Mention Istanbul Park and talk immediately turns to Turn Eight, the multi-apex left-hander that has become one of the classic corners on the F1 calendar. It’s going to be tough on tyres, so the focus will again be very much on Pirelli’s rubber. On top …
Despite the shock of losing lead driver Robert Kubica just prior to the beginning of their 2011 campaign, Renault have made a strong start to the season, with Kubica’s replacement Nick Heidfeld and team mate Vitaly Petrov each claiming a podium during …
Renault’s R31 has proved sufficiently fast to make the top ten in qualifying, and consistent and reliable enough to convert that into podiums come Sunday’s race. Does that mean the team’s technical chief James Allison is satisfied? Not completely
Rubens Barrichello is the longest-serving driver in history, with well over 300 F1 starts to his name. As such, you’d think the Brazilian veteran has seen and done pretty much all there is to do in terms of Formula One. You’d be wrong.
There’s still p…
Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg will get his first taste of Germany’s famous DTM touring car series this weekend when he appears at 2011′s opening round at Hockenheim. However, the F1 star will not be racing. Instead, Rosberg will act as a chauffeur to a number…
The Lotus Formula One team announced on Wednesday that they have acquired Caterham Cars, the British sportscar makers most famous for their lightweight Seven machine, which evolved from the Colin Chapman-designed Lotus Seven of the 1950s.
The purchase…
It takes two hours to drive the 57.4 kilometres from New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport to the Jaypee Green Sports City Project – and the newly named Buddh International Circuit – that from October 28-30 will host the inaugural Indian Gran…
The new circuit is 5141m long (5088m following the racing line), with 16 corners, 14 metres of elevation change (it looks more than it sounds), and a 693-metre back straight where top speeds of 320km/h will be hit, for a predicted Formula One lap time …
The track that will host the inaugural Indian Grand Prix later this year has been officially named the Buddh International Circuit (BIC), organisers have announced. The 5.14-kilometre, Herman Tilke-designed venue will host its first F1 race on October …
Renault driver Robert Kubica has left Italy’s Santa Corona Hospital, 11 weeks on from the rally crash that left him with severe injuries to his right hand, ruling him out of the start of the 2011 Formula One season.
The hospital described Kubica’s con…
Watching Fangio go head to head with Clark around Kyalami. Sharing a spaghetti bolognese with Enzo, Ayrton and Bernie. Thrashing a 1000-bhp Williams around New York’s Central Park. Okay, so they may never happen, but that doesn’t stop you dreaming.
Th…
The Renault team – and Formula One in general – was dealt a heavy blow in February when star driver Robert Kubica was ruled out of the start of the 2011 season following a serious crash during the Ronde di Andora Rally in Italy.
Several surgeries and …
Sauber Formula1 team boss Peter Sauber admits that rookie driver Sergio Perez has exceeded his expectations, and says accidents like the one he suffered in China are just part of the learning process. The Mexican made a sensational start in Formula 1 with a superb drive to seventh place [...]
now we have to keep on improving. That is the message from the Sauber team principal after three turbulent races in Australia and Asia that have seen disqualifications and driver penalties, but also points and some highly impressive driving.
The C30…
Luca di Montezemolo, Ferrari president has admitted the Italian team are currently in a bad shape in the wake of their disappointing start to the season and they now must strive to turn their form around in the shortest time. Formula 1’s most successful team head back to [...]
After qualifying second on the grid in China, Jenson Button looked set to repeat his Malaysian podium success. But despite taking the lead at the start of the race, it wasn’t to be and instead it was team mate Lewis Hamilton who took McLaren’s first wi…
Twenty minutes prior to the start of Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix it didn’t even look as though Lewis Hamilton would make the grid. Two hours later the McLaren driver was celebrating one of the finest victories of his career, having stopped the Sebastia…
Critics have suggested that 2011 is a make-or-break year for Felipe Massa’s career with Ferrari. In Shanghai he answered those critics by beating illustrious team mate Fernando Alonso to sixth place.
And though the Brazilian admits the Scuderia still …
Although Williams managed to record their first finishes of the year at Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, 13th place for Rubens Barrichello and 18th place for Pastor Maldonado were far from ideal results. The British team’s technical director Sam Michael di…
Saturday in China told a pretty familiar tale, with Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel clinching pole yet again. Surely it was just a matter of course that the Australian and Malaysian race winner would strike three-times lucky in Shanghai?
Not so. A slow s…
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