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 Bahraini Government are ‘stupid’ Credence must now be given to Il Padrino’s accusations that F1’s supremo is getting on in years and losing the grip on some of his faculties. Remarkably Ecclestone said on Saturday, “We believe the government were in a way really stupid to put … Read more
This page will be updated throughout the day Hamilton gets a 5 place grid penalty At the very end of FP3 we saw Lewis Hamilton crawling back to the garage with a delaminated tyre and broken suspension. With all the debate over whether tyres are overly affecting race results the reaction from some in the … Read more
Hamilton evicted by Michael For Lewis to leave McLaren has been an enormous wrench and a pretty emotional experience. Having been nurtured by the team from as far back as he can remember the separation will be similar to leaving home for the fist time. There were signs Lewis was struggling to cut the apron … Read more
This page will be updated throughout the day FIA Press Conference attendees (local times) Thursday, April 18 1500 hrs Jenson Button (McLaren)Paul Di Resta (Force India)Felipe Massa (Ferrari)Pastor Maldonado (Williams)Charles Pic (Caterham)Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso)———————————– Friday, April 19 1600 hrs Eric Boullier (Lotus)Stefano Domenicali (Ferrari)Paul Hembery (Pirelli)Monisha Kaltenborn (Sauber)Martin Whitmarsh (McLaren) Struggling to find anything … Read more
More tyres and more drivers Having sat his naughty boys down for a little chat following their first lap tete a tete during the race in Shanghai, Bob builder of fast cars has turned his attention to the bigger F1 picture. With the ‘support’ of one Mr. Bernard Charles Ecclestone, the assistant principal of the … Read more
This page will be updated throughout the day Bahrain explosions I am expecting some big differences of opinion amongst us this week on this matter and that is good. Yet let’s respect each other’s opinions because I see here a growing group of people who debate incredibly well and expose most angles of any subject … Read more
This page will be updated later in the day Marussia woes In FP2 Max Chilton managed just 5 laps and stopped the car out on track. On returning to the pits he said, “In turn one I lost all propulsion so for safety reasons we have stopped. But maybe we can go out again”. The … Read more
This page will be updated later in the day Webber A new haircut is usually the first thing a bloke gets when he breaks up with a girlfriend and is in the market for a new suitor. Mark appears to be suggesting that in fact it is due to a barber starting to cut it … Read more
This page will definitely be updated during the day FIA Press Conference Participants Thursday, April 11 1500 hrs Romain Grosjean (Lotus) Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) Sergio Perez (McLaren) Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) Adrian Sutil (Force India) Mark Webber (Red Bull) Friday, April 12 1600 hrs John Booth (Marussia) Ross Brawn (Mercedes) Christian Horner (Red Bull) Franz Tost … Read more
Big Foot vs Sleepy TJ13 has reported the problems that Nico Hulkenberg has fitting in his Sauber car this year and how they have had to slice of part of the sole of his racing boots to ensure his feet can operate the pedals without interference. Well true to the cartoon world that is F1, … Read more
