F1 Insiders Est. 2012
The race in 1971 would be the last race at Monza before chicanes were introduced to cut the speed of the track. In a frantic race of slipstreaming and constant lead changes, Peter Gethin would emerge to take his only Grand Prix Victory. Chris Amon started on pole position in his Matra, with Jacky Ickx … Read more
In the 1988, McLaren dominated F1, courtesy of a transition in rule changes that McLaren and Honda exploited to the full. Between them Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost had won all of the opening 11 races, and there seemed to be no reason to expect they wouldn’t complete a clean sweep by the end of … Read more
In the 1995 season Williams had the best car in the field, the FW17 proving the troubles the team had encountered in 1994 with the FW16 following the banning of active suspension were well and truly behind them. The only problem for Williams was that in Michael Schumacher Benetton clearly had the best driver in … Read more
Rain on Saturday and Sunday mixed the order up at Monza in 2008, with the main championship protagonists struggling, giving a lively mixed up race which saw plenty of wheel to wheel action, and a new star emerge for Formula One. But this weekend see’s the Tifosi willing their top driver Sebastian Vettel on for … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Carlo Carluccio – 2005 F1’s unsung hero – Professor Sid Watkins retires Bernie Ecclestone is losing his power within the incestuous world of Formula One; that’s a given. At 83 years of age, he should be assigned a bed with water-proof layers in a secure institution. There is no … Read more
TJ13 is once again proud to bring you a poem in association with @theF1Poet. Monza is the subject for this special edition. Monza, as a circuit…she’s just such a flirt…Long sexy legs with parabolica curves and chicanes that tease me like a short summer skirt She’s the fastest circuit of the entire F1 season…Because to … Read more
F1 appears to be in a general state of frenzy and chaos, the like we may not have seen for many years – if ever. No Concorde agreement likely in the near or distant future, a possible free for all on testing may break loose, monumental tantrums over tyres and no tyre supplier is signed … Read more
