Back in November 2014 the news of Vettel joining Ferrari was made official. For some this was a shock, even when this was the worst kept secret of the last decade. Vettel had been having his worst season ever, and yet Ferrari was willing  to give up Alonso. Who, as you all  know, is considered as the […]

There is no denying that the current relationship between Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing is dominating current Formula One news. Recent reports seem to suggest this relationship is crumbling, from Verstappen’s point of view. Max’ comments made on various media outlets, and especially on Dutch TV, only fuel this argument. So far, this season […]

During the Grand Prix weekend in Baku the FIA had made it clear to the teams that it does not allow them to preheat their hydraulic components of their chassis. Five teams are directly involved with such preheating activities, even when the cars are parked in the Parc Fermé. The Germans of Auto, motor und […]

  Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. Or to take arms against a sea of troubles.  And, by opposing, end them? This sums up the feeling at McLaren perfectly. Yesterday’s qualification session was a good one on Honda’s terms: No engine death despite Alonso complaining about […]

Today it’s quite clear that Ferrari is the team to beat for this season. But what brought them there? Last year almost every pundit said it was Red Bull which would bring the challenge to the ‘all dominant’ Mercedes.  Now it seems Ferrari outsmarted all their competitors. It seems I’ve written this before, haha. This […]

FIA’s race leader Charlie Whiting had a heated driver meeting today, in Bahrein. And with him Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. Vettel had to listen to a lot of criticism about his starting position on the grid of Shanghai. Sebastian Vettel put his Ferrari, at the start of the Chinese Grand Prix, approximatly one meter outside his […]

Since Ferrari has become victorious again it seems that all eyes are on them. The fans hopes are high for a ‘Schumi vs Mika’ -like battle between Vettel and Hamilton. But Ferrari’s rivals are busy trying to reveal the secrets of the Italian team, in the hope of being able to catch up. And, as […]

The current (and possible new) engine manufacturers have met with the FIA and the FOM in Paris, in order to discuss the Formula 1 engines of the future (2021). They have already agreed on a formula: Simpler, stronger, louder and cheaper.  On Friday (March 31 2017), the design of the future of Formula 1 was […]

Now that the first Grand Prix weekend of the year is over, it is a good time for analyzing what really happened. Some questions we had after testing (finally) got their first answers. However, it seems Australia gave us a couple of new questions on top of the ones we already had. Will this season […]

Red Bull will start the season without its suspension trickery. They have been asked to do so by the FIA. Mercedes also opts to do it without their system but does it voluntarily. Although the latter believes their system is legal, they do not want to take any risk in the first race. And they […]