F1 Insiders Est. 2012
The Italian based junior team of Red Bull Racing, have confirmed that the return to Renault hybrid power for the 2017 season is a boost to their design efforts of next year. Toro Rosso’s highly regarded technical director James Key says knowing the power unit package for next year so early, is a “massive” advantage … Read more
Red Bulls technical guru Adrian Newey is pleased with the progress that Renault are making in the V6 hybrid engine wars. Progress this year has been easy to see as the Tag Heuer branded package has inspired Red Bull to some strong finishes in the first half of this season. With the promise of more … Read more
Limit the cars – there would be more standard parts. Honestly, if all cars were black most of us would not know if before them stands a Red Bull or Manor.
Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor bruznic Note from the Editor: bruznic submitted this even though it’s not strictly about F1. It’s a wonderful history of how he became an F1 fan as well as an excellent recounting of the gripping 1977 Le Mans race. How did you get started following F1? Give us a … Read more
Friday tester Sergey Sirotkin was quicker than Renault’s rookie British driver Jolyon Palmer at Sochi, and it will now be reserve driver Esteban Ocon’s turn at the wheel of the banana car in practice for the forthcoming Spanish grand prix. Palmer was always considered at best, a solid driver in the lower formulae despite … Read more
TheJudge13 contributor, Dane Hansen, guides you through what is expected to be one of the most anticipated times of the F1 calendar – Launch Season. This is the second post of a staggered series which will list launch dates and more. Ferrari – 19 February What to Expect: A red car. In sixty-six years, Ferrari is … Read more
Renault have been managing expectations since the day they acquired the Genii-owned Lotus team. This of course deflects potential pressure from fans and the media alike, however it raises the question of Renault’s understanding of the commitment required to make it back to the top – or even top four – in Formula One? With … Read more
In the first of a new series, Catman takes a trip down memory lane and reveals his favourite black F1 cars.
Renault have become the first team to reveal their 2016 Formula One car – the RS16. Well, not exactly. The car is a rehashed version of the E23 and as SommersF1 notes, the nose is the one the defunct Lotus team took to the 2015 Abu Dhabi GP, but never fitted. Jerome Stoll stated the … Read more
TheJudge13 contributor Dane Hansen, reveals the positives of an otherwise estranged regulation for Formula One. Jos Verstappen in 1994, Felipe Massa in 2008 and his team-mate Kimi Raikkonen a year later in Brazil. All three drivers have had their share of pit stop horrors. Both Jos and Kimi were engulfed in burning high-octane fuel while Felipe … Read more
