F1 Insiders Est. 2012
A short summary of the latest F1 news as it happens along with my opinion and paddock insider knowledge
TJ is away  and was not expecting any news other than the race this weekend however … Dark clouds gathering in Germany and elsewhere… tj13 has written several articles on the alleged bribery of German banker and ex Formula 1 chairman, Gerhard Gribkowsky. It has been well documented that Gribkowsky received $44m from Ecclestone to “steer” … Read more
It’s unlikely this page will be updated today as I have 2 rather major sporting events to fit in and a fair bit of travelling too. Spanish GP – Spanish politics Recently the president of the Catalan region, Artur Mas stated “If Valencia can host the Grand Prix in 2014 there will be alternation [between Barcelona … Read more
This page will be updated throughout the day – we begin in a humorous manner 😉 Anderson says Allison to Red Bull I was listening to Gary speak this morning and he is of the opinion that Adrian Newey is looking to hand over the reins in an ordered and proper manner. Newey quit F1 … Read more
This page will be updated throughout the day FIA Press Conferences As always, we love to kick off the F1 race weekend with the mystifying event that is the FIA drivers’ press conference. Here are the schedues. Thursday, May 09, 1500 hours local time (1300 GMT) Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), Valtteri Bottas (Williams), Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber), … Read more
This page will be updated throughout the day Allison to leave Lotus? 8/5/13 GMT 00:15 I had a coded conversation with someone yesterday, who suggested there may be some ‘exciting’ Lotus news this weekend, however they were not prepared to reveal exactly what this news was. So tonight when a secondary source suggested Lotus technical … Read more
This page will be updated during the day Barcelona Race Preview: Tyres, and Circuit characteristics Pirelli still has made no announcement over whether they will be supplying Formula 1 beyond 2013. Ecclestone said almost 3 weeks go that ‘the deal is done’, but it clearly isn’t. For Barcelona, they are providing the orange hard compound … Read more
Is the wizard of Oz F1 outed? Late last night, I picked up on a statement that hit my radar as ‘not normative’. Our favourite emperor, Mr. E, was asked about how the Concorde agreement is progressing. Previous responses have been fairly consistent. The teams (except Marussia) are a done deal and it is the … Read more
This page will be updated through the day Comments of the day There is a viewpoint that suggests that those who die young, receive undue adulation for their impact or achievements. Senna divides F1 fans as much as he unites them. So here were 2 comments from yesterday that were part of the Senna movie … Read more
This page will be updated throughout today Comment of the day From TJ13 reader Stephen Hughes who sums up the ‘gay’ F1 debate pretty conclusively. “I remember reading a piece a year or more back about gay drivers in F1. A number of names were mentioned, including Ralf Schumacher, Adrian Sutil and even Alonso! I … Read more
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
