F1 Insiders Est. 2012
The tyre selections for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix have been released. Ferrari once again have opted to bring more of the ultrasoft, with 10 sets each for each driver, while this time they will split strategy, with Vettel taking 2 sets of supersofts and 1 set of softs, with Raikkonen taking 2 sets of softs … Read more
Why are Williams F1 so bad? With the dawn of the 2014 Hybrid era, Williams shot back to the sharp end, fuelled by the dominant Mercedes Power Unit, but since then the team have slowly returned to the midfield, and finally for 2018, the back of the grid. In an attempt to arrest this backward … Read more
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff expects that the Bahrain Grand Prix will again be a challenging weekend, “but the challenges there will be completely different” when compared to Australia, admits Wolff. “The desert race is tricky because the conditions between the sessions change considerably. The first and second practice sessions take place during the heat of … Read more
The teams tyre selections are in for the Chinese Grand Prix, which promises to give us some variety in the strategies of the front runners. Ferrari have opted to take 8 sets of ultrasofts for both of their drivers and only 3 sets of softs, while the Mercedes have hedged their bets with a more … Read more
The tyre selections for the forthcoming Bahrain Grand Prix have been confirmed. Last weekend we saw Red Bull unsuccessfully try to take advantage of a different tyre strategy to overcome their deficit in qualifying, but both Red Bull driver’s will have the same tyre pool to pick from as the Ferrari pair and Mercedes Lewis … Read more
As the circus arrives in Melbourne for the Australian Grand Prix – Max Verstappen reveals Red Bull Racings plans to keep the two other top teams Mercedes and Ferrari in the battle for the Formula 1 World Championship title 2018. Obvious favourite for title is Mercedes Lewis Hamilton after an impressive winter test in Barcelona … Read more
Liberty Media and the FIA are showing signs of concern, last year we saw only a 1 stop race for the Australian Grand Prix with only 5 real overtakes. As a result, and perhaps a nod to a lack of trust in Pirelli’s 2018 bubblegum tyres promoting overtaking, a snap decision was made during the … Read more
The teams selection of tyres for the season opening Australian Grand Prix is listed below. While the Ultrasoft is the tyre of choice for all teams, there is a slight variance between the approach taken by Ferrari and Mercedes, with Ferrari bringing more of the Soft tyres, which could give them a bit of extra … Read more
One of the fascinating aspects of F1 as a sport is that being the best driver alone isn’t enough to become champion – no matter how talented a driver is a world title will remain impossible if they do not have a competitive car at their disposal. When looking at what makes a car competitive, … Read more
Introduction: Abu Dhabi is the scene for the final race of this year’s season this weekend, and with the championship already settled in favour of Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes, there should be a relaxed atmosphere at the front of the grid. With no championship to play for, a victory here could help provide motivation into … Read more
