Posted on 21 February 2017. Tags: 2017, f1, F1Tech, Formula 1
With the 2017 field about to head into pre-season testing and with all the cars about to be unveiled the anticipation is building. The narrative for the new 2017 rules is that cars will be wider, bigger and faster with some saying that the cars will be 4-5 seconds a lap faster. Hence, several circuits […]
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Posted on 20 February 2017. Tags: 2017, Claire Williams, dirk de beer, f1, felipe massa, Formula 1, fw40, lance stroll, williams
The Williams revival has begun. Late last week the privately owned team revealed the first render of what their 2017 challenger, the FW40, will look like. As is always the case the first time a new F1 car is unveiled the team does not want to give away any of the major details until they […]
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Posted on 17 February 2017. Tags: 2017, carlos sainz jr, daniil kvyat, f1, fernando alonso, Formula 1, haas f1, jolyon palmer, kevin magnussen, marcus ericsson, mclaren, nico hulkenberg, Pascal Wehrlein, renault, romain grosjean, sauber, stoffel vandoorne, toro rosso
McLaren – Fernando Alonso & Stoffel Vandoorne Given the results it’s produced over the last two seasons it’s safe to say that McLaren’s renewed partnership with Honda has been miserable. As proud and prominent a company Honda may be there is no doubt that they underestimated the task of re-entering the sport. Fernando Alonso and […]
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Posted on 16 February 2017. Tags: Claire Williams, dirk de beer, f1, Formula 1, williams
The Williams Formula 1 Team has announced that Dirk De Beer will join the team as Head of Aerodynamics. De Beer will commence his role at the Grove based team from 1 March 2017. His recent stint in F1 was at Ferrari alongside James Allison, who was announced as Mercedes Technical Director from 1 March […]
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Posted on 16 February 2017. Tags: f1, fia, Formula 1, liberty media
The FIA have moved to clarify comments about their sale of the 1% holding in Delta Topco(The holding company of the commercial rights of Formula 1). A report on Forbes accused the FIA of a conflict of interest when selling the 1% share of Delta Topco, which at the time of sale to Liberty Media […]
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Posted on 16 February 2017. Tags: f1, ferrari, Formula 1, james allison, mercedes, toto wolff
Former Ferrari Technical Director James Allison will take up the Technical Director Role at Mercedes. Allison, who left Ferrari in the middle of the 2016 season after a shakeup at Ferrari will join the Brackley based outfit from 1 March 2017 taking up the role previously held by Paddy Lowe. He will report directly to […]
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Posted on 09 February 2017. Tags: 2017, daniel ricciardo, esteban ocon, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, kimi raikkonen, lance stroll, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, pirelli, red bull, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, stoffel vandoorne, toto wolff, valtteri botas, williams
Mercedes – Lewis Hamilton & Valtteri Bottas Given their ominous and unbeatable run since the start of the hybrid era Merc automatically start the new year as favourites. However, this ‘theory’ is based solely on what’s gone before. In reality, there is nothing to suggest that the Silver Arrows’ dominance will continue into the vastly […]
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