F1 Comment

  The F1 car launch season is now fully underway and fans are in a state of high anticipation whipped up by the promise from Christian Horner et al of a new breed of racing beasts. So will the season ahead live up to its premier billing? Well, the signs so far are not good. … Read more

Part three: Max Verstappen fights back! Read part one here. Read part two here. The solution? That’s where Red Bull comes in. There is much that can be said  about Red Bull and their philosophy towards racing, both positive and negative. But let’s start with the positive, as I am the most positive person you’ll … Read more

READ PART 1 More than meets the eye How much would it actually cost to get in Formula One these days? We all see the reports of how much some drivers, allegedly, bring as backing once they’re on the verge of becoming a Formula One driver. And for some we see a number alongside their … Read more

 F1 teams get taken by the b.. udget! Liberty has set out to prepare F1 for the future. They are working on a plan to move F1 to a more economically viable situation. History has shown us the coming period will be a fraught one. Although organisers can define rules all by themselves. New rules … Read more

Are feeder series systems, as we know them, becoming obsolete, perhaps even redundant? Now don’t get me wrong, there will always be demand for feeder series. But is the concept of it in need of a change? First, I’m not talking about karting. For the love of God, let the kids play in their karts! … Read more

Max Verstappen amazed most of us, entering the realm of F1 drivers at only 17. He got entered for a couple of fridays, and started in the 2015 grid. It was clear this one was quick. It seems that the Force ran strong in this family, as his father Jos had given the world some … Read more

A new Lord at the Banbury Manor? The 20th of January has come.. and it has gone.  We have not seen any white smoke from any chimney. It seem like Manor owner Fitzpatrick is playing a lethal game of chicken with the mysterious investors. News have trickled through that the group is Indonesian, and is … Read more

Since Liberty’s take over of F1 and the subsequent demise of Mr E, already we see potential tension between the new owners of the sport & the teams. Liberty put forward a means of giving teams a slice of ownership by offering shares. Something promptly dismissed by team bosses, similarly paralleled back when Bernie Ecclestone took … Read more