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2014 Malaysian GP: Qualifying report

Lewis Hamilton claimed his second pole position of the year during a rain affected qualifying at the Malaysian Grand Prix. In doing so the 2008 world champion has moved alongside Jim Clark and Alain Prost on 33 career pole positions. Qualifying was delayed for close to an hour due to heavy rain and difficult conditions, […]

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Red Bull explains defence for Australian GP appeal

Christian Horner has revealed to Autosport the approach Red Bull Racing will take in its appeal to have Daniel Ricciardo’s disqualification from the Australian Grand Prix overturned. Ricciardo crossed the finish line in second place and he and the team have been stripped of the 18 world championship points earned on the day. The team […]

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Dietrich Mateschitz expresses limits with F1

Owner of the Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso F1 teams, Dietrich Mateschitz, says he has a clear limit as to what he can accept in the world of Formula 1. While headlines screaming Red Bull could quit F1 are a little sensationalist for now, the sport would be wise to pay attention when Mateschitz […]

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2014 Australian GP: Post-race press conference

While Daniel Ricciardo’s result has been taken away from him it’s hard to know for sure how much advantage, if any, he gained if his car was pumping in fuel faster than it should have been. In reality he crossed the line second and therefore much of what was said post-race still rings true. For […]

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Nico Rosberg wins 2014 Australian GP

As I write this belated race report take your mind back to a time where all fuel flow monitors were created equal… Nico Rosberg cruised to a dominant victory in Melbourne to start what could be a dominant year for the Mercedes AMG team. And yet the headline story is the second place finish by […]

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Well, that’s just crap!

I drive all the way from Canberra to Melbourne and see Daniel light up the Albert Park crowd and track on the way to earning himself a front row start for the Australian Grand Prix. On Sunday I watch the race at a pub with a great atmosphere which builds as Daniel holds off a […]

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2014 Australian GP: Qualifying report

Well, what a great result the first qualifying session of Formula 1’s new world order delivered yesterday. Seeing our Daniel on the front row is the headline story here in Australia. The smiling West Australian deserves the accolades too, after he put in a masterful performance in all three quali sessions. Lewis Hamilton’s experience and […]

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Quick reference guide to the 2014 F1 season

We’re just a couple of sleeps away from the start to the most unpredictable Formula 1 season in recent memory. Is anyone else excited?! Judging by pre-season testing form we’ll be lucky if half of the 22 cars entered in Melbourne finish the race. Remember, too, there’s just five complete power units available per driver […]

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Red Bull’s guide to the 2014 F1 season

Red Bull Racing has put together this nifty video guide for the 2014 F1 season. You’ll see our Daniel and their Sebastian go through the key points of difference between the 2013 cars and the new and so far troublesome RB10. If only the team’s pre-season testing went as smoothly as this!

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F1 winter testing: Bahrain II day 2

Sergio Perez (1:35.570) has once again showed the field a clean pair of heels in F1 testing at Bahrain overnight. The Force India driver covered 108 laps in another productive day where several teams had problems of varying degrees. “It feels very good to have another full day and to do so many laps,” the […]

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F1 winter testing: Bahrain II day 1

Just like last week a Force India VJM07 has topped the timesheets on the opening day of testing in Bahrain. This time it was Sergio Perez (1:35.290) who went fastest, managing a healthy 105 laps as well. “We really needed a good day to start this week and today we had it,” Perez said. “We […]

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F1 winter testing: Bahrain I day 4

The continued dominance of Mercedes-power during F1 pre-season testing saw Nico Rosberg set the fastest time of the week (1:33.283) when he topped the timesheets in Bahrain overnight. Rosberg was happy with his day’s work, which included a variety of tasks. “This morning we were able to try some qualifying practice runs which felt good, […]