F1 Insiders Est. 2012
FIA’s race leader Charlie Whiting had a heated driver meeting today, in Bahrein. And with him Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. Vettel had to listen to a lot of criticism about his starting position on the grid of Shanghai. Sebastian Vettel put his Ferrari, at the start of the Chinese Grand Prix, approximatly one meter outside his … Read more
Since Ferrari has become victorious again it seems that all eyes are on them. The fans hopes are high for a ‘Schumi vs Mika’ -like battle between Vettel and Hamilton. But Ferrari’s rivals are busy trying to reveal the secrets of the Italian team, in the hope of being able to catch up. And, as … Read more
Italian sources are reporting late on Thursday evening that the boss of Ferrari, Sergio Marchionne will be resigning. The news was confirmed by John Elkann – chairman and CEO of Exor, an investment company controlled by the Agnelli family who controls Ferrari and other interests including Juventus F.C. Elkhann also chairs and controls the automaker Fiat … Read more
The current (and possible new) engine manufacturers have met with the FIA and the FOM in Paris, in order to discuss the Formula 1 engines of the future (2021). They have already agreed on a formula: Simpler, stronger, louder and cheaper. On Friday (March 31 2017), the design of the future of Formula 1 was … Read more
Red Bull will start the season without its suspension trickery. They have been asked to do so by the FIA. Mercedes also opts to do it without their system but does it voluntarily. Although the latter believes their system is legal, they do not want to take any risk in the first race. And they … Read more
The expected Melbourne appeal from Ferrari against its two rivals is likely not to happen, after Red Bull and Mercedes were asked to change their 2017 suspension designs. As reported earlier there was some controversy over suspension systems during the winter, with Ferrari asking the FIA to clear up their regulations. They wanted to learn more about the … Read more
By TJ13 contributor Oddball Today, Formula 1 was left with one less Legend. John Surtees, the only person to have won grand prix titles on both two and four wheels passed away. Surtees made is mark as a brilliant motorcyclist and dominated the top 500cc class for much of the late 1950s.He soon moved on … Read more
Alonso spoke to ESPN today with his appraisal of the situation at McHonda…. Here’s what he had to say. Is this the engine spec you’ll have for Australia? And is this engine worse than last years’? As for the first question, no, this is not the Australia-spec engine but it’s an evolution from what we … Read more
Williams Following a torrid first four days of winter testing, much of it due to Lance Stroll rendering the car ‘unavailable for selection’, Williams roared back on the first morning of the second test accumulating a hefty 67 laps. With the un-retired and experienced Felipe Massa at the wheel, the FW40 blasted its way around … Read more
A depressed looking Peter Pedromou (MCL32 designer) behind McLaren garage Barcelona Having spent quite some time in the paddock over the years, at times the wild rumours that circulate at times among the F1 folk – really do beggar belief. And today’s is up there with the best of them. There’s a whisper beginning to … Read more
