Archive | February, 2017
Posted on 28 February 2017. Tags: 2017, f1, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, kimi raikkonen, lance stroll, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber, spain, testing, Valtteri Bottas, williams
Official testing entered its second day ahead of the start of the 2017 Formula 1 season. Three time champion Lewis Hamilton set the early morning pace with a quickest time of 1:20:983 on the red-walled Supersoft Pirelli compound tyres. It was a another difficult day for McLaren as this time Stoffel Vandoorne saw his running […]
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Posted on 28 February 2017. Tags: 2017, chase carey, f1, f1 calendar, Formula 1, liberty media, russia, russian gp, sochi
The organizers for the Russian grand prix have announced that a deal has been signed which will keep the circuit on the F1 calendar until 2025. The extension to the deal comes on the back of securing a title sponsor for the grand prix, VTB Group. This means that the Russian government will no longer […]
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Posted on 27 February 2017. Tags: 2017, daniel ricciardo, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, haas, honda, kevin magnussen, lewis hamilton, mclaren, mercedes, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, spain, testing, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas, williams
The first official day of testing commenced at Spain’s Circuit de Catalunya on Monday. The eagerly awaited first day of testing got off to an expected slow start as the new cars trickled out of their respective garages to set the first installations laps. First out on circuit was Renault’s RS17 but the rest quickly […]
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Posted on 26 February 2017. Tags: 2017, barcelona, carlos sainz jr, christian horner, daniel ricciardo, daniil kvyat, f1, Formula 1, franz tost, gene haas, gerhard berger, haas f1, kevin magnussen, launches, max verstappen, pirelli, red bull, roman Grosjean, spain, testing, toro rosso
No less than three Formula 1 teams launched their 2017 challengers on the 26th of February. On the eve of the commencement of official testing in Barcelona, Spain Red Bull Racing, Haas F1, and Scuderia Toro Rosso took the opportunity to launch their new-for-2017 F1 cars. Red Bull Racing’s RB13 Red Bull was first out […]
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Posted on 24 February 2017.
After many weeks of dropping hints and excitement building the McLaren MCL32 finally broke cover today at a launch event at it’s Woking headquarters. The car launch was streamed online with journalists and special golden ticket winners invited to attend the launch. McLaren have been building up the excitement over the past few weeks tweeting […]
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Posted on 24 February 2017. Tags: f1, ferrari, fioraio, formula 1 2017, italy, kimi raikkonen, maranello, mattia binotto, maurizio arrivabene, mercedes, pirelli, sebastian vettel
The Ferrari Formula 1 team has launched its car for the 2017 Formula 1 season, the SF70-H. Ferrari is celebrating its 70th year which is commemorated in the naming of their latest Formula 1 challenger. The video, streamed live on Facebook and the team’s website, laster roughly five minutes. The start of the video depicted […]
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Posted on 23 February 2017. Tags: 2017, f1, Formula 1, lewis hamilton, mercedes, niki lauda, pirelli, toto wolff, Valtteri Bottas, wo8
The Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team has launched its 2017 challenger, the WO8, ahead of the 2017 Formula 1 season. Ahead of the official online launch of Mercedes’ car its drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas put the new car through its paces at the Silverstone racetrack. However, the event was not an official test […]
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Posted on 22 February 2017. Tags: c36, circuit de catalunya, f1, f1 testing, Formula 1, sauber
The new Sauber C36-Ferrari has completed the very first laps of the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain for a filming day ahead of pre-season testing for the 2017 Formula 1 season.
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Posted on 22 February 2017. Tags: andrew green, f1, force india, Formula 1, otmar szafnauer, silverstone, vihay mallya
The Sahara Force India Formula One team launched their 2017 contender, the VJM10, today at the Silverstone Circuit. With all the sponsors and media around the two driver for Force India, Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon, pulled off the covers off the VJM10. The car cuts an imposing figure with it’s low and wide stance. […]
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Posted on 21 February 2017. Tags: f1, Formula 1, jolyon palmer, nico hulkenberg, renault f1, RS17
The Renault F1 team became the third team to reveal its 2017 car, the Renault R.S.17, today in London. Following images released by Williams and Sauber of their 2017 cars, Renault revealed their car today in front of reporters and sponsors. The event was broadcast live on YouTube and Facebook. Renault have kept with the yellow […]
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