Well, another piece of the upcoming driver/team puzzle fell into place. Charles Leclerc will continue to drive for Scuderia Ferrari, having signed a contract extension earlier today. It’s neither a change nor a surprise, just confirmation of what many of...
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Real(ly) Madrid
The rumblings a few months ago turned to be true, the Spanish Grand Prix is really going to go to Madrid. A ten-year deal to host the event was announced earlier today (January 23, 2024) and let’s say it elicited...
Continue reading...July 9, 1990
There are some dates that don’t seem particularly important at the time that become significant with the passage of time. The day after French Grand Prix (July 9, 1990) was one of those dates. It could be argued that it...
Continue reading...Permane’s Return
Long-time F1 engineer Alan Permane is off gardening leave and will soon join the team formerly known as Alpha-Tauri. He will join former Ferrari Racing Director Laurent Mekies and new CEO Peter Bayer in the rebranded team. There has been...
Continue reading...Toto ’til 2026
While Günther Steiner may be out of a job in Formula One right now, Toto Wolff will continue to have his for another three years. The Austrian extended his deal with AMG-Mercedes the other day and will continue to serve...
Continue reading...Tableau – F1 History 1950-2023
Not too long ago I stumbled across an interesting Tableau that a fan posted on LinkedIn. It was pretty good so I thought that I would share it. This one has a great overview of relevant statistics covering the history...
Continue reading...Gunther Gone
I was checking my Twitter feed this morning and someone posted that the Haas F1 Team website did not list Günther Steiner anywhere. Well, this immediately set off a wave of speculation. About an hour later, the news came out;...
Continue reading...Looking Back, Looking Forward
It’s January, meaning it’s time to look forward to 2024. Since we just finished 2023, it’s also apropos to look back at that year as well. Guess that’s why they named the month after Janus… I’m going to take one...
Continue reading...1993, Senna’s Opus?
Was 1993 Ayrton Senna’s best season? I think it was for many reasons and stands out despite him not winning the World Driver’s Championship that year. Recently, I was reading the 1993 Autocourse annual recently and what struck me was...
Continue reading...Looking Back, the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix
Looking back, there are some memorable races that fans remember long after it happened. The Brazilian Grand Prix in 2003 was one such race. It contained a lot of surprises, even after the race ended. That event was the epitome...
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