Sean Stevens, Author at GRAND PRIX 247

Parc Ferme: Red Bull, gives you wings…

With a temporary pause in the Formula 1 racing action, we have some time to reflect on the significance of what has transpired post the summer break. Other than the Williams team, and specifically Alex Albon... Read More...

Parc Ferme: Move over Max…

While Max Verstappen predictably dominated the race at Monza, taking another inexorable step towards a second Formula 1 World Championship Title, another Dutchman stole a little of his limelight. If anyone h... Read More...

Parc Ferme: Hello, Farewell. Piastri and other F1 musings

With the whodunnit Oscar Piastri mystery now solved, we can start to speculate who will be left without a seat when the Formula 1 Silly Season” music stops. Gu'day mate… Partnering with Lando Norris will no... Read More...

SPA, BELGIUM - AUGUST 27: Pole position qualifier Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing celebrates in the garage during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Belgium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on August 27, 2022 in Spa, Belgium. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Parc Ferme: Spa was a comedy of errors

Question: What is sure a sure sign that you really have made it in Formula 1 as a driver? Answer: When the regulations do not apply to you anymore. Or even better when the Officials start offering up excuse... Read More...

Parc Ferme: Half Term Report Part II

The summer break often signals the start of the “silly season” for driver contracts, something I initially planned to ignore in this second episode of the 2022 Formula 1 report card, but I couldn't... To kic... Read More...

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Parc Ferme: F1 2022 Half Term Report Part I

With Formula 1’s summer break in full swing, it is time to reflect on what has transpired during the first half of the season; with this in mind, I’ve decided to break it down into two reports: Part 1 will co... Read More...

Parc Ferme: A Future World Champion and Ferrari’s Hungarian goulash

Parc Ferme: Ferrari’s Hungarian goulash and a Future World Champion

Is the Red Bull the best car and engine combo on the Formula 1 grid? Probably, but there is no denying the racing master class delivered by Max Verstappen to win the Hungarian Grand Prix last weekend. Despit... Read More...

Parc Ferme: Paul Ricard, a glimpse of the future and “Hungboring”?

Charles Leclerc crashing out from the 2022 French Grand Prix turned the spotlight away from other interesting indications from Paul Ricard. The French Grand Prix proved to be a real rollercoaster ride for seve... Read More...

Parc Ferme: Le Castellet, more of the same… Fudge

Parc Ferme: More of the same… Fudge

As the Formula 1 Circus heads to Le Castellet this weekend for the French Grand Prix my Race Result Oracle churned out a few unsurprising predictions, more of the same fudge to say. In the first instance, it... Read More...

Parc Ferme: "Regu-cide" and the case of the missing grip

Parc Ferme: FIA “Regu-cide” and the case of the missing grip

The Austrian Grand Prix featured numerous decisions and penalties from the Stewards that raised questions and confusion, a case of FIA "Regu-cide" at best. But let's start with Ferrari and Charles Leclerc. S... Read More...

Parc Ferme: Day of the number two’s at Silverstone

Parc Ferme: Silverstone’s day of the number two’s

It was ironic that Tom Cruise and Keanu Reeves were both present at Silverstone last weekend as the race action would not have been out of place in one of their movies. All the ingredients were there at Silv... Read More...

Parc Ferme: Silverstone last chance saloon for Mercedes

This weekend’s 2022 British Grand Prix probably represents the best opportunity this year for the Mercedes F1 team to fire the recalcitrant W13 onto the top step of the podium. And I hope either Lewis Hamilt... Read More...

MONTREAL, QUEBEC - JUNE 19: The Race winner trophies of Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing are pictured in the Pitlane after the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 19, 2022 in Montreal, Quebec. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Parc Ferme: Game, set, match. Verstappen

Recently returned from the repairers, my crystal ball revealed to me a glimpse of the future and it's one where Max Verstappen and Red Bull will be crowned Drivers' and Constructors' Formula 1 World Champio... Read More...

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Parc Ferme: Why not sit on your wallet to cushion the ride?

There is much to digest from the Baku race as the circus heads swiftly to Circuit de Gilles Villeneuve for the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix, some would say too quickly. Especially Ferrari whose cunning plan... Read More...

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Parc Ferme: Baku Budgets, Blags and Bad Dads

If the Monaco Grand Prix was a financial concern for the Teams, then this weekend’s Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix must be a terrifying prospect. Formally the fastest track on the calendar until the arrival... Read More...

Parc Ferme: Getting away with murder at Monaco

Monaco showed us last Sunday, that the further we travel into this 2022 Formula 1 World Championship season, the farther away we seem to move from the essence of motor racing. The essence of motor racing bei... Read More...

Parc Ferme: From exciting “Bore”celona to Monaco dreaming

Last weekend’s Grand Prix no doubt re-kindled the notion that the Formula 1 2022 regulations could deliver non-DRS overtaking, the case for this idea was made stronger as the evidence was presented at Spain’s... Read More...

Parc Ferme: Putting the capitals into the F.I.A.

As the FIA continues to clamp down on drivers' jewellery and underpants, one can't help but feel that the governing body is flexing its muscles for a change. In December 2021 Jean Todt’s premiership of the F... Read More...

Author Sean Stevens