F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Today we have the sad and tragic news that Sir Stirling Moss has passed away, truly a legend of the sport and one of the greatest ever Formula 1 Grand Prix drivers in history. As a tribute to this incredible driver, TJ13 has republished an on this day in F1 story from 4 years ago … Read more
After hours of discussion and uncertainty, the FIA finally announced on Thursday evening the cancellation of the Australian Grand Prix, which was due to open the Formula 1 season this weekend. The opening of the Formula One season will wait. The Australian Grand Prix, the first round of the world championship that was scheduled to … Read more
Big scary moment for Fernando Alonso this Wednesday during the tenth stage of the Dakar during which the Spaniard did a double rollover. The start of the special stage was hectic for Fernando Alonso, who was the victim of a double rollover from the very first kilometres. Although the Spanish driver’s Toyota doesn’t seem to … Read more
Just 20 minutes ago, Liberty Media and FIA have announced their vision for Formula 1 in 2021 – F1 for the future has been declared a ‘sustainable’ formula, certainly in terms of economically. Whether the teams actually go for this remains to be seen, with both Mercedes and Red Bull already declaring that they will … Read more
It’s late, and I’m tired but this must be published sooner rather than later – Having read one of the best F1 resources, Auto Motor und Sport, the German Formula 1 website has just published a very interesting article highlighting the Renault F1 team’s latest scam. I will not go into the detail of the … Read more
A long term rumour started by Eddie Jordan as far back as Silverstone this season seems to have come true. Joe Saward alluded this afternoon to the switch back for McLaren to Mercedes power as a rumour, but now Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport have confirmed as true. In light of this story breaking and … Read more
Not wholly a surprise, particularly since Polish media have reported his probable departure for a week or so, but today it seems confirmed that Robert Kubica will leave Williams, and probably F1 for good. Confirmed by F1s presenter and once independent reporter Will Buxton via a tweet at 1.30pm UK time, Kubica will be leaving … Read more
It pains me to keep writing these articles on Williams over the last few weeks, but here’s yet another hammer blow and an increase of pace… backwards – The pathetic retreat from the historic team that is looking more and more like Tyrrell or Team Lotus (the original one) in the early nineties. Williams has … Read more
TJ13 cannot take any credit for this as we do not have anyone inside Grove to confirm or deny it, but multiple sources are claiming to know a little more about the plight of Williams. Last week, TJ13 predicted that Williams would miss the scheduled filming day on Saturday due to a delay in parts … Read more
Images have just been released of Max Verstappens and Pierre Gasly’s Red Bull RB15 just prior to the official launch today. Experts immediately noticed the extremely small sidepods, an Adrian Newey trademark – with an apparent lack of concern for the notoriously unreliable Honda Power Unit, new for 2019. Either Honda has proven some extraordinary reliability and cooling … Read more
