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I was to watch the Canadian F1 GP qualifying broadcast, only to discover that BBC HD and BBC ONE HD have changed. The full explanation here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2011/06/changes_to_bbc_hd_channels_on.html The new location here: Satellite: Astra 2D tp.50 Frequency: 10,847MHz (vertical polarity) Modulation: DVB-S2, QPSK Symbol Rate: 23.0 FEC: 8/9

Formula 1 returns this weekend to SPA, Belgium. I searched for SPA on Google Earth and the feedback focus was not the racing circuit, but the village. I got better results looking for some famous turns, like “Eau Rouge”. Once I found the racing circuit, I grabbed the snapshot below. Regarding the event’s live coverage, [...]

Round / Grand Prix / Circuit / Date / Race result01  Bahrain  BIC  March 14  02  Australian  Albert Park  March 28  03  Malaysian  Sepang  April 4  04  Chinese  Shanghai  April 18  05  Spanish  Catalunya  May 9  06  Monaco  Monaco  May 16  07  Turkish  Istanbul  May 30  08  Canadian  Gilles Villeneuve  June 13  09  European  Valencia  June 27 [...]

I spent 90 minutes trying to complete one lap at Machwerk 1967, driving Alain Prost’s 1985 F1 Mclaren Tag Porsche, for rFactor, with a Logitech G25 steering wheel, but I didn’t succeed… Machwerk’s twisty bumpy road surface, half regular asphalt, half granite cubes, with two railroad crossings (!), isn’t F1 friendly at all – more for rally [...]

These days I rarely sim race or play computer games at all… when I do it, I do it with FSONE 2006, a free mod for rFactor. It is simply wonderful! I just love it! For those who can understand the physical side of sim racing, just try the Limerock track. This is a relatively [...]

I was amazed to watch Travis Pastrana win over Colin Mcrae, at 2006’s X-Games rally car event! Colin was lapping much faster than Travis, but he rolled the car on the final jump. Still, he managed to finish the course less than 1 second slower than Travis – the dude, mostly known for his circus [...]

I watched yet another awful Formula 1 race, this time at Silverstone.There were no overtaking maneuvers! Because of this, from my point of view, there was no real race. Instead, there was a slow, boring, parade of déjá vu cars. I remember the Turbo days and the way Mansell’s Williams Honda S’sssed the fastest Silverstone corners, [...]

The first race of 2006’s F1 World Championship finished with a win for Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard – who was nearly hysterical, protesting against other drivers on track, when still seconds away, as if the track was his private property – drove a consistent fast race and managed to snap Schumacher’s lead, after the last [...]

Yes, the F1 championship is back! The 2006 season starts at Bahrain. Alex Wurz was the first driver to go to the track, for the first (of two) one hour practice session(s). You can follow the Bahrain GP live, without video, via Eurosport. Just click below. http://www.eurosport.com/formula1/bahrain-gp/2006/live_mtc133312.shtml