Renault call for Spec F1
Limit the cars – there would be more standard parts. Honestly, if all cars were black most of us would not know if before them stands a Red Bull or Manor.
cost cutting in F1
Haas won’t hold onto Grosjean | DN&C 26/04/16
Gene Haas happy to let Grosjean go Ferrari has a potential vacancy for 2017 and team founder Haas said: “I would never hold on to a reluctant driver. “Romain is happy now, but if one of the two top teams offered him a contract and was ready to pay the termination clause, it would … Read more
New ‘cheaper’ F1 power units a sham | DN&C 03/03/16
Reform will not get off the ground – McLaren will veto other teams getting Honda engines and 12 million euro cost unachievable due to ‘extras’ not taken into account Summary: it was agreed to lower engine prices by €2m for 2017 and to bring the price down to €12m for 2018 (teams were initially promised a price of €10m) … Read more
Daily #F1 News and Comment: Friday 27th June 2014
This page will be updated throughout the day. Please if you are on Twitter press the tweet button below. If you re-write and tweet individual story headlines don’t forget to include #F1. You may not realise how hugely important this is and has helped grow our community significantly. Previously on TJ13: The #F1 Bar Exam: 26 … Read more
Daily #F1 News & Comment: Saturday January 4th 2014
This page will be updated throughout the day. Please if you are on Twitter press the tweet button below. If you re-write and tweet individual story headlines don’t forget to include #F1. You may not realise how hugely important this is and has helped grow our community significantly A lot of head scratching at Mercedes … Read more
Fat Hippo’s Not-A-Rant: Why FIA should rethink their approach
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Danilo Schoeneberg Formula One is a dictatorship that desperately tries to masquerade as a democracy. The government in the Republic Of Formula One is FIA, but the Maximo Lidér is the short one from Suffolk and the token parliament is the assembly of teams. Theoretically, the parliament could make … Read more
Extended Fat Hippo’s Rant: Can #F1 be fixed?
by Danilo Schöneberg Please note that this feature expresses a personal opinion that doesn’t neccessarily match the opinion of other TJ13 writers or anyone else for that matter. In yesterday’s Hippo’s Rant I proposed that those teams, who cannot afford F1’s huge costs, leave a contrail and if too few remain, to let F1 as … Read more
Daily #F1 News and Comment: Saturday 21th September 2013
This page will be updated throughout the day. Please if you are on Twitter press the press the tweet button below. If you re-write and tweet individual story headlines (tweeted) with links, please make sure you use #F1. Lauda shows his funny side (09:00) Raikkonen the mercenary (09:00) Sir Jock weighs in his two pence … Read more
