F1 Madness

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg topped the timing sheets at the end of the first free practice session. Nico Rosberg set a fastest time of 1:34:274 ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton and Toro Rosso’s Max Verstappen. The Mercedes driver sent a clear message of intent to Hamilton as he set the quickest time of the […]

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A Formula 1 fan is a scholar of history, a lover of all that came before in this majestic sport. The Grand Prix Drivers Association global fan survey asked for your view on the history of the sport and the response was pretty resounding. Formula 1 cars have always been achingly beautiful pieces of machinery […]

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There is an age-old question that all Formula 1 are inevitably asked – Who do you support? In the GPDA global fan survey a third of the fans said that they support more than one team and driver with less than 10% only following one team. It doesn’t really come as surprise that Ferrari ranked […]

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The Grand Prix Drivers Association’s global Formula 1 fan survey has revealed a strong social media presence. Of the more than 215 000 fans who participated in the survey Twitter was named as the most popular  social media platform for following the sport. Right here is where we want to give a personal shout out […]

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The Grand Prix Driver’s Association (GPDA) has released the result of their global Formula 1 fan survey. The overall make-up of the global survey revealed that more than 215 000 fans from 194 countries took part in the survey.  “As F1 drivers we share a passion and deep love for our sport with our fans…We […]

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The first ever Formula 1 world championship season took place sixty-five years ago in 1950. The British grand prix was the first official world championship race in that 1950 season and it remains, though altered, on the Formula 1 calendar. The high speed circuit of Silverstone and the famously quick sequence of Maggots and Becketts […]

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Control is a concept that when given up is difficult to regain. Yet, Nico Rosberg overcame his pole starting teammate and controlled all seventy-one laps for an important victory in Austria. The multi-lingual German secured his third victory of the season and second consecutive Austrian race win. But for a “vibration” late on in the […]

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Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel topped the timing sheets at the end of the third free practice session ahead of the Austrian grand prix. The running around the Styrian circuit got underway in cloudy conditions and with the Mercedes pairing of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton trading fastest laps. However, the emergence of Sebastian Vettel from his […]

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Power is defined as the capacity to move with great speed or force. As the Austrian Grand Prix’s four and a half kilometres circuit has only nine corners amongst its three long straights is it the classic power circuit. Austria’s interest in Formula 1 was indifferent at best until the rise of Jochen Rindt in the […]

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Most would hold the opinion that the Canadian grand prix was far from the riveting showpiece it typically delivers. In terms of on track action they would be right but there were a number of significant goings-on for various teams. It wouldn’t have been considered outlandish to expect McLaren to be threatening the outskirts of […]

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