-Turner From a By Gone Era

Safety is Vital to Formula One, But at What Cost?

Williams Racing Has a Winning Track Record, But Talent Is Stuck In Neutral

Euro 2012: The Problem with Co-Ventures

What Next? Ferrari's Difficult Question

Ferrari Could Have Looked Outside the Box as F1 Crumbled

Predicting the Unpredictable or What To Look Forward to in 2010

1997 Jerez Incident: As Boring As Ross Repeating “We Were on a Break”

The Friday "Test" Sessions: Art Imitating Life

Rule Changes, Controversy, Civil War, F1 Marks Its Return To The Sport Stage

A Dark Future Or Smoky Past

The Dark Memories Of a Sunday In Jun 2007 Were Replaced By Taste Of Mumm

Felipe Massa, Kimi Raikkonen: Ferrari Dominates Turkish Grand Prix

Formula One: Death Of a Dream In The Piranha Club

F1: A New But Old Face In The Cockpit?

Raikkonen Leads Ferrari To This Season's Second One-Two Finish

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