F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Damon Hill was the reigning world champion in 1997, but arrived at the Hungarian Grand Prix with only a single point to his name. Hill had been deemed surplus to requirements by the Williams team with which he won the title, and left to pick up a seat where he could for 1997. Hill landed … Read more
The 1989 Hungarian Grand Prix is one that stands out in the memory thanks to a wonderful showing from Nigel Mansell, who charged to victory for Ferrari, getting the better of Ayrton Senna in the McLaren to make the victory all the sweeter. Having struggled on the qualifying tyre over the weekend, Ferrari’s Mansell actually … Read more
The very first Hungarian Grand Prix took place in 1986, and on a track which has become known for processional races, that first race gave us a candidate for one of the best overtaking moves in F1 history, while also reminding us that tyre wear and management have long been crucial to success in F1. … Read more
The 2008 Canadian Grand Prix witnessed the only Grand Prix win for talented Polish driver Robert Kubica, and also the only win for Sauber, then in the guise of BMW-Sauber. At the time Kubica was highly regarded within the paddock as one of the top talents on the grid, while BMW-Sauber were a team with … Read more
Similarly to this year the 2008 season would see two teams lead the way, Lewis Hamilton leading the charge for the Mercedes powered McLaren team with a young Finn in a supporting role (Heikki Kovalainen). Ferrari would have a young gun in Felipe Massa lead the charge with Kimi Raikkonen close but not quite able to … Read more
The home of the Spanish Grand Prix is the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, and as the site of winter testing the teams are intimately familiar with the track. The Spanish Grand Prix has been held here every year since 1991, but it wasn’t always the home of Formula One in Spain, with 7 other circuits hosting … Read more
This year marks 5 years since Pastor Maldonado secured one of the most unlikely wins in Formula One history, with a mature and masterful drive that seems equally as unlikely when viewed in the context of the reputation he developed as a one man F1 wrecking crew, a ticking time-bomb waiting to take himself and … Read more
To celebrate the fifth anniversary of Pastor Maldonado’s sole F1 victory, also his only podium appearance, we will look at the case for the defence of one of the most maligned characters in recent F1 history. Forget the memes, the crashes and the constant jokes…here is an objective look at what Pastor brought to the … Read more
The Russian GP, a brief history: The first race to carry the title Russian Grand Prix was staged back in 1913 in St Petersburg, with the race won by local racer Georgy Suvorin driving a Benz 29/60 PS (Benz, as in future Mercedes-Benz). The following year a further race was staged, with Germany’s Willy Scholl … Read more
Bahrain is a relatively new addition to the Formula One, having joined the calendar in 2004, and run every year bar 2011 when it was cancelled. With no other facility to hand, the Bahrain International Circuit was constructed to give a home to the Grand Prix. The track was designed by Hemann Tilke, and features … Read more
