F1 Insiders Est. 2012
A short summary of the latest F1 news as it happens along with my opinion and paddock insider knowledge
This page will be updated throughout the day. Comment of the day This comment was made during a debate about management styles, yet it appears to embody the philosophy of F1 culture fairly well. Adamac39 commented, “The saying if it’s not broken, don’t fix it comes to mind!….or even if it is, ignore it until … Read more
This page will be updated throughout the day. Comment of the day I’m going to introduce this into the daily news and it may be one made by a TJ13 reader and entered in the comments section below an article – or it could be one from the world of F1. Luca Montezemolo mischievously claimed this … Read more
This page will be updated throughout the day Power Games Despite winning 2 out of the first four races, Red Bull are not happy. Dieter Mateschitz has spoken out against the 2013 Pirelli tyres and does not mince his words. “Formula 1 no longer has anything to do with classic racing. Today it is not … Read more
This page will be be updated throughout the day Lotus don’t need to do much to win the title? In F1 as in life there are different characters with different forms of rhetoric. We have the gushing and the emotional, the manipulative, those who speak first and think later, then there are those whose comment … Read more
Ron Dennis responds Predictably, Ron Dennis has clarified the position at McLaren. “A little over three years ago I signed a five-year contract with the company against the background that both then and now I am the joint second largest shareholder in the group with 25% – and I own 15% of automotive. My position … Read more
This page will be updated throughout the day FIA trusts telemetry provider There has been remarkably little information on this matter. Then the FIA issued a press release yesterday which most news outlets have published verbatim the same story. To cut a long story short, the problems with the race control systems are not caused … Read more
This page will be updated throughout the day Pirelli bow to pressure Pirelli have announced today that they will change the hard compound (orange) tyre from Barcelona onwards. The Italian tyre manufacturer’s motorsport director Paul Hembery said: “After evaluating tyre performance over the balance of the first four races, we took the decision – in consultation … Read more
This page will be updated throughout the day. Pirelli are calling the shots TJ13 reported at the weekend that the issues surrounding the Pirelli contract beyond 2013 were in fact not resolved despite the claims by Ecclestone – and subsequent leaks to the media – that a deal was ‘done’. The reason for this is Pirelli are seeking contractual … Read more
This page will be updated throughout the day F1: Not for Porsche Porsche have had some pretty good publicity over the past week or so with the rumours that Mark Webber had signed a 5 year deal to race their new LMP1 sports cars when the return to the sport in 2014. The iconic sports … Read more
This page will be updated throughout the day “What a difference a day makes” …“24 little hours” – as the song goes. Regardless of the dislike many F1 people have over being forced to entertain people they’d rather not be associated with, nobody can dispute that the image of the BIC being a bore fest … Read more
