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@spawinte – “I thought the compounds were staying the same and it was the structure that was being changed”

If the tyre structure changes (internal cross-bracing and/or stiffer side walls for example) then the […]

I was killing time, playing “fantasy F1 team” with some friends recently and we all chose (argued about) our favourite pairs of drivers. But we all forgot Vettel. He’s a 3-time WDC and we forgot about him… why? […]

+1 – Good comments.

Some of your comments about good looks and being media savvy could equally be applied to certain male racers – indeed, Jenson Button used to be derided as a playboy. Maybe the only way to […]

In defense of Stirling Moss, none of us has direct evidence that women can be successful in Formula 1.
However, I think that we have plenty of evidence that many fewer women get into motor racing at all. The […]

Don’t get me wrong, I love Malaysia. Friendly people, great food, beautiful country – but having lived there, it really could be so much more. There are many pockets of excellence but the general attitude (for […]

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I loved the comment of the day from @FormulaLes. It brought back happy memories of living and working in Kuala Lumpur, shuttling back and forth to Technology Park Malaysia in Bukit Jalil (on the way to […]

The Red Bull and Mercedes team orders cannot be compared in any way.

According to Ross Brawn, neither of the Mercs had enough fuel to dice it out to the end. As a team principal, at that point he had to make a […]

You’re right of course, a mature Grosjean could have huge potential but right now he’s still an unknown quantity. The question is, how much did he learn last year?

And I forgot to say that I picked the Ferrari […]

What a great question we’ve been set by Keith – great captions on the driver pics, and what an interesting range of responses.

The blurb for Max Chilton made me grin – that must have been hard to write. […]

We have key players like Sir Jackie Stewart to thank for the pattern of these stats. In days gone by the driver attrition rate (death or serious injury) was so high that there were many fewer active champions. […]

I must say I had a chuckle at the bit about JB:
“The final red flag came with five minutes to go when Jenson Button came to a stop. He inspected the left-rear of the McLaren, then had to steady it to keep it from […]

Wow, y’all come across as redneck misogynists.
Frank Williams is a tough, tough guy. He doesn’t hand out prime seats for testers to just anyone – there can be no doubt in his mind at least that Susie Wolff is a […]

@f1lauri I think you’ve hit the nail on the head. The interesting question is, what will Mercedes do with 2 “teams” come 2014? If I was Ross Brawn and I wanted to retire, or my doctor had told me to retire or die, […]

Great photos – especially the two with classic racing cars. HAM will be in seventh heaven there – I bet he wanted to drive them all.
I hope HAM settles in well. The factory staff looked happy but expectant – “Who […]

@MaxJacobson: “One could draw comparisons between the throttle pedal and DRS”
With respect, I think that it’s a very bad comparison. A good driver has control and feel for the throttle pedal. DRS is an on/off switch.

Hamilton leaving McLaren – My first reaction was surprise and shock. It’s like your first-born child leaving home.
On the other hand, Hamilton isn’t daft. He knows that the engine manufacturers will have a […]

Yes – strange isn’t it? He’s such a nice, bright guy off track, great language skills, sense of fun… Yet on track, he’s different. Not a Maldonado, for sure, but maybe a bit too Schumacher.

Maybe that’s just […]

@wooly – Choose your ground carefully! Singapore may not be a great track for the McLarens. Monza isn’t like any other track on the calendar.

Don’t get me wrong, I agree that HAM did a great job and stamped his […]

Seventeen and a half miles per hour. Yes, I worked it out.

I half expected the footage to have been taken at 50mph and just to look slow since we are used to race footage. But it really was glacial. Golf carts […]