F1 Madness

Dickie Stanford has stepped down from his role as Williams Team Manager. Stanford, who started as a race mechanic for Nigel Mansell in 1985, climbed up the ranks in the Williams F1 team to end up as team manager. After 10 years at the Grove based team he has decided to step down. Stanford, however, […]

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Eleven teams will start the 2014 Australian grand prix. Beyond this obvious fact not much else can be forecasted. Unpredictability in Formula 1 is back with a vengeance and brings with it a bevy unanswered questions. How many drivers will finish the Australian grand prix? The saying that to finish first, first you must finish […]

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Pirelli and the all the Formula 1 teams with the approval of the FIA have reached an agreement for the in-season tyre test schedule. The agreement that was finalised on final day of the pre-season test in Bahrain stipulates that each team will devote one day per year exclusively to testing the latest products and developments […]

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The iconic Martini brand returns to Formula One as the title Sponsor of the Williams F1. Martini, the world’s leading vermouth and best-selling Italian sparkling wine, will have the iconic red, blue and white colours on the Williams FW36 for the 2014 season. “We are thrilled to welcome Martini to the Williams family and officially […]

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Lewis Hamilton ended the final day of pre-season testing on top in Bahrain. All attention will be towards the first race of the season in Melbourne, Australia for the Australian Grand Prix. Below are some quotes from the drivers.   Lewis Hamilton(1:33.278) | Mercedes | 70 laps: “This has definitely been the most challenging winter […]

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Pirelli, on Sunday, announced the tyre choices for the first four Grands Prix of the season. For the first round of the Formula 1 World Championship in Australia Pirelli will bring the P Zero White Medium and P Zero Yellow Soft compound tyres. In Malaysia we will see the Pirelli P Zero Orange Hard and […]

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Force India’s Sergio Perez set the pace on Day 1 of the final Bahrain test with a time of 1:35.290, almost a full second clear of second fastest man, Williams’ Valtteri Bottas. Here are some quotes from the drivers after the first day of the second Bahrain test   Sergio Perrez(1:35.290) | Force India-Mercedes | […]

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With the Jerez and first Bahrain test out of the way, the teams will be focussing on the second test in Bahrain. The second Bahrain test will  focus more on performance testing and fine tuning with a bit of race setups and race simulations thrown in for good measure. In a perfect world, that is […]

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Susie Wolff is set to break the 22 year long wait for a woman in Formula 1. The Williams F1 team confirmed earlier that Wolff would continue her role as development driver alongside new signing Felipe Nasr. Wolff has tested for the Williams team on several previous ocassions including a run in the revamped young […]

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Selected team and driver quotes from the second day of testing in Bahrain.   Kevin Magnussen(McLaren Mercedes) | Fastest time(1:34.910) | 46 laps: “It’s a dream every time I get in the car: it’s just so cool to be here and to be driving. I’m really enjoying it. Unfortunately, we didn’t get too many laps done […]

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