How Much Slower Are 2014 Formula 1 Cars Compared to the 2013 Models?

Formula One fans have known for a while that the sport was undergoing significant changes in 2014. The designs are uglier, the engines are quieter and, perhaps most significantly, the cars are slower. Estimates for how much slower, compared to the 2013 cars have ranged from two to five seconds per lap. Of course, this also depends on the circuit—two seconds at Spa is different than two seconds... 

Will Limited Laps for Renault Engines Give Other Teams a Leg Up on Red Bull?

Renault-powered cars have won the last four Formula One Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships, along with six of the last nine. In the first two days of 2014 preseason testing, though, Renault has looked like anything but a dominant force. Renault is supplying engines to four teams this season: Red Bull, Lotus, Toro Rosso and Caterham. With completely new and more complex engines being... 

What Formula 1 Drivers Did on Their Winter Holidays

The official business of the 2014 Formula One season kicks off this week in Jerez, Spain with the first testing session for the new cars. Therefore, it seems a good time to look back at what the drivers have been up to since the end of the 2013 season. Not every driver is included in this slideshow, since it consists only of images posted on the drivers’ official Twitter, Instagram and Facebook... 

Why Hasn’t Sweden Produced Its Own Kimi Raikkonen?

When the lights go out at the 2014 Australian Grand Prix, Marcus Ericsson, Caterham’s new driver, will become the 10th Swede to start a Formula One grand prix.  Based on the success of drivers from Sweden’s neighbour, Finland, you might expect that there have been many more Finnish drivers in the history of the F1 world championship. In fact, there have been fewer. Only eight Finns... 

Media Coverage of Michael Schumacher’s Accident: Too Intrusive and Speculative?

Nearly four weeks ago, Michael Schumacher was placed in a medically-induced coma after a ski accident in the French Alps. Since the December 29, 2013 accident, friends, family, rivals and fans have expressed their support for the seven-time Formula One world champion.  Meanwhile, following Schumacher‘s hospitalisation in Grenoble, the global media descended on the French city to feed... 

Breaking Down the Costs of Racing in Formula 1: Is Spending Out of Control?

The 2013 Formula One season was filled with reports of teams in financial trouble. It is no secret that many of the smaller teams (and even the race-winning Lotus team) are struggling. At the same time, F1 is bringing in record levels of revenue. So, how can we reconcile these two, apparently conflicting, realities? To do so, there are two areas that must be considered: the teams’ spending... 

Ferrari, Italy and Formula 1: Where Have the Italian Drivers Gone, and Why?

Ferrari and Monza are two of the most storied names in Formula One history. In motorsport circles, both are synonymous with Italy. But despite being home to F1’s most successful team and one of the most famous circuits in the world, Italy has struggled to produce top-level grand prix drivers—particularly in recent years. In fact, the 2014 season (Caterham’s driver decision notwithstanding)... 

‘1: Life on the Limit’: A Review of the New Formula 1 Documentary

May 1, 2014 will be the 20th anniversary of the death of Ayrton Senna, the last driver to die in a Formula One grand prix. In the early years of the sport—the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s—such a gap between fatalities would have been unimaginable. F1 was just too dangerous. In 1: Life on the Limit, the new documentary by Paul Crowder, three-time world champion Jackie Stewart relates a story... 

Have Caterham and Marussia Closed the Gap to the Bigger Formula 1 Teams?

For the 2010 Formula One season, the FIA allowed three new entrants to join the grid. With the addition of Lotus, Virgin and Hispania Racing (HRT), the number of constructors expanded to 12, the first time since 1995 that more than 11 teams participated in a season. At the time, Virgin boss Richard Branson bragged that, “This will be the lowest-budget team in Formula One. Money’s not everything,”... 

FIA Entry List Confirms Formula 1 Driver Numbers for 2014 Season

With fewer than three weeks remaining until the first test of the 2014 Formula One season, the FIA has released the official entry list for the new season. Although most teams had already announced their driver pairings for 2014, the list confirms that Marussia will retain the services of Max Chilton. He will be paired, once again, with the previously confirmed Jules Bianchi. At this point, the only... 

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