Jackie Stewart’s First F1 Victory: 50 Years Ago at the 1965 Italian Grand Prix

This weekend, Formula One returns to one of its spiritual homes, the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, for the Italian Grand Prix. Fifty years ago, on September 12, 1965, a 26-year-old rookie British Racing Motors (BRM) driver named Jackie Stewart took his first career victory on the same track. When the teams arrived at Monza that year after a month-and-a-half summer break, there was little hint that Stewart... 

Max Verstappen-to-Ferrari Rumours Are (Just a Bit) Premature

Formula One driver rumours are silly. Sometimes, they are the “ha-ha” kind of silly and, sometimes, the absurd kind. But in an environment as restricted as the F1 paddock, where everyone, it seems, tries to get away with saying as little as possible, those driver rumours are a necessary diversion. If we don’t actually know where a certain driver is headed, at least we can guess! For... 

Pirelli Should Apologize for F1 Tyre Failures Instead of Shifting Blame to Teams

During the BBC pre-race show before the Belgian Grand Prix, commentator David Coulthard wittily ended a brief exchange with Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery saying, “Congratulations on the win.” Unlike the early 2000s, when Formula One had its last tyre war between Michelin and Bridgestone, Pirelli supply tyres for every team on the grid and are therefore guaranteed to see one of... 

Romain Grosjean Reminds Us of His Potential with Belgian Grand Prix Podium

Some drivers arrive in Formula One seemingly predestined for success and almost immediately live up to that hype. In recent years, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel fit that mold. Others clearly have the talent to be in F1, but their career arcs are more gradual climbs. Jenson Button, for example, took his first win in his seventh season and the world championship in his 10th. Romain Grosjean, who... 

F1 Team Budgets: Which Teams Are Getting the Best Value for Their Money in 2015?

Despite declining sponsorship revenue, the loss of the German Grand Prix (at least for this year) and falling television viewing figures, Formula One team budgets remain quite healthy. This season, every team except Manor is spending more than €100 million (approximately $110 million), according to Business Book GP and the Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo (h/t Crash.net). But,... 

What F1 Drivers Did on Their Summer Break

With the cancellation of the German Grand Prix, the 2015 Formula One calendar contained an unexpected three-week break in July, between the British and Hungarian Grands Prix. The actual summer break, though, with its mandatory two-week team factory shutdown, started after Hungary and wraps up next week when the teams arrive at Spa-Francorchamps for the Belgian Grand Prix. In the meantime, the drivers... 

F1 Driver Salaries: Who Is Providing the Best Value for Money so Far in 2015?

Top Formula One drivers are some of the best-paid athletes in the world, with the ones at the very top of the pay grid earning more than €1 million (approximately $1.1 million) per race. And although drivers are largely paid based on their racing ability, intangibles such as marketability are also taken into account by the teams when deciding who to sign and how much to pay them. For an illustration... 

Can Williams Challenge for the F1 Championship in 2016?

Last November, in the midst of her team’s best season in a decade, Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams said there was more to come. She wasn’t referring to last season, although both Williams cars finished on the podium at the next race. And she wasn’t referring to this season, although the team has 30 more points now than at the same time last year. Rather, Williams was... 

Can Sebastian Vettel ‘Make the Impossible Possible’ and Win the 2015 F1 Title?

After winning the Hungarian Grand Prix on July 26, Ferrari‘s Sebastian Vettel sits 42 points behind Lewis Hamilton in the Formula One drivers’ standings. Hamilton’s Mercedes team-mate, Nico Rosberg, splits the pair perfectly, 21 points ahead of Vettel. After the Budapest race, Vettel spoke about his chances of winning the title, saying, “There is still a lot of work to do to... 

F1 Fan Surveys: Comparing Results from the Autosport and GPDA Polls

Autosport recently released the results of its fan survey, conducted in conjunction with F1 Racing and Motorsport News. Earlier in July, the Grand Prix Drivers Association (GPDA) and Motorsport.com also published an executive summary of the results of their own Formula One fan poll. Although the respondents to the two surveys agree on many points—probably because a lot of... 

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