2008 ~ Mamah Muda Blogr

Formula 1 Reloaded Part 2

December 10, 2008 MamaeyaYT

In the wake of Honda's demise Pitpass has this interesting editorial by Mike Lawrence that attacks the role of Formula 1 owners, CVC. Essentially, this is similar to the point I had made before, that CVC is an irrelevant stakeholder of the sport that serves to do nothing except serve as a rent collector. They don't even serve Bernie Ecclestone to my mind, who had cashed out his Formula 1 holdings...

Honda Quits

December 05, 2008 MamaeyaYT

A few questions pop into mind at the announcement that Honda is leaving Formula 1. But the most important ones would be:- What will Ross Brawn do now?- What will Jenson Button do?- Would Honda have left if they were winning races and world championships?- Which team will be ne...

Formula 1 / HONDA

Formula 1 Reloaded Part 1

October 29, 2008 MamaeyaYT

Can you believe whats going on in grand prix racing these days? The world has turned upside down. The two senile old men firmly at the helm of Formula 1 is absolutely determined to destroy everything that made the series the obsession of millions of true blue racing fans worldwide.The complexities of issues revolving around the grand prix circus are too numerous to mention. I've tried to articulate...

Commercial Rights / Formula 1 / Money

Minardi Wins!!!

September 14, 2008 MamaeyaYT

What a fantastic result for true motor racing fans. I always knew that Vettel chap was quick but to win a grand prix in what really is the Minardi team is absolutely unbelievable, as the man himself was moved to say. There are several interesting aspects to this story for me personally. The Toro Rosso team in reality is the old Minardi team. They're still based in Faenza. Despite the Red Bull money,...

Gerhard Berger / Minardi / Sebastien Vettel / Toro Rosso

Connecting The Dots

August 07, 2008 MamaeyaYT

The Mole is back on GrandPrix.com and after some inane drivel suggests a very interesting conspiracy theory. Max, as everyone knows, won the vote of no-confidence some months ago with the help of some dubious affiliates of the FIA. One of these being a certain Mohammad Bin Sulayem. Coincidentally also, this chap is the brother of Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, the head of the Dubai World sovereign wealth...

CVC / Dubai World / FIA / Formula 1 / Max Mosley / Sovereign Wealth Fund

Agreed!

August 07, 2008 MamaeyaYT

It seems you can't keep good engineers down. GrandPrix.com carries this story that points to engine developments in Formula 1 despite the homologation rules and the attendant engine freeze. It seems engineers have been slipping in horsepower upgrades along with so called reliability improvements to engines and this has resulted in some teams gaining horsepower advantages over others. This of course...

Engine Developments / Engine Freeze / Flavio Briatore / Formula 1 / Renault

Observations

June 23, 2008 MamaeyaYT

We are one race short of the halfway mark of the 2008 Formula 1 season. And at this point, some surprises have emerged. BMW are second in the constructor's championship and leading driver Robert Kubica is also in second of the driver's race. Surprising to say the least and I would not have expected these guys to have kept their season opening momentum to go on for so long. Hopefully the guys in Hinwil...

Bmw / Fernando Alonso / Formula 1 / GrandPrix.com / HONDA / Joe Saward / Kimi Raikkonen / Red Bull / Robert Kubica / Stupid Little Hamil-shit / Toyota

More On KERS

June 08, 2008 MamaeyaYT

From this article by the UK's Guardian:"'It's nonsense,' said one team engineer. 'We're saving costs with the engines - which is fine. But some of the larger teams are reputedly spending $70m [£35.5m] on Kers in the hope that they will find a performance advantage. It means even the smallest teams have to look at spending between $5m-10m they don't have. One of the Kers systems uses batteries to store...

Bullshit / Formula 1 / KERS / Mad Max / Max Mosley

Strangely Familiar

June 07, 2008 MamaeyaYT

So Max won the vote. Well I guess most of us expected such a thing despite many, many reasons (aside from dubious sex charges) to get rid of him. But whats interesting is the way he won. The big clubs that make up the membership of the FIA include the Amercian Autombile Association and the German auto club ADAC. The few big clubs together represent that vast majority of motorists (and presumably motorsport...

FIA / Mad Max / Max Mosley

Breaking It Down

May 26, 2008 MamaeyaYT

Finally a really juicy item that perhaps should have long been revealed appears in this article on Pitpass. If anyone ever doubted the dictatorial style of the FIA geared towards financial and commercial gain, they should get their heads out of their asses and read the article. The article recounts the events of the 1994 season when Benetton were facing disciplinary action from the World Council over...

Benetton / Bernie Ecclestone / Damon Hill / Ferrari International Assistance / FIA / Frank Williams / Jean Marie Balestre / Jos Verstappen / Max Mosley / Michael Schumacher / Nigel Mansell / Ron Dennis

Hey Look Over There

May 23, 2008 MamaeyaYT

What a load of crap. I feel this is nothing more than a ruse between Ecclestone and Mosley to help Herr Max keep his throne. Once the FIA votes him to stay, then this will all magically go aw...

Bernie Ecclestone / FIA / Max Mosley

KERS Is Bullshit

May 20, 2008 MamaeyaYT

By many accounts, KERS is primitive. And yet Herr Max is pushing as if it was the second coming. To me its just bullshit window dressing and the sad fact is many are buying into the hype. The idea is that all energy spent under braking will be stored and released into electrical propulsion at the touch of a button. Limits will be placed of course and the use of this power boost will be restricted...

Bullshit / Formula 1 / KERS / Mad Max / Max Mosley

So Who Shall Take His Place?

April 07, 2008 MamaeyaYT

Scanning the various news headlines on Google News, one gets the sense that Max Mosley's days are truly numbered. Alongside the largest automobile clubs, now former world champions are calling for Mosley's head in a basket. A source for the London's Daily Telegraph has described Mosley as being inflicted by a "deepening madness." Err... I think he has always been more than a little mad and don't we...

Bernie Ecclestone / Ferrari International Assistance / FIA / Jean Todt / Max Mosley

The List Grows

April 04, 2008 MamaeyaYT

Up until now, three motoring federations have joined the four manufacturers in condemning Max Mosley over his expose. These are the ADAC (Germany), the Dutch Federation and the FIA's biggest member club the American Automobile Association. Max Mosley in the meantime is taking legal action against The News Of The World claiming a invasion of privacy and suing for unlimited damages. As Pitpass notes,...

Ferrari / FIA / Flavio Briatore / Mario Thiessen / Max Mosley

Fair Condemnation?

April 03, 2008 MamaeyaYT

Joint statements from Mercedes and BMW here.Statement from Toyota here.Statement from Honda here.Ordinarily I'd sympathise with anyone who falls under this sort of scrutiny. But not this guy and not this time. To be fair though and as this article in Pitpass mentions, there are no signs of any Nazi themes in the YouTube video. In fact, I thought the whole thing was bloody hilarious. I mean come on......

Conspiracy / Flavio Briatore / ITV / Jean Todt / Luca di Montezemolo / Max Mosley / News Corporation

Sport In Disrepute?

April 02, 2008 MamaeyaYT

Interesting article on Max Mosley and his family is published in the UK's Independent newspaper today. But as the article concludes and as Max himself has said, Max is here to stay. Interesting isn't it? An apology is apparently sufficient for the head of the FIA. Contrast to that with the embattled Finnish minister fired over erotic text messages. But then he ain't the boss, is he?However, its interesting...

Disrepute / Ferrari International Assistance / FIA / Max Mosley

Well Well Max

March 31, 2008 MamaeyaYT

Ordinarily I couldn't give a damn about people's sexual preferences and indulgences, especially when it comes to leaders. My stand has always been that if leaders do their jobs and do it well, then if they wanted to have some fun on the side, either with their official partners or whoever consents then so be it. I guess they are entitled. I mean take JFK or in recent history Bill Clinton. Neither...

Ha Ha / Max Mosley

Nuff Said

March 23, 2008 MamaeyaYT

From this PlanetF1 article :".....[Massa's] race-ending spin was the result of driver error. It may not have been related to the absence of traction control, however. It's just as likely that it was the consequence of mental turmoil and an unstable union between the determination to keep pace with Raikkonen and the actual ability to do so."And the annoying little twerp himself admitted his error as...

Ferrari / Filipe Massa / Kimi Raikkonen / Malaysian Grand Prix

Bio-Fuels, Environment And Racing

February 10, 2008 MamaeyaYT

Far more serious than the Hamil-shit abuse headlines is the serious threat of global warming that is facing our planet. And first off, let me start by saying that unlike some bloggers, I actually believe that global warming is a huge threat. Some people may say that scientists have been crying wolf about a whole range of environmental issues in the past (remember that one about the next ice age),...

Bio Fuels / Formula 1 / Globak Warming / Hydrogen

Racism And Amusement

February 10, 2008 MamaeyaYT

The Hamil-shit has been making headlines once again. Hasn't the world had enough of this idiot? And as you probably know he invades the headlines once more because some people somewhere decided he is a victim of racist abuse.Before I launch into that, let me just say that as an South East Asian who lived in England for many years, I too, did suffer my fair share of racist abuse. This can range from...

Stupid Little Hamil-shit

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