When American fans romanticize Ferrari’s history, they’re missing something critical. The Prancing Horse has rarely assembled a leadership group that enables consistent success. Their heritage isn’t one of winning; it’s one of dysfunction, political intrigue, and personality clashes. Yes, they...
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Ferrari’s Leadership Crisis: Why Blaming Drivers Ignores the Real Problem
When Ferrari president John Elkann publicly criticized Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc after the Sao Paulo Grand Prix disaster, he revealed more about Ferrari’s dysfunction than any double DNF ever could. The facts are brutal. Ferrari dropped from second to...
Continue reading...The Cruelest Victory: Why Brazil 2008 Still Haunts Me
I think about Felipe Massa crossing that finish line in São Paulo more than I probably should. He won the race. He did everything right. For 39 seconds, he was a world champion. Then Lewis Hamilton passed Timo Glock in...
Continue reading...Why Ferrari Keeps Choosing Pride Over Championships
Ferrari’s 2025 season tells you everything you need to know about what’s broken in Maranello. The SF-25 sits winless. Charles Leclerc publicly admits they’re the fourth-best team. Lewis Hamilton has sent three separate reports to management demanding structural changes. This...
Continue reading...Why Mercedes Chose Harmony Over Superstar Drama
Mercedes just confirmed George Russell and Kimi Antonelli for 2026, and I think they’re signaling something bigger than a driver lineup. They’re killing the superstar era. Look at what they didn’t do. They explored signing Max Verstappen over the summer....
Continue reading...George Russell Beat Lewis Hamilton And Nobody Noticed
I’ve watched Formula 1 long enough to know when something fundamental shifts beneath the surface. George Russell outqualified Hamilton 39-29 across their three seasons together at Mercedes. He won three races to Hamilton’s two. He outscored him in two of...
Continue reading...Wierd, Wacky Week
A different kind of WWW one might say. In just over a week, the following events took place: I’ve followed Formula One for the better part of forty years and I can’t think of a more consequential week during the...
Continue reading...Hamilton to Ferrari
February 1, 2024 is likely to go down in Formula One history as a significant day. That’s because seven-time F1 Champion Lewis Hamilton confirmed that he is moving from Mercedes to Ferrari. It’s difficult to overstate how big this news...
Continue reading...Silver to Red
Yesterday (January 31, 2024), I saw a tweet by Will Buxton that caught my attention. Today (February 1, 2024), the news came out and yes it is absolutely massive. So Lewis Hamilton will team Charles Leclerc at Ferrari starting in...
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