A quick post about coming changes. In the coming weeks, as the Formula 1 season winds down; the changes will amp up. Changes for the better I reckon but changes all the same. The focus will be on integrating audio,...
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Why F1’s Threatened Final Rounds Reveal a Calendar Built on Checks, Not Fans
Formula One is openly shopping for new homes for its last two races of the season. The Qatar and Abu Dhabi rounds look increasingly likely to fall off the schedule because of the ongoing war in Iran. I have watched...
Continue reading...The Bahrain Grand Prix Moved to Malaysia, and That Move Tells You Something
Formula 1 announced that the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix will run at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. The event keeps the Bahrain name. It even keeps the Bahrain money. It just happens somewhere else entirely. On paper this reads like...
Continue reading...Why Haas is Worth a Billion Dollars Despite Finishing 10th
The Haas F1 team is now valued at over $1 billion. They’ve never won a race. They finished dead last in the constructors’ championship twice in the past four years. This makes zero sense until you understand what changed in 2021....
Continue reading...The 2030 F1 Calendar: Where Money Talks and History Walks
The Formula 1 calendar is heading toward a quiet reshuffling by 2030, and the changes tell you everything about how modern sports business works. We may see fewer Middle Eastern races. Argentina and Thailand are the likely candidates to fill...
Continue reading...Turkey’s F1 Return Signals the Calendar’s Next Decade
Turkey returns to Formula 1 in 2027 under a five-year deal that runs through 2031. It’s the 24th and final confirmed race on the calendar, the number F1 has declared as “the maximum comfortable number of events per season.” The...
Continue reading...Why Allan McNish’s Appointment as Audi F1 Race Director Matters More Than You Think
I’ve watched Formula 1 long enough to know when a personnel announcement carries weight beyond the press release. Allan McNish stepping into the race director role at Audi F1 is one of those moments. The timing tells you everything. Audi’s...
Continue reading...Gucci and Alpine Isn’t Historic. It’s Just F1 Being F1.
Everyone is calling the Gucci-Alpine partnership a watershed moment. The first luxury fashion house to serve as title partner in Formula 1. A revolution in how brands engage with motorsport. Historic. It’s none of those things. The Gucci deal is...
Continue reading...F1’s 2026 Engine Rules Were Broken Before They Started
I’ve watched Formula 1 long enough to recognize when the sport’s governing body is doing damage control while pretending everything is going according to plan. The 2026 engine regulations were supposed to represent F1’s bold step into a sustainable future....
Continue reading...When Engineers Become More Valuable Than Drivers
Gianpiero Lambiase is leaving Red Bull for McLaren in 2028. Most F1 fans will shrug at this news because they’ve never heard of him. They know Max Verstappen. Four-time world champion. The face of Red Bull Racing. The guy who...
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