F1 Madness

There are few things as sweet as the hope and eagerness that accompanies the week before the start of a new Formula 1 season. Right now every enthusiast’s expectation is sky high. Their optimisms and expectation ready to be encouraged or sunk by the unpretentious but all-powerful stopwatch. On Friday morning the cars will trundle […]

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The first pre-season ahead of the 2018 has been one of the most difficult to read anything into. The main reason being the cold, even snowy, weather for much of the first week of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya. Nevertheless, even though the fuel loads, engine mappings, and run plans are unknown to outside […]

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As the weeks tick by we get closer to the car launches and pre-season testing. Here’s the schedule of when the teams are launching their cars and when pre-season testing will take place.     2018 Car Launches                   2018 Pre-Season Testing Schedule

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In the lead up to any new Formula 1 season speculations is rampant as to who has designed and built the quicker car. Beyond what the factories can deliver the expectations for drivers to perform are equally demanding and important. For some drivers the pressure to perform is exponentially more than others. In fact, their […]

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2018 is here and it brings with it the prospect of a new Formula 1 season. Though there is no great change in regulations the modifications for the 2018 season could still have a significant impact. Aesthetically there is good news and bad news for the 2018 cars. The good news is that the T-wings […]

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Late last year I had the privilege of attending the Malaysian grand prix. By the end of the 2017 season I will have been consumed by and have watched sixteen years worth of Formula 1, and that without missing a single race. This majestic sport called Formula 1 has completely fascinated and captivated me unlike anything […]

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The final round of the 2017 F1 season is upon us as the paddock heads east to the twilight race of Abu Dhabi. Introduced to the calendar several years ago the Yas Marina Circuit has delivered resplendent views of F1 cars at dusk for since 2009. With no expense spared the circuit and surrounding facilities […]

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The Toro Rosso Formula One Team confirmed that Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley will remain with the team for the 2018 season. Both drivers made their debut for Toro Rosso earlier in the year. Gasly made his debut at the Malaysia Grand Prix while Hartley made his debut at the United States Grand Prix. Both […]

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Another race weekend, and we’ve got more grid penalties. So far none of them feature a McLaren. But it does look like Toro Rosso is getting all the bad luck. Lance Stroll gets a gearbox change after he came to a halt on track during Free Practice 3 while the rest of the Renault powered […]

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PART TWO: DRIVERS – Kimi RÄIKKÖNEN (Ferrari), Esteban OCON (Force India), Brendon HARTLEY (Toro Rosso)   Q: Brendon, congratulations, World Endurance Champion, once again, for the second time with Porsche. How did it feel jumping back into a WEC car after the Formula One, and how are you rationalising this very unusual life experience that you’re going […]

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