F1 Madness

The pre-season testing sessions are complete and the Australian grand prix waits to either shatter the delusions or fulfil the promises made in Jerez and Barcelona. The Albert Park circuit in Melbourne, Australia is the first step in what can potentially be an enthralling season of Formula 1 racing. In a show of dogged determination […]

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For as long as cars have been running around test tracks, most have warned against reading too much into the pre-season. It is, after all, just that, a test. Teams truck their way to European race tracks with their new cars and set about an examination and assessment of what exactly the engineers and designers […]

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The pomp and circumstance of multi-million rand glitzy launches that used to mark the unveiling of a new Formula 1 car is a thing of the past. Instead, some teams opt for an online release of a few images while others invite a few folk over to their factories for a bit of a show. […]

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South Africa is taking its first decisive step towards bringing Formula 1 back to its shores with an International Motorsport Show in Nelson Mandela Bay this December. The event has been three years in the making and marks a vital step in South Africa’s renewed position in the world of motorsport. The Mzansi International Motorsport […]

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The second day of testing from Spain’s Jerez circuit was topped by Sebastian Vettel as he set a fastest time of 1:20:984 in his Ferrari. The morning started rather sedately as the several cars initially set about completing their installations laps. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton got into their workload for the day […]

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Day one of winter testing ahead of the 2015 season kicked off today at the Jerez circuit in southern Spain. Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time overall for the Ferrari team with a time of 1:22:690. The German completed a total of 59 laps. Fernando Alonso completed the least amount of laps, six,  in his […]

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In less than two months Melbourne will become the epicentre for start of the 2015 Formula 1 season. As with its predecessors there is much to be excited about for the new season. If you found the 2014 aesthetics unpleasing and plain awkward you weren’t alone. Mercifully a tweak to the aero rules for the […]

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It has always been recognised and celebrated that Formula 1 has some of the most complex and advanced engine technology in the world. It’s a sport of innovation after all and the introduction of hybrid engines for 2014 well and truly proved that. Last year, Formula 1 went racing on a third less fuel than […]

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To the casual, minimally interested race fan Fernando Alonso’s one year spent at McLaren was relatively successful. The Spaniard had, after all, only missed a third world title by a solitary point. However, behind the scenes a sinister plot was unravelling and would soon bear explosive consequences. Fernando Alonso, fresh off his two world titles […]

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Once upon a time in a land far away we were told mythical tales of a man who travels around the world on a sleigh. As time passed Santa Clause became nothing more than an illusion of childhood…or is it? There may be proof that St. Nick is after all real and closer than you […]

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