F1 Insiders Est. 2012
The 1986 season went down to the wire, with 3 drivers arriving in Adelaide for the season ending Australian Grand Prix with a chance to be crowned champion. The Williams FW11 was clearly the fastest package in 1986, with Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet splitting 9 race wins between them prior to Adelaide (5 for … Read more
“Perhaps – I want the old days back again and they’ll never come back, and I am haunted by the memory of them and of the world falling about my ears. ”
New found footage of the San Marino GP in 1994 has emerged. Fan recording from the spectator stands is a haunting thing to watch knowing what we know now. Both Ratzenberger and Senna died at Imola in what was a cursed race weekend. The fall from grace of a champion is never nice to watch at … Read more
“Luck is a goddess not to be coerced and forcibly wooed by those who seek her favours. From such masterful spirits she turns away. But it happens sometimes that, if we put our hand in hers with the humble trust of a little child, she will have pity on us, and not fail us in our hour of need.”
These days we see the likes of the Porsche supercup, GP2 & GP3 running alongside the F1 race of a weekend, but back in 1972 Ford had better ideas. Ford had the tractor market cornered in the 60’s and wanted to continue that dominance into the 70’s. Brands Hatch was an ideal place to promote … Read more
Since it’s the ‘off season’ I will share a story here to fill the void a bit. It’s not F1 related but you won’t mind. I began this one on the holiday break but was unable to finish it any sooner. I started this one while I was writing a different, bigger, story but unfortunately … Read more
Grand Prix History – Austrian GP After hosting a number of sportscar and non championship events between 1958-1963, the bumpy airfield circuit of Zeltweg joined the Formula One calendar to host the Austrian Grand Prix for the first time in 1964, the race marking the Formula One debut of Jochen Rindt in a one off … Read more
With the looming threat of F1 losing the British GP, fans have looked toward Donington and Brands Hatch as possible takers should the worst happen and the longest running F1 race on the calendar disappears. TJ13 looked at other alternatives yesterday and asked readers (the Jury) to give their thoughts on the options. Silverstone finished, British … Read more
2010– Ferrari fail at Abu Dhabi as Vettel crowned champion while Alonso sits in traffic
2012– Kimi knew what he was doing but Seb got the job done Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) and Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus) – these three world champions led the championship standings coming into Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2012,round 18 out of 20. Vettel was the defending champion, driving for the favoured … Read more
