F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Bernie Ecclestone is the epitome of a capitalist, yet in recent times he has been found fraternising with assorted leaders of socialist style authoritarian regimes. The Russian GP is now firmly established on the F1 calendar, and this year will see another part of the former Soviet empire host a Formula One event. Baku, the … Read more
Brought to you by TJ13 contributor Tourdog The 2016 F1 schedule has been ‘leaked’, revised and released again but is still in question. The implications for the teams and the fans are huge. With the Australian Grand Prix less than 5 months away, no one really knows exactly when it will be. It was penned in for … Read more
There was something of a stir last week, when the Formula One Group inserted a ‘Statement of commitment to human rights in the section ‘legal notices’ on its website. Article 1 reads, “The Formula One Group is committed to respecting internationally recognised human rights in its operations globally”. Though rather a woolly start, 2b gives … Read more
Our Chief Editor Andrew Huntley-Jacobs reviews the very disturbing atrocities still being perpetrated by those we will see on the race grid on Sunday
Warning: This article contains graphic content and images
Ahead of this weekend’s Bahrain GP, Amnesty International have released a 76 page report which outlines that “rampant human rights abuse abuses continue unabated,” in the Gulf state. Four years on from the ‘Arab Spring’ and the uprising which rocked Bahrain in 2011 this major new report which details dozens of current cases of appalling treatment … Read more
