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Peter Habicht

Peter Habicht is a freelance writer and journalist in Formula 1 and has been involved with the sport’s growth in America since 2005.

Haas F1 Team Hiring and Schedule Update

Since acquiring the former Marussia factory, Haas F1 Team principal Guenther Steiner has been busy putting together the first American Formula 1 team to race in 30 years. The team’s United States home in Kannapolis, North Carolina, will be the...

10 Years of Formula 1 in San Francisco: 2005-2015

  10 years ago today, in a small bar in North Beach, a group of F1 fans got together and started watching Grand Prix racing in San Francisco.  Back then, a full season in 2005 wasn’t the easiest course to map out trying to put...

Thoughts for Young Drivers from Mario Andretti

In a follow up conversation with Mario Andretti this weekend about Americans driving in F1, the arrival of Haas F1 Team, based in Kannapolis, North Carolina brought to mind a new interest in the sport from young driving talent here in...

Team Principals Speak on the State of F1

It’s a chilly Saturday morning here at Circuit of The Americas, and for the first time since 2005, only 9 teams will be qualifying for a grand prix.  A lack of finances at Caterham and Marussia has created a situation that provided the...

Lewis Hamilton on the Today Show

Congratulations to Mercedes AMG F1 team on a great appearance by Lewis Hamilton on the Today Show this morning: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Lewis appeared before a diverse crowd of fans in Manhattan...

Dan Gurney Remembers Jack Brabham: 1926-2014

This weekend, the three time F1 world champion Jack Brabham passed peacefully in his native Australia.  A pioneer and competitor, just what he meant to the sport was recently summarized in a statement today from Dan Gurney, who raced with Jack...

What I Found on a Visit to Senna’s Grave

  Ayrton Senna’s image is seemingly everywhere this week around our connected world as members of the racing community and beyond remember the contributions he made to sport and to a continuing extent, the people of his homeland in Brazil...

Gene Haas: “We’re going to be an American led team”

Chairman Gene Haas and team principal Guenther Steiner took questions today with press on hand to discuss the formation of a their American based Formula 1 team (audio begins at :30): Taking a no-nonsense approach, Haas and Steiner answered several...

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Peter Habicht is a freelance writer and journalist in Formula 1 and has been involved with the sport’s growth in America since 2005.

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