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Formula 1 Red Bull Racing

Darren Heath sticks up for Red Bull

After the Singapore Grand Prix a rumour, or story of sorts, emerged about Red Bull using a traction control system. The story came from the observations of former F1 team owner Giancarlo Minardi. Adding intensity to the speculation was Minardi’s observation that Sebastian Vettel’s car sounded different to all other cars in the field, including […]

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Formula 1 Video

Darren Heath: What it means to me

Darren Heath is one of the best known photographers in Formula 1. And with good reason; he is very good at what he does. This interview, recorded by Mario Muth, affords us an excellent opportunity to learn more about what makes Darren tick. Heath speaks for around 45 minutes, discussing all matter of things. Of […]

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Formula 1

Darren Heath Photographer

Darren Heath is a pro photographer who undertakes the enviable job of following the Formula One circus around the globe. I’ve been following him on twitter for a while now. After each race he’s been updating a selection of his photos. The pics are, of course, all good in their own right, but it is […]

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Ferrari Formula 1

Going ice cold on the Iceman

The return of Kimi Raikkonen to Ferrari has not gone well. In nine races the 2007 champ has qualified ahead of teammate Fernando Alonso only twice and and is yet to finish ahead of him on race day. Kimi’s best result this year is P7, achieved in Australia and Spain. Alonso has finished sixth or […]

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Formula 1

Can it be true? It can’t be…

This week Darren Heath’s blog after the Chinese Grand Prix has nothing to do with the race and everything to do with the 20th anniversary of Ayrton Senna‘s death. That milestone will be reached in seven days from now, on 1 May. No doubt there will be countless tributes paid to Senna over the next […]

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Formula 1 Red Bull Racing

Christian Horner is the best Team Principal in F1

Noted F1 photographer Darren Heath reminds us in his latest blog why his thoughts are essential reading. Heath starts off by giving an insight into the behind the scenes discussions over cost saving in the sport: Laying a barely concealed trap for the hapless team heads, the F1 supremo’s tactical play ensures that the teams […]

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Formula 1 Video

David Coulthard: Make opportunities happen

“If you look at my career, I would say that I had speed but I didn’t have consistency. So, I would say I was good, but not good enough.” With that quote from David Coulthard documentary maker Mario Muth takes us on a 30 minute journey of honesty and insight into the career of the […]

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Formula 1

What happens next?

Bernie Ecclestone showed Kimi Raikkonen before the Bahrain Grand Prix that he still has a very firm grip on the control of Formula One. But he is 81-years-old now and that grip won’t last forever. So what happens when Bernie retires? Will the sport be better off without the cantankerous old so and so? More […]

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Formula 1 Lotus

The Lotus position

Earlier this month a new website called Save Team Lotus was launched. If you’ve been keeping up to speed on this sorry tale you won’t be surprised to learn of the new site. If not, you’d better read on to see what all the fuss is about. Lotus is Lotus right? The people who made […]