F1 Madness

Reynard Gelderblom, Motorsport Editor of Streetmotion, sent us his perspective on the Red Bull young driver program. We’d love to hear your thoughts too! Let us know what you think in the comments below, or let us know if you’d like us to publish your opinion too. Here’s what Reynard had to say: Do I […]

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Juan Manuel Fangio’s 1954 Mercedes W196 sold for a world record auction price of £17.5m at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The previous auction record of £11m ($16.7m) was paid for a Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa in 2011. After commission and taxes are added, the sale of the W196 reaches a total of £19.6m. Juan […]

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Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, has said that the team is exploring the option of carrying out a Pirelli tyre test. This follows the International Tribunal’s ruling on the Mercedes tyre test where it has been made clear that running a 2013 car is perfectly legal as long as plans are communicated to and […]

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In this episode of the Sauber F1 Team’s Cutaway Insights series, Matt Morris (Chief Designer for the C32) shows you the F1 Security Data Recorder (SDR). FIA is planning to introduce a new g-force sensor for 2014 which will be placed in the drivers’ earpieces. This will be in addition to the SDR and will more […]

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Doing interviews is probably not a driver’s favourite pastime, but when it involves grabbing a steering wheel and putting the pedal to the metal to unleash the sort of power which is almost on a par with that of a Formula 1 car, then this actually becomes a pleasure. Watch Fernando Alonso take the Ferrari […]

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The FIA’s decision to allow race drivers to take part in the upcoming Young Driver Test in order to test the new Pirelli tyres has seen quite a few teams opting to make use of the opportunity to run their regular drivers. Sauber have announced the they will run Nico Hulkenberg along with reserve driver […]

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Lotus has announced that Kimi Raikkonen will run in the Young Driver Test at Silverstone next week. The test runs from 17-19 July and Raikkonen will run on the final day to test Pirelli’s new tyres. On the preceding two days Lotus has announced they will run Nicholas Prost and Davide Valsecchi. Lotus team principal […]

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In the latest episode of McLaren’s TOONED, Jenson Button, Sergio Perez, and Professor M, voiced by Alexander Armstrong, are gathered at the McLaren Technology Centre to celebrate McLaren’s 50th anniversary when the mystery guest arrives …

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Going back to the beginning of McLaren’s history – here’s a look at the car that started it all – Bruce McLaren’s 1929 Austin 7. This is the car that Bruce McLaren learned to drive in and went racing in for the very first time. Bruce McLaren also achieved his very first race win in […]

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Formula One broadcast personnel and camera crews have been banned from the pit lanes at all circuits, during all sessions – including practice sessions, qualifying and the race. This follows an FIA announcement yesterday in which the FIA stipulated that they would be clamping down on safety in the pit lanes following the incident at […]

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