F1 Madness

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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Sergio Perez was confirmed at Force India today on a multi-year deal. Perez joins Force India after just one season at McLaren after they decided to go with Kevin Magnussen for their 2014 campaign. Perez will race alongside Nico Hulkenberg who was confirmed at Force India a few weeks ago. “It’s great to announce my […]

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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 Williams Formula 1 team has announced the signing of two new employees from Red Bull Racing and the Lotus F1 team. Shaun Whitehead joins Williams from Red Bull as head of aerodynamic process while Dave Wheater joins the team from Lotus to become the head of aerodynamic performance. “These two appointments show our commitment […]

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A budget cap is set to be introduced to Formula 1 in 2015. It has been announced that a working group will be established to finalise the regulations of the budget cap. This group will comprise of members from the FIA, the commercial rights holder in addition to members from the various F1 teams. This […]

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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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The FIA has confirmed the 2014 F1 Calendar. There will be 19 races in the 2014 F1 season with the proposed races in New Jersey and Mexico being dropped and the Korean Grand Prix also not featuring on the 2014 F1 Calendar. The Indian Grand Prix has also been dropped from the calendar. The Austrian […]

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Podium and Press Conference transcripts for the 2013 Formula 1 Petrobras Brazilian Grand Prix   Drivers: 1 – Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing) 3 – Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Glenda Kozlowski, TV Globo) Q: Sebastian Vettel, you just broke two records.,. Sebastian Vettel: No, please start […]

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