Australian Grand Prix 2015: 5 Key Storylines Ahead of Season Opener

The 2015 Formula One season begins this weekend with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. It has been less than four months since Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 world championship at the last race in Abu Dhabi, but it feels like much longer. After a preseason that yielded few surprises—Mercedes are still strong; McLaren struggled with their new Honda engines; everyone found something to complain... 

F1 2015 Head-to-Head: Valtteri Bottas vs. Felipe Massa at Williams

Just like the “Touch of Gray” hair colour guy, Williams may have found the ideal mix of experience and youthful energy with their driver pairing of Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas. Massa came to Williams last season after eight years at Ferrari and immediately said he felt at home with the Grove-based team. “I feel happier because I’m having a great time,” he told Crash.net’s... 

Christian Horner’s F1 Engine Complaints Make Him Sound Like a Sore Loser

Remember that time back in 2013 when Red Bull team principal Christian Horner talked about how his team’s fourth-straight Formula One drivers’ and constructors’ titles were turning fans off and how closer competition was needed? Of course you don’t—because it never happened. Horner was quite happy when Sebastian Vettel won the final nine races of the 2013 season, even... 

5 Observations from the Final Day of Formula 1 Preseason Testing in Barcelona

The final Formula One preseason test ended on Sunday afternoon in Barcelona, Spain. With just two weeks until the first grand prix of the season, the teams will now return to their factories for some last-minute adjustments based on the information gleaned over the previous four days at the Circuit de Catalunya. Williams’ Valtteri Bottas set the pace on the final day of testing, although his... 

How Quickly Can McLaren Recover from Another F1 Preseason Testing Setback?

Another day of Formula One preseason testing, another struggle for McLaren-Honda. Indeed “Struggle” could be branded on the side of the MP4-30 (in place of, say, a missing title sponsor) as a theme for McLaren’s year so far. At the first test in Jerez, Spain, McLaren managed just 79 laps (Red Bull had the next fewest at 166). Last week in Barcelona, Spain, McLaren’s total improved—slightly—to... 

F1 Cars Already Showing Midseason Speeds at End of Second Preseason Test

It may only be the end of the second Formula One preseason test, but many of the cars are already in midseason form—midseason 2014, anyway. While the big headline from the final day of the test was Fernando Alonso‘s high-speed crash (thankfully, his only injury was a concussion), the lap times turned in over the last four days should cause everyone to take notice. On Sunday, Lotus’... 

Ron Dennis Is Wrong to Say F1 Does Not Need a Budget Cap

McLaren CEO Ron Dennis has spoken out against a budget cap in Formula One. “The actual cost constraint has to be exercised by the senior management of a Formula One team, cost constraints can’t be controlled by an outside entity,” Dennis said, per ESPN F1. There is nothing surprising about his position, given he runs one of the wealthiest teams in the sport, but Dennis is wrong. Spending... 

Spice Girls and 5 Other Extravagant F1 Car Launches

Eighteen years ago, the Spice Girls joined Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard onstage at the Alexandra Palace in London to launch McLaren’s MP4-12 car. The British pop singers had recently released their smash-hit album Spice and were one of the biggest bands in the world. No doubt it was not a cheap night for McLaren. In the last few years, though, as teams have tightened their belts, live... 

Formula 1 Drivers and Their Various Training Habits

To the casual observer, Formula One drivers may not seem very athletic—after all, how hard can it be to drive around in a car for a couple of hours? The reality, though, is that the level of fitness—both mental and physical—required to compete in a grand prix compares favourably with what is needed for any other professional athlete. In an article about driver fitness for BBC Sport,... 

Ferrari Has Modest 2015 Expectations Despite Strong Showing at F1 Preseason Test

Ferrari are trying to temper expectations after a season of change and a successful first test for their new car. The change began last April, when team principal Stefano Domenicali surprisingly stepped down, and culminated with Sebastian Vettel‘s arrival in Maranello and the replacement of Domenicali’s replacement, Marco Mattiacci, with Maurizio Arrivabene. Last week at the Jerez test,... 

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