F1 Insiders Est. 2012
As the circus arrives in Melbourne for the Australian Grand Prix – Max Verstappen reveals Red Bull Racings plans to keep the two other top teams Mercedes and Ferrari in the battle for the Formula 1 World Championship title 2018. Obvious favourite for title is Mercedes Lewis Hamilton after an impressive winter test in Barcelona … Read more
Liberty Media and the FIA are showing signs of concern, last year we saw only a 1 stop race for the Australian Grand Prix with only 5 real overtakes. As a result, and perhaps a nod to a lack of trust in Pirelli’s 2018 bubblegum tyres promoting overtaking, a snap decision was made during the … Read more
The teams selection of tyres for the season opening Australian Grand Prix is listed below. While the Ultrasoft is the tyre of choice for all teams, there is a slight variance between the approach taken by Ferrari and Mercedes, with Ferrari bringing more of the Soft tyres, which could give them a bit of extra … Read more
Circuit Profile: 2017 Australian Grand Prix – Albert Park, Melbourne – Round 1 Introduction: Finally the wait is over, and the new season is set to start this weekend in Australia. Will it be an exciting new dawn for F1, with super fast cars, more physical demands on drivers, new rivalries and a revised pecking … Read more
While an event labelled the Australian Grand Prix had been staged as far back as 1926, Australia would have to wait until 1985 to be included in the Formula One Calendar. Since then it’s been an ever present on the calendar, enjoying stints as both curtain raiser and season finale that have provided the Australian … Read more
Street Fighters – Rosberg vs Senna as Lauda bows out in Oz ’85 Most street circuits exist because the organisers want a venue that looks pretty on TV, or because they want something different. But the Adelaide Street Circuit existed simply because it was a really good race track. The circuit is loved by F1 fans … Read more
The Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide marked not only the end of the 1993 season, but also the end of the F1 career of Alain Prost, who had wrapped up his fourth driver’s title two races earlier in Portugal. Prost had announced his retirement from the sport, eased out of Williams despite winning the title … Read more
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
Your driver of the weekend for Australia finally gets given the trophy he deserves…
F1 is back!!! Get your pulse racing with our comprehensive preview of the Australian Grand Prix.
