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So it’s mid-January of 2017 and for Formula One fans each day feels like a never-ending wait for salvation. Nico Rosberg’s doughnuts after clinching the world championship in Abu Dhabi clearly happened a century ago and lights out in Melbourne may as well be in the next Millennia. As much as some still hate it, we […]
Carlos Sainz has said he would never intentionally pull over for his hero and mentor Fernando Alonso despite their close relationship. The Toro Rosso driver credited the double world champion for helping him achieve his goal of racing in Formula One from the age of 15 adding: “It helped me a lot. Perhaps without him, […]
Pirelli motorsport chief Paul Hembery is still expecting the usual psychological mind games that some teams conduct in pre-season testing. With major changes coming this season in car design and tyre size, you might think sandbagging and/ or glory runs would be less important with efforts concentrated on ensuring the new cars match data produced […]
Fernando Alonso recently made headlines suggesting the dominant years of McLaren, mostly thanks to Ayrton Senna, were “boring”. The Spaniard wasn’t referring to the Brazilian legend or McLaren specifically, but instead how most races would play out from a viewers perspective. “If you see a race now from ’85, ’88 or ’92, you will sleep through the race,” […]
Fernando Alonso has controversially suggested McLaren’s period of success in the 1980’s, early 1990’s was “boring” comparing it Mercedes’ recent run of domination. The Woking team, for which the Spaniard currently drives, only failed to win the Drivers’ championship once between 1984-1991 with the Ayrton Senna/ Alain Prost partnership in 1988, a year in which McLaren only failed to win […]
For the umpteenth time this Century, at least that’s how it feels, the future of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone is under threat. Previous reasons included an argument over cigarette advertising and outdated facilities but this time it boils down to something far simpler, money. When Silverstone signed to continue hosting the British race in late […]
Some of Formula One’s greatest corners could be among those considered as ‘straights’ thanks to the 2017 cars, according to McLaren technical director Tim Goss. Such is the increase in grip expected this year, through wider tyres and more aggressive aerodynamics, he predicts some circuits will have less official corners than before, at least in […]
Former Formula One race winner Robert Kubica is pushing for a full-time return to circuit racing in 2017. The Pole, who claimed victory in the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix for BMW, was forced to quit open-wheel racing after suffering hand and arm injuries in a rally crash in early 2011. Since then Kubica, who was […]
Earlier this week it was reported Ferrari had queried the legality of a suspension setup pioneered by Mercedes following the FRIC ban in 2014. Without going into huge detail, the concept uses a third element or heave located in the front bulkhead (where the front nose attaches to the chassis) which is designed to store […]
Confirmation Valtteri Bottas will replace Nico Rosberg at Mercedes should be expected soon after reports link Pascal Wehrlein with a move to Sauber. The German was the ‘last resort’ option for the Constructors’ champions and a deal for him to drive for the Swiss team, a possibility Read Motorsport first broke back in November, must mean Mercedes […]
It’s January 1st, 2017 so the time for reflection is over and instead, it’s full speed ahead to a new Formula One season. Just 84 days separates us from the lights going out in Australia and in that 12 weeks, we have plenty to look forward to. After months of artistic impressions and a little […]
Former world champion Mario Andretti admits he wants to see Sebastian Vettel succeed with Ferrari. The American, who himself raced 12 times for the Maranello outfit, believes the four-time world champion following in the footsteps of his hero Michael Schumacher would be a great story for Formula One. “I would love to see Vettel win […]