The world certainly seems to be falling apart for Formula 1’s chief turd burglar these days. First, he gets caught in the act of getting his rocks off to a reenactment of a Nazi death camp. Secondly, he proclaims it is nobody’s business and initiates legal proceedings against the news rag that broke the story. Fat chance of winning that one, as the British court rightly shuts down his frivolous lawsuit and refuses to punish the News of The World.

On June 3rd, the FIA is holding an Extraordinary General Assembly meeting of the FIA Senate which appears to have been scheduled by Max himself. Maybe he doesn’t have the balls to step down himself, so he’s planning on having the board of directors do it for him. That way, he doesn’t have to concede that he might have actually done something wrong.
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Earlier this morning, the world was rocked by yet another sex scandal. This time, rather than a politician or a rock star, it was one of the big bosses of the Formula 1 circus, Max Mosley. Sex in sports is nothing new. Mosley however seems to have taken things to a whole new level that should rock the world.

Max Mosley is the captain of one of the most successful sporting franchises the world has ever known, one that is worth more than many countries. He is also the son of a couple of Adolf Hitler’s supporters. So close in fact, that Hitler was a guest at their wedding.

Max hired hookers. No big deal in the grand scheme of things, except that what he allegedly did with those hookers in beyond comprehension. On Max’s visit to the dungeon, the roles and costumes had been conjured up to replicate the inside of a Nazi prison camp. With all his money, he didn’t have the brains to prevent 5 hours worth of video being shot. If you really want all the gory details, visit News Of The World. Suffice it to say that the scenario would be pretty messed up for most normal people. Mosley isn’t normal people. As the head of Formula 1, and the spawn of Adolf’s posse, MM is in an entirely different league. The sex aspect…who cares. Add in the other crap and it is vile and he should be held accountable somehow.

I would suspect that we might see some changes in the F1 hierarchy over the next few days. If not, there is an even bigger problem. Interestingly, there were screen grabs from the video all over the web this morning. Now, a google image search shows nothing. Isn’t it just amazing what insane amounts of money can do?

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It’s been a great day of cooking and the odd celebratory beverage as we wait to welcome the new year. The house is about to get really rambunctious as 6 families arrive to share New Years Eve 2008. In these last few quiet moments I thought that a gallery of vintage F1 cars from this year’s VARAC Festival at Mosport would be a great idea. Grab a glass while it’s still quiet and enjoy this great show.

Created with flickrSLiDR.

Oh yes! Happy New Year!

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Well folks, not only is the CoW a day late this week, but it was pretty slim pickin’s in the submissions department. Things must have been just as crazy in everyone else’s lives as it has been here. Maybe it’s time we breathe some new life into this weekly lap around the blogosphere. For this week, let’s head on over to one of the faithful!

Over at Racedriven, Brian Vermette is wondering out loud what should be considered the biggest story in racing for 2007. Well, that sort of depends on your perspective now doesn’t it? As Brian points out, Dale Jr. had all sorts of huge news this year. NASCAR has been invaded by Furriners. The Formula 1 circus had all sorts of espionage and a big swingin’ fine. Of course, as Keith from F1 Fanatic was quick to point out, a young lad named Lewis certainly set F1 on it’s ear too. Here in The Garage, maybe the biggest news of the year was when one of our own took the podium at La Carrera! Regardless of how you see it, there was some pretty cool stuff this season, even if a lot of it was off track.
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It is apparently the largest sporting penalty ever handed down against a team. 100 million dollars!
I don’t care if it is McLaren, that’s a big chunk of change and it’s gotta hurt.

For those who haven’t been following things, let’s condense it a bit. Disgruntled, ex Ferrari engineer, Nigel Stepney provided now suspended McLaren chief designer Mike Coughlan with a 780 page document. Call it “How to build a Ferrari F1 car”. Mister Mike claimed he didn’t use any of the info, but eventually it came out that he had passed some key info on to test driver Pedro De La Rosa. Pedro in turn shot those little secret gems to reigning World Champion Fernando Alonso. De La Rosa and Alonso have received impunity for their cooperation, but there doesn’t seem to be any info on what will happen to Stepney and Coughlan. Suffice it to say that Mr. Dennis is not impressed.

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Digital technology and gaming have taken race car simulations to incredible new heights over the last couple of years and designers keep raising the bar. Now, thanks to Youtube user helsingPL, we have a digital recreation of the wild ride Robert Kubica took during this year’s Canadian Grand Prix. Interesting to note how the developer has highlighted each safety feature throughout the event. Kubica definitely owes a huge debt to the designers. Oh yes, also to his lucky stars!

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Yes, you read that right. The point of impact during Robert Kubica’s 180 mph crash during the Canadian Grand Prix registered a whopping 75 G’s. This with only a slight concussion and a sprained ankle.

Not only is modern car design a marvel, but Kubica owes a serious debt to the gods of luck!

Source TSN

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It’s been forty years since the first Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport. To celebrate, the 2007 VARAC festival will be featuring vintage Formula 1 cars, giving fans the opportunity to see some incredible machinery up close and on the track. Joining the F1 cars will be Historic Sports Racers, along with a paddock full of vintage sedans, sports cars and a variety of open wheeled classes.
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Ayrton Senna will always be considered one of the finest drivers ever to compete in Formula 1. In fact he stood upon the top spot of the podium at Monaco, the crown jewel of F1, no fewer than 6 times. The 2007 edition of the famed Monaco event takes place this coming weekend and marks the twentieth anniversary of Senna’s first win on the historic circuit. There is a whole host of events planned to celebrate the occasion.

Full press release by Celia Sankar of Monaco Revue after the break
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While much of the world thought of the Midland Formula 1 team as a Russian operation, in reality it’s owner, Alex Shnaider is a Toronto guy. In an exciting move, Shnaider has lent 2 of the Midland F1 team cars to the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame. Located inside Legendary Motorcar, the CMHF has a nice collection of significant Canadian race cars. Now, these two modern cars share space with the Wolf WR1 F1 car that was driven by Jody Scheckter.

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