F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Hamilton admits his ‘attention was elsewhere’ after last year’s Formula One title win ‘I’m not really too fussed about what happened in the final few races of 2015 as it didn’t affect my championship ‘Of course, I love winning and that’s always the goal – but to be honest my attention was elsewhere at … Read more
Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne has said it will be a “tragedy” if his team’s Formula One title drought extends to 10 years. Kimi Räikkönen was the last driver to win the championship as a Ferrari driver after he outscored the then duelling McLaren duo of Hamilton and Alonso at the concluding race in Brazil in … Read more
Brought to you by technical analyst Tourdog It has been a long season, but we have finally arrived near the end. I say near, because the FIA has announced that they still need to break the seals on Hamilton and Vettels old Power Units to make sure there was no funny business, but seriously – … Read more
Ambient 25° Track28° Humidity 72% Wind 1.0 m/s Prelude The weather at Abu Dhabi was every bit as boring as the lack of champers on the podium. An unfortunate P3 for Kvyat who ran only 2 laps before electrics sidelined him. Fortunately the politics remain entertaining as the grotesque 3 sided tango between Red Bull, … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Luke Rees There have been numerous high profile sporting rivalries throughout history – Bjorn Borg vs. John McEnroe, Muhammad Ali v Joe Frazier, and of course, Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost (to name a few). But what makes Formula 1 slightly more interesting, is that rivalries can form within … Read more
Brought to you by TJ13 contributor Tourdog An exciting race it was. The lack of running in the practice and qualifying sessions was a blessing to me, as it meant less work, but also meant that no one had any real idea of pace, setup, tyres, etc. The teams were forced to make educated guesses on … 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
The Italian Grand Prix at Monza represented the 50th start for Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg as teammates at Mercedes; a not insignificant total in which to draw some conclusions. They are in their third season together and have raced over two different formulae. Â I will take a relatively shallow look at the partnership … Read more
Ambient 21° Track 34° Humidity 54% Wind Gusty up to 1.5 m/s Prelude Cracking day in the Temple of Speed despite the overnight deluge, with cottonball clouds dotting the horizons. Nico Rosberg was not enjoying the weather as an unspecified engine problem has reverted him to an older spec engine, 7 tokens behind his teammate. … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Fortis “I can still win title despite qualifying wows“. Those are the words of Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg but is the writing on the wall for the German? After out qualifying teammate Lewis Hamilton in 2014, the German driver has found the Brit a much sterner opponent in 2015. … Read more
