F1 Madness

Ferrari has unveiled their 2014 challenger, the F14 T. The F14-T which was named by a fan vote and will be raced by what is arguably the strongest driver line-up on the 2014 grid – Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen, and features a far wider nose tip than we’ve seen in the cars launched so […]

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McLaren today unveiled their the MP4-29 ahead of the first pre-season test at Jerez, via an online launch today on their website and Twitter feed. The launch felt slightly overshadowed by Lotus’ announcement of Eric Boullier’s departure and the rumours that he’ll be announced as the new McLaren team principal amidst Ron Dennis’ efforts to […]

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Former Formula One driver Eddie Irvine has branded the idea of double points for the season finale as “insanity” and vows he won’t be watching another race “until the rule is kicked out”. Irvine, who drove for Jordan, Ferrari and Jaguar during his decade-long career, is not one to be shy of giving an opinion […]

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The FIA today released an updated version of the 2014 Sporting Regulations which include a new penalty points system. According to Article 4.2 of the the new 2014 sporting regulations, any driver who earns 12 penalty points during a 12-month period will be given a one race ban. This means that penalties could be carried […]

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The Lotus F1 Team is taking the FIA’s announcement detailing new regulations for next season in their stride. A good few teams and drivers have voiced their disapproval of the changes, specifically the controversial double points rule which Sebastian Vettel slammed as being “absurd”. The Lotus team however, posted a link on their website, Twitter […]

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Pirelli have confirmed that four teams will take part in the Bahrain tyre test next week. Following confirmation that both McLaren and Force India have withdrawn from the test because of the short timeframe between the test and the FIA’s confirmation that it may go ahead. The FIA gave the tyre test the go ahead […]

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Four time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel has criticised FIA plans to award double points for the final race of the season from 2014. Under the new double points rule, the winning driver of the final race in Abu Dhabi next season, will score 50 points instead of 25 under the proposed rule change. […]

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The FIA has announced some major changes to the regulations of the sport including Double points at the final race of the season; Permanent driver numbers; A 5 second penalty for minor infringements and a cost cap in 2015. Double Points to be awarded at Final Race In a rather controversial move, the FIA announced […]

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Formula One driver turned commentator Martin Brundle has warned that F1 will experience “total calamity” in the early part of the 2014 season. F1 will adopt new 1.6-litre turbo-charged engines next year, while teams will also need to make greater use of energy recovery systems. “I’m expecting total calamity in the early stages of 2014 […]

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The FIA today confirmed a number of changes to the 2014 regulations including the introduction of a penalty points system and in-season testing. Here are the changes to the 2014 regulations as published by the FIA. The following summarises the changes made to the 2014 Sporting Regulations: Further to a request from Mercedes, it will […]

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