Formula 1 Salaries vs. Points Won: Which Driver Is Best Value for Money in 2014?

This season, according to Business Book GP (via TomorrowNewsF1.com), five Formula One drivers have salaries of over £10 million. Meanwhile, Daniel Ricciardo—winner of two grands prix—is making only £600,000. We know that Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton are running away with the Drivers’ Championship but which drivers are providing good value to their teams, based... 

Revisiting Predictions at the Start of the F1 Season: Some Right, More Wrong

There were plenty of unknowns coming into the 2014 Formula One season. With massive changes to the engine regulations promising more retirements and plenty of tantalizing new driver pairings, it seemed like the most wide-open season in recent memory. And then Mercedes won the first six races (along with five second-place finishes). While the Constructors’ Championship has not been in doubt since... 

Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone’s Most Memorable Quotes

Bernie Ecclestone must be celebrating this weekend. The Formula One CEO settled his German court case earlier this week with a $100 million payment. Now he can turn his full attention back to F1. Still, Ecclestone is always good for a quote, and he did not disappoint this time. After the judge admitted a conviction in the bribery trial was unlikely, Ecclestone told Ian Parkes of the Press Association... 

Mercedes and Force India Getting Most Value for Their Money in 2014 F1 Season

Mercedes and Force India are at opposite ends of the Formula One grid in terms of the size of their budgets. This season, however, both teams are getting an excellent return on their investments. The other thing those two teams have in common, of course, is Mercedes power. In fact, four of the top five teams in our efficiency ranking—which calculates the amount of money each team spends per Constructors’... 

Is the European Grand Prix Coming to Azerbaijan a Good Thing?

Rumours of a new grand prix in the former Soviet satellite Azerbaijan were confirmed in the week before the Hungarian Grand Prix. Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone told Forbes‘ Christian Sylt that the Azerbaijani capital of Baku, on the Caspian Sea, will host a race in 2016. This announcement continues what is becoming a disturbing trend for F1: the addition of countries with authoritarian... 

Ranking the Top 25 Moments of the 2014 Formula 1 Season so Far

Formula One is on its summer break. The factories are shutting down, and the teams are on holidays. The season is just past the halfway point and, with that in mind, we are looking back at the top 25 moments so far. From first podiums and victories, to thrilling overtaking manoeuvres, to defied team orders, it has been a very exciting season so far. Begin Slideshow  Read More →

Fernando Alonso’s Hungarian GP Performance Shows His Talent Is Wasted at Ferrari

Thirty-five years ago this month, Gilles Villeneuve and Rene Arnoux produced one of the greatest moments in Formula One history. During the French Grand Prix at Dijon, they fought an epic, all-out, wheel-to-wheel battle over the final laps of the race—for second place. In the words of Ricky Bobby‘s father, “If you ain’t first, you’re last,” and rarely has a second-place... 

What Does Daniel Ricciardo’s Hungarian GP Win Tell Us About Red Bull’s New Star?

Daniel Ricciardo keeps getting better.  Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised—he did just turn 25 and has only started 11 races with a front-running team—but the Australian’s ongoing success does feel a bit surprising. After his victory for Red Bull on Sunday at the Hungarian Grand Prix, though, surprise is no longer a valid response to Ricciardo‘s performances. As... 

Formula 1 Data Analysis: Is Williams Improving Relative to Mercedes?

Williams received a lot of hype during winter testing for the 2014 Formula One season—and not all of it was due to the return of the Martini livery. With the best power unit in the field, an exciting driver pairing and new technical director Pat Symonds getting his first full season at the helm, the team looked poised for a renaissance (although I still picked them as my surprise flop in our... 

Hungarian GP 2014 Location: 10 Key Facts About the Hungaroring

The Hungaroring outside Budapest will host its 29th Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend, an unbroken string stretching back to 1986. While the narrow circuit is not conducive to passing, it has delivered some interesting races and surprising results, including Heikki Kovalainen’s only Formula One victory, Nigel Mansell’s 1989 win from 12th on the grid and a recent string of British domination—six... 

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