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Formula One’s reluctance to embrace social media is among the most concerning and bizarre topics currently bubbling away from the on-track action. Although unlikely to create as many headlines as the recent front-to-rear interconnected suspension systems ban, the sport’s unwavering obliviousness to new digital platforms is arguably more damaging to itself, its associates and its protagonists. Recognising...
Published: July 22, 2014
From the moment he was confirmed as Mark Webber’s replacement at Red Bull, the 2014 Formula One season has always been about learning for Daniel Ricciardo. For the driver himself, it’s been about learning on the job, with the challenge of adapting as quickly as possible to the environment of a team that had won the last four drivers’ and constructors’ world championships. As...
Published: July 21, 2014
Judging by his expression on the above image, taken from the podium of the German Grand Prix, you would think Lewis Hamilton is a man desperate for a clean weekend. The 2008 world champion, however, has revealed that he likes to do things the hard way after charging from 20th on the grid to a comfortable podium finish at Hockenheim. Hamilton made contact with Jenson Button, his former McLaren teammate,...
Published: July 20, 2014
There are good weeks and there are good weeks. For Nico Rosberg, the Mercedes driver and still the leader of the Formula One drivers’ standings, the last nine days or so could not have been any better. The German married his long-term girlfriend, Vivian Sibold, last Friday before watching his nation win the FIFA World Cup with a 1-0 victory over Argentina two days later. His “multi-year...
Published: July 19, 2014
What a disastrous result it was for Lewis Hamilton in qualifying for the German Grand Prix. Less than two weeks after his stunning victory at the British Grand Prix, arguably the most important win of his Formula One career, he will line up in 15th position (due to Esteban Gutierrez’s grid penalty) after a crash in the latter stages of Q1 at Hockenheim. It must be a bitter pill to swallow for...
Published: July 17, 2014
With nine world championships between them in this century alone, you would be forgiven for thinking that German participation in Formula One started with Michael Schumacher and ended with Sebastian Vettel. They are, of course, all-time greats—but Germany has a long history of producing F1 drivers. Some, however, have come and gone without a trace. Others have been riddled with bad luck. And...
Published: July 15, 2014
German sport is in a good place right now. Only days after the country became football world champions, the Hockenheim circuit will this weekend host the German Grand Prix, where four drivers—Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg, Nico Hulkenberg and Adrian Sutil—will participate in their home race. Not only is Germany the most represented nation on this year’s Formula One grid, it is currently...
Published: July 14, 2014
Fernando Alonso has hinted that he will remain at Ferrari for the foreseeable future, despite being frequently linked with a departure from the Prancing Horse. The two-time world champion has rarely made an effort to disguise his discontent with the team’s lack of performance, but he has revealed that his personal ambitions are secondary to his desire to improve Ferrari’s fortunes for not...
Published: July 13, 2014
The mid-point of the Formula One season is traditionally the time when team bosses start to become edgy. Although the majority of teams are content with their driver line-ups until at least the end of a given year, some feel that the only way to salvage their campaign is to make instant changes, injecting new life into a stuttering season. But for every new driver who lands a seat in the middle of...
Published: July 10, 2014
Given that FRIC (Front and Rear Interlinked Suspension) has been present on Formula One cars for over six years, the emergence of the FIA‘s plans to ban the system as soon as next weekend’s German Grand Prix, as reported by Jonathan Noble of Autosport, came as a major shock. And that shock wasn’t only confined to those who had previously never even heard of the device, which,...