F1 Madness

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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First Test Session*: 28 Jan Circuito Permanente de Jerez 29 Jan Circuito Permanente de Jerez 30 Jan Circuito Permanente de Jerez 31 Jan Circuito Permanente de Jerez Second Test Session: 19 Feb Bahrain International Circuit 20 Feb Bahrain International Circuit 21 Feb Bahrain International Circuit 22 Feb Bahrain International Circuit Third Test Session: 27 Feb […]

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Caterham CEO Tony Fernandes announced earlier today that Kamui Kobayashi and rookie Marcus Ericsson will complete their driver line-up in 2014. Japan’s Kobayashi returns to Formula 1 after a year’s racing for Ferrari in the World Endurance Championship. Kobayashi made a sensational Formula 1 debut as a stand-in driver for Toyota during the 2009 season […]

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The FIA announced late last year that drivers would be issued with permanent numbers to be carried throughout their Formula 1 careers. All drivers were asked to nominate two numbers between #2 and #99 as Sebastian Vettel has an automatic hold on #1 as the current F1 champion. The complete list of numbers that the drivers […]

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In addition to the DHL Fastest Lap trophy F1 will award a trophy for the most poles of the year, starting in 2014. The driver who racks up the most pole positions during the season will be awarded with a special Pole Position Trophy after its addition to the sporting regulations. In the event of […]

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The Sauber F1 Team has confirmed that Adrian Sutil will form part of its driver line-up for the 2014 season. The German driver has 109 grand prix starts in his F1 career and all of them has been with the Sahara Force India team. Force India have signed Nico Hulkenberg, from Sauber, and Sergio Perez from […]

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The FIA World Motor Sport Council has confirmed that the 2014 Formula 1 season will be held over 19 races. The Korea, Mexico and New Jersey grand prix have dropped off the provisional 22 race calendar. The Korean GP has disappeared from the calendar after four years with financial problems while the future of the […]

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The points tally for the season ending Abu Dhabi grand prix in 2014 will be doubled. The decision to double the points tally at the 2014 season finale was taken by the F1 Strategy Group and Formula One Commission at a meeting in Paris.  An FIA statement said that the change had been agreed “in […]

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A plan to give Formula 1 drivers’ permanent numbers throughout their racing careers has been announced following the latest Strategy Group meeting. The reasoning behind the push for permanent numbers is that it is better for marketing purposes to attach a driver to a certain number rather than it changing on a yearly basis. The three points of […]

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The Marussia team has announced that Jules Bianchi will remain with the team in 2014. The Frenchman has delivered solid performances for Marussia since making his debut in Australia at the beginning of the season. The move to retain Bianchi, a Ferrari Academy protegé, comes as no surprise as he has had the better of teammate Max […]

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