F1 Madness

In this second part of our F1 technical round up we take a look at McLaren, Lotus and Force India. McLaren McLaren have had a very tough start to the season. Their 2013 car is nowhere near their 2012 contender, the MP4-27. With a whole new front suspension setup, McLaren have had their fair share […]

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After a three week gap the 2013 Formula 1 season restarts with the Hungarian grand prix. In its own right the Hungarian GP has written its own part in Formula 1 history. The circuit has rewarded Damon Hill (1993), Fernando Alonso (2003) and very memorably Jenson Button (2006) with their first victories in Formula 1. […]

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It has been announced that the Austrian Grand Prix will return to the Formula One calendar in 2014 after an 11 year absence. According to a very brief statement by Red Bull, the event will be held at the Red Bull Ring on July 6th. The statement explained, “Dietrich Mateschitz (Red Bull owner) and Bernie […]

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With the 2013 Formula 1 season already halfway through, we thought we’d give you a little technical round up of some of the major changes the teams have made to their cars. There were some drastic changes and some not so drastic. A big complication for the teams has been the tyres deforming under load […]

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Formula 1’s annual Young Driver’s Test starts tomorrow on the Silverstone race track. However, this year’s three day test session has a bit of a twist to it. As a result of the tyre troubles at Silverstone grand prix the test has been transformed into an emergency tyre test for the Italian manufacturer to regain […]

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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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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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The 2013 German grand prix is one that will stay in the memory bank of Sebastian Vettel for quite some time. Bested in Saturday’s qualifying session by Lewis Hamilton the reigning world champion had it all to do in Sunday’s race. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton finished a tenth clear of Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel to take […]

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Sebastian Vettel today finally added his home German Grand Prix to his list of F1 victories. He did come under pressure from Kimi Raikkonen at the end, but the Iceman just couldn’t reach him in time. Romain Grosjean finished third, with Fernando Alonso a close fourth. There was plenty of action during the race including […]

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Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton finished a tenth clear of Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel to take pole position for the German grand prix. Briton Lewis Hamilton has taken his second consecutive pole position and twenty-ninth of his Formula 1 career at the home grand prix for his team, Mercedes. The biggest casualty of the day was teammate […]

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