2006 ~ Mamah Muda Blogr

Deceived?

December 18, 2006 MamaeyaYT

Granted, I have not read the F1-Racing article on which this article is based on, but nevertheless, I detect a little irony here. Yes, may Ron Dennis has a point and perhaps Mr Robertson did misrepresent his client's disposition. But I say Mr Dennis, I'm sure all these years you also promised young Kimi a championship winning car. And yet again, for the umpteenth time, you and your German friends...

David Robertson / Kimi Raikkonen / McLaren / Ron Dennis

At Jerez 10 Seasons Ago

December 08, 2006 MamaeyaYT

Murray Walker : “Case of champagne from Ferrari to Sauber, because the Argentinian newcomer Norberto Fontana, up from Formula Three, really, really, helped Michael Schumacher on his way there."Martin Brundle : “What engine have they got in that Sauber, Murray? Isn't it a Ferrari?”Murray Walker : “Well, it is, yes. Martin you are a cynical chap.”At Jerez in October of 1997, something sinister was afoot....

Ferrari / Formula 1 / Jacques Villeneuve / Jean Todt / Michael Schumacher / Norberto Fontana / Sauber

Something Interesting

December 03, 2006 MamaeyaYT

Whenever I'm bored nowadays (like now when I'm in the midst of a major recursive portupgrade) I kinda like to click on the Stumble Button on the Firefox Stumble Upon toolbar. This time, this quite fabulous add-on brought me to this site: http://www.new4stroke.com/. Basically, the authors of the site claim to have created a new form of 4 stroke engine that basically replaces the old valve running gear....

4 Stroke Engine / Overhead Crankshaft / Tech

The Toyota Way

December 02, 2006 MamaeyaYT

Last night I watched a repeat of the documentary called Anatomy Of A Formula 1 Team that was shown on Discovery channel. The documentary featured the Toyota F1 team and highlighted various aspects of the operations of a modern grand prix racing team. Track testing, design, manufacturing and logistics were some of the topics covered on it. The documentary featured events prior to the 2006 Canadian...

F1 / Ferrari / Formula 1 / Kaizen / Toyota / Toyota Production System / Toyota Way

The Revolutionary Brabham BT55

November 30, 2006 MamaeyaYT

The following video shows us some footage from testing at the Jacarapagua circuit in Rio de Jeneiro. The Brabham BT55 was a very revolutionary car. Designed by Gordon Murray, it was the first ever Formula 1 car to feature a "flat-iron" design. This meant a very low profile that theoretically produced aerodynamic advantages, not least reducing drag through a lower frontal area. Up until the BT55 and...

Bmw / Brabham / BT55 / Formula 1 / Gordon Murray / Weismann

A Look Back At Super Touring

November 29, 2006 MamaeyaYT

One for the Super Touring fan. This video below is vintage BTCC from the days when it was still running to the Class 2 Super Touring rules. I found it thanks to the folks at Chequered Flag Motorsport. This one features former grand prix runners "Our Nige" and Derek Warwick.Here's another one from the 1992 season, which in the end was won by Tim Harvey in the BMW 318is. The video features that demon...

BTCC / Derek Warwick / John Cleland / Nigel Mansell / Steve Soper / Super Touring / Tim Harvey

Lewis Hamilton

November 28, 2006 MamaeyaYT

Over the last week much has been said about the bright eyed young McLaren protege, Lewis Hamilton. I've only ever seen him race twice on the telly. Once at Macau, which I must admit I've totally forgotten about. The other time was during the Turkish round of GP2 this year where he demonstrated some breathtaking pace and some superb racecraft. But then again, its easy to demonstrate such things when...

Formula 1 / Lewis Hamilton / McLaren / Ron Dennis

Macau Grand Prix Roundup

November 19, 2006 MamaeyaYT

Its a testament to Lewis Hamilton's blinding speed to find that his lap record of the 6.1 km Guia circuit has stood since 2002 and has only been beaten today by Robert Streit. But once again, the Macau Grand Prix has proven to be a hard test for the grand prix stars of tomorrow. Of course, far be it for bloody Star Sports to carry the qualifying race held yesterday so I missed out on a lot of the...

Formula 3 / Macau GP / Mike Conway / Paul di Resta / Richard Antinucci / Sebastien Vettel

Macau Guia And BTCC Note

November 19, 2006 MamaeyaYT

I was very upset that for the first time in years, the Macau Grand Prix was not shown live on Star Sports. They obviously thought that the premier Formula 3 event of the year and the championship finale of the World Touring Car Championship was not worthy to be up against some stupid ATP Masters Tennis tournament. I can understand a grand slam tennis tournament taking precedence but this???Anyway,...

Andy Priaulx / Augusto Farfus Jr / BTCC / Guia / Halfords / Honda Integra / Macau GP / Mario Thiessen / Matt Neal / Racing Bart Mampaey / RBM / SEAT / Touring Cars / World Touring Car Championship / WTCC

FIA / GPMA And Rule Making

November 17, 2006 MamaeyaYT

Two articles ago, I stated that a specialist engine maker like Cosworth would not be able to effectively compete in grand prix racing's new future due to the technical challenges. Having read the Mosley/Goschel Q & A in full, I think I was completely wrong on that one. The way it looks, I think they would be able to do so on technical grounds. The difficulty for a company like Cosworth would be...

Burkhard Goschel / F1 / FIA / Formula 1 / Formula 1 Rules / Formula 1 Teams / Governance / GPMA / Max Mosley

FIA / GPMA And Future Technology

November 17, 2006 MamaeyaYT

I kinda screwed up my last post. Serves me right for not reading the Financial Times. But then, I have no online FT subscription and I refuse to pay 7 bloody ringgit for a copy at my local newstand. By now of course, everyone should have seen the official Q & A (Max just loves these) with the FIA president and Herr Goschel.In my defence I assumed that when Max spoke of green technologies and...

Burkhard Goschel / FIA / Formula 1 / Formula 1 Teams / Formula 1 Technology / GPMA / Max Mosley

Latest News From The Frontlines

November 15, 2006 MamaeyaYT

In the battle for the future of grand prix racing, peace seems such an overused word. Seen it too many times in the past so naturally, I'll take the latest peace declaration with a large grain of salt. Having come to terms with commercial arrangements, the GPMA have finally (or so it seems) kissed and made up with the FIA and Max Mosley. In a meeting in Munich which up until now had been kept under...

Cosworth / Ferrari / Formula 1 / Frank Williams / Governance / GPMA / Max Mosley / Ron Dennis / Teams

Living Fast

November 12, 2006 MamaeyaYT

Strange to hear drivers talk these days. Take Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen. Fernando recently claimed that three world titles would be enough for him before retiring from the sport. And in this story on ITV-F1, Kimi says that his three year contract with Ferrari may be his last. One could contrast this with Senna and Schumacher. Both loved racing and in particular, winning. During their time...

Sanctions and Licenses

November 03, 2006 MamaeyaYT

Interesting story on GrandPrix.com caught my eye today. To summarize, the Toro Rosso drivers Vitantonio Liuzzi and Scott Speed have been prohibited from taking part in the forthcoming Supernationals X kart race in Las Vegas. The organisers of the race Superkarts USA have been advised by the FIA that both Liuzzi and Speed would stand to lose their superlicenses if they proceed with participation.Wow....

Governance / Malaysia

Goodbye Jimmy

October 31, 2006 MamaeyaYT

I guess from this day forth, those of us in and around the little Malaysian racing community will always remember All Hallows' Eve as the day a Malaysian racing legend passed on. At around 2 p.m. today, Jimmy Low (left in picture) was lost to the world, suffering from a...

Drivers / Malaysia

On Michael Schumacher

October 26, 2006 MamaeyaYT

Statistically the greatest but I think one of Michael Schumacher's greatest achievement was to stick around for as long as he has. I watched his debut at Spa in 1991 and now thankfully, he has safely left the sport with his life intact after 15 and a bit seasons. If I think about it, I've only watched 8 full seasons without him being present in the world championship. In the time that he's been in...

The Last Of The Specialists

October 19, 2006 MamaeyaYT

The irony was that the new regulations were meant to protect the independent teams and by extension, the specialist engine manufacturers. Alas with Cosworth now set to depart Formula 1, all that remains are the manufacturers. Once upon a time, it was Cosworth who was perhaps the largest of the engine suppliers. Back in the 70s, they supplied powerplants to nearly every single car on the grid bar of...

Watch Alonso

October 16, 2006 MamaeyaYT

With Michael needing Fernando to finish outside the top eight, if at all, there have been suggestions in the press that perhaps some argy bargy would transpire at this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix. Others suggest that perhaps we should be watching the teammates instead. Filipe Massa and Giancarlo Fisichella are themselves in a battle for the second runner up spot but perhaps it is not unthinkable...

Justice

October 08, 2006 MamaeyaYT

From GrandPrix.com's Japanese Grand Prix race report:"One day perhaps some worthy sociologist will write a dissertation to explain what happened in the Media Centre at Suzuka when Michael Schumacher's Ferrari blew its engine during the Japanese Grand Prix of 2006. There was a roar of approval. A loud roar. The F1 Media - the representatives of the fans (in theory at least) - did not want Michael to...

On Team Orders II

October 02, 2006 MamaeyaYT

In the wake of the Chinese Grand Prix last weekend, there seems to have been some discontent especially among the tifosi. The source of that discontent being Renault's own team orders during the race.I've never been against team orders. I think thats just part and parcel of racing for the longest time. But I'm very much against unsporting behaviour and therein lies the difference between Ferrari and...

Governance / Team

Safety and Gravel Traps

September 13, 2006 MamaeyaYT

Several years ago, a friend of mine was practising for a saloon car race at Sepang. Rain was pouring down that day and of course he wanted to have a go and get the feel of the car in the wet. Now, my friend has been accused of dubious sanity at times and so it was that day. Coming into turn 12, normally one would stay in third and power out of the turn in the wet. But not he. He decided it to try...

Governance / Tech

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