Mark Kay, Author at GRAND PRIX 247

Tech Draft: Time to drop the F1 constructors’ title

Yesterday I became aware of the news that at first seemed unremarkable, that the FIA had approached the market with a formal process of a request for tender for the supply of standard pit equipment to all For... Read More...

Tech Draft: Start with factory settings

For me, one of the more frustrating consequences of having a professional history in motorsport is the curse of being asked to help the amateur punter who owns a very nice race car. Invariably they have litt... Read More...

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Tech Draft: An open letter to Jeremy Clarkson

Jeremy Clarkson, many people either take or leave your often random public pot shots and rants. But your recent tirade taking direct aim at Lewis Hamilton in the week following the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix ... Read More...

Tech Draft: Michael Schumacher and the oversteer fallacy

For those who were around and in the know of Formula 1 in the nineties realized that the contemporary perception that Michael Schumacher had a preference for a chassis balance with oversteer tendencies is not... Read More...

Tech Draft: F1 needs to take #WeRaceAsOne seriously

As the more immediate future of Formula 1 has become clearer, I have found myself frustrated in trying to understand the relevance of its #WeRaceAsOne initiative and the FIA’s #PurposeDriven movement. From w... Read More...

Tech Draft: Verstappen’s bargeboard damage explained

With the summer break now in full swing, I thought it appropriate to dig into a couple of technical questions I have seen posed in the GrandPrix247 comments section. In my very first "Tech Draft Explained" c... Read More...

Tech Draft: Is Alonso correct about British bias in F1?

The return of Fernando Alonso to Formula 1 has been refreshing and has brought some well-needed originality to the normally bleak and robotic post-race press ring parade, and after last weekend’s Hungarian Gr... Read More...

Tech Draft: Aston Martin appeal and review explained

The reason for the disqualification of Sebastian Vettel's Aston Martin from second place at Sunday's 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix is one that has clearly been misunderstood by many and needs clarifying so that t... Read More...

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Tech Draft: What does Clarko want from Lewis versus Max?

As I have mentioned previously in my musings, I prefer not to indulge in the mainstream Formula 1 media outlets because I find them sterile and risk-averse in diverging from the set PR line and are usually af... Read More...

Tech Draft: Let’s take Formula 1 sustainability seriously

In 2019 Formula 1 announced its intent to reach a net-zero carbon footprint by the year 2030 using an ambitious sustainability plan as the vehicle, it's now time to take the pledge seriously. However, as the... Read More...

Tech Draft: The journey from commenter to writer

When Paul Velasco invited me to contribute to GP247 as an opinion writer several months ago I had little understanding of not only how rewarding it would be, but that I was unwittingly embarking on a journey ... Read More...

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Tech Draft: Very good reason to bring back the T-Car

The incidents caused by Valtteri Bottas and Lance Stroll at the first corner of the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix resulted in five drivers no longer being able to continue in the race, triggering a good reason to... Read More...

Tech Draft: F1 war on and off-track, bring it on!

After seven years of complete and worthy dominance of both Formula 1 Championships by Mercedes, this year is finally delivering on what most administrators, drivers, teams, and fans have been wishing for. Th... Read More...

Tech Draft: FIA Sporting Code and due process

One of the more interesting aspects of the media portrayal and the broader discussions related to the recent Verstappen-Hamilton incident at the recent 2021 British Grand Prix has been the lack of understandi... Read More...

Tech Draft: Why does Red Bull get so much hate?

Formula 1 is a gladiatorial sport, and often close battles between drivers for the world title can agitate combat between their respective fans and has always been a part of our sport but why do Red Bull get ... Read More...

Tech Draft: Revisiting the Williams FW43B CAD Hack

The tale of the intended virtual launch of the Williams FW43B is one of the stranger stories of the 2021 season so far, yet it almost fell off the radar and nearly escaped the collective imagination of the Fo... Read More...

Technical Draft: They have killed technical innovation in our sport

Adelaide, it conjures memories of green parklands, very warms days in excess of 30 degrees, the smell of jungle juice and the scream of a 3.5 litre V12 Honda RA122E on full legal traction control, right? If ... Read More...

Technical Draft: Do you want racing or contrived competition?

Here in Adelaide, South Australia, we are in the first day of an automatic blanket seven-day COVID-19 lockdown. I know that in this day a COVID-19 lockdown might seem to be a thing of the past, something tha... Read More...

Author Mark Kay