Alvin's Formula One Blog

I have had to take some time to take in the events of the last couple of days since Lewis confirmed that he was moving to Mercedes GP Petronas for the 2013 season. It was quite a flurry of news in 1 day. It would seem that my previous analysis was off by a bit. Although, I still believe that Lewis should have stayed at McLaren. I postulated that his reason for leaving was always because of the need to win. All F1 drivers are driven by that need to win, it's only the politics and money that sometimes decide where they go and stay. It made sense for Lewis to stay at McLaren because of their strong pedigree and ability to win championships, if not challenge strongly for it. Of course, all drivers want to win and there was an opportunity to do that with Mercedes since the rules would be rearranged in 2014. The major rule changes in 2014 would mean an opportunity for Mercedes to come out with a winning car. They have the resources and Ross Brawn has been quietly building his tea...

Well, it's been decided then. Barely a few minutes after writing my previous post and not having the chance to splatter it all over the internet, that particular post was rendered irrelevant. Lewis Hamilton has signed a 3 year contract to drive for Mercedes Petronas GP team from next season and partners Nico Rosberg (again..thye've been partners before in karting). And Sergio Perez replaces him at McLaren. First off, I want to congratulate Lewis for making a decision that will change his life forever. It was a difficult one which showed on his face for the last few races, maybe even further back. As I have explained in my previous post, it is a difficult decision to make for an F1 driver. Especially one who is so driven to win and who only has 1 world championship title to his name while his younger competitor already has 2. Very frustrating indeed. And the older one might get his third this season. It would seem that his decision to move has been influenced by 3 time ...

There has been intense speculation these past 2 weeks about Lewis Hamilton's future. Will he stay at McLaren or will he go to Mercedes? Will he turn his back on the team that has nurtured him since he was 13 years old and made him world champion? Or will he go to a new team that has new promise for a new era of dominance? I think it is difficult for the rest of us to speculate as we do not have access to insider information. All we can do is speculate the best we can based on our knowledge of how F1 works and information or opinions from F1 insiders or experienced F1 people. Based on our own knowledge of how F1 works, changing a team for a driver such as Hamilton is a very difficult decision at this moment. It might be a simpler decision in a different season or it might be even harder. But based on what we know, this current season and the way things are at the moment, it is a very difficult decision for Hamilton to make. An F1 driver is driven to win. That is it. It is...

Since Suzuka is coming up and we all know how entertaining Suzuka can be, I'm sharing the top ten Suzuka showdowns as listed by F1Fanatic on his site. This should keep you busy for a while and stir some lively discussions everywhere. Enjoy! (Click on the picture to make the jump)

Well what a year it has been. The action never stopped from the first race with many different winners, different teams, some surprise winners, surprise podiums, retirements and spectacular crashes. Some not so spectacular and some expected. But I'm glad that so far the championship is not lopsided like last year when Vettel won it at the Singapore GP. This year it seems it could go down to the wire like in 2007 and 2008. Those were good years where the championship was won at the last race and even at the last corner. Although it was tension throughout the season and at every race as you just don't know if your supported driver is gonna win it or not. But that is the draw of Formula 1, that is the adrenalin rush we live on every 2 weeks. I think this year it is about consistency . The most consistent driver and team will win it. It is no more about all out winning, just making sure you get on the podium or even top 5 is enough. To do this you would have to: Win the r...

Wow, it's been a very long time since I posted here. Some difficult times at the moment but I'm pulling through. I am now trying to start back this blog, post my opinions as much as I can. Hopefully I can cover every race until the end of this season. And hopefully will be able to get some guest postings and competitions where you can win some fantastic prizes as well. What a race Singapore was. To be honest I was very upset as Lewis had another DNF. Seems like McLaren can only finish the races with one car. What is going on? They cannot win anything at this rate and with all the issues they have been having. They have to be more consistent. Red Bull seems to have made a comeback with Vettel strong through the weekend and that sets up the battle in Suzuka. One of my favorite tracks, Suzuka is fast, flowing and throws up some crazy corners. Overtaking is also possible as Kobayashi has displayed more than once here. Well, that is it for now. Need to get myself up to speed ...