Keen On F1

musings and news on the world of F1

The Perez Predicament

Sergio Perez has made the worst start to an F1 season of a McLaren driver in 20 years, since Michael Andretti in 1993 It was always going to be difficult … Continue reading

April 17, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Kimi Needs The “First Lap Nutcase”

Lotus are now posing a real challenge to the established top teams. They are currently placed third in the constructors standings after three races and driver Kimi Raikkonen, who took … Continue reading

April 17, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Caterham Chase Marussia’s March on Midfield

Heikke Kovalainen has returned to Caterham as their test and reserve driver, having been ousted from a race seat at the team only a few months ago at the end … Continue reading

April 17, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Webber’s Woes Continue

Mark Webber is perhaps the unluckiest guy in F1 at the moment. It’s hard enough finding yourself in a team that favours your teammate (unofficially) and who you’ve watched win … Continue reading

April 14, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Vettel shows his true colours

Vettel’s act of defying team orders and passing his teammate to win the Malaysian GP has been called many things – selfish, disrespectful, contemptible – just to name a few. It … Continue reading

March 26, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Aussie Grit grits his teeth

“Multi 21 Seb” exclaimed a disgruntled Mark Webber to his teammate as they went onto the podium to conclude the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix. Webber led much of the race, … Continue reading

March 24, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Marussia sign Ferrari’s protege Bianchi

With Force India finally announcing their second driver a few days ago, marking Sutil’s return, it seemed everyone was finally sorted ready for the first race of this season in two … Continue reading

March 2, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Sutil’s Return

Force India have finally announced their second driver for this year’s 2013 F1 season, less than 3 weeks before it’s due to start. Adrian Sutil, after brief hiatus from the … Continue reading

February 28, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Red Bull’s uncertain future

Red Bull in their short existence in F1 have quickly established themselves as a top team. Their ability to challenge the long-established and hugely successful teams of McLaren and Ferrari … Continue reading

February 24, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Vettel’s inevitable move to Ferrari

Perhaps the biggest topic of conversation and ongoing speculation within F1 surrounds the relationship between Vettel and Ferrari. A link-up between them at some point seems inevitable. Vettel has often … Continue reading

February 24, 2013 · 3 Comments

Webber – not bad for a #2 driver

It’s easy to think that F1 has become a young man’s game with so many rookies now involved in the sport. But Mark Webber continues to show that there’s still … Continue reading

February 21, 2013 · 1 Comment

Hamilton’s quest to emulate Schumacher

The biggest change in the driver line-up for this season is undoubtedly Lewis Hamilton’s move from McLaren to Mercedes. Having been at McLaren the past six years since his 2007 … Continue reading

February 6, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Vettel’s legacy

The 2012 F1 season saw Sebastian Vettel win a third consecutive F1 World Drivers’ Championship, joining only two other drivers in the 62 year history of the sport to achieve … Continue reading

February 2, 2013 · 11 Comments

Kimi knows what he’s doing

Part of what makes F1 so popular is its variety of colourful personalities – and there’s nobody quite like Kimi Raikkonen. His cool relaxed persona has seen him given the … Continue reading

January 29, 2013 · 2 Comments

Rosberg’s make-or-break season

After seven seasons in F1 we’re still yet to see just how good Nico Rosberg really is. This season we’ll find out. Hamilton’s move to Mercedes could well prove to … Continue reading

January 24, 2013 · 1 Comment

Pay drivers – are they really that bad?

F1 continues to be subjected to criticism on the issue of pay drivers. The expression has become derogatory, implying that such drivers are only there because they have X millions … Continue reading

January 22, 2013 · 4 Comments

Go Go Go! It’s the start of my F1 blog!

Welcome to my F1 blog. Just a quick first post. I’ve decided to turn my musings on all-things-F1 into a blog, I’ll throw in all the latest news too. Follow … Continue reading

January 22, 2013 · Leave a Comment
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