F1 Comment Archives - Page 22 of 22

Ecclestone claims Mercedes have an unfair advantage

March 17, 2015 at 11:13 amMarch 17, 2015 at 10:32 am by The Judge

Ecclestone mostly understands how to be an effective communicator. Long monologues do not suite him and in fact at times make the F1 Supremo appear to be ‘a bit of a fool’. A good example of this was the extended interview Bernie gave to the advertising publication Campaignlive.com, where he dismissed young people, lauded Rolex … Read more

FIA muddy the waters over ‘unsafe release’

March 16, 2015 at 5:06 pmMarch 16, 2015 at 2:43 pm by The Judge

In the wake of a pit lane camera man being hit by a wheel from Mark Webber’s Red Bull, the FIA introduced harsh penalties in 2014 for what constitute the unsafe release of a car. A newly-inserted Article 23.12 c of the 2014 Sporting Regulation states that “if a car is deemed to have been … Read more

Red Bull threat to quit F1 is disingenuous

March 16, 2015 at 3:20 pmMarch 16, 2015 at 11:07 am by The Judge

Much has been written about Red Bull Racing, and even as this article is published, the internet advertising spider calculators will be totting up the number of references made here to ‘Red Bull’ and reporting back to fantasy island Mateschitz. It’s the way of the modern world. Marketing companies score the reach of marketing – … Read more