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Alain Prost was one of the greatest drivers Formula One has ever seen. Hailing from Lorette in central France, Prost made his debut in 1980 for McLaren. A points-scorer in his first grand prix, a switch to Renault in 1981 brought his first race win. Quick, intelligent and a master of race management, he could easily have won three world championships by the time his first arrived in 1985. Further titles...
Published: February 23, 2015
Fernando Alonso spent Sunday night in hospital after sustaining a concussion in a crash during the final day of the second Formula One pre-season test. His McLaren left the track at the exit of Turn 3 and hit a wall. Alonso was taken to the Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona’s medical centre before being flown to hospital by helicopter. He remained there overnight as a precaution. Details of exactly...
Published: February 22, 2015
The second Formula One pre-season test ended on Sunday with Romain Grosjean leading the way in Barcelona. The Lotus man set the benchmark on Day 4 with a time of 1:24.067 seconds, but his wasn’t the lap that caught the eye. Less than an hour later, Nico Rosberg set the second-best lap of the test—a 1:24.321. Grosjean was on the supersoft tyres, the quickest of Pirelli’s four compounds;...
Published: February 20, 2015
Susie Wolff and Felipe Nasr are blaming each other for the testing crash which saw both miss out on vital track time. The Williams tester and Sauber rookie collided at the entry to Turn 5, with both cars ending up in the gravel trap. Wolff called the incident “stupid,” while Nasr felt Wolff should have seen him coming. Hopefully some footage of the incident will emerge in the coming days. There...
Published: February 19, 2015
When was the last time a Formula One rookie had a truly exciting and memorable debut season? Fans of a certain age will remember the first time the greats took to the wheel. In the past 30 or so years, we have witnessed the emergence of Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. All, to one degree or another, had debut seasons that marked...
Published: February 17, 2015
Lotus chairman Gerard Lopez has launched a stinging attack on Formula One’s management, describing its structure as “archaic” and blaming it for many of the sport’s problems. He suggested potential sponsors are not attracted by the way F1 is run, highlighting the unequal revenue distribution model and lack of coherent marketing policy as off-putting to anyone considering an...
Published: February 15, 2015
Ferrari set the pace in Jerez, but will they still be on top when the second 2015 Formula One preseason test gets underway at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Thursday? The Scuderia’s rapid start raised more than the odd eyebrow. Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel both put in laps a second quicker than the best time set by 2014’s dominant team, Mercedes. But the defending constructors’...
Published: February 13, 2015
Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne has played down his team’s impressive start to 2015 Formula One pre-season testing. Kimi Raikkonen was the quickest man at the Jerez test, his time of one minute, 20.841 seconds more than a second faster than the best lap set by defending champions Mercedes. But Marchionne is under no illusions; he’s looking to the second test at the Circuit de Catalunya...
Published: February 10, 2015
Kimi Raikkonen is unsure what the future holds beyond the end of the 2015 Formula One season, but he isn’t overly concerned. The new father says it wouldn’t be the end of the world if he doesn’t stay with Ferrari in 2016; if he does go, there’ll be no shortage of suitors lining up to take his place. His former team-mate Romain Grosjean is more enthusiastic about his own future...
Published: February 9, 2015
Formula One testing got under way last week with eight of the teams putting their 2015 challengers through their paces at Jerez. Eight doesn’t sound like many, but the grid is now down to just nine confirmed entrants—only Force India were missing. Manor (formerly Marussia) may join the party to make it 10, but their future remains very much uncertain. Ferrari stole the headlines with an...