F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Introduction: The driver’s title may be finally decided with a record 4th title for Lewis Hamilton, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be able to see a cracking race in Brazil this weekend. Red Bull have been going from strength to strength lately, and Max Verstappen will be feeling confident he can once again prove … Read more
Introduction: Mexico should see Lewis Hamilton crowned world champion for the fourth time barring an unlikely Mercedes problem. Of the current grid, only Hamilton has actually won in Mexico, and on current form, it’s hard to look past him sealing his fourth title in style, although a fifth place finish will be enough to secure … Read more
The Mexican Grand Prix was the last round on the 1964 World Championship calendar, and it served up a thrilling battle for the title. Coming into the race 3 drivers stood a chance at winning the title. Graham Hill led the way for BRM, holding a 5 point cushion over Ferrari’s John Surtees, with 9 … Read more
The 1990 Mexican Grand Prix served up a wonderful race. The event had been dominated by the McLaren duo of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost in 1988 and 1989, but for 1990 Prost was now driving for Ferrari after his acrimonious departure from McLaren. It was Senna’s McLaren teammate Gerhard Berger who took pole however, … Read more
Introduction: Lewis Hamilton can secure a fourth F1 driver’s title at the United States Grand Prix this weekend. After Sebastian Vettel’s retirement last time out, Lewis now enjoys a 59 point lead with only 4 races remaining. Ferrari will look to secure a strong result and hope for an unlikely Mercedes meltdown to get Sebastian … Read more
The last US Grand Prix West was held at Long Beach in 1983. The front row was locked out by the Goodyear shod Ferrari’s of Patrick Tambay (1st) and Rene Arnoux (2nd), with an all Williams second row, Keke Rosberg (3rd) and Jacques Laffite (4th) utilising their Goodyear’s to good effect. Pirelli had the honour of … Read more
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel arrived in Austin for the penultimate round of the 2012 World Championship with a slender 10 point lead over Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso. This was the first United States Grand Prix to be held on the brand new Circuit of the Americas, and after a gap of 5 years without a United … Read more
The first race of the 1990 F1 world championship was held on the streets of Phoenix. Back then the qualifying format had two days of qualifying, but with rain on the Saturday the times from Friday would decide the grid order. Gerhard Berger took pole position in his first race for McLaren after replacing Alain … Read more
Introduction: Don’t believe that the title race is over after another weekend to forget for Ferrari in Malaysia. Lewis Hamilton may have opened up a 34 point advantage over Sebastian Vettel as we arrive at Suzuka for the Japanese Grand Prix, but Ferrari have shown genuine championship winning pace, if not race performances, of late, … Read more
In 1988 McLaren-Honda were the dominant force, and their two drivers, two time world champion Alain Prost and his younger team-mate Ayrton Senna arrived at the Japanese Grand Prix with the championship within the grasp of Senna. Senna had dominated qualifying that season, taking 11 poles to Prost’s two, but in terms of race wins … Read more
