Tag Archive | "f1"
Posted on 30 January 2015. Tags: c34, f1, sauber
The Sauber F1 team unveiled their 2015 car online on Friday morning. The new car sports a blue and yellow livery with a different looking nose to the other cars that were launched. The nose on the Sauber is wider than the others. Sauber say that with the new car they’ve focused on three main […]
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Posted on 30 January 2015. Tags: f1, Formula 1, mclaren, mercedes, silverstone, w06
While all eyes were on the McLaren 2015 car launch, the Mercedes F1 team quietly sneaked into Silverstone for a shakedown for their 2015 car, the W06. In very cold conditions both Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg got to lap the Northhamptonshire circuit clocking up a total of 18 laps. The session, classified as a […]
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Posted on 29 January 2015. Tags: f1, mclaren, mp4-30
The McLaren F1 team revealed their 2015 contender, the MP4-30, on Thursday afternoon. After much anticipation the car was revealed online in a tweet by the McLaren F1 team. The car sports a familiar McLaren silver/black livery with some red detailing. The car is still missing the presence of a title sponsor logo. The influence […]
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Posted on 28 January 2015. Tags: f1, force india, Formula 1, jerez
The Force India Formula 1 Team announced on Wednesday afternoon that they will not participate at the first test of the 2015 season in Jerez, Spain. The team announced on Twitter that they will skip the test. “We have chosen not to run the old (2014) car in Jerez. The learning opportunities would have been […]
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Posted on 27 January 2015. Tags: carlos sainz jr, daniel ricciardo, daniil kvyat, f1, felipe massa, felipe nasr, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, marcus ericsson, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico hulkenberg, nico rosberg, pastor maldonado, red bull, romain grosjean, sauber, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas, williams
The 2015 Formula 1 Season is upon us and with all the teams releasing teaser pics and with the car launches and testing about to take place within the week we thought we’d give you a quick run down on the testing schedule and the driver line up for each team. Testing Dates: 01 […]
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Posted on 19 January 2015. Tags: 2015, aerodynamics, ayrton senna, carlos sainz jnr, daniil kvyat, f1, felipe nasr, ferrari, Formula 1, helmut marko, max verstappen, mexico city, new rules, red bull, safety car, sauber, sebastian vettel, south korea, toro rosso
In less than two months Melbourne will become the epicentre for start of the 2015 Formula 1 season. As with its predecessors there is much to be excited about for the new season. If you found the 2014 aesthetics unpleasing and plain awkward you weren’t alone. Mercifully a tweak to the aero rules for the […]
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Posted on 12 January 2015. Tags: 2015, dwevelopment, engine, f1, ferrari, fia, Formula 1, homologation, honda, james allison, power unit, renault, rules, token, upgrades
It has always been recognised and celebrated that Formula 1 has some of the most complex and advanced engine technology in the world. It’s a sport of innovation after all and the introduction of hybrid engines for 2014 well and truly proved that. Last year, Formula 1 went racing on a third less fuel than […]
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Posted on 10 January 2015. Tags: f1, Formula 1, japanese grand prix, jules bianchi, safety car, virtual safety car
The FIA have finalized the procedures for the new Virtual Safety Car (VSC) system that will be used to neutralize races in 2015. The VSC was brought about after Jules Bianchi’s accident at the Japanese Grand Prix last year where he crashed out of the race with serious head injuries under yellow flag conditions. The […]
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Posted on 05 January 2015. Tags: f1, ferrari, fia, Formula 1, honda, mclaren, mercedes, renault
A loophole in the 2015 technical regulations means that teams will be allowed to update their engines during the season. The loophole only exists because the regulations do not mention when the final engine for 2015 must be homologated as it stated in the 2014 regulations. An FIA spokesperson has said that the FIA was always […]
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Posted on 15 December 2014. Tags: esteban gutierrez, f1, ferrari, maurizzio arrivabene, scuderia
The Ferrari Formula 1 Team announced on Monday 15 December that former Sauber Driver, Esteban Gutierrez will take up the role as reserve and test driver for the team for 2015. “While confirming our full confidence in a formidable race driver pairing, made up of four times World Champion Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen, a […]
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