Standing Starts After Safety Car Periods Are a Terrible Idea for Formula 1

Standing starts after a safety car period. Just when we thought Formula One’s production line of “creative” ideas might be running out of steam, it churns out this beauty. And it’s not just an idea. From 2015, it will be a reality. The Sporting Regulations for next year (page 32 onwards, pdf) state that whenever the safety car comes out to slow the field after a major incident... 

Formula One’s Driver Power Rankings After 2014 Austrian Grand Prix

The 2014 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix saw several magnificent drives. Sergio Perez used the alternative strategy to slice through the field, coming from 15th on the grid to finish a strong sixth in the race. Fernando Alonso‘s Sunday was a little less spectacular, but no less impressive. He brought his underpowered Ferrari home in fifth, less than 20 seconds behind the race-winning Mercedes... 

Power Ranking the Formula 1 Teams After 2014 Austrian Grand Prix

The 2014 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix wasn’t a terrible follow-up to the action- and drama-packed race in Canada two weeks ago. Nico Rosberg won for Mercedes with team-mate Lewis Hamilton in second, but for once the Silver Arrows had to work for their win. Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas could easily have spoiled the party as Williams put in their best performance of the year so far. Further... 

Formula 1’s Latest Rumours and Talk: Paddock News from 2014 Austrian Grand Prix

The 2014 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix marks the return of the sport to Austria for the first time since 2003. Only four of the current drivers have driven F1 cars around the Red Bull Ring. Fernando Alonso is one of them, and he revealed this week he hopes to compete at Le Mans once his F1 career is over. But it seems unlikely his current team, Ferrari, will be joining him. Elsewhere, Lewis Hamilton... 

How Should Formula 1 React in Absence of Michael Schumacher Updates?

It was announced at the beginning of the week that seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher was no longer in a coma and had left the CHU Grenoble in France. His family’s spokeswomen, Sabine Kehm, released a statement on Monday. Per Autosport, it said: Michael has left the CHU Grenoble to continue his long phase of rehabilitation. He is not in a coma anymore. His family would like... 

Austrian Grand Prix 2014 Preview: Start Time, TV Info, Weather, Schedule, Odds

The 2014 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix takes place on Sunday. It will be held at the Red Bull Ring, close to the city of Spielberg in the Styria region. It will be the 27th Austrian Grand Prix and the 26th at this venue. Or rather, the 26th at this location. Spielberg was once host to a fearsome old circuit, the Osterreichring. It held races from 1970 to 1987 before being discarded in favour of modern,... 

Secrets of How F1 Drivers Prepare for Brand New Tracks Like Austrian Grand Prix

Austria’s Red Bull Ring will present a unique challenge to the teams and drivers when they arrive for this weekend’s 2014 Austrian Grand Prix. It was last used for Formula One back in 2003, and is therefore a completely new venue for most of them. Of the 22 drivers, only Jenson Button, Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa have done racing laps here in a grand prix car. Of the... 

Formula One’s Driver Power Rankings After 2014 Canadian Grand Prix

The 2014 Canadian Grand Prix was a classic. Daniel Ricciardo won with a beautiful drive from sixth on the grid, but there were top performances from several men. Nico Rosberg’s damage-limitation drive was excellent, Jean-Eric Vergne comprehensively trounced teammate Daniil Kvyat and Sebastian Vettel could easily have been the man on the top step of the podium. After Canada’s drama, here... 

Pirelli Formula 1 Tyres in 2014: Are They Finally Right for Grand Prix Racing?

This time last year, tyres were occupying a lot of column inches on Formula One news sites. The biggest story of the spring was tyre-related. Mercedes had used a 2013 car to help tyre supplier Pirelli with development work in a “secret” test at the Circuit de Catalunya in late May. Their rivals weren’t happy with the German team, and at an FIA hearing they were banned from the Young... 

2014 Canadian Grand Prix Would Have Been Boring Without Necessary Evil of DRS

The 2014 Canadian Grand Prix will go down as one of the most exciting races of the last decade. Daniel Ricciardo won to record the first grand-prix victory of his career. He joins Gilles Villeneuve, Thierry Boutsen, Jean Alesi, Robert Kubica and Lewis Hamilton in the list of drivers who won for the first time in Montreal. Nico Rosberg came home in second after driving the second half of the race with... 

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