F1 Madness

Red Bull Racing driver Mark Webber has announced that he will leave Formula one at the end of the 2013 season. The 36-year-old Australian driver will be joining Porsche’s new sportscar program and racing Webber will be part of Porsche’s LMP1 program at Le Mans next year. Webber says he had options to stay in […]

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On this same Silverstone circuit legends such as Senna, Fangio, Stewart and Clark unleashed their virtuoso talents. The circuit, the ground, the grandstands, everything here is drenched in motorsport history and is considered one of the most unique racing venues in the world. The memories will linger forever but the times and the talents have […]

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Here’s what Jenson Button, Sergio Perez and Martin Whitmars had to say ahead of the upcoming Silverstone Grand Prix this weekend. Jenson Button, McLaren “Any  driver’s home race is a special thing, but racing at Silverstone means so much to me: it’s the place where I grew up watching Formula 1 – I first came […]

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Here’s what Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber have to say ahead of the Silverstone Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull “Apart from the unpredictable English weather, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone is a highlight of the season and one of my favourite tracks. It’s located only 30km from our factory in Milton Keynes and […]

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The Racing Manager at Pirelli, Mario Isola, gives us a preview of the Silverstone Circuit for Round 8 of the Formula 1 World Championship.

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The FIA Institute has been working with Formula One teams to develop a new side impact system that will be on all cars in 2014. One of the biggest safety developments for F1 in recent years is underway and will feature on all cars next season. This is the result of a year-long collaboration between the […]

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A super cool Tech Bites video by the Sauber F1 team showing the evolution of F1 steering wheels since 1993. Did you know that the Sauber C12’s steering wheel had only two buttons in 1993?! Amazing to see how much they’ve changed and how buttons and knobs have been added or moved year after year. […]

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Formula 1 heads to Silverstone this weekend for the British Grand Prix. This high speed circuit will be very challenging for some teams. It’s also an opportunity to see which teams are ahead in terms of pace. Here are the broadcast times for the weekend   Free Practice 1: Friday 11:00 Free Practice 2: Friday […]

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Round 08 of the F1 season sees us going to the home of Formula 1, Silverstone. One of the oldest tracks on the F1 calendar. The weather for Friday is cloudy with a chance of rain. This could mean that we will have a wet FP1 and FP2. For qualifying and the race the weather […]

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On 15 June 2013, the Top Gear Festival came around to SA again. F1 and @F1_Madness fan, Charlene Sprong (@LeneZone) sent us a summary of the awesome experience!   In December 2012, we decided we were going to attend the 2013 Top Gear Live Festival in Durban (our first time).  When the tickets became available earlier […]

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