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The United States of America and Formula One should, in theory, be a match made in heaven, but relations between the two superpowers have rarely been healthy. In its attempts to make it big in America, F1 has traveled to a total of 10 circuits across the country, which tells you just as much about the sport’s desperation to find popularity across the Atlantic as it does the United States’...
Published: January 8, 2015
Force India will reveal their 2015 Formula One car, the VJM08, in a ceremony in Mexico City later this month, according to Sky Sports’ Pete Gill. The unveiling, which is scheduled for January 21, promises to take F1 back to a time when teams actually put some effort into showcasing their brand new machines, with local hero Sergio Perez set to receive a warm welcome ahead of the return of the...
Published: January 7, 2015
The wonder kid who took Formula One by storm back in 2007 is a kid no more. Today (Jan. 7) marks Lewis Hamilton‘s 30th birthday, a milestone that was almost unthinkable when the 2006 GP2 champion, then at the age of 22, surged to a podium finish in his first race for McLaren in Australia. Since then, the road has been one of highs and lows as the British driver has been forced to mature in front...
Published: January 5, 2015
January is traditionally the month when new Formula One cars are unveiled for the season ahead. Launches offer teams the chance to parade new signings and sponsors and gives the rest of us the chance to see the protagonists of silly season in their new overalls for the first time and, of course, to determine which outfits have got it right and which have got it horribly wrong. Soon after their launch...
Published: January 3, 2015
Nico Rosberg had a good crack at winning the Formula One title in 2014, but his best wasn’t quite good enough to topple Lewis Hamilton. The gulf in class between the Mercedes, despite a championship battle of twists and turns, was clear in the end, with Rosberg winning just five races in contrast to Hamilton’s tally of 11. With the British driver now a two-time title winner, and favourite...
Published: January 1, 2015
When Sebastian Vettel’s move from Red Bull Racing to Ferrari was confirmed, it didn’t take long for the comparisons to begin. At 27, Vettel has switched to the Prancing Horse at the exact age that his boyhood inspiration, Michael Schumacher, moved to the Maranello-based team as an established world champion. Schumacher’s time at Ferrari was one of the most dominant periods in Formula...
Published: December 31, 2014
Whether or not you believe that 2014 was a classic season of Formula One depends on what you want from your motorsport. If it is unpredictability and competition that you desire, this year probably wasn’t for you, with one team winning all but three races. But if it is storylines, narratives and rivalries that you’re looking for, 2014 was one of the finest campaigns in recent memory. A...
Published: December 30, 2014
As impressive as Daniil Kvyat‘s debut Formula One campaign was, and as great as he could go on to become, there is one significant detail that concerns his move to Red Bull for 2015. If Sebastian Vettel had made his decision to join Ferrari two months earlier than he did—at the beginning of the summer break in August, as opposed to the eve of the Japanese Grand Prix in early October—Kvyat,...
Published: December 27, 2014
Last month, the belief that Formula One is the only form of motor racing worth bothering with was blown out of the water by one of its own competitors. Nico Hulkenberg’s decision to participate in endurance races with Porsche in 2015, in addition to his commitments with Force India, was hugely popular among the motor sport community and took us back to a time when F1 drivers were permitted to...
Published: December 26, 2014
Christmas Day marked 32 days since Lewis Hamilton claimed his second Formula One world title, but it already seems like a distant memory. The sport moves so fast, both literally and metaphorically, that there is barely time to pause for breath, although a cutdown on testing in recent years has allowed drivers and teams to enjoy a prolonged winter break. Christmas is, of course, central to that downtime....