Posted on 12 December 2013. Tags: 2014 regulations, double points, fia, Lotus, lotus f1 team, sebastian vettel
The Lotus F1 Team is taking the FIA’s announcement detailing new regulations for next season in their stride. A good few teams and drivers have voiced their disapproval of the changes, specifically the controversial double points rule which Sebastian Vettel slammed as being “absurd”. The Lotus team however, posted a link on their website, Twitter […]
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Posted on 12 December 2013. Tags: caterham, f1 teams, fia, Hispania, HRT, Lotus, marussia, new F1 team, Super Aguri, Toyota, Virgin
The FIA has called for potential new teams to express their interest in participating in Formula 1 “at a competitive level” in 2015 or 2016. The sport’s governing body has opened up a selection process for a new team to join the grid, potentially as early as the start of the 2015 F1 season.Interested applicants […]
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Posted on 12 December 2013. Tags: 2014 regulations, bahrain, ferrari, force india, mclaren, mercedes, pirelli, red bull, rule changes, toro rosso, tyre test, tyre testing
Pirelli have confirmed that four teams will take part in the Bahrain tyre test next week. Following confirmation that both McLaren and Force India have withdrawn from the test because of the short timeframe between the test and the FIA’s confirmation that it may go ahead. The FIA gave the tyre test the go ahead […]
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Posted on 11 December 2013. Tags: 2014 regulations, christian horner, daniel ricciardo, double points, helmut marko, red bull, rule changes, sebastian vettel
Four time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel has criticised FIA plans to award double points for the final race of the season from 2014. Under the new double points rule, the winning driver of the final race in Abu Dhabi next season, will score 50 points instead of 25 under the proposed rule change. […]
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Posted on 10 December 2013. Tags: 2014 regulations, abu dhabi, bahrain, ferrari, fia, force india, mclaren, mercedes, pirelli, red bull, rule changes, toro rosso, tyre test
The FIA has announced some major changes to the regulations of the sport including Double points at the final race of the season; Permanent driver numbers; A 5 second penalty for minor infringements and a cost cap in 2015. Double Points to be awarded at Final Race In a rather controversial move, the FIA announced […]
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Posted on 06 December 2013. Tags: madiba, nelson mandela
“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. Sport can awaken hope where there was previously only despair.” – Nelson Mandela. Rest in Peace Madiba, and thank you.
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Posted on 05 December 2013. Tags: bernie ecclestone, fernando alonso, ferrari, kimi raikkonen, Lotus
F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has come out singing the praises of Finnish Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen in a foreword to his Official 2013 F1 Season Review. Raikkonen took victory in the opening race this year in Australia, took eight podium finishes and battled his way to finish fifth in the World Drivers’ Championship with […]
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Posted on 05 December 2013. Tags: 2014 grid, 2014 regulations, f1 2014, jenson button, Lotus, martin brundle, nico hulkenberg, pastor maldonado
Formula One driver turned commentator Martin Brundle has warned that F1 will experience “total calamity” in the early part of the 2014 season. F1 will adopt new 1.6-litre turbo-charged engines next year, while teams will also need to make greater use of energy recovery systems. “I’m expecting total calamity in the early stages of 2014 […]
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Posted on 04 December 2013. Tags: f1 calendar, Formula 1
The FIA has confirmed the 2014 F1 Calendar. There will be 19 races in the 2014 F1 season with the proposed races in New Jersey and Mexico being dropped and the Korean Grand Prix also not featuring on the 2014 F1 Calendar. The Indian Grand Prix has also been dropped from the calendar. The Austrian […]
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Posted on 04 December 2013. Tags: f1 video, force india, nico hulkenberg
Gather around Nico Hulkenberg and Sahara Force India Fans! Here is a special little video message from 2014 Sahara Force India driver Nico Hulkenberg. Hulkenberg agreed to a multi-year contract with the team and will be joining them when Formula One returns next year.
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