F1 Madness

McLaren driver Fernando Alonso has not been cleared to race the Bahrain Grand Prix by the FIA medical team. Following his crash at the Australian Grand Prix Alonso underwent chest scans today at the Bahrain International Circuit’s Medical Centre where chest scans were taken and compared. The medical delegates decided that there was “insufficient resolution […]

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Formula 1 has long been known as a sport that is both complicated and the technical supreme of motorized sport. This and the allure of speed and victory and glamour is what draw millions of fans to it. But recently the sport, which celebrates more than six decades of existence, has been anything but glorious. […]

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With the season opener behind us, teams fly across the Indian Ocean to Bahrain for the Bahrain Grand Prix and round 2 of the Formula 1 World Championship. The Bahrain International Circuit is situated south of the Island State’s capital. Built on an old camel farm, the Grand Prix circuit layout features 15 corners with […]

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Grand Prix of Bahrain – Hardest Braking Point The hardest braking point on the Bahrain International Circuit lies ahead of turn 1. The F1 driver has to brake hard, slowing down by 271 km/h over 156 metres. 2,233 kW of energy are released in the process. The driver is subjected to 5.3 g, yet at […]

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After the failure that was the new F1 qualifying format, an immediate call was made by fans and drivers to revert back to the old style qualifying before the new regulations. Credit to the F1 management and the FIA. They actually listened. But it might not be that simple. Nothing ever is in F1. There […]

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Pirelli have revealed the chosen tyre sets each driver has made for the up coming Bahrain Grand Prix.

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After Saturday’s new qualifying format was unilaterally panned as farcical and anti-climatic F1 needed to bounce back quickly. It did so with an action packed Australian grand prix. Naturally, before the start of any race several scenarios run through your mind, all them which include some situation that will spice up the race from the […]

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DRIVERS 1 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 2 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) 3 – Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari) TV UNILATERAL Lewis, your 50th career pole, only Senna and Schumacher have gone beyond that mark, on top of it all weekend it would seem, through practice and qualifying, you must be delighted? Lewis HAMILTON: Absolutely. First, I really […]

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TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Cyril ABITEBOUL (Renault Sport) Toto WOLFF (Mercedes) Eric BOULLIER (McLaren) Maurizio ARRIVABENE (Ferrari) Christian HORNER (Red Bull Racing) Gene HAAS (Haas F1)   PRESS CONFERENCE Cyril, let’s begin with you – welcome back as a Renault works team. Great history, 35 wins, two world championships and 100 podiums. How tough will it be […]

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At the beginning of the 2016 season the FIA issued a directive stating that it will enforce Article 27.1 in a more stricter manner than it did in 2015. What that essentially means that all radio communication from the pit to the driver are banned except for “critical” events. What is deemed as critical is […]

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