The Formula 1 community is in mourning following the passing of 25-year old Jules Bianchi on Friday night 17 July 2015. Bianchi had been hospitalised since suffering head trauma during the Japanese Grand Prix on 5 October 2014 and never regained consciousness after the crash.. In a sport that has made enormous developments in driver safety... Continue Reading →
Bianchi deserves a Ferrari drive
Jules Bianchi, the young Frenchman who drives for F1 backmarkers Marussia, deserves a seat in a top team. More specifically, he deserves to drive for Ferrari. Bianchi has impressed all the way through the single seater formulae. But since making it to Formula 1 at the beginning of 2013, he has consistently demonstrated the skill... Continue Reading →
Chilton needed a retirement
Max Chilton recorded his first ever Formula 1 retirement in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix. It's probably the most important event that has occurred in his short F1 career thus far. Chilton has had a monkey on his back for some time now. That monkey has been his reliability. He finished every race of his debut... Continue Reading →
Raikkonen fastest, Hamilton crashes on day 1 of Jerez test
The first day of pre-season testing for 2014 Formula One cars has come and gone. It included a few red flags, a crash (for Lewis Hamilton) and a some modest mileage for a few of the teams. What day 1 of testing in Jerez did not include was a Marussia F1 car. The following statement... Continue Reading →
End of the road for Cosworth?
Cosworth is a current engine supplier to Formula One. Its customers are Marussia and HRT, the teams that came second last and last in 2012. It seems, however, that HRT's days in Formula One are over, which halves Cosworth's F1 customer base. How long will it be before Cosworth disappears from Formula One altogether? Formula... Continue Reading →