F1 Insiders Est. 2012
The American based Haas F1 1 team have announced that they are switching their focus to the 2017 car with immediate affect. After a promising start to the campaign which saw French driver Romain Grosjean surprise many with consecutive points finishes at the opening races of the season. F1 Haas appeared to be set for … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Monaco Tyre Choices Well Well Well guess it’s getting easier to tell the teams with deg problems apart from the ones that are on top of it (*coff*MANOR*coff*) but sadly by time we get to the race most teams will have almost exactly the same sets of tyres … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Sochi Tyre Choices The boring boringness of all teammates having exactly the same tyres has reasserted itself for Sochi. With luck, extra cold or warm temperatures might cause the odd team to shed a few tears, but despite all the brutal braking the low degradation of the track … Read more
…who exactly IS to blame in the Ferrari Fiasco??
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Shanghai Tyre Choices Last year’s GP in Shanghai saw the teams rocking Soft and Medium Tyres on a track that is particularly brutal on the front left corner. Delightfully, there are some discrepancies at the top and the over/under for how long it takes to shred the Supers … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Bahrain Tyre Choices Last year’s GP at Bahrain saw the Soft and Medium Tyre in action. Boringly, the top teams have chosen the exact same tyres for their drivers, unlike Melbourne (unless that was a typo on Mercedes’ part). Excitingly, Ferrari and Mercedes seem to be headed a … Read more
Ricciardo loyalty to Redbull not enough After a 2015 season when Red Bull uncharacteristically stumbled, the upfront Australian is clear about how far loyalty extends in the pursuit of a title. “It’s one of those ones,” he begins, choosing his words carefully. “Of course there’s loyalty and that’s a big one and, sure, if I … 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
Brought to you by TJ13 contributor Rich Walker (from America-land)
When the Haas F1 team begins testing their new car in March 2016, Romain Grosjean will be their lead driver. In Kannapolis , North Carolina yesterday, Gene Haas and Guenther Steiner (Team Principal) made the announcement, formalising the decision, which had been widely speculated was coming.
The 2016 Formula one season will see the grid increase from ten to eleven teams as Haas F1 joins the ranks. The team based in the United States or ‘Murica‘ land have however yet to finalise their driver lineup. Speculation had been rife that current American GP2 driver Alex Rossi and NASCAR darling Danica Patrick could be inline … Read more
