View image | gettyimages.com Racing cars for a living isn’t exactly a commonplace vocation. It requires tremendous effort, willpower, natural talent and, of course, strong financial backing in order to have a chance at success. Only a select few progress each year from local go-karting championships to the forefront of ...
Read More »Is The F1 Calendar Too Long?
There has been a bit of a debate between the F1, the FIA, the Constructors and many more parties about the length of the Formula 1 calendar. Some say it is too long, whereas some say it could be even longer. Is that the case? Has it always been this ...
Read More »Brazilian Grand Prix post-race thoughts
View image | gettyimages.com Nico Rosberg stormed to his 5th victory of the season and 13th of his career in Brazil, while newly-crowned champion and team-mate Lewis Hamilton had to settle for 2nd after several failed attempts to mount an attack on the German. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel rounded up the ...
Read More »2015 Brazilian Grand Prix Preview
View image | gettyimages.com Track: Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil. Scheduled number of laps: 71 Circuit length: 4.309 km (2.677 mi) Number of turns: 15 Race distance: 305.909 km (190.067 mi) Race start time: 16:00 BST, 14:00 Local Time Lap record: 1:11.473 (Juan Pablo Montoya, Williams, 2004) 2014 ...
Read More »Susie Wolff to retire from Motorsports
View image | gettyimages.com Williams Test Driver, Susie Wolff, has announced that she will retire from motorsports at the end of the 2015 season. Wolff is known for being a prominent female driver within the F1 paddock. She has been in a development role with Williams F1 since 2012. In ...
Read More »Red Bull given new deadline to stay in F1
Red Bull owner, Dietrich Mateschitz, has given team principal Christian Horner until the weekend before Abu Dhabi to find an engine supplier for 2016, otherwise the team will be pulled. Mateschitz has given the team a three week extension on finding an engine supplier for next season. Originally, the ...
Read More »Esteban Gutierrez to drive for Haas in 2016
View image | gettyimages.com Haas F1 team have announced that Mexican, Esteban Gutierrez, will drive for the team in 2016. Haas announced their final driver in Mexico City on Friday evening. This happened after the first practice day of the Mexican GP. This weekend will be the GPs return ...
Read More »United States Grand Prix Preview
View image | gettyimages.com Track: Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, USA. Scheduled number of laps: 56 Circuit length: 5.516 km (3.427 mi) Race distance: 308.405 km (191.634 mi) Race start time: 20:00 BST, 14:00 Local Time Lap record: 1:39.347 (Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, 2012) 2014 Pole Position: Nico ...
Read More »Vettel, Alonso, Hamilton: who is the greatest driver of this generation?
View image | gettyimages.com With the 2015 Formula One season drawing to a close, teams and drivers begin to slowly look ahead to 2016, as they aim to dethrone Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes at the top. It has been another incredible year for The Silver Arrows, as they retained their ...
Read More »Hamilton wins dramatic Russian Grand Prix as Mercedes are crowned Constructor’s Champions
View image | gettyimages.com Lewis Hamilton took the win at the action packed Russian Grand Prix this afternoon. Multiple collisions and crashes followed by retirements filled the race with safety cars and important strategies. Today’s biggest winner was Mexican Sergio Perez who battled his way to 3rd. The 3.634 mile ...
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