F1 Madness

In this second part of our F1 technical round up we take a look at McLaren, Lotus and Force India. McLaren McLaren have had a very tough start to the season. Their 2013 car is nowhere near their 2012 contender, the MP4-27. With a whole new front suspension setup, McLaren have had their fair share […]

Read the full story

After a three week gap the 2013 Formula 1 season restarts with the Hungarian grand prix. In its own right the Hungarian GP has written its own part in Formula 1 history. The circuit has rewarded Damon Hill (1993), Fernando Alonso (2003) and very memorably Jenson Button (2006) with their first victories in Formula 1. […]

Read the full story

Kimi Raikkonen, Romain Grosjean, Eric Boullier and Alan Permane look ahead to the upcoming Hungarian Grand Prix. Here are their preview quotes for the Lotus F1 Team. Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus “I have finished second in Hungary too many times, so I know how important it is to lead the race after the first corner. DRS […]

Read the full story

Kimi Raikkonen will no longer take part in the Young Driver Test on Friday after the Lotus team decided he would be underutilised under the regulations restricting the race driver’s programmes at Silverstone. “Once details of what race drivers were allowed to do here became apparent, we would have only been able to conduct a […]

Read the full story

Codemaster’s has announced that F1 2013 will be released, worldwide,  in the next few months. The software company, who made their first F1 game in 2011, announced a new feature of the game that is sure to please the purists. A new gameplay mode, called F1 Classics, will be featured that allows fans a chance at […]

Read the full story

Formula 1’s annual Young Driver’s Test starts tomorrow on the Silverstone race track. However, this year’s three day test session has a bit of a twist to it. As a result of the tyre troubles at Silverstone grand prix the test has been transformed into an emergency tyre test for the Italian manufacturer to regain […]

Read the full story

The 2013 German grand prix is one that will stay in the memory bank of Sebastian Vettel for quite some time. Bested in Saturday’s qualifying session by Lewis Hamilton the reigning world champion had it all to do in Sunday’s race. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton finished a tenth clear of Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel to take […]

Read the full story

Kimi Raikkonen suspects that a late pitstop during the German grand prix may not have been neccesary. The Lotus driver was leading the race by 15 seconds over Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel and felt that the tyres and the car were, possibly, performing well enough to hold on to the lead. However, communication problems between […]

Read the full story

Preview Quotes from the Lotus F1 Team ahead of the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus “I have always enjoyed driving in Germany, but the problem is that luck has never been on my side there and something has always happened to stop me winning. I’ve got four poles to show my […]

Read the full story

Formula 1 in 2013 hasn’t been short of drama but it well and truly ramped up for the eighth round of the season at Britain’s Silverstone grand prix. It was home-grown hero Lewis Hamilton who thrashed the field to take only his second pole position at the famous circuit. The margin between the 2008 champion […]

Read the full story