F1 Insiders Est. 2012
On this Day in F1 – 1909 The Brickyard is born When the Indianapolis Motor speedway first opened, the terrible track surface meant the first race was a disaster – there were multiple accidents and five people were killed. The owners decided to lay bricks round the track and on this day the work was … Read more
Pirelli have confirmed that the re-surfaced Sepang circuit, has made the 2016 cars around 3 seconds faster than last year. Championship chaser Lewis Hamilton set the pace during Friday’s practice 2 with a best time of 1:34:944, which was nearly 5 seconds faster than last years equivalent. A big differential this year is the tyres … Read more
The FIA have performed another dramatic U-turn this weekend, as track limits for turn one at Hockenheim get changed once again. Drivers and their teams were critical of the track limit rule applied during Friday’s two practice sessions. After Thursday’s strategy group meeting, discussions took place to abolish the track limit rule altogether, in the hope … Read more
Toro Rosso’s Russian driver Daniil Kvyat thinks that Formula 1 is edging ever closer to ‘Top Gear’ styled tracks, as the FIA and circuit organisers continue to reconfigure kerbs at venues on the calendar. The new kerbs on offer at last weekend’s race in Hungary have been described as a “joke” by Kvyat, as he … Read more
In a desperate bid to keep F1 at Monza, the circuit organisers plans have revealed
How does circuit layout affect Formula 1 racing? Anil Parmar investigates and …
