F1 Fanatic

If we think F1 qualifying is crazy, just imagine what would happen if they all did 32 km/h going round Monza? This links to today’s WTCC Salzburgring qualifying session http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/107515

Particularly when said three year old car was from the team that has been the best on its tires this year. I can’t imagine that that’s just a coincidence.

I suspect that, once again, the reality of the situation lies somewhere between the two extremes. Teams will naturally push for whatever outcome they think is best for them, and as we have seen in the past, they […]

Common sense prevails!

Who would have thought that it would come from the FIA?

@liambo

If I were Ferrari and Lotus I wouldn’t even bother showing up in Canada.

Ordinarily I’d say they’d be in breach of contact by doing that and would have to pay Ecclestone but as the Concorde Agreement […]

Ferrari did win the next eight races after the Michelin rules change; I didn’t say anything about them all being in the same season.

@timothykatz Tyre supplier contracts are three-year deals and Pirelli’s initial deal is up for renewal this year.

@lite992 The tyres were changed during the last few seasons and that wasn’t perceived to have affected the championship. There’s no reason why that should have to be the case this year. As long as we have one tyre […]

@matt90 Yes I meant “Red Bull”, changed it, thanks.

I agree, the delamination problem needs to be fixed though, as it could prove very dangerous.

I think this article assumes that the changes made to the tyres in 2011 & 12 were pushed through by Pirelli without the consent of all the teams. As far as I understand it, the FIA are basing their decision to […]

I might also add that some are putting the radical change in direction to the fact they are also using the car as a ‘stepping stone’ for 2014, with the low nose and reduced dependance on coanda: […]