F1 Insiders Est. 2012
The first Formula One Japanese Grand Prix was the final round of the 1976 season, staged at the Fuji circuit. This was the season where Ferrari’s Niki Lauda had his near fatal crash at the Nurburgring whilst looking set to retain the driver’s championship he won in 1975. McLaren’s James Hunt closed the gap to … Read more
Introduction: It’s make or break time for Ferrari as they look to recover from their disastrous opening lap in Singapore. This weekend sees the Malaysian Grand Prix take place for the last time, a race that has been kind to Ferrari and Vettel over the years, with Ferrari notching up a record 7 wins here, … Read more
Ferrari arrived in Malaysia in a right mess in 2012. Their new car was hopelessly off the pace and it’s unpredictable and unforgiving nature made it a hard beast to tame. In the opening round of the season in Australia, Felipe Massa had qualified down in 16th place. Love him or loath him, Fernando Alonso … Read more
Ferrari’s championship hopes hit self-destruct in Singapore – Malaysia gives them a chance to put things right and prove they can still take the title fight down to the wire on a track where Sebastian Vettel has won more than any other driver. Malaysia has given us many unpredictable results in the past – we … Read more
If Sebastian Vettel is going to get his title challenge back on track after Ferrari’s Singapore nightmare, then he will need the number 2 Ferrari to provide cover and help take points off his rivals. Ferrari produced arguably the greatest display of number 2 driving in Malaysia back in 1999, when a certain Michael Schumacher … Read more
Introduction: Lewis Hamilton has turned the tide and taken over the lead in the driver’s championship courtesy of back to back wins since the summer break, but this weekend F1 arrives in Singapore, which should on paper suit Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel down to the ground. Singapore has proven tricky for Mercedes in recent years, … Read more
Coming into the Singapore Grand Prix in 2011 the title was a fight between Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber (Red Bull), Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button (McLaren) and Fernando Alonso (Ferrari). Well, mathematically anyway. Such was Vettel’s dominance in the 2011 season that he could wrap the title up in Singapore if results went his way. … Read more
The first Singapore Grand Prix was to be the first night race in Formula One history around a tight street circuit with plenty of barriers and walls to collect errant drivers. So who could be surprised by a crash causing a safety car? Nelson Piquet’s Renault duly obliged on lap 14, and in amazingly fortuitous … Read more
Lewis Hamilton broke Ferrari hearts with a win in their backyard last time out, and Valtteri Bottas made it a Mercedes 1-2 to add insult to injury – helping Lewis take the lead of the championship in the process. The tight streets of Singapore though should suit Ferrari better – and Sebastian Vettel usually manages … Read more
It’s round 13 of the 2017 F1 championship this weekend, which sees title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel go head to head at Monza. Mercedes have dominated here over the last few years, and if Lewis can win here he will regain the lead of the driver’s championship– so there’ll be plenty of pressure … Read more
