Red Andy

Yes, I noticed that @sjzelli, when Hamilton was stuck behind Ricciardo they put their mechanics out in the pit lane, then went back in again once the McLaren had pitted. Not the first time they’ve done that […]

Well done to Palou, definitely the most complete driver over the course of the season. It is a shame the title race was basically over on the first lap thanks to O’Ward taking contact, but he and the team can be […]

@david-br The Sky F1 commentators mentioned that Alonso was in the turn 2 runoff area on the formation lap, so it was almost certainly a pre-emptive move on his part. However, as @situs points out, he has called […]

Remember when Ferrari broke a seal on Massa’s engine to get Alonso on the clean side of the grid? I am sure that all of the people who called for them to be penalised etc will be frothing at the mouth at what […]

@esploratore1 I don’t think there was an instance of McLaren, Ferrari and Williams qualifying 1-2-3 in 2012, although there would have been in Spain except that Hamilton was excluded for running out of fuel on his in-lap.

I remember @keithcollantine schooling me on this point a few years ago when Vettel did the same thing in the Red Bull. The 107% rule only applies to drivers who set a time in Q1 – if you don’t set a time at all, […]

I think so @asleepatthewheel… Bottas and Stroll were deemed to have served their penalties after Spa so I can’t see this being any different.

I am glad Hauger is making the step up to F2 next year. Hopefully he will be followed by some others. The class of F3 graduates in F2 this year have been excellent, so hopefully this continues.

This is unexpected. I did not expect this.

It is good to see that an experimental new format, which clearly hasn’t worked, being dropped after a year. More of this please.

@deanr Wrong tense – he had overtaken. The move was done.

If Alonso was guaranteed to retire after 2022 it wouldn’t be the worst thing for Piastri to spend a year with third driver duties and/or racing in a low-pressure, low-profile sportscar or touring car series before […]

That’s true @major-dev, although drivers tend to stick around in F2 or F3 for much less time, so turnover of seats is much higher.

Yeah, I agree, there is really only one route to F1 now, via FIA F3 and F2. Compare to 20-30 years ago, when future champions came in from a variety of places: Schumacher (German F3 and sportscars), Hakkinen […]

The move to keep the grid at 20 cars is one of the most ridiculous and self-defeating actions ever taken in a sport not exactly unfamiliar with ridiculousness and self-defeat.

Ayrton Simmons has been pretty disappointing in GB3 this year, will be interesting to see how he gets on in FIA F3.

I remember Nurburgring 1999 like it was yesterday. Seemed like a race nobody wanted to win, but Herbert was there when it counted and delivered a well-earned victory for Stewart.

Well, he previously took a successful championship-challenging team and turned it into a midfield basket case, so he should be able to do the same in reverse. I’m sure that’s how this works.

I don’t think there’s ever been an F1 season in which no rookies have taken part. Though we could get one in 2022, depending on who gets the second Alfa seat.

Will Buxton made an interesting point on Twitter after the incident, pointing out that Hamilton was shown blue flags when exiting the pit lane as there were cars approaching down the main straight. Unlike a lapped […]