F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Sebastian Vettel has had a couple of busy weeks in China and Russia, finding himself mired in dubious incidents on both occasions. First came the first corner incident where Seb obviously strained a nerve in the stretch of a couple hundred meters — Marchionne must really be keeping his scarlet underlings sweating and sharp on … Read more
F1 fans buzzing with the prospect of potentially seeing Max Verstappen in the lead Red Bull team (I still do not understand not why Sainz hasn’t been mentioned), an apparent seat swop with Red Bull black sheep Daniil Kvyat, but could Kvyat find a new home elsewhere? Russian billionaire Boris Rotenberg’s SMP racing looks to … Read more
Friday tester Sergey Sirotkin was quicker than Renault’s rookie British driver Jolyon Palmer at Sochi, and it will now be reserve driver Esteban Ocon’s turn at the wheel of the banana car in practice for the forthcoming Spanish grand prix. Palmer was always considered at best, a solid driver in the lower formulae despite … Read more
Kyvat ruined his own race, Vettel’s race and Ricciardo’s race, clearly under pressure of the home crowd and Putin.
Alonso offered the chance to swap seats with Hamilton at Mercedes 2 yrs ago Fernando Alonso has sensationally claimed he was offered the chance to swap seats with Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes two years ago. The double champion, then at Ferrari, claimed he was offered the chance to move to the Silver Arrows while Britain’s … Read more
Kevin Magnussen admits his F1 career was probably finished had Renault F1 not come knocking this year for his services. Whilst impressive over one lap in qualifying when he beat McLaren team mate Jenson Button 9 times in 2014, Magnussen failed to meet Ron Dennis’ expectations who revealed recently, “He was given every opportunity – … Read more
At yesterday’s launch of the Renault F1 car that will never run, the F1 media were hungry for copy after the long winter hibernation (well 9 and a bit weeks since the last race in Abu Dhabi). Nissan- Renault Group chairman Carlos Ghosn did not disappoint. Having revealed the team’s driver line up as being … Read more
Kevin Magnussen remains optimistic about his chances of returning to drive in Formula One and for many, the Danish driver had an encouraging first season in the sport with McLaren in 2014. Despite this Kevin was forced to step down into a test role for 2015 following the return to Woking of Fernando Alonso. Magnussen … Read more
Lotus has been in dire straights for most of the 2015 season. Their troubles are well known, and are mostly monetary. They have seen extremely limited development since the mid season, and only brought their new nose to the testing days post Abu Dhabi. Pastor’s race seat was put in question during these tribulations, but … Read more
Brought to you by TJ13 contributor Rich Walker The 2015 Russian Grand Prix is in the books! The on track results at Sochi have determined some mathematical certainties for most 2015 Formula 1 fortunes. With just four races remaining Lewis Hamilton holds a 66 point lead over Sebestain Vettel while his teammate Nico Rosberg lags … Read more
