F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Brought to you by TJ13 contributor OddBall On this day… 7th August 1966 Given the protestations from the Red Bull F1 family in 2015 along with the precarious nature of several other teams’ finances, the following is not difficult to imagine. The scene: A full grid of F1 cars ready to start the great German GP, … Read more
Brought to you by TJ13 contributor @F1TheaJ On this day.., August 6th 2006 The 13th race of the F1 season in Hungary would prove to be lucky for some, but not for others. Jenson Button who qualified in P4 started the race from from P14, having received a 10 place grid penalty for a premature … Read more
Brought to you by TJ13 contributor Charlie On this day… 2nd August 1994 For this season, the FIA had banned a swath of electronic driver aids because they believed the car was perceived as more ‘important’ than the driver. F1 was losing its ‘heroes’. Gone were power brakes, traction control systems, ABS and active suspension and … Read more
Brought to you by TJ13 contributor OddBall On this day…1st August 1976 Nostalgia has seen the 1976 Formula One season picked over time and again with one race in particular evoking harsh memories. The Nurburgring had been race upon for decades in various configurations, but on this fateful day it was a fraction over 14.2 … Read more
Brought to you by TJ13 contributor OddBall On this day… 27th July 1986 Two things I remember about 1986, one being the horrendous accident of the NASA space shuttle Challenger and the second being the German GP at Hockenheim. The race was started under a blistering German sun and the drivers were pushed to their … Read more
On this day… 26th July 1925 Italian racing driver Antonio Ascari was killed while leading the French Grand Prix. This race was a gruelling 621 miles in length, held in Monthery and as had been the case in previous races, Ascari rocketed into an ever increasing lead. The lap was 12.5km in length and the … Read more
On this day… 25th July Brought to you by TJ13 contributor OddBall Eddie who? 1999 1999 was meant to be the year of Ferrari. The team had pushed hard to develop a car that was at last capable of winning the coveted F1 crown. Things had finally come together and Maranello had assembled what was … Read more
On this day… 24th July 1938 The recent Brexit furore saw the name of Adolf Hitler invoked by both ‘leave’ and ‘remain’ camps as part of the pre-voting day propaganda war. Yet on this day in history, a young British racing driver was paid homage to the dictator. Richard John Beattie ‘Dick’ Seaman, was … Read more
On this day… 22nd July 2007 Fernando Alonso won the European Grand Prix, which was then actually held in Europe at the Nurburgring. So much has changed since then. This venue which is probably the most notorious of all F1 circuits, has been ditched by Ecclestone and FOM; who and along with his mate Vladimir … Read more
Brought to you by TJ13 contributor OddBall On this day… 22nd July 1984 Let’s be clear, I, just like so many of you out there, DONT LIKE CHEATS! That said F1 has a chequered past when it comes to teams sailing close to the wind. Whether it is a miss interpretation of a rule or … Read more
