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Formula One is all about noise, whether it occurs on the track or in an office. In 2014 thus far, most of the sound has been produced in the latter, with the suits desperate to regain the spectacle that was lost when the drone of the new power units replaced the screech of the V8 engines. Mercedes thought they had come up with a solution earlier this week, but were proved completely and utterly wrong...
Published: May 15, 2014
Today marks 26 years since the Monaco Grand Prix of 1988, the weekend which saw Ayrton Senna, the three-time Formula One World Champion, achieve the one thing that all athletes seek to achieve in their chosen sport: perfection. It was the event in which Senna truly, after dropping several hints in the four seasons since his F1 debut, announced his arrival on the world stage. The Brazilian...
Published: May 13, 2014
As Mercedes swagger towards double world championship successes, having sealed their fifth victory in five races, it’s worth sparing a thought for the remaining 10 teams in Formula One. The grumpy sound, ugly noses and skinny wings of 2014 were supposed to represent a fresh start for the majority of those outfits. Even Red Bull Racing, who having secured their fourth consecutive world title at...
Published: May 13, 2014
After Mercedes’ fifth consecutive victory of the season in the Spanish Grand Prix, the title fight has already become a two-horse race between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, the new championship leader. The Silver Arrows’ dominance over the rest of the field has almost made a mockery of the 2014 regulation changes, which were introduced with the secondary aim of ending the winning run...
Published: May 11, 2014
We have become accustomed to seeing little of Sebastian Vettel over the last four years. He’d turn up, take pole position, storm into the distance, win the race and go home. All the action took place behind the dominant Red Bull driver, with a large group of drivers squabbling to fill the two remaining places on the podium. His advantage over his peers was so significant that he enjoyed the kind...
Published: May 8, 2014
Is the purpose of sport to entertain? Or is entertainment just a byproduct of sport? The answer to that is perhaps defined by the nature of the sport itself, but you get the feeling it is the former as far as Formula One is concerned. F1 is constantly looking for ways to “enhance the show” and “provide a spectacle.” It is, after all, part of the entertainment business. That...
Published: May 6, 2014
As the potentially season-defining Spanish Grand Prix weekend approaches, the onus is on Red Bull to take the fight to the Mercedes pair of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. The reigning world champions endured a strange weekend in Shanghai almost three weeks ago, with a promising qualifying performance followed by a difficult race which carried echoes of the past. Unlike Malaysia 2013, though, Red...
Published: May 5, 2014
The Circuit de Catalunya, home of the Spanish Grand Prix, hosts the fifth race weekend of the 2014 Formula One season. Since replacing Jerez as the venue for the Spanish round of the calendar in 1991, the track has grown to play an influential role in F1, acting as a testing circuit as well as a grand prix venue. Nico Rosberg will enter the weekend nursing a four-point lead over Mercedes teammate Lewis...
Published: May 2, 2014
For perhaps the first time since the period prior to Ayrton Senna’s death on 1 May 1994, Imola felt like a happy place on Thursday. Over 5,000 people flocked to the circuit for the first of a four-day tribute, which will see exhibitions, films, conferences, a football match, a charity dinner and car parades take place at the venue where the three-time Formula One World Champion died. The spring...
Published: May 1, 2014
The “#RememberSenna” hashtag was trending on Twitter on the morning of 1 May 2014, two decades to the day since Ayrton Senna, the three-time Formula One World Champion, lost his life in the San Marino Grand Prix. The world and F1 have evolved quite dramatically in these last 20 years, haven’t they? Senna remains the last driver to die in a Formula One car. His fatal crash at the Tamburello...