F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Despite only arriving on the F1 calendar in 2004, the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai has already earned it’s place in F1 history, witnessing debut wins for Red Bull, Nico Rosberg and the modern Mercedes team, as well as Michael Schumacher’s final F1 victory, not to mention the controversy over Lewis Hamilton’s champagne spraying tendencies, … Read more
Michael Schumacher and Ferrari were Formula One in the early 2000s. Schumacher was simply a cut above his peers, and it seemed that the driver’s title was simply his by right. He dominated F1 with championship victories from 2000-2004 for Ferrari. A lengthy period of dominance for one driver is never good for the popularity … Read more
2007 was supposed to be the beginning of something big for Fernando Alonso. Alonso, the reigning double champion from 2005 and 2006 with Renault, was the man who had dethroned the great Michael Schumacher, ending the German stars run of five consecutive titles at the wheel of a Ferrari. For 2007, Alonso moved to McLaren, and … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 24° Track 36° Humidity 67% Wind 2.6 m/s Prelude Brilliant ribbons of blue sky hung over Albert Park, but it was all clouds for Red Bull man Daniel Ricciardo whose car, already dinged 5 spots for a gearbox penalty, mysteriously stopped on the way to the grid. … Read more
On this day in F1 – 1959 Sebring produces a number of firsts Brought to you by TJ13 contributor The Grumpy Jackal On this day, fifty-four years ago, the Formula One season finale at the Sebring circuit in Florida would establish a number of firsts. Bruce Mclaren became the youngest ever Grand Prix winner; a … Read more
Ripplestiltskin! Brought to you by TJ13 contributor R Lucke There we have it, the most important seat filled for coming season! Or is it? Obviously, if you have never heard of Ripplestiltskin, you may be right. There is no driver with that name. However, we are looking for a name, it keeps us sitting on … Read more
Much has been speculated over the last week since Rosberg’s shock retirement. News even this toupé’d old owl didn’t see it coming. Rosberg’s call of retirement caused Mercedes a little bit of a headache at this late hour. Perhaps another question mark over the Silver Arrows management style of using multiple managers within the team. Something … Read more
This is an interview that the German Auto und Motorsport had with Fernando Alonso. I will do nothing more than translating (and paraphrasing a bit), in order to share it with you. AMuS: Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg are fighting for the championship until the last race. Don’t you miss this feeling? Alonso: Of course. I’m … Read more
2010– Ferrari fail at Abu Dhabi as Vettel crowned champion while Alonso sits in traffic
McLaren driver Fernando Alonso is set to run a new Honda engine during Friday practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix. The Spaniard already faces a 30-place grid penalty for the planned use of new power unit components. This year has been testing for Fernando when it comes to reliability, so the team have decided to … Read more
