F1 Insiders Est. 2012
If there is one thing the Bahrain International Circuit doesn’t lack it is run off space. So much so that it encourages not only some wild overtaking, but also sometimes even wilder defending. In 2012, Mercedes Nico Rosberg arrived fresh off his first ever Grand Prix win at the 111th attempt in the previous round … Read more
2006 was another year of major regulation change in F1. Gone were the beloved 3 litre V10s, replaced by quieter (for the time!) 2.4 litre V8s. Tyre regulations had been spiced up as well, with the return of in-race tyre changes, after Bridgestone (and Ferrari) had been unable to compete in 2005. 2006 also saw … Read more
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
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 26° Track 29° Humidity 63% Wind 3.1 m/s Prelude To the surprise of no one, it’s not raining in the desert. Slim, hope, but along with recounts it’s all that’s left to potentially throw the championship into doubt. That and reliability, of course as Lewis suffered an … Read more
2012– Kimi knew what he was doing but Seb got the job done Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) and Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus) – these three world champions led the championship standings coming into Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2012,round 18 out of 20. Vettel was the defending champion, driving for the favoured … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 19° Track 27° Humidity 82% Wind 5.8 m/s Prelude Just when you think the drama is done, leave it to McLaren to drag politics into it. By which I mean the impending doom of Ron Dennis, who is rumoured to be getting the boot from the team … Read more
On this day in F1 – The birth of Kimi Raikkonen The birth of Kimi Raikkonen, the talented world champion who really did not enjoy racing in modern Formula One. He finished runner-up twice for McLaren before he secured his title with Ferrari in 2007, but had become so disenchanted that he moved into rallying … Read more
Dutch sensation Max Verstappen is not the slightest bit concerned, after coming under scrutiny from fellow F1 drivers after the last race in Hungary. Max also feels that he shouldn’t have to explain his driving, and is convinced he did nothing wrong in the battle with Kimi Raikkonen last time out. When asked if he may … Read more
Rate the Race and Driver of the Day results for Hungarian GP 2016 by TJ13 contributor @F1Theaj Reader Score: 4.36 The score sums up the race – not the best we’ve seen this year by a long way. I’d stop short of calling it boring (please feel free to disagree!) as it did have its moments, albeit they … Read more
