F1 Insiders Est. 2012
I bet you can’t find a single happy face, at McLaren- Honda currently. Honda seems to have massive problems with their all new engine, for the 2017 season. After replacing the engine in their car during last night, they are currently aborting their day. The engine in Stoffel Vandoorne’s car decided it had enough! Yesterday … Read more
Max Verstappen has filled a request with the Formula One Management in order to get a new abbreviation. For the first two years of his Formula One racing career the young Dutchman was reffered to, on televisionscreens, as ‘VES’. This was because ‘VER’ was being used for Jean Eric Vergne. Even when the Frenchman wasn’t … Read more
The “trick” suspension, used by both Mercedes and Red Bull Racing, has been a bone of contention for Ferrari. Attempting to find allies at the strategy group meeting on February the 7th, it’s now clear that the “active” suspension operates in a grey zone of the regulations. Ferrari fears that the suspension would give both teams … Read more
The rumors, that emerged after McLaren’s sacking of Ron Dennis, finally came true. As of today CEO Jost Capito won’t be working together with the McLaren F1 team. The former head of Volkswagen’s motorsport joined McLaren only months ago. Capito was signed by Dennis himself, as one of the last acts by the latter. And with … Read more
Part three: Max Verstappen fights back! Read part one here. Read part two here. The solution? That’s where Red Bull comes in. There is much that can be said about Red Bull and their philosophy towards racing, both positive and negative. But let’s start with the positive, as I am the most positive person you’ll … Read more
READ PART 1 More than meets the eye How much would it actually cost to get in Formula One these days? We all see the reports of how much some drivers, allegedly, bring as backing once they’re on the verge of becoming a Formula One driver. And for some we see a number alongside their … Read more
Are feeder series systems, as we know them, becoming obsolete, perhaps even redundant? Now don’t get me wrong, there will always be demand for feeder series. But is the concept of it in need of a change? First, I’m not talking about karting. For the love of God, let the kids play in their karts! … Read more
Since the news struck yesterday that Mr. E isn’t our F1 supremo anymore many reports followed about how Formula One will, finally, turn a page in its long history. Ecclestone will be replaced by Chase Carey as Chairman and CEO of Formula 1. Today the same Carey announced the appointments of Ross Brawn as ‘Managing … Read more
As we all know Honda wants to deliver engines to a second team on the grid. I, bruznic, believe it is Honda who’ve pushed Ron Dennis out of McLaren, because of the latter one’s reluctant attitude towards such a deal. I’ve been telling that to everyone who wants to hear it, haha. And it now … Read more
Since it’s the ‘off season’ I will share a story here to fill the void a bit. It’s not F1 related but you won’t mind. I began this one on the holiday break but was unable to finish it any sooner. I started this one while I was writing a different, bigger, story but unfortunately … Read more
