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Mat Coch
07/03/2016
"We've been brainwashed into believing the sport is something it's never been," writes Mat Coch. "F1 has begun to believe its own hype."
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Mat Coch
17/04/2014
The budget cap, that ideologist concept that would safeguard the sport by controlling costs and provide an even playing field for all the teams, is dead. Deceased.
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Mat Coch
23/12/2013
Why did Pirelli feel the need to develop a tyre in the laboratory and bolt it on to Nico Rosberg's Mercedes? What was it hoping to gain? The failure was a PR disaster.
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Mat Coch
30/03/2013
"Lewis Hamilton is good for the sport," writes Mat Coch. "He divides opinion, sparks controversy and is absolutely unique in the F1 paddock. Perhaps rather than ridiculing and critiquing him for his lifestyle we should take off the blinkers."
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Mat Coch
11/03/2013
Mat's old car never got the love and attention it needed. The tyres never got air, the oil went unchecked, the suspension knocked, the radiator was held on by a sole bolt. Somehow, the memory of that car got him thinking about F1 and its current situation
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Mat Coch
30/01/2013
Adam Parr, one of the most outspoken people in the Formula One paddock, left the sport as he came in. Head hunted by Frank Williams, Parr caused a stir among his contemporaries, providing the media with regular sound bites.
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Mat Coch
04/01/2013
A single phone call, made in late 1969, When Ken Tyrrell spoke to Jack Brabham regarding the supply of cars for 1970, was to change the course of F1 history and ultimately plant the seed of Bernie Ecclestone's rise to power.
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Mat Coch
18/12/2012
The season ending Brazilian Grand Prix and the subsequent yellow flag controversy reminded Mat Coch of the 2003 event and an incident involving a certain Spanish driver, who was to suffer what he described the worst crash of his career.
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Mat Coch
14/11/2012
"Costs in F1 have continued to escalate in recent years," writes Mat Coch. More races and more competition have stifled efforts to restrict expenditure."
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Mat Coch
24/10/2012
As Mario Andretti completes the first laps of the Circuit of the Americas in a car built by Colin Chapman, Mat Coch believes the move raises questions about whom the team, operated by Genii Capital, is actually trying to be.
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BIOGRAPHY
Growing up in Adelaide around the time the 'City of Churches' played host to the Australian Grand Prix had a profound influence on Mat. It captivated him as a child, watching the likes of Prost, Lauda, Rosberg and Piquet on television before meeting them in the flesh having camped outside their hotel for hours.
Starting his writing career in grass roots motor sport in Sydney - a scene he is still heavily involved in - Mat's passion for the sport and Formula One soon landed him on the steps of Pitpass.
A frequent contributor Mat now travels the globe at every opportunity covering Formula One, often finding the stories others don't.
Barely a week goes by when Mat can't be found at a race track, or garage. From Eastern Creek near his home in Sydney to the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi there is nowhere he would rather be than in the paddock of a race track.
Email: mat.coch@pitpass.com
