Christopher Rehn

Seeing how fast this deal was announced, I’m sure Alonso had a deal ready to sign a long time ago. This wasn’t agreed upon on Sunday morning, right? So Alonso’s “10 minute” comments make very little sense.

I think Alpine only offered a one-year contract without any driver clauses, Aston Martin probably rocked up with a 2+1 deal. Alonso wants to extend his career, and Aston Martin offered him the ability. It makes […]

That seat can only belong to Oscar Piastri.

I don’t see him joining Formula E either, because their seasons (albeit shorter than F1) are still long and global which will detract from time with his family. I could see him joining WEC or DTM if he wants to […]

Well, the cars from “most of his F1 racing life” aren’t in use this year. Vettel has finished higher than 10th on three races this year, so that’s the stat you can use to highlight Stroll’s poorer season. Stroll […]

True, and that could also swing both ways. “If Verstappen hadn’t retired, he could have another 50 points and lead the championship by close to 130 points”.

Finished is a generous term for Stroll. He was classified in Azerbaijan, but did retire with a few laps to go. Lewis has completed all but 1 lap (he was lapped at Imola) this season.

This was Sainz’s 2nd Fastest Lap since joining Ferrari, and 3rd of his career.

Charles Leclerc now has as many retirements as he has race wins this season (which was also true before winning in Austria). All […]

It’s not a failed experiment. They generate money for Liberty, which in turn increases payouts to the teams. That’s why both F1 and the teams are pushing for more Sprints. We may not like it, it ruins qualifying […]

Leclerc overtaking Verstappen thrice, then managing an issue at the end yet winning. He’s an 8.

Verstappen, severely outpaced due to an inability to keep his tyres alive. He’s a 7.

It does not make sense to […]

Interesting to see McLaren actually doing comparably worse than Mercedes. I wasn’t expecting that, seeing how Lando has been on the podium this year.

It’s either to make a fast but unreliable engine reliable than make a slow but reliable engine fast! Definitely bad for 2022, maybe bad for 2023 too, but likely great for 2024 and 2025.

Engines are not included in the cost cap, no. This is to balance the budgets of engine customers vs engine manufacturers. You develop the engines separately, then every team (including Ferrari) “buys” them for a […]

Sorry. “homologated and APPROVED” it should read!

Teams will always find weight gains where they can, but the collapsing roll hoop is still homologated and improved by the FIA. Surely improving the rules will lead to safer roll hoops and less risk of collapsing. […]

Or maybe de Vries and Vandoorne are employed by Mercedes, and have indicated they have no desire to cut those ties. Instead of renting them in to McLaren, the papayas will hire their own drivers. Felix is almost […]

So many tracks in F1 2021 showed clear signs of aging, and F1 22 seems to maintain them unchanged. This is an incredibly disappointing fact for what should be the pinnacle of digital racing. A clear “get it when […]

They will only bring one major update this year, and as of now it seems scheduled for Hungary which is some time away still! Budget is still very tight for them despite the cap.

If inflation is at roughly 6% (and they knew this back in November), then staying within 5% should be super easy. Cutting down on some development, taking fewer staff to tracks, and being lucky with few incidents […]