F1 Madness

The Bahrain Grand Prix is back-to-back with the Chinese Grand Prix. We here at Madness HQ really enjoy these back-to-back races. It keeps us busy and eases with withdrawal. Round 04 of the Formula 1 World Championship takes us to the Bahrain International Circuit where for the second time it will play host to the […]

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Nearly a fortnight ago the world of Formula 1 was given a little shake up by Ferrari. People who were jeering Vettel at Red Bull were cheering him on after he won the Malaysian Grand Prix. The dominant Mercedes F1 Team were, for the first time in 20 races, a bit shaky and uncertain at […]

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Formula 1 heads to Malaysia this week for round 2 of the Formula 1 World Championship to one of two home races for the Mercedes F1 Team. The Malaysian Grand Prix always throws up a curve ball or two we can always depend on its unpredictability. The tropical weather may have a surprise or two […]

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It has been a long wait. But the wait is almost over. In a few days time we’ll hear the unmistakable sound of an F1 engine coming to life on the Albert Park Circuit for the 2015 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix. Pre-season testing did throw up some surprises but what it mostly showed […]

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The final round of the Formula 1 World Championship brings us to the spectacular Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. The title battle has come down to the final race and it is between the two Mercedes drivers, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton leads his team mate in the drivers standings by 17 points. […]

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It’s been a rather eventful three weeks in the lead up to Round 17 of the Formula 1 World Championship. We’ve seen two teams exit the sport with very little chance of either team returning. To add insult to injury there are threats that there are more teams that may fold and exit the sport. […]

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There’s always an air of excitement when a new circuit gets included on the Formula 1 Calendar. The Russian Grand Prix in Sochi makes it debut this weekend. The Sochi Autodrom is a 5.853km, semi permanent facility much like the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Canada and the Sydney Olympic Park Circuit in Australia, it is run […]

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The iconic Suzuka Circuit in Japan plays host to the Japanese Grand Prix and round 15 of the Formula 1 World Championship. Suzuka is billed as a real drivers circuit, a favorite among many of the drivers in the F1 paddock. You wont find a driver out there who has bad things to say about […]

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The Formula 1 circus heads out for the final few rounds of fly-away races and for the season and the first stop is the Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. The 5.065km circuit is one of the most physically and mentally demanding circuits on the calendar. Not only is it long in […]

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Magic Monza. The Formula 1 circus finally reaches the  Autodromo Nazionale Monza. Tucked away in Northern Italy surrounded by forests, the Monza circuit has been on the F1 calendar since the sports inception. After all the controversy after the Belgian Grand Prix, Mercedes will be hoping that their drivers behave on track. Mercedes say they have “fined” […]

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