A man with a damn good F1 idea?

‘My make-up may be flaking – but my smile still stays on.’ There are two big debates in Formula One at present. The first is over sustainability and how to ensure the midfield teams can survive and even thrive more. The second is how to stop the decline in Formula One’s viewing public – both … Read more

Pirelli expectations for 2015 fail to transpire

Pirelli should now make more aggressive tyre compound selections TJ13 commented following the Australian GP, that the 2015 Pirelli compounds appear more durable than their predecessors. This may appear somewhat simplistic, but the tyre degradation was such that most cars managed a one stop strategy in Albert Park, whereas the year before we saw predominantly … Read more

Daily #F1 News and Comment: Wednesday 10th July 2013

This page will be updated throughout the day GMT 11:35 11:52 12:45 13:39 14:19 14:54 15:26 17:30 18:27 Crack’s appearing in Ferrari’s unity TJ13 reported Alonso prior to the race in Germany informing the world that he didn’t work for Pirelli and as such would not be going to the Young Driver Test in Silverstone … Read more

Daily F1 News and Comment: Tuesday 7th May 2013

This page will be updated during the day Barcelona Race Preview: Tyres, and Circuit characteristics Pirelli still has made no announcement over whether they will be supplying Formula 1 beyond 2013. Ecclestone said almost 3 weeks go that ‘the deal is done’, but it clearly isn’t. For Barcelona, they are providing the orange hard compound … Read more