While a lot of people are already writing off the Renault engined teams this year, its surprising how so many people forget how successful the French engine supplier has been. They were completely dominant in the early 90s with...
In my last post on the Williams FW08 6 wheeler, I managed to find an actual photo of the test car with Keke Rosberg at the wheel in Swedish photographer Peter Nygaard’s “Williams 1969-1998 Photo Album“. This b...
Holidays are a great time for re-reading old F1 books. For long suffering Williams F1 fans the only way to enjoy success is to re-live the team’s past glory years. By 1982, Williams had made the big time as a front runnin...
In the lead up to this weekend’s German Grand Prix, I was hoping to find time to post a more offbeat review with a German theme (e.g. Chris Nixon’s Kings of the Nürburgring) but I’m time poor this week, so a b...
As everyone cheers Honda’s decision to return to Formula 1 in 2015, its hard not to get all misty eyed nostalgic about Honda’s heritage and past success in the sport (if only they had stayed on in 2009!). There have...
Looking at the drivers and constructors championship ladder, it seems that Renault via Red Bull and Lotus are back to their best. Although Renault have been in and out of F1 as a works team, they have remained a dominant player...