F1 Madness

The pomp and circumstance of multi-million rand glitzy launches that used to mark the unveiling of a new Formula 1 car is a thing of the past. Instead, some teams opt for an online release of a few images while others invite a few folk over to their factories for a bit of a show. […]

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Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen ended day 4 of the Jerez test on top of the time sheets. Raikkonen set the fastest lap of 1:20.841 which was also the fastest time of the week. Raikkonen was quite happy with what Ferrari have achieved so far and feels that the car is performing much better than it was […]

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Sauber’s Felipe Nasr set the fastest time of the third day of the Jerez test on Tuesday. Nasr set an unofficial time of 1:21.545 to put his Sauber ahead of Kimi Raikkonen’s Ferrari in P2 with a time of 1:21.750. It must also be noted that Nasr clocked up an impressive 108 laps. But that […]

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The second day of testing from Spain’s Jerez circuit was topped by Sebastian Vettel as he set a fastest time of 1:20:984 in his Ferrari. The morning started rather sedately as the several cars initially set about completing their installations laps. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton got into their workload for the day […]

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Day one of winter testing ahead of the 2015 season kicked off today at the Jerez circuit in southern Spain. Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time overall for the Ferrari team with a time of 1:22:690. The German completed a total of 59 laps. Fernando Alonso completed the least amount of laps, six,  in his […]

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The first test for the 2015 Formula 1 Season gets underway tomorrow in Jerez, Spain. The test will run from 01 – 04 February. This is how the drivers will line up on each day Day 1: Sunday 1 Ferbuary Mercedes – Nico Rosberg Red Bull – Daniel Ricciardo Williams – Valtteri Bottas Ferrari – […]

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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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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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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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The FIA have reversed their decision to allow in-season engine development for McLaren’s new engine partner, Honda. The 2015 rules for engine homologation were left open after Ferrari’s James Allison pointed out that nowhere in the 2015 rules does it state that teams have to submit their homologated engines for the 2015 season. The deadline […]

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