F1 Madness

The McLaren F1 Team have announced that Fernando Alonso will not participate in the Australian Grand Prix after doctors have recommended that the Spaniard rests to avoid further injury. A statement from the team said that although Alonso is perfectly healthy, the doctors have recommended that to avoid further risk of a second concussion he […]

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According to Renault’s chief technical officer Rob White, the engine manufacturer is on course to make considerable performance improvements with their 2015 Formula One power unit before the season-opening race in Melbourne, Australia. Renault have made sweeping comprehensive changes to their F1 power unit over the winter break in an effort to reduce the performance […]

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Melbourne will continue to host the Australian Grand Prix until 2020 after a new five-year deal was finalised. After a year of negotiations a new contract from 2016-2020 was signed with Formula One Management in London last week to keep the venue on the calendar. Albert Park has hosted the Australian GP every year since […]

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It was at the completion of the 2013 Abu Dhabi grand prix when Sebastian Vettel, on his way to a nine race winning streak, reminded his team to savour their victorious memories. How spot-on he was. The free practice session made it quite clear that Mercedes’ favourites tag was no gaffe. For the 35th time Lewis […]

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Red Bull Team Principal, Christan Horner, remains adamant that the team complied fully with regulations governing the flue flow rate following Daniel Ricciardo’s exclusion from the Australian Grand Prix. Ricciardo, who finished the race in second place, becoming the first Australian to win a podium at the Australian Grand Prix, was excluded from the race […]

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Drivers: 1 – Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) 2 – Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) 3 – Kevin Magnussen (McLaren) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Alan Jones) Q: Well Nico, well done. I couldn’t think of a better start to the season. What a great start to the 2014 championship. A great start to the new era of Formula […]

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Lewis Hamilton claimed the pole position, snatching it from home favourite Daniel Ricciardo, in the final moments of the season opening Australian qualifying session. The F1 weather gods thought it would be a good idea to spice things up a little – as if they weren’t already complicated enough with all the 2014 regulation changes. […]

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Mercedes sent another strong message to their rivals with Nico Rosberg the messenger during FP3 in Australia ahead of qualifying this morning. Rosberg finished the session a crazy 1.3 seconds ahead of 2nd placed Jenson Button, with Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso finishing the session in 3rd place. Lewis Hamilton finished the session in fourth place but […]

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The first race of 2014 and it might be a wet one. We are in Melbourne, Australia for the first round of the 2014 Formula 1 World Championship. Summer is on its way out in Australia, but that does not mean that temperatures are necessarily cold. This weekend, however, we can expect milder than usual […]

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Formula 1 is back! Round 1 of the Formula 1 World Championship opens up at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. A whole new season, some new drivers, new rules, and brand new cars. The season is wide open once again. Nobody knows who has the most reliable car or the quickest for that […]

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