Red Andy

@mrboerns The current layout is pretty terrible, but as the article suggests, there are 100+ alternatives, one of which might make for better racing.

@jblank As per the article, it is because Turkey has been added to the UK government’s red list. This means that, upon returning from Turkey to the UK, all F1 personnel would have to quarantine in an airport hotel […]

I enjoy that the two leading articles on this website at this precise moment are saying exactly the opposite things.

Here we have Ferrari saying that a strong Barcelona performance bodes well for the season […]

Although in 2013 you also had the factor of the mid-season change in tyre compounds/construction, which undoubtedly favoured Red Bull. Never say never, but I think it is unlikely we will see anything similar this year.

Alfa Romeo seem to be having the most bizarre run of misfortune this season. They could have had points in double figures by now if not for poor luck.

At this stage I wouldn’t be surprised if one of their cars […]

I think that, during the CVC years, rather a lot of it was funnelled out of the sport.

The thing that strikes me most about the eye-watering sums of money involved is – where has it all gone?

For other sports that have cashed in on pay TV rights in the last couple of decades, there is a […]

I think the FIA probably need to start thinking about whether Mazepin is worthy of his superlicence.

He seems to get involved in incidents in virtually every session, causing practice sessions to be red-flagged […]

Shame about DRS, could have been an interesting race without it.

Yep, exactly. Same as last year – the only time we saw the true pace of the Mercedes in clear air was at Monza, when Hamilton had to make up ground after his penalty and was suddenly 1.5 seconds a lap faster than […]

I’m in two minds about this. On the one hand, the Q3 tyre rule is a load of contrived nonsense that should never have seen the light of day. On the other, this introduces a further difference in the format between […]

@alvarius It also supports something I was saying a few weeks ago about this change – it is not meant to appeal to the established fans, but to bring in new ones. Liberty can safely disregard the views of existing […]

@stefmeister I agree, especially when you consider the tendency of F1 teams to be conservative, even in situations where the rules have been designed to encourage risk-taking.

Consider, for instance, the […]

I agree, but at least some of the independent F1 journos are making their thoughts known.

Contrast with the decision to race in Saudi Arabia, which no one (including the “independents”) seems to want to touch […]

I’ve been watching F1 for the best part of 25 years and my initial reaction was that it was against the rules, possibly even a black-flag offence. From somewhere in the recesses of my memory, I thought the rule […]

Classic “difficult second album” for Tsunoda. But, he is clearly quick, so hopefully consistency will follow soon enough.

Probably because if you had a race like Saturday’s, with multiple safety cars prolonging the race (in terms of time), cars would start running out of energy. Maybe a hybrid system like they have in most other […]

Maybe the most important element in FE racing should be, you know, racing, rather than battery power management.

You’ve kept the chicane in!

I like the concept though – the flat-out run down to what is currently turn 10 would be terrifyingly good fun – and I don’t think you’d even need to demolish any grandstands.

If Wolff wanted Russell to race more carefully around the Mercedes, he should have given him a Mercedes seat.