F1 Madness

Here’s what the Marussia F1 team have to say ahead of this weekend’s Silverstone F1 Grand Prix. Jules Bianchi, Marussia “I’m really looking forward to the Team’s home race at Silverstone. I know from Monaco what it feels like to have achieved your dream of racing in Formula One and then be able to do […]

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Preview quotes from the Lotus F1 team ahead of the Silverstone Grand Prix this weekend. Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus “Silverstone is a more normal circuit and we’ve been okay at every other permanent circuit so far this year. There’s no reason why we shouldn’t be back to the positions we should be with this package. We […]

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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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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 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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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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Really really cool footage of the Formula One RB07 car at the Top Gear Festival in Durban taken by Charlene Sprong (@LeneZone). We are absolutely green with envy!

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Charlene Sprong (@LeneZone) sent us this video of Mika Hakkinen, Sasha Martinengo and Gugu Zulu racing Tuk Tuks at the Top Gear Festival in Durban on the 15th of June. Hilariously great fun!  

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