Undercut: Youth or age, you decide…
I'm not sure when it happened, I'm not sure I was aware there was a seismic shift - I can’t remember ever hearing an official announcement, but something has...
Is Kimi’s move to Sauber a ‘shame for the sport’?
It’s a “Shame for the sport”, says BBC 5 Live’s Jolyon Palmer, “There are 20 seats available in F1, to have one taken up by an underperforming 38-year-old seems...
Undercut: It’s the tires, stupid
So the old adage is again apt. Anything can happen in F1 and it usually does. Ferrari lost their chance at the dominant 1-2 on their home track in...
No new manufacturers in 2021? Why change anything?
A couple of weeks ago, I read an article that suggested Formula 1 will not be seeing any new manufacturers in 2021. Regardless of Porsche, Aston Martin and Cosworth...
Then and Now: Number of races in an F1 Season
The 2019 F1 calendar has been announced, and the 21 races on it are exactly the same as the 2018 season. This is a very rare occurrence in F1.
When...
Petronas has a plan for Merc power and it sounds familiar
I wrote a piece last week that considered Ferrari’s power advantage at the Belgium Grand Prix and how they, and Mercedes, had brought their final version or spec...
Stage is set, no bluffing and no errors
Sebastian Vettel’s win in Belgium on Sunday was certainly good for both he and Ferrari and as this left Lewis Hamilton warning his team that they cannot bluff any...
Improving the fans voice in motorsport.
Motorsport as a whole is known for its passionate, knowledgeable fans. We are told this after every motorsport event around the world so why is it that fans are...
Alonso’s scathing reason for leaving F1
Fernando Alonso isn’t one to hold back and if you’ve listened to his radio conversations, as he has lamented as a negative element about current Formula 1, then you...
Who’ll replace Alonso at McLaren?
With the announcement of his retirement at the end of the season, the talk has certainly migrated to which driver will fill Alonso’s vacant seat at McLaren. There has...
Alonso announces F1 retirement
I’ll leave all the navel-gazing editorials and news pieces like “Why Alonso left” and “Why Alonso fell short of being an F1 superstar” and “How Alonso sabotaged his own...
An fully electric F1? Not so fast says Formula E
Hybrid or full electric power units for Formula 1? I find the entire narrative of this week’s discussion on full-electric power for F1 an interesting collision of open-ended possibilities...
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