Lewis Hamilton posted the fastest time of the week so far during F1 testing overnight in Bahrain. The 2008 world champ sent his Mercedes AMG W05 around the Sakhir circuit in 1:34.263 and headed a trio of Mercedes-powered cars. Hamilton didn’t have everything go his way, though, with a minor gremlin interrupting his race simulation […]
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Pre-season testing lap times aren’t always a reliable guide as to who is fast, yet McLaren rookie Kevin Magnussen can do no more than his best and overnight in Bahrain his best (1:34.910) was 1.5 seconds better than anyone else. “The team is doing a great job to help me,” Magnussen said afterwards. “They’re giving […]
Mark Webber reckons Australia’s next great F1 hope, Daniel Ricciardo, has the skills to match it with his new Red Bull Racing teammate four-time world champion Sebatsian Vettel. At least as far as qualifying goes, anyway. “I think he’ll give Seb a real hard time in qualifying,” said Mark. “It’ll be 50:50 in the first […]
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F1 winter testing: Jerez day 4
Felipe Massa’s career could be headed for a resurgence after setting the fastest time (1:28.229) on a damp final day of testing in Jerez overnight. The FW36 has been near the pointy end all week and the decision of Williams to switch from Renault to Mercedes power for this season is proving to be inspired. […]
Kevin Magnussen made the most of his first official day on track as a McLaren driver by topping the lap charts in Jerez overnight. His time of 1:23.276 was almost half a second faster than next best, Felipe Massa with Williams (1:23.700). Magnussen’s efforts were made more impressive by the fact he only ran in […]
After two days of winter testing in Jerez what have we learned about the Formula 1 class of 2014, specifically these horrid looking new cars? Well, not a lot to be honest. On day 1 most teams struggled and only 93 laps were completed by the teams in attendance, and none at all by McLaren. […]
Red Bull Racing has just released studio images of its 2014 F1 car, the RB10. Yes, it has an anteater nose, but thankfully, Adrian Newey has overseen a clever use of paint and carbon fibre to help hide the ugly snout. Overall, we think this is the best looking car we’ve seen so far in […]
Red Bull Racing is entering its tenth Formula 1 season this year and they’ve previewed what is to come by compiling a highlights package of the last nine years. Their 2014 challenger, the RB10, will be revealed for the first time on 28 January. Presumably that means moments before the first test gets underway, as […]
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Formula 1’s lucky numbers
As the new F1 season draws near we can start getting all excited about the numbers the drivers will choose in this new era of permanent numbers. Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen wants number 7 apparently. But so does Jules Bianchi. A bitch fight to settle it perhaps? Other numbers nominated to date include: Fernando […]
Here in Australia it’s accepted that four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel plays the pantomime villain to Mark Webber’s hero. As a result Vettel has been harshly judged by most Aussie F1 fans to the point that many find it hard to enjoy any success the young star achieves. Worse, it’s expected that villain role will […]
Formula 1 is about to undergo a massive technical challenge with the introduction of the 1.6 litre V6 turbocharged “power unit” era. There are new aerodynamic regulations for the teams to master as well. So you’d think they’d be spending every waking moment preparing for the 2014 season. But no, they’re focusing on the really […]
Following Mark Webber’s second place in the Brazilian Grand Prix here’s your last chance to read what the straight shooting Aussie had to say in one of his last official engagements with F1. Before you do, this is what Daniel Ricciardo had to say before he steps into Webber’s shoes at Red Bull. “The conditions […]