For our annual Christmas Day special we must once again bow at the altar of Sebastian Vettel. The German wunderkind won his fourth consecutive world championship. After the break you can follow links to all 19 of our F1 in pictures galleries from 2013. And if you want to reflect on the nine career wins […]
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Are you sitting down? Go on, sit down, right now… The FIA has just announced a rule that will see the final race of the 2014 Formula 1 season, and beyond, be awarded double championship points in a bid to keep the title race alive to the last possible moment. It might seem like first-class […]
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 […]
While we’re still waiting for the official word that Daniel Ricciardo will replace Mark Webber at Red Bull next year, Webber himself has pretty much given the game away. “The decision’s made,” Mark told James Allen on Channel 10. “We all know who it is. I’m happy with that decision. “It’s good for him and […]
Daniel Ricciardo will need to convince Red Bull Racing hierarchy he is capable of delivering the team 200 championship points if he is to secure a drive with them in 2014, Autosport reports. “Red Bull is not a team that can afford to be swayed by personal preference, a hunch, or a beaming Australian smile,” […]
Pirelli has announced the tyre compounds it will be bringing to the next three races (British, German and Hungarian Grands Prix). Despite coming under pressure from the teams to change the construction of the tyres, there will now be no changes until at least after the Hungarian Grand Prix. And the reason for remaining with […]
In the wake of the Mercedes secret tyre test controversy it has emerged that Ferrari has also taken part in private test at the request of Pirelli. The test took place this year between the Bahrain and Spanish Grands Prix. Crucially, though, a 2011-spec car was used which had been provided by Ferrari’s Corse Clienti […]
Nico Rosberg’s victory at the Monaco Grand Prix could be in doubt after stewards referred the protest about their secret test with Pirelli to the FIA. The FIA has subsequently released a statement and we think it will make for concerning reading in the Mercedes AMG garage. “At the beginning of May, the FIA was […]
Mercedes F1 powerbroker Niki Lauda has confirmed the team is chasing the signature of three-time world champion Sebastian Vettel. Lauda, a triple world champion himself, says he’s merely following in the footsteps of former Mercedes motorsport boss Norbert Haug. “I continued what Haug began,” Lauda told Germany’s Bild am Sonntag newspaper. Dr Helmut Marko, the […]
Despite a disappointing sixteenth place finish at the Bahrain Grand Prix, Toro Rosso driver Daniel Ricciardo has risen to the top of the ‘most likely to replace Mark Webber in 2014’ list. Speculation has previously suggested Kimi Raikkonen could be the man to replace Webber should he depart the team at the end of this […]
Given the recent rumour that Mark Webber has already signed a five-year deal to race sportscars with Porsche from next year he was always going to be asked questions about it when he fronted the media in Bahrain last weekend. Porsche has already denied the rumour to be fact, and indeed some reports suggest the […]
As has become tradition here at AUSmotive we’re pleased to bring you a Christmas Day special, with links to all 20 of our F1 photo galleries from 2012. Once again Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing proved to be a winning combination. Although, early on in the year—remember, we saw seven different winners in the […]