Formula1 Blog

Formula1blog.com is an online Journal of F1 opinion owned by Grey Archer, LLC. Formula1blog.com was created in May 2005 as a journal of opinion by Negative Camber (Todd) and eventually through divine inspiration, Grace (Grace). Lots of sites tell you about F1 and cover the news in stellar fashion. They also offer a forum so readers can pontificate and flame each other with reckless abandon.

F1B is different. The Podcast is really the audio version of that vision and often times mirrors our site / blog. F1B is for real F1 fans. People who have already read the news. People who stay current with the sport and don’t need us to tell you that Ferrari set a 1:20 lap time on lap 28 of the race. People who actually want to share opinion. I mean real opinion. Not trying to one-up each other in a forum but actually engage each other and unpack the sport that is F1. All the while being mature, professional and displaying a modicum of decorum in our interaction with each other. It is not for forum troll’s, flamers and disenchanted malcontents. Shhh…the adults are talking.

F1 is the pinnacle of motorsport and we are trying to make an interactive site befitting of the sport. Something different and fresh, not just rag chewing with a bunch of tobacco-spitting goof balls who want to pretend to appear as reputable F1 news sites. We are not a F1 news portal or site. The only reason I care about the news and the great sites we get it from is that it drives our opinion. Autosport, ITV, F1-Live, Crash—they all do a fabulous job and we don’t need to pretend to be like them. We are not them. WE are F1B!

Ultimately, F1B is you! The members here are first class and self-disciplined to retain the decorum expected and very intelligent about this sport. Their insight is cunning and their opinion is top shelf. Period. We are completely humbled by your presence and participation. our traffic has exploded over the last two years and we manage more traffic than many of the other sites combined. That’s all due to you; the F1B’er. So who are the souls at F1B? Just who is this Negative Camber and Grace? Ladies first:

GRACE:
Grace originates from the backwoods of Western Pennsylvania but now, after a short visit to Penn State, calls the Washington D.C. area home. Grace enjoys all forms of motor sports including F1, WRC, MotoGP, Champ Car and yes even the occasional IRL and NASCAR races. Her other obsessions include the Pittsburgh Steelers (She needs something to do in the off season), NHL play-offs (A girl has to sleep sometime) and really anything but basketball and cricket. Her non-sports related interests include Seinfeld, action movies, video games, and really bad reality TV shows. Her favorite beers are Anchor Porter and Samuel Smith’s Nut Brown Ale. She also enjoys playing pub quiz on Mondays.

She’s been watching auto racing most of her life and has been following Formula 1 for about six years. She’s a McLaren fan who faces the on-going struggle of accepting Alonso as part of her team while trying (and failing) to let go of her Kimi. Her heroes include Larry David, Robin Miller, Patrick Head, and Paula Deen.
grace@formula1blog.com

NEGATIVE CAMBER (TODD):
The short version? There is none. Did you think we could sum up a life in a paragraph or two? I wouldn’t expect that of you…

His first Corgi toy car was a “John Player” Lotus in 1972 (still has it). His second was John Surtees. He has not looked back since.

He also likes to think he convinced Bob Scanlon to hire Steve Matchett at Speedvision after a series of emails discussing the possibility. Of course Bob was way ahead of him but we let a sleeping dog lie and ignore the parallax that so obviously occurred. He would start suggesting Perry McCarthy but as there is no Bob; there is no ear for such crucial media and talent direction such as this.

Next idea? Hire Matt Bishop at Speed TV and offer him plenty of Earl Grey (The British Empire was built on a cup of tea). Matt would amaze us with his terse comments, rictus and magnanimous presence…that’s how Matt rolls baby and he ‘ain’t clowning his peeps.

PS- As a personal thank you—hear is to our Spanish, British, Brazilian Asian, Indian and European fans. With all sincerity, you have made Formula 1 Blog.com what it is today. Millions of Page Views later and demographics are clear; these fans are some of the most ardent F1 fans in history and I couldn’t be more humbled by your willingness to reach out to these two Yankees and indulge us. I know, we’re Yanks and we’re supposed to be into NASCAR but imagine if you will the difficulty we face as F1 fans in a nation that turns left…yeah, it’s that painful.
negativecamber@formula1blog.com