News By Topic: Nicholas Frankl

The Empire Strikes Back

Apr 9, 2015

2 podiums and 1 lap lead. That's the total Scuderia Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel notched up last year. With most, including myself, watching Modena implode from massive internal management and driver changes, there was little to look forward to from the red cars in 2015. Boy, were we wrong! Vettel's passion is back wit ... Continue reading

Nicholas Frankl: F1 2014 Finale Reflections and Analysis

Jan 10, 2015

The 2014 Finale Reflections and Analysis Nicholas FranklSenior Editor The Auto Channel Formula 1 Racing Desk I admit, I shed a tear when Lewis crossed the line in Abu Dhabi, it was a magnificent and hard won drivers championship and he truly deserved it. A more mature and well rounded driver and human being is still, w ... Continue reading

2014 Ferrari 458 (HOT) Review - Not Your Average Italian Speciale

Dec 16, 2014

By Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor and F1 correspondent The Auto Channel Maranello, Italy June 2014; Ferrari, in true and tested form, recently introduced a “hot” version of the 458. The “speciale” is both lighter and more powerful than the “ordinary” 458, packed with even more technological ... Continue reading

Frankl's F1 Report - Thoughts on Austin and Brazil

Nov 9, 2014

Frankl's F1 Report - Thoughts on Austin and Brazil ... Continue reading

Nicholas Frankl: F1 Thoughts and Reports October 2014

Oct 31, 2014

Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor The Auto Channel Formula 1 Racing DeskJapan showed us once again that, in life, luck is as important a factor as anything else. Jules Bianchi lost control at turn 7 in the wet and exited the track at the exact right (or wrong) angle to torpedo the rear of a large safety crane, which weighe ... Continue reading

The Lamborghini Aventador Roadster V12 Pleasure +VIDEO

Sep 23, 2014

Lamborghini Aventador Roadster V12 My Five Days With Italy’s Finest Super Sports Car By Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor Motor Racing Correspondent The Auto Channel Chocolate, the smell of fresh cut grass, the Eiffel Tower, Italian (full fat) ice cream, the Statue of Liberty, Joshua Bell playing Bruch’s violin c ... Continue reading

Frankl's Motorsports Thoughts and Reports - 2014 Belgium GP (Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps)

Aug 22, 2014

2014 Belgium GP Nicholas Frankl, Senior EditorMotor Racing CorrespondentThe Auto Channel SPA Belgium August 21, 2014; With the teams fresh off their summer two week break, Belgium's famous Spa Circuit welcomes them, as it has since 1950, to one of the most famous and loved race tracks in the world. Our own Alex Rossi i ... Continue reading

Frankl's Motorsports Thoughts and Reports - This Week British GP

Jul 20, 2014

British GP Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor and motor racing correspondent The 50th British Grand Prix demonstrated just how good safety has got in F1 and modern racing in general. Kimi’s 1st lap crash, at over 175mph, reminded many of the opening lap pile up back in 1973, when only a small miracle prevented serious ... Continue reading

F1 Today: Canada, Rules, and Austria

Jun 22, 2014

Thoughts From 2014 Monaco GP - The Race, The Prince and Princess, The Drivers, The Yachts

Jun 6, 2014

By Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor and Motorsports Correspondent The Auto Channel Formula 1 Racing Desk Heading into Montreal, the F1 family has barely had time to recover since a fabulous and glamorous Monaco GP. After 72 years, this race is simply the greatest racing pageant and to behold the billions of dollars of sup ... Continue reading

72nd Monaco Grand Prix Sidebar

May 25, 2014

Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor and Motorsports Correspondent The Auto Channel Formula 1 Racing Desk Monaco May 22, 2014; So the 72nd Monaco Grand Prix is upon us. Without doubt still the jewel in the crown of global motorsport. The port is oversold with $3 Billion + of yachts moored in berths that cost more than $200,00 ... Continue reading

Nicholas Frankl: F1 Thoughts and Reports

Apr 5, 2014

By Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor F1 Desk The Auto Channel Malaysia proved a couple of things to us. The local audiences and “fans” in general and especially at the “new races” aren't really of any interest and play little if any significance to F1 racing today except “getting in the way” a ... Continue reading

Nicholas Frankl's F1 Insider Report

Mar 29, 2014

The start of the 2014 F1 season, and the FIA remake of the top level of world Motorsports, went very much as predicted by the results of winter testing. The teams like Mercedes that completed most laps performed well and appear to have an enviable performance advantage over the ones that failed in testing like Lotus / ... Continue reading

The New Season Begins - Nicholas Frankl 2014 F1 Preview

Mar 16, 2014

Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor Formula 1 Racing Desk With the new season upon us I am just glad I don’t have to commentate on the BBC or Sky TV any more. With all the new regulations –most of which few people can comprehend good luck to my colleagues who will have to go into the intricacies of the engine, the ... Continue reading

Lamborghini Gallardo Balboni Bull Run to Cannes - VIDEO ENHANCED

Oct 4, 2010

Senior Editor Nicholas Frankl takes the 2010 Lamborghini Gallardo Valentino Balboni from its birthplace on a tri-country adventure that includes its No. 1 Italian rival (Ferrari 458), mega yachts on the French Riviera, the Cannes Film Festival and some rather excitable Italian highway patrol Officers ... Continue reading