Felipe Massa’s former Ferrari race engineer Rob Smedley has revealed that it became “pretty clear” at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix what Renault had done, in regard to Nelson Piquet Jr. crashing on purpose. This is, of course, the infamous ‘Crashgate’, an event which is still causing controversy today. Back at the Marina Bay Circuit
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Felipe Massa’s old Ferrari race engineer Rob Smedley believes the Brazilian driver has the “personal right” to pursue the 2008 Drivers’ Championship. Massa is taking legal action against the FIA and Formula 1, as a result of ex-F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone revealing last year that himself and FIA president at the time Max Mosley knew
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Former Ferrari engineer Rob Smedley has warned that McLaren’s new technical team could find themselves “dead in the water” if a “weak link” is detected amongst the new line-up, with the Woking-based team having overhauled their technical department. After making a dreadful start to the 2023 F1 season, McLaren CEO Zak Brown decided that immediate
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Matt Gallagher, co-host of P1 with Matt and Tommy, believes Charles Leclerc will not win a world championship whilst driving for Ferrari, meaning the Monegasque will need to leave Maranello to achieve his dream. Leclerc’s future at Ferrari has been quietly discussed as of late, especially with the Italians having endured a poor start to
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Former Ferrari engineer, Rob Smedley, reckons that Charles Leclerc’s ability to lead the team through tough phases is something that makes him stand out. The Scuderia have not had it easy in the last few seasons; they have in fact not won a title in any capacity since 2008. Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen brought
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has said he is not confident that Mercedes will be able to turn their fortunes around quickly, after having a disappointing start to 2022. However, F1’s technical consultant, Rob Smedley, holds a different view of the situation. While Mercedes achieved an unexpected podium finish in Bahrain, the team was brought back down
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