F1 Insiders Est. 2012
La revolucion!! Over the last couple of years F1 has seen domination of a certain team over others. We have seen stints of McLaren, of Williams, of Mercedes and Red Bull. At the beginning of each season the more experienced F1 viewer could already estimate which teams would be on top at the end of … Read more
Update to the Liberty media story: Further Lberty proposals – less races in europe & 25 races a year by 2020 In an effort to make the sport more appealing to the American public, Liberty Media are proposing some very seismic changes to an F1 weekend. A proposal under serious consideration is a big revamp of the race weekend as we know … Read more
The FIA clearly have been looking at Lewis’s misfortune and mistakes during the 2016 season. Several instances of poor starts from the Mercedes driver ‘spiced up’ the season. The regulations for clutch systems next year will therefore be changed to encourage more errors. Current regulation for 2016 allows a double paddle system behind the steering wheel … Read more
In recent history, F1 fans have been denied significant portions of the race due to damp or wet conditions on track. But is this the answer?
F1’s governing body the FIA, have modified the regulations to prevent teams and drivers from stockpiling power units from next season. Currently this year teams were able to use more of their allocated power unit components, without incurring additional penalties. This came to a head at the Belgian grand prix of Spa when championship contender Lewis Hamilton racked … Read more
FIA race director Charlie Whiting has confirmed in Germany, that qualifying will be red flagged if there is an incident where double waved yellow flags are deployed. This decision is in response to the controversy surrounding Nico Rosberg’s pole position lap in Hungary last time out. This would mean that the track would become “neutralised”, therefore no … Read more
The FIA have performed a dramatic U turn over the restrictions on pit to driver radio communications. The strategy group met on thursday to discuss numerous issues of late, and the radio restrictions was one of them. There has been some negative feedback lately on the radio ban , with some unpopular penalties being handed … Read more
Many observers of the formula one British grand prix last time out, felt that they were robbed of some spicy action at the start of the wet race. The drivers pulled away from their grid slots following the safety car driven by Bernd Maylander. The safety car eventually came into the pits to unleash the hybrid … Read more
Ferrari in line to receive $192 million — a 17 percent increase on 2015
