F1 Madness

The McLaren Formula One Team looks set to launch its Honda powered 2015 car at an event at their Woking headquarters on 29 January. According to various international media sources, the new Ferrari will be presented either a day earlier, or a day later. While McLaren intend hosting an event to unveil their car, Ferrari’s […]

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The Williams F1 Team has announced a number of changes to their engineering team ahead of the 2015 season. This includes recruiting Dave Robson from McLaren to take over as Felipe Massa’s new race engineer. Robson, who spent several years at McLaren working as Jenson Button’s race engineer, will report to Williams’ Head of Vehicle […]

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A loophole in the 2015 technical regulations means that teams will be allowed to update their engines during the season. The loophole only exists because the regulations do not mention when the final engine for 2015 must be homologated as it stated in the 2014 regulations. An FIA spokesperson has said that the FIA was always […]

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Fernando Alonso had already decided to leave Ferrari more than a year ago after growing tired of unfulfilled promises made by the Scuderia. That’s according to Flavio Briatore, who has played a major role in Alonso’s management throughout his Formula One career. After five years at Maranello, Alonso decided to return to McLaren for 2015 […]

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After what seemed like an eternity, McLaren yesterday finally announced their 2015 driver line up and confirmed that Jenson Button’s Formula One career will extend into a 16th season. Button will partner Fernando Alonso for the 2015 season and while the delay in McLaren making the decision may have been agonising for Button, he insists […]

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To the casual, minimally interested race fan Fernando Alonso’s one year spent at McLaren was relatively successful. The Spaniard had, after all, only missed a third world title by a solitary point. However, behind the scenes a sinister plot was unravelling and would soon bear explosive consequences. Fernando Alonso, fresh off his two world titles […]

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Watch as Fernando Alonso takes a tad bit longer in the pits to keep Lewis Hamilton back, which allowed him to take pole position. We also see a furious Ron Dennis speaking to Alonso’s physio.

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In what was another one of the worst kept secrets in Formula 1. The McLaren Formula 1 Team confirmed Fernando Alonso as their driver for 2015. The announcement was made at McLaren’s headquarters in Woking where in addition to Alonso, Briton Jenson Button was also confirmed for 2015. It is understood that Alonso will join […]

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Mercedes ended the second day of testing at Abu Dhabi on top of the timing sheets. Test driver Pascal Wehrlein brought the Abu Dhabi test to a close with the fastest lap on the timing sheets. The 20-year-old official Mercedes test driver set a fastest time of 1:42:624 roughly half a second ahead of the pack. […]

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The first day of the 2014 Abu Dhabi test ended with Valtteri Bottas on top of the time sheets with a time of 1:43.396. The  headline act for the day was McLaren who were debuting their MP4-29H/1X1 with the Honda power unit. However, due to electrical issues and a fuel/data exchange issue the Woking based […]

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