Opinion and analysis by a long-time Formula 1 observer and fan.
F1 has tried for years to figure out how to encourage overtaking. This year they have found the most successful formula yet — with the moveable rear wings and the power boost button — and yet every time there is a failed attempt to overtake, one driver has to pay for the failure with a debilitating penalty. Read More …
Despite his in-your-face, finger-wagging bravado. two-time F1 World Champrion Seb Vettel is really a humble guy. Just see these comments from long-time Formula One backmarker Pedro de la Rosa. Read More …
This is really difficult to swallow. Not only penalizing drivers for racing incidents, Charlie Whiting and the FIA now want to memorialize the “one move” rule as a formal offense. Read More …
Sebastian Vettel’s brilliant pass of Fernando Alonso on the outside of the Curva Grande during the 2011 Italian Grand Prix at Monza (video). Read More …
Sebastian Vettel’s daring outside pass of Alonso’s Ferrari at Monza’s incomparable Curva Grande is already the stuff of legend. Anyone who says there is no more overtaking in modern Formula One is now, officially, a Luddite. Read More …
Fifty years ago, when “Taffy’ von Trips died during the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in 1961, nobody had thought of stopping the race. Were people more callous back then? Read More …
It’s late August and the entire F1 fraternity is on mandatory holiday. What’s a fan to do? I compensated by making this brief slide show about Eau Rouge, the majestic, awe-inspiring corner at Circuit Spa-Francorchamps, in honor of the upcoming Belgian Grand Prix on Aug. 28. Read More …
The emergence of social media over the past several years has added an entirely new dimension to Formula One. Read More …
So why does the BBC’s iPlayer block United States IP addresses but The Sun not only allows watching, but embedding? Watch their preview of the Hungarian Grand Prix — and praise for Lewis Hamilton, despite the title of the associated article. Read More …
BBC Formula One commentator Martin Brundle says the F1 “tide” is turning towards Ferrari and McLaren. He’s right, obviously. Yet that’s a common inflection point in many Formula One seasons. Read More …