F1 Madness

Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes one-two at the first free practice session for the 2014 Bahrain grand prix. The Bahrain GP celebrates its tenth appearance on the Formula 1 calendar this weekend and will host its first ever night race. The first one and a half hour practice session remained fairly uneventful throughout. There was […]

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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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The second of three pre-season tests and the first one in Bahrain. The teams are swapping the cold conditions of the Spanish winter for some warm desert air at the Bahrain International Circuit. Some say the serious testing starts now with just two more tests left. The first test in Jerez was like a shakedown […]

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It was confirmed earlier today by the FIA that the Bahrain Grand Prix will have a 18:00 (17:00 GMT+2) local start time. After an announcement last year that the Bahrain Grand Prix will take place under floodlights, work at the Bahrain international circuit got underway to line the circuit with floodlights. Like the Abu Dhabi […]

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Lotus today released an image of their 2014 challenger – the E22 just as the launch of  McLaren’s MP4-29 got underway. While all eyes were on Woking, the Enstone based team decided to steal a little of the limelight in the wake of the announcement of team boss Eric Boullier’s departure. The team announced earlier […]

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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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The Lotus F1 Team revealed that they will skip the first test in Jerez that is due to take place on 28 January. Lotus F1 Technical Director, Nick Chester, said that they plan to launch the E22 at the Bahrain test in more representative conditions. “We’re going to keep our car under wraps a little […]

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The full driver line-up for this week’s Pirelli tyre test in Bahrain has been confirmed. The three day tyre test is set to get underway on Tuesday and end on Thursday and will see teams testing using their 2013 cars. All 11 teams were invited to the tyre test but only six agreed to participate. […]

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Pirelli have confirmed that four teams will take part in the Bahrain tyre test next week. Following confirmation that both McLaren and Force India have withdrawn from the test because of the short timeframe between the test and the FIA’s confirmation that it may go ahead. The FIA gave the tyre test the go ahead […]

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The FIA has announced some major changes to the regulations of the sport including Double points at the final race of the season; Permanent driver numbers; A 5 second penalty for minor infringements and a cost cap in 2015. Double Points to be awarded at Final Race In a rather controversial move, the FIA announced […]

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