This article gathers 25 of the weirdest, most intriguing facts I’ve seen around Formula 1 paddocks and circuits. If you follow F1 closely you’ll already know some of these, but…
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In my video I walked the empty streets of Baku 40 hours after the race and documented how a Formula 1 street circuit is dismantled and returned to everyday city…
In this write-up I want to take you behind the scenes of one of McLaren’s worst weekends of the season at the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The story isn’t just…
Introduction — A Paddock Surprise from Kym Illman I spent the day wandering the Baku paddock and what I didn’t expect to become the headline for many people was a…
I’m Kym Illman, and I’ve spent time in the paddock asking the simple question: how much do the thousands of people who keep Formula 1 running actually earn? The answers…
Introduction: A practical look at the Madrid Grand Prix I took a close look at the first wave of ticket sales and the Madring circuit plans to figure out whether the…
This article aims to explain why Sergio “Checo” Perez hesitated before committing to the new Cadillac F1 project, how the deal ultimately came together, and what his arrival means for…
Over years of working in the paddock and documenting Grand Prix weekends, I’ve seen one truth again and again: the on-track spectacle—drivers, strategy and speed—is just the tip of an…
I’m Kym Illman and this is my take on one of the weekend’s biggest talking points from the 2025 Italian Grand Prix at Monza: the moment McLaren asked Oscar Piastri…
Introduction This piece expands on the latest paddock observations and race-weekend chatter from Monza. Monza is always a pressure cooker for Ferrari — their home crowd, the Tifosi, expect thunder…