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Red Bull have placed their remaining two Junior Team drivers in the GP2 series for 2015. Alex Lynn and Pierre Gasly will drive for top team DAMS, which has produced three of the last four series champions. Only one of those champions, Romain Grosjean, made it to Formula One. The most recent of the three is the reigning champion, 2014 winner Jolyon Palmer. He’s still without any form of F1 role...
Published: January 7, 2015
The three pre-season Formula One tests will be critically important to all the teams, but McLaren have far more to gain or lose than anyone else. The Woking squad are taking a step into the unknown in 2015. Fernando Alonso has arrived from Ferrari and the exceptional Mercedes engine which powered the team’s cars last season has gone. In its place is a barely tested motor from new engine partner...
Published: January 6, 2015
The confirmation and subsequent fallout from the engine-development loophole has dominated Formula One headlines this past week. Honda, the only manufacturer which will not benefit from the loophole, are understandably displeased and will seek answers when they meet with the FIA next week. But first they will join Mercedes, Renault and Ferrari at a meeting with Bernie Ecclestone to discuss the future...
Published: January 5, 2015
So after all the wrangling, arguments and whining, it turns out three of the Formula One power unit manufacturers will be able to develop their engines during the season after all. A loophole in the regulations governing engine development has been found. It gives Mercedes, Ferrari and Renault as much time as they like to develop their 2015 engines. But there’s a sting in the tail—because...
Published: January 2, 2015
Fernando Alonso could be set to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2016. The German outfit’s team principal, Toto Wolff, has publicly named the Spaniard as his first-choice back-up should Hamilton decide to leave. Valtteri Bottas is also mentioned as an option. Alonso’s new McLaren team-mate has also been in the news, but for a very different reason. Jenson Button and Jessica Michibata...
Published: December 29, 2014
The 2014 Formula One season was one of the best of the current millennium and went a long way to silencing the critics of the new turbo hybrid era. Not all of them, mind. But some. Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg’s occasionally bitter rivalry turned a two-horse race into an enthralling spectacle. The arrival on the big stage of Daniel Ricciardo and Valtteri Bottas provided a more-than-adequate...
Published: December 26, 2014
The public face of Formula One goes on a bit of a holiday over Christmas, but work on next season’s cars continues behind the scenes. The official entry list for 2015 shows three teams’ entries are still subject to confirmation. While one of them will almost certainly shake off that tag in weeks to come, the future looks less bright for the other two. Also included on the entry list is...
Published: December 20, 2014
Sebastian Vettel‘s decision to leave Red Bull and join Ferrari caused more than the odd eyebrow to be raised. Though his now-former team had endured a poor year, they had built the dominant car every season between 2010 and 2013. Vettel’s four world titles stood as testimony to how good Red Bull had been, and once their engine issues are solved, they will no doubt return to the very top...
Published: December 19, 2014
As our advent calendars ticked through their third week, an important milestone for all Formula One fans was reached. The first race of the 2015 season is on March 15—now less than three months away. The first test is even nearer, due to be held on February 1 at the Jerez circuit in southern Spain. Mercedes will be hoping to carry their dominant form into another year of racing. Lewis Hamilton‘s...
Published: December 18, 2014
Ferrari have been busy in the last week as their restructure continues. Three prominent employees have said goodbye to the Scuderia, joining a list which could grow even longer. But a new face has also arrived at Maranello. Esteban Gutierrez will be the team’s test and reserve driver for 2015, and he has brought his sponsors with him. Kevin Magnussen will occupy the same role at McLaren, having...