Sean Stevens, Author at GRAND PRIX 247

Parc Ferme: AlphaTauri the star that fell to earth

As we sink closer to the bottom of the Formula 1 Constructors Championship table for 2022, we find a surprise entry at number nine - AlphaTauri. Whilst a Williams languishing at the bottom is to be expected.... Read More...

Parc Ferme: Haas doing so much with so little

When considering which Formula 1 team made the biggest strides forward in 2022, Haas was only just pipped to first place by Alfa Romeo. However, having said that where the latter F1 team started at the top o... Read More...

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Parc Ferme: You need two to tango

Bag loads of cash, a new car, a new team principal, and a new driver in the shape of a four-time World Champion, what could go wrong for Aston Martin? But wrong it went for the better half of the 2022 Formul... Read More...

Parc Ferme: A game of two halves

And the award for the most improved Formula 1 team in the 2022 season goes to… Drum roll... Alfa Romeo Formula 1 Team ORLEN (Sauber)! I can hear all the gawps at this ostensively outrageous claim. “How so?” ... Read More...

Parc Ferme: Asleep in the Lando of Norris

Question: What’s orange and blue, and slides down tables? Answer: McLaren Formula 1 team. I refer, of course, to the Woking-based outfit's statistical performance over the past three years in the Constructor... Read More...

Alpine F1 Team celebrate finishing fourth in the Contructors' Championship. Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Sunday 20th November 2022. Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Parc Ferme: Lies, damn lies and Alpine statistics

A few years down the line people may glance at the historical standings in the Formula 1 Constructors' Championship and conclude that the BWT Alpine F1 Team made progress in 2022 by securing fourth place - a ... Read More...

Parc Ferme: Every silver lining has a cloud

Like the German national football team, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 team were not at their best this year. However, even when neither of them was at the top of their respective games, they still manag... Read More...

Parc Ferme: Chianti or Valpolicella ?

What burns twice as bright burns half as long. This well-known idiom is probably the aptest way to describe Scuderia Ferrari's 2022 Formula 1 season. If we cast our mind back to the distant past of preseason... Read More...

Max Verstappen, Alexander Albon and Jeffrey Herlings perform during The Dutch Road Trip at Scheveningen beach in The Hague, Netherlands on January 27, 2020 // Rutger Pauw / Red Bull Content Pool // AP-23Q7EVJH51W11 // Usage for editorial use only //

Parc Ferme: A [Red] Bullish 2022 Formula 1 review

The 'Off Season is upon us, and for columnists like me, it often means an editorial drought of newsworthy events. However, it does allow us to reflect on what has transpired over the previous ten months and c... Read More...

Parc Ferme: Is that it?

Was it just me or did anyone else find the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix post-race celebrations somewhat muted? Yes, the firework display was awesome, the confetti cannons boomed, and there were even donuts on t... Read More...

Parc Ferme: Miracles of Brazil and Teammates with a small ‘t’

Parc Ferme: Brazil Miracles and Teammates with a small ‘t’

Poised for another Red Bull rout of the Formula 1 grid, I had already pre-fluffed my sleep pillow for the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, that is until Kevin Magnussen got himself into Q3! Leading the othe... Read More...

Parc Ferme: Mexico City revelations

The Mexico City Grand Prix was rich. Rich in politics for Red Bull, hope if you’re a Mercedes fan, and dismay if you are a member of the Tifosi. However, it also lifted the technical veil off the various cars... Read More...

Parc Ferme: Mexico’s Tequila Slammer

For those of you that don’t know, the cactus used to brew Mexico’s finest firewater is the Blue Agave. It’s not a drink I touch these days. Experience has shown me that its initial benign effect is just a ru... Read More...

Parc Ferme: A Stroll up the grid…

Earlier in the season, I identified Mick Schumacher, Nicolas Latifi and Lance stroll as members of Formula 1’s “Bash Street Kids”, i.e. the drivers who trash their cars through unforced errors. I also suggeste... Read More...

Parc Ferme: Red Bull’s Double Dutch

Mired in the sticky mud of exceeding a budget cap, Red Bull continue to forge ahead in all other areas; in particular the driver market by signing Nyck de Vries to AlphaTauri. Formerly a Mercedes protégé, De V... Read More...

Parc Ferme: Move along, nothing to see here folks…

My crystal ball is on fire at the moment. Before the Singapore Grand Prix, I suggested that Max Verstappen would not be lighting up a World Championship cigar at the end of that race. Last Thursday in Parc F... Read More...

Parc Ferme: Red Bull’s Singapore Sling

Prior to the start of the Singapore Grand Prix, I posed the question on my LinkedIn post: Would Max Verstappen be allowed to win in Singapore and seal the Formula 1 World Championship? I chose my words carefu... Read More...

Pirelli to decide tyre allocations for F1 teams in 2022

Parc Ferme: An end to comfort blankets

As Formula 1 gradually moves towards banning the use of tyre heating blankets starting the 2024 season, how will that affect the sport, and what are the pros and cons? From 2024 tyre blankets will no longer ... Read More...

Author Sean Stevens