http://www.linksheaven.com The motor racing blog Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:58:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.linksheaven.com/2008/07/sunday-youtube-7/ I was sad to hear that Bernard Cahier had passed away last week, he was one of the most famous if not the most famous F1 photographer ever. Grandprix.com have the story of his life here. His son Paul-Henri runs the Cahier archive website which has a magnificent collection of F1 photographs ... http://www.linksheaven.com/2008/07/bernard-cahier/ http://www.linksheaven.com/2008/07/sunday-youtube-6/ US Presidential Candidate Barack Obama appears to be planning to sponsor car #49 (Kenny Schrader) at the Pocono race on August 3rd. This inspired Conan O'Brien to say "Barack Obama is campaigning very hard, going everywhere these days to get the vote out. Barack Obama's staff recently announced that Barack is ... http://www.linksheaven.com/2008/07/obama-to-sponsor-nascar/ This is pure speculation on my part and comes following Bernie's recent comments "We won't come back," Ecclestone told The Times when asked if F1 will ever return to Silverstone. "We're in the same situation as we were before Donington came into the deal. I am sure they will be ready ... http://www.linksheaven.com/2008/07/is-donington-being-set-up/ Massa's race at Silverstone was a disaster, from watching the TV I got the impression he spent most of his race doing little pirouettes onto the grass. It may be beautiful to watch and I'm sure brought tears to the eyes of many a ballet teacher, but "formula 1 has ... http://www.linksheaven.com/2008/07/has-massa-got-what-it-takes/ http://www.linksheaven.com/2008/07/sunday-youtube-5/ Well the dramatic news of the day is that the British Grand Prix will be moving from Silverstone to Donington in 2010. Personally I've never liked Silverstone, beyond the first third of the race the track is boring, the facilities are awful and the circuit lacks character. Brands Hatch remains ... http://www.linksheaven.com/2008/07/british-grand-prix-on-the-move/ If you're the betting type and a fan of Formula 1, F1punter is a blog worth visiting. Before each grand prix he publishes some helpful statistics which he has kindly given me permission to repost. British GP Data Sheet http://www.linksheaven.com/2008/07/british-grand-prix-betting/ http://www.linksheaven.com/2008/06/sunday-youtube-4/