Welcome!
I love Formula One (F1) racing but write about the wine and food lifestyle. I was seeking a way to write about F1 with wine and food as part of the story and came up with writing a series of articles covering the 2010 F1 season. It will have recaps of prior races, opinion of current races with news and rumors when known, plus provide you with an overview of each of the nineteen racing circuit’s regional history, culture, dining, travel, and its wine and food. The Monaco Grand Prix article will also provide you with a bit of background on how I came to love this sport.
The series is called “Wine and Food of Formula 1″ and will publish the articles before each race.
The articles will be published on the home page of WineFoodChat. However, I did want to separate the F1 series from my other wine and food lifestyle articles, so Formula One will also have dedicated pages as well.
You have reached the Table of Contents, for lack of a better term, for the F1 pages and articles.
On the following sub-pages, you will find various articles and information on F1 racing. I purposely set out to bring this to you because I have a passion for the sport. Hope to bring you what you have come to expect with wine and food stories, but also create some excitement for Formula One.
Introduction. This will provide you with an introduction of the sport and will include links to the drivers, teams, organizations, circuits, the race schedule, Speed Channel’s TV schedule with air times for practice, qualifying, and the race, and much more. This page serves as a guide to Formula 1 racing if you are new to it or have been a fan all of your life.
Stats and Opinion. This will provide you the results of each race along with my opinion of that race. The stats will include position, fastest lap speed (when available), the driver’s starting position, and team.
Championship Standings. This will give you the most current standings in the FIA World Driver’s and Constructor’s Championship points, with a brief description of what this is and the points structure. Simply put, the drivers and teams with the most points accumulated at the end of the season claim bragging rights to the title!
Wine and Food of Formula 1. This contains the links to the original articles written to date. This will archive all the articles that have been published for the 2010 season under the “Wine and Food of Formula 1″ series. They will always be in the same order so if you are only into the wine and food part or just the F1 part you will know where these topics are every article.
The following is the order of the topics covered in every article:
Prior race recap. This will cover stats, my opinion of the prior race, and any news.
Current race. This will provide a bit of history of the circuit, some stats, and my outlook for the upcoming race. It will also provide you the schedule of the race weekend, news and rumors, and more. This will also be the section that will have race weekend updates with starting grid positions for the first five rows after qualifying rounds the day before the race and will be updated with the race results the day of the race.
The country and its region where the race is held. This will provide an overview of travel information, a bit of history, the culture, economy, political climate, and dining information, among other things. It then ends with an overview of that region’s wine and food.
There will also be plenty of videos and photos.
This series is a work in progress and you will more than likely notice changes along the way. As I run a business also, it can often be a pain in the neck and can get in the way of my traveling to some of these places this year. So, you could find some articles shortened while others are more extensive. Also, the articles can vary based on information already known to me because I know the area or if I must research and use contacts on the ground. I do hope to continue next season with another series as these have been very popular with all of you. It will of course have a different spin than this introductory series if I decide to this again next year.
There could be other sub-pages added and all will be updated with new information throughout the season, so check back regularly!
Cheers then Enjoy!
Susan Harris-Kennedy
