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Hands up who thinks Sebastian Vettel will make it five world championships on the bounce after the 2014 season? Okay, so I obviously can’t see which of you loyal Formula One fans have stuck their paws in the air on reading that question. But my guess is that the majority of you have done it, even with the new rules and regulations set to shake up the sport further this year. Following on from...
Published: January 14, 2014
When McLaren unveil their challenger for the 2014 season, the MP4-29, in an online launch a week on Friday, they will hope to learn from some of the mistakes that followed last year’s launch. The 2013 season was an unmitigated disaster after the team bucked trend with a complete redesign of their car rather than play safe with an evolution of the MP4-27. The result was that the team endured their...
Published: January 13, 2014
During a period of relative quiet in the Formula One paddock, stars of the F1 world gathered at the annual Autosport International Show at Birmingham’s NEC over the weekend to chew the fat over all things F1. Amongst today’s news from the show, Martin Brundle gives his forthright thoughts on the pay driver situation, Marussia complete their driver line-up and McLaren’s test driver...
Published: January 12, 2014
It came as something of a shock when McLaren announced shortly before the U.S. Grand Prix that Sergio Perez would no longer be a part of the team’s plans for 2014. Perez was as surprised as anyone, the Mexican believing he had done plenty enough to retain his seat after a strong end to a first season with McLaren. But judging a driver by the key barometer of how he matched up against his teammate,...
Published: January 8, 2014
Robert Kubica’s stunning victory in last weekend’s Janner Rally was the perfect way to build up to what will be a challenging first season in the WRC. The former Formula 1 star was competing in the ERC in Austria in preparation for the WRC season-opener in Monte Carlo and snatched the biggest win of his rally career with an incredible final stage effort that saw him overturn an 11.8 second...
Published: January 6, 2014
As another new week begins, the major topic of conversation still surrounds the plight of Michael Schumacher. The seven-time world champion turned 45 on Friday and remains in a critical but stable condition in a Grenoble hospital following his serious skiing accident just over a week ago. Amongst the day’s other talking points, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone thinks that the luckiest driver may...
Published: January 4, 2014
With the 2014 engine regulations set to shake up the sport of Formula One as never before next season, one team boss is of the opinion that it could alienate the smaller teams even further. On the face of it, the switch from 2.4-litre V8 engines to 1.6-litre V6 turbo power plants represents a step into the unknown for every team on the grid and should lead to a more even playing field. But Caterham...
Published: January 3, 2014
With the first pre-season test session of the year just around the corner, Formula One teams and fans alike are eagerly anticipating the start to what promises to be one of the most exciting seasons of recent years. The radical new rules and regulation changes concerning the 2014 engines and aerodynamics also mean that cars will look very different. Although teams must wait until the end of the month...
Published: January 3, 2014
With Michael Schumacher still in critical condition in a hospital in Grenoble, Ferrari fans Friday demonstrated their support for the seven-time world champion by holding a vigil outside with messages of well-wishing on the day of his 45th birthday, according to Reuters. Given the need to keep roads clear and disruptions down to a minimum for the hospital to cope for other skiing-related accidents,...
Published: January 2, 2014
Ferrari have planned to celebrate Michael Schumacher’s birthday on Friday by staging a vigil outside his Grenoble hospital in France. Schumacher remains in a critical condition following a serious skiing accident sustained at the Meribel resort on Sunday. Autosport reported on Thursday afternoon that Ferrari’s official Facebook page urged fans of the German to turn up wearing...