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Apart from Force India‘s Bob Fernley (for obvious reasons), you would have to search long and hard to find anyone who isn’t thrilled by the presence of Manor at this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix. The return of the team, this phoenix from the flames of the Marussia outfit, for the opening race of the 2015 season is both a victory for, and a two-fingered salute toward, Formula...
Published: March 12, 2015
You can see it now. It’s the first lap of the Australian Grand Prix and Giedo van der Garde, having been caught up in the annual bedlam at Turn 1 of the Albert Park circuit, radios the Sauber team to report a puncture. “Box, box,” comes the reply, and so at the end of the lap, Van der Garde peels off into the pit entry. His C34 trundles its way down the lane toward the army of mechanics,...
Published: March 10, 2015
“Kids, isn’t it?” Mark Webber told ITV’s television coverage of the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix after being punted out of the race by Sebastian Vettel, the Toro Rosso driver in his first full season of Formula One. “Kids with not enough experience, (they) do a good job and then they f–k it all up.” The interview may have been ended abruptly as the Australian—denied...
Published: March 9, 2015
When a high-profile driver switch occurs in Formula One, it is always fascinating to learn how that move—a move that could define a driver’s career and, in some cases, an entire period of the sport’s history—came to fruition. When did the two parties, driver and team, come into contact? How long did the negotiations last? Was the contract signed over croissants and a glass of...
Published: March 7, 2015
Despite ending last season with three grand prix victories—the only team other than the all-conquering Mercedes to win a race—last season was, by their lofty standards, a poor one for Red Bull Racing. After claiming four consecutive Formula One World Drivers’ Championships as well as four consecutive World Constructors’ Championships with Sebastian Vettel, the only direction...
Published: March 6, 2015
Formula One’s 2015 driver market is unlikely to match the excitement of a 2014 merry-go-round that saw two of the finest drivers on the grid, Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel, leave Ferrari and Red Bull, respectively. But it is certainly going to try. Even with over a week until the first race of the season begins in Australia, it is relatively clear which drivers will dominate the gossip...
Published: March 5, 2015
The grey livery might have finally been consigned to history, but Sauber are still struggling to generate much excitement as far as their driver lineup is concerned. And it’s not through a lack of options. Toward the end of last season, Sky Sports’ James Galloway reported that a host of drivers had been in contention for, if not under the impression that they had secured, a 2015 Sauber...
Published: March 4, 2015
So what are you most looking forward to seeing at next weekend’s Australian Grand Prix? There are no shortage of talking points ahead of the opening race of the 2015 Formula One season, with the resumption of the battle between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, the Mercedes drivers, high on the list. Williams‘ probable leap into second place in the pecking order as well as Red Bull Racing‘s...
Published: March 3, 2015
Fernando Alonso spent last week resting at home following his crash in pre-season testing, but you wouldn’t have begrudged his McLaren colleagues a lie-down after Formula One’s winter schedule came to an end last Sunday. McLaren‘s third and final four-day test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya produced the same results as the previous two, as occasional periods of promise were...
Published: February 28, 2015
Things started to get serious as Formula One entered its penultimate day of pre-season testing. With the cars now more or less exactly as they will appear at the Australian Grand Prix in a fortnight’s time, most of the teams are now well into their preparations for the season opener at the Albert Park circuit. This was most evident at Ferrari, who have chased headline lap times for much of the...