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Lewis Hamilton is relaxed about it. Mercedes are at ease, too. And why not? Both are newly crowned world champions. Both are at their top of their game. And both stand to dominate Formula One for at least the foreseeable future, if not the years to come. It is seemingly a match made in heaven—Hamilton has been connected to the company since joining McLaren-Mercedes as a boy—which no doubt...
Published: January 24, 2015
There was a moment in the immediate aftermath of last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that felt very much like closure to Formula One’s latest great rivalry. Less than 10 minutes after crossing the finish line to claim his second drivers’ title, Lewis Hamilton took a seat in the cool-down room ahead of the podium ceremony. Still wearing his crash helmet—his emotions shielded from...
Published: January 22, 2015
If you can’t beat them, look like them. That was the overriding feeling as Force India launched their 2015 Formula One season in Mexico City on January 21, unveiling a dashing new colour scheme which looked remarkably familiar. The contrasting shades of black, silver and orange was almost a throwback to the West livery once used by McLaren, who ultimately prevented Force India from making their...
Published: January 21, 2015
Lewis Hamilton is arguably the most complex character in Formula One. Claiming his second world championship in 2014, he is perhaps the most complete performer currently in the sport. He is a driver who has recently found the perfect combination of one-lap speed, strong pace over a long run and that good, old-fashioned aggression that characterises the best in the business. Away from the track, Hamilton...
Published: January 20, 2015
From the beginning of February until the start of March, Formula One will hold three four-day pre-season test sessions as preparations for the 2015 campaign get serious. Testing can be among both the most exciting and frustrating times of F1’s traditional pre-season schedule. Although it makes a return to racing seem a step nearer yet still so desperately far away, winter running gives drivers,...
Published: January 19, 2015
For all the flak that Formula One’s new V6 turbo power units have received over the last 12 months, they do have at least one key positive. Sure, they might not sound as ferocious as the previous V8 engines—and, indeed, as exhilarating as the V10s before them—and all the talk of motor generator units, energy stores and fuel-saving may not be everyone’s idea of pure racing, but...
Published: January 17, 2015
Up until last season, modern-day Formula One had generally been dominated by the familiar faces. On any race weekend, it had been a given that a selection of the “Big Five”—Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Kimi Raikkonen, who have a combined total of 10 world titles—would fight among themselves for grand prix wins and, ultimately, championships. In...
Published: January 15, 2015
Not since 2009, the year of their first grand prix win, have Red Bull Racing entered a Formula One season surrounded by such little fanfare. The team who ended the 2014 campaign last November is not quite the same outfit who will begin 2015 at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in March. Gone is Sebastian Vettel, the face of Red Bull’s four consecutive championship victories, with the polished...
Published: January 14, 2015
Pirelli went under the radar during the 2014 Formula One season, with the change of approach resulting in their strongest campaign since their arrival as the sport’s sole tyre manufacturer. Unlike 2011, ’12 and ’13, when tyres were often the main story of a given race weekend, the rubber adopted a more understated role last season, which led to a greater emphasis on the things that...
Published: January 12, 2015
The FIA recently announced changes to the system that sees drivers awarded a super licence, the accolade which allows them to compete in Formula One. According to the sport’s official website, the amendments mean drivers must not only complete a minimum of 300 kilometres behind the wheel of a contemporary F1 car but hold a road licence, pass a test on the sporting regulations and have a minimum...