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For most Formula One drivers, driving for Ferrari is one of the most sacred opportunities in the sport. The history, heritage and achievements of the Prancing Horse, the most successful team in history and the only outfit to compete in every single season of F1, resonates in every aspiring racer and every boyhood fan. Not Fernando Alonso, though: He’s always considered himself a McLaren man. For...
Published: June 10, 2014
In the week that the 2014 FIFA World Cup begins in Brazil, Australia have gone one-nil up against Germany in the big grudge match. Daniel Ricciardo’s maiden race win in Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix is the first truly meaningful blow in his battle with Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel. The 24-year-old had enjoyed plenty of possession up to that point, coming close with a few chances after...
Published: June 9, 2014
When a group of cars is separated by less than a second for an extended period of time—as Sergio Perez, Daniel Ricciardo, Sebastian Vettel and Felipe Massa were in the latter stages of Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix—a collision is almost inevitable in modern Formula One. Perhaps it is because the safety standards of the sport are so high nowadays and therefore encourage drivers...
Published: June 8, 2014
When Lewis Hamilton returned to the pit lane to retire from the Canadian Grand Prix, all eyes turned towards Nico Rosberg. And quite right, too: So far in 2014, when one Mercedes driver has encountered problems—due to either technical malfunctions or driver error—the other has picked up the pieces, knuckled down and qualified on pole or won the race. But this time it was different. For...
Published: June 6, 2014
When the five lights go out at the start of this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix, the Ferrari F14 T will catapult Kimi Raikkonen into his 200th grand prix start. Two hundred grand prix starts. It’s a staggering statistic—almost as surprising as discovering that the Finn will turn 35 later this year—with Raikkonen always seeming fresh, fast and timeless. Since making his...
Published: June 5, 2014
This weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix could see Mercedes’ dominance reach its absolute peak. The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and its inviting long straights will play perfectly into the hands of the Silver Arrows, with Nico Rosberg claiming via the team’s official website that cars will hit a top speed of around 340 to 350 kilometres per hour. Mercedes’ employment of Lewis Hamilton,...
Published: June 3, 2014
The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, home of the Canadian Grand Prix, hosts the seventh round of the 2014 Formula One World Championship. Nico Rosberg enters the weekend holding a slender lead over Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton at the top of the drivers’ standings after the German’s victory in the last round at Monaco, which broke Hamilton’s career-best winning streak of four races. This...
Published: June 2, 2014
After a Monaco Grand Prix surrounded by tension, a return to Canada is just what Lewis Hamilton needs right now. The 2008 world champion is close to unbeatable on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, and he has spoken of his desire to claim his fourth win in seven years at the Montreal track. A series of updates for the Mercedes team is likely to help the cause of Hamilton and teammate Nico Rosberg,...
Published: May 31, 2014
Unlike other sports, nicknames tend to mean something in Formula One. While footballers’ nicknames, for example, are made by simply adding a “y” on the end of someone’s surname—Ryan Giggs is fondly, if predictably, known as “Giggsy”—those of Formula One drivers have an underlying story. They tell a tale of either a driver’s driving style, his personality,...
Published: May 30, 2014
Formula One’s testing schedule is set to be overhauled from next season, with a return of the ban on in-season testing and the loss of one of the three pre-season tests. Those steps, as well as a desire for all non-race weekend sessions to be held in Europe, are just some of the methods in contention as the sport looks to control costs. After a dramatic, tense Monaco Grand Prix weekend,...