F1 Madness

Grand Prix of China – Hardest Braking Point The hardest braking point on the Shanghai International Circuit lies at the end of the longest straight, ahead of turn 14. The driver has to decelerate here by 268 km/h over just 161 metres. The calculated brake energy involved is 2,099 kW. In addition, the driver is […]

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During practice Sebastian Buemi’s Toro Rosso’s front suspension failed under heavy braking into T14 after the 1.2km straight. After the crash the young Swiss driver was completely unfazed by what had happened telling reporters that he’s not concerned about it happening again.

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DRIVERS 1st Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari) 2nd Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 3rd Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes)   PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Eddie Jordan) Sebastian, you look amazingly emotional, what’s the matter with you? The last time we saw you crying you went on to win world championships. Sebastian VETTEL: It’s been a while that I haven’t been on the top […]

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Ferrari has won the Malaysian grand prix and no this is not a very long typo and neither is it something that the Mercedes F1 team ever saw coming. Sebastian Vettel has fulfilled a long held dream by becoming a race winner with the famed Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 team. For the majority of last […]

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Formula 1 teams have agreed to increase the engine allocations for the 2015 season to five engines per driver. The teams met on Thursday to discuss the change and have agreed to increase the engine limit. The proposal will now go to the FIA to be approved. This change comes after teams experienced problems with […]

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DRIVERS: Carlos SAINZ (Toro Rosso) Felipe NASR (Sauber) Daniil KVYAT (Red Bull Racing) Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) Kimi RAIKKONEN (Ferrari) Fernando ALONSO (McLaren) PRESS CONFERENCE: Fernando, if I can start with you. This has been a happy hunting ground throughout your career – you got your first pole here, you won with three different manufacturers – […]

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The Williams Formula 1 Team have announced German Driver Adrian Sutil as their reserve driver for the 2015 season. The appointment comes after it was discovered at the Australian Grand Prix that Williams do not have a reserve driver. This came about after Valtteri Bottas suffered from a lower back injury during qualifying for the […]

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The first race of the season around Australia’s Albert Park circuit is a highly anticipated one. It’s the keenness to kick off a new F1 season which gives the streets of Melbourne that distinctive feeling of excitement. Its twenty-five points awarded to the winner are no less important than some of the more iconic races […]

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Round 2 of the Formula 1 World Championship brings us to the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia for the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix. The Herman Tilke designed track is one of the most technical tracks on the F1 calendar. It has a good mix of slow corners with a few high speed corners thrown in […]

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Hong Kong born driver Adderly Fong was announced as Lotus’ new development driver. Fong will join Jolyon Palmer and Carmen Jorda who also have development roles at the Enstone based team. The GP3 racer will undergo work in the simulator aimed towards improving the 2015 E23. Fong will still race in GP3 and in the […]

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