Should Jerez Pre-Season Test Have Been Behind Closed Doors?

Before the recent four-day test of the 2014 Formula One season, Jenson Button joked on Autosport that the radical new regulations would make it “hilarious.” It will be cold, the tyres aren’t going to work, the cars probably won’t work either and when you do get a lap it is probably going to feel weird because you are running higher gears – you get into eighth gear before... 

Reasons Why Daniel Ricciardo Can Surprise Sebastian Vettel in 2014

Sebastian Vettel has enjoyed something of an easy ride over recent seasons as far as being pushed by a teammate is concerned. Aside from the 2010 season, when Mark Webber took the title fight down to the final race of the season, Vettel’s biggest challenger has come from outside of his own team. But Webber, who endured a turbulent relationship with Vettel during his time at Red Bull, believes... 

Why Formula 1 Must Stand Up Against Double-Points Rule

The sport of Formula One racing has seen so many changes over the decades since the inaugural championship season in 1950 that it’s impossible to keep track of all of them. This season sees one of the most radical changes in the sport’s history with the introduction of 1.6-litre V6 turbocharged power units replacing the 2.4-litre V8 engine. But it is another rule that has raised the heckles... 

Ranking the Best Ways to Improve and Overhaul F1 Qualifying

As revealed on Autosport last week, Formula One teams and the sport’s governing body, the FIA, are to discuss plans to change the format of the qualifying regulations. A meeting of the team managers and the FIA is set for February 21, with at least a couple of ideas to change the qualifying spectacle for the better set for discussion. Here are four ways in which qualifying could be improved.  Begin... 

Formula One’s Latest Rumours and Talk: Mercedes Warns McLaren over Engines

With little over a week to go before the second pre-season test session of the season in Bahrain, McLaren has been warned by Mercedes that they face being treated as a rival as well as an engine partner this season. The warning comes as McLaren begins its last season with its long-standing partner before a switch to Honda power in 2015. Amongst today’s other F1 gossip, Bernie Ecclestone is confident... 

Breaking Down Mercedes’ Performance at 2014 Jerez Preseason Test

The Mercedes team must have had cause of concern when an alarming front wing failure caused Lewis Hamilton to clatter into the barriers at Turn 1. Rewind almost a year to the day and Hamilton suffered a similar fate at Jerez as a rear brake failure saw him plough headfirst into the barriers at the Dry Sack hairpin. But three days after Hamilton’s latest crash, the Mercedes team had racked... 

Formula 1’s Latest Rumours and Talk: F1 Qualifying Set for Shake-Up and More

With the current engine and aerodynamic regulation changes promising to shake up proceedings more than ever before, the FIA is set to further spice up the spectacle in 2014 by changing the qualifying format. Amongst today’s other big talking points to round off another busy week in F1, Lotus is finally set to run its new E22 in Jerez and Bernie Ecclestone predicts Force India victories this year.  Begin... 

Breaking Down McLaren’s Performance at 2014 Jerez Preseason Test

After enduring their worst season in 30 years of a distinguished history in Formula One, there was much hype surrounding the launch of the new McLaren MP4-29. But unlike the glamorous razzmatazz that came with last year and seasons before, McLaren played down expectations with a subdued online launch. The team must have thought it a wise decision, then, when Jenson Button was forced to sit out the... 

Ranking the Top 5 Pre-Season Testing Setbacks

It’s no exaggeration to say that Red Bull Racing endured a nightmare four days of testing at Jerez last week. The new engine regulations caused no shortage of headaches for the Renault engineers with battery and overheating problems restricting Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo to a paltry 21 laps between them. But if you thought Red Bull had problems leading up to the start of the new season,... 

Breaking Down Ferrari’s Performance at 2014 Jerez Preseason Test

When Ferrari unveiled the new F14 T, it was met with no shortage of criticism for its interpretation of the new aerodynamic regulations—a drastically-sloping front end that bears resemblance to a vacuum cleaner. And once the new car hit the circuit for the first time, things didn’t get much better with Kimi Raikkonen immediately grinding to a halt on the back straight to bring out the first... 

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