Thrill-a-minute grand prix stunt driver Romain Grosjean has capped off a brilliant weekend with the news he has re-signed with the Lotus F1 Team for the 2013 season. Needless to say the young Frenchie is very happy with this turn of events: “It’s fantastic for me to be continuing with Lotus F1 Team for 2013. […]
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Sebastian Vettel has become Formula One’s youngest ever triple world champion after finishing the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix in sixth place. His only rival for the title, Fernando Alonso, finished the race in second place, ensuring the title chase went down to the final lap. We’ve now updated this post to include the official word […]
In the chase for the 2012 Formula One world drivers’ championship, to be settled at the Brazilian Grand Prix this weekend, Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) sits in the best position. The 25-year-old German holds a 13 point lead over Fernando Alonso (Ferrari). With 25 points up for grabs for a race win, a typically Alonso […]
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2013 F1 calendar confirmed
March 17th, St Patrick’s Day. Mark it down, because that’s the date the 2013 Formula One season kicks off. And we’re pleased to say Australia has kept its place as the opening race of the year. For now, a place has been reserved on the 20 race calendar for the Grand Prix of Jersey (New […]
Following last weekend’s late drama regarding Red Bull’s engine mapping the FIA is expected to issue a directive clarifying the contentious Article 5.5.3 of the sport’s technical regulations. German GP stewards followed the request of the FIA’s technical delegate, Jo Bauer, who suspected Red Bull’s torque curves were in contravention of the rules, but found […]
As always nothing is ever certain in F1 and the floor used on the Red Bull RB8 at the Monaco Grand Prix, previously signed off by the FIA, has now been deemed illegal. Specifically, Red Bull had, for the last three races, incorporated small rectangular holes towards the rear of the floor designed to reduce […]
Here’s our smoke-free look back at the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix. Did anyone outside of Williams give Maldonado a chance. Indeed, did anyone inside Williams even think a win was theirs for the taking? Perhaps a perfect example of how open the 2012 F1 season has been so far can be seen by looking back […]
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Mateschitz wants Webber to stay at RBR
Red Bull Racing’s owner, Dietrich Mateschitz, is reported to have given a short but unambiguous show of support for Mark Webber. No doubt questioned after the Webber to Ferrari rumours the Austrian billionaire told Swiss newspaper Blick, “I hope that he keeps driving with us for a long time.” Looks as though those whipper snappers […]
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“We drive like on raw eggs”
Like, really! Those are the words of seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher who is telling the world he thinks the 2012 spec Pirelli tyres are cabbage. Speaking about the tyres to CNN the 43-year-old said: “I just think that they’re playing a much too big effect because they are so peaky and so special that […]
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Life in the old bull yet?
It’s of no surprise that focus on the future of Mark Webber has remained strong since new Ferrari rumours re-emerged last week. At first Mark seemed coy on the rumour, but did later deny the speculation outright, telling ESPN, “I haven’t signed anything.” That prompted Christian Horner, Red Bull Team Principal, to pour cold water […]
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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 […]
At last weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix Red Bull ran different spec cars. Mark Webber was driving a chassis with the latest updates, including a revised exhaust layout, while Sebastian Vettel was using the RB8 matching pretty much what we first saw back in pre-season testing. Results from the three races to date go almost exclusively […]