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Formula One returns from its four-week break on Sunday with the 2014 Belgian Grand Prix. The venue will be the famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit, close to the towns of Stavelot and Francorchamps. Spa itself is a little way down the road. This will be the 58th Belgian Grand Prix of the world championship era, the 47th to be held at this circuit and the 12th round of the 2014 season. Michael Schumacher...
Published: August 19, 2014
Max Verstappen will replace Jean-Eric Vergne at Toro Rosso in 2015. In the process he will become the youngest driver in Formula One history, and the 14th graduate from the Red Bull Junior Team to reach the pinnacle of motorsport. He isn’t the only youngster who’ll be making a splash in years to come. All the top teams have driver-development programs of some description. McLaren’s...
Published: August 18, 2014
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says he believes the Singapore Grand Prix at the end of September represents his team’s next opportunity to win. Speaking after Daniel Ricciardo’s victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix before the summer break, Horner was quoted by Adam Cooper, saying: You never know, it might be wet at Spa, and Monza might put a load more corners in! Singapore has...
Published: August 16, 2014
Formula One has changed a lot over the last decade. Conspicuous consumption has given way to token attempts at cost-cutting, Hermann Tilke’s creations dominate a landscape once filled with variety and the “racing incident” has all but disappeared. The cars themselves have changed too. Superficially, a 2014 car looks the same as its equivalent from 2004—they still have front...
Published: August 15, 2014
Fans around the world are rejoicing as the summer break draws to a close. Formula One returns next Sunday for the Belgian Grand Prix, ending a four-week drought which has seen zero on-track action. Off the track, it has been a different story. The fight for Sauber’s two 2015 seats is hotting up nicely, with Simona de Silvestro and Felipe Nasr among those sniffing around at Hinwil. Over the border...
Published: August 15, 2014
Formula One’s four-week break is almost over; the battle on the track will resume at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit on August 24th. Before that, there’s another important fight to contest—the F1 Summer Beauty Pageant. We don’t have a strong field in 2014. The regulations on nose dimensions have resulted in some rather unappealing outcomes. Fernando Alonso called the cars ugly...
Published: August 14, 2014
Hermann Tilke‘s creations dominate the modern Formula One calendar. The prolific track architect’s first full circuit redesign was done in 1995. The fast, sweeping Osterreichring disappeared from the Styrian countryside, replaced by a shorter, slower circuit which is now known as the Red Bull Ring. Sepang in Malaysia was next, followed by the likes of Shanghai, Bahrain and Marina Bay. In...
Published: August 1, 2014
Formula One has entered its summer break; the next race, the Belgian Grand Prix, is still more than three weeks away. But F1 never truly sleeps. Ferrari have confirmed the departure of the head of their engine department. His probably won’t be the last head to roll as team boss Marco Mattiacci continues his restructuring process. Adrian Newey, meanwhile, believes F1 cars are in danger of losing...
Published: July 31, 2014
Mercedes were defeated for the second time in the 2014 Formula One season at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Nico Rosberg had started from pole, but an inconvenient safety car appearance put him on the back foot. Even then he should have won, but a couple of poor laps opened the door for Daniel Ricciardo to seize the initiative for his second win of the year. Elsewhere, Ferrari scored only their second podium...
Published: July 30, 2014
Daniel Ricciardo kept his head while many around him were losing theirs to win the Formula One 2014 Hungarian Grand Prix. It was the second win of what is turning out to be an exceptional debut season with Red Bull. But it was far from a straightforward victory. Multiple factors combined to hand Ricciardo the chance to win, and he seized the opportunity with both hands. Here, we examine those seven...