F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Williams GP Holdings has posted a loss for the financial year 2014, of £34.5m, whilst the team lost around £42m. The group had delivered a profit just short of £12m in 2013, though this included the substantial severance payment from PDVSA as Pastor saw the greener pastures and headed off to Enstone. Both Pat Symonds … Read more
The collapse of the F1 Red Bull Racing dynasty has been swifter than its ascent to the top of the elite single seater racing series. Their second place in the constructors championship last year masked somewhat the decline of the team from Milton Keynes as Williams failed to make the most of their Mercedes engine … Read more
To Ferrari, or not to Ferrari? That is the question the paddock is obsessed with. Such is its verve that Jenny Gow of the BBC describes the area to the rear of the garages – which is lit like Disneyland lit up by fairy lights – as like a “Women’s Institute” meeting. Ferrari were quickest … Read more
In the world of Formula One, nothing is sacred. The sport marches to the beat of those providing the dollars and if you are a nation prepared to spend tens of millions from the public purse, you can have an F1 Grand Prix. This year we saw an iconic name fall from the race calendar, … Read more
There’s a strong sense of déjà vu here. Though it appears Lewis Hamilton’s new contract with Mercedes is now just a matter of time. TJ13 has been critical of Mercedes in their handling of this matter, given never before has such a saga played out in public over any other Formula One driver contract extension. … Read more
Ahead of this weekend’s Bahrain GP, Amnesty International have released a 76 page report which outlines that “rampant human rights abuse abuses continue unabated,” in the Gulf state. Four years on from the ‘Arab Spring’ and the uprising which rocked Bahrain in 2011 this major new report which details dozens of current cases of appalling treatment … Read more
The famous Nurburgring venue has been a thorn in Ecclestone’s side for a number of years. Awaiting sale and the subject of an EU investigation, the venue for the 2014 GP negotiated a zero hosting fee deal with F1’s CEO. The Nurburgring race promoters strung out those negotiations with Ecclestone to the extent that signatures … Read more
Jules Bianchi’s family have been relatively quiet since the accident in Suzuka and the subsequent white wash FIA investigation, which implied Bianchi had some sort of contributory negligence for his accident. There have been maybe three or four public statements made by the family, but each time the content has been justifiably focused on how … Read more
UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson once said, “A week is a long time in politics”. Well a day in Formula One came be a lifetime. Following universal support from Fleet Street and acclaim for his win and tactics at the Chinese Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton’s behaviour is once again under the microscope. Hamilton’s repeatedly sprayed … Read more
Given the micro management by World Champions Mercedes AMG F1 of their drivers, the Formula One team most famous for controlling the on track positioning of its cars could be forced into more extreme measures than they have previously taken. In the Silver Arrows motorhome, an army of stenographers updates the driver schedules, almost by … Read more
