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After months of speculation, the FIA announced on Friday that it had accepted the bid of NASCAR team owner Gene Haas to form a new Formula One team. Now that the new American entry is confirmed, the next questions that must be asked are: Can the team succeed in F1 and how quickly? In 2010, three new teams were added to the F1 grid: HRT, Lotus (now Caterham) and Virgin (now Marussia). HRT was out of...
Published: April 11, 2014
Formula One fans like to complain. Not all of them—many are able to enjoy the sport for what it is—but there is a vocal minority, at least, for whom it seems nothing is ever right. The 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix was one of the most exciting F1 races in recent memory. Even before the safety car was deployed following Pastor Maldonado’s crash into Esteban Gutierrez on Lap 41, there...
Published: April 8, 2014
It is not every day that a four-time defending Formula One world champion is asked to move out of the way to allow his new teammate—zero career podiums—through. But that is exactly what happened between Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo at last Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix. To make matters worse for the champ, after he found himself back in front of the young Australian...
Published: April 7, 2014
During Formula One preseason testing, the two midfield teams with the most buzz were Williams and Force India. After three races, though both teams have performed significantly better than they did in 2013, they are headed in opposite directions. In Bahrain, Force India secured their best result of the season when Sergio Perez came home third. In fact, it was the team’s best finish since Giancarlo...
Published: April 6, 2014
Lewis Hamilton passed his teammate into the first corner of a very entertaining Bahrain Grand Prix and then just held him off for his second-straight victory. Nico Rosberg had qualified on pole and, unlike last weekend in Malaysia, managed to stay in touch with Hamilton for the early part of the race. The two teammates went wheel-to-wheel several times until Rosberg switched to the harder tyre and...
Published: April 5, 2014
Mercedes’ domination of the 2014 Formula One season continued in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Nico Rosberg secured his first pole position of the season ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton, setting up what should be a fascinating battle between the top two men in the Drivers’ Championship. Daniel Ricciardo qualified third, but has a 10-place grid penalty from Red Bull’s disastrous...
Published: April 4, 2014
There can be no doubt that Mercedes is the class of the Formula One field so far in 2014. Two utterly commanding victories in the first two races have led to comparisons with Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull’s dominance in the second half of last season. And while the template of qualifying near the front, sprinting out to a large early lead and then controlling the race is familiar from...
Published: April 1, 2014
Fernando Alonso of Ferrari has spent a lot of the first two races of the 2014 Formula One season looking at the back of Nico Hulkenberg‘s Force India. Sure, the Spaniard eventually passed Hulkenberg in both Australia and Malaysia, but Ferrari—the most successful team in F1 history—is not in the sport to battle the likes of Force India (one podium finish in six-plus years). Even more...
Published: March 30, 2014
With the massive regulation changes for the new Formula One season, about the only thing we knew for certain coming into 2014 is that nothing was certain. After two races, a picture—albeit still blurry—is beginning to emerge. With dominant victories in Australia and Malaysia, it is clear that Mercedes is the class of field so far. Following Daniel Ricciardo‘s disqualification...
Published: March 26, 2014
Australian Grand Prix chairman Ron Walker announced his retirement last weekend. Instead of riding quietly off into the Australian sunset, though, he has decided to take a few parting shots at Formula One. Specifically, Walker—like many others—is miffed at the lack of noise produced by the new, hybrid F1 engines. He chose an interesting way to voice his displeasure, though, first saying...