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Have you ever been more excited about the start of a Formula One season? The formbook shredder and reset button that is the introduction of 1.6 litre turbocharged V6 powerunits means the Australian Grand Prix is the most anticipated race in years, but that excitement is not universally shared by all 11 teams. The major regulation changes—perhaps the biggest season-to-season alterations in the...
Published: March 10, 2014
When he signed for Mercedes in September 2012, Lewis Hamilton—for the first time in his Formula One career—was playing the long game. He was, after all, departing a McLaren team that had provided him with the fastest car on the grid for an outfit that had won only a single grand prix in three years. For a man as single-minded as Hamilton, someone so used to instant success, it was quite...
Published: March 10, 2014
The months became weeks, and now the weeks have become days. The 2014 Formula One season is almost upon us and, in the lead-up to the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, drivers and team members alike have been eager to share their thoughts as the green light for F1 at the Albert Park circuit approaches. In this week’s roundup, we have Pastor Maldonado, utterly delirious with his...
Published: March 8, 2014
Jenson Button isn’t like the rest of them. Fernando Alonso would happily sacrifice an arm for a third world title, as he revealed to Sky Sports in Abu Dhabi last year. Sebastian Vettel is possessed by the need to scoop together as many accolades as possible, no matter how significant. Lewis Hamilton, meanwhile, is petrified by the thought of ending his Formula One career with just a solitary...
Published: March 6, 2014
Among the most fascinating aspects bound to shape the 2014 Formula One season are the inter-team battles. This season, no driver is fighting for pride alone. Some are fighting for their places in the sport while others, at the opposite end of the scale, are aiming to reach the very top of it. At Ferrari, we have the clash of the titans between Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen, with their legacies...
Published: March 4, 2014
The 2014 Formula One regulation changes, arguably the largest season-to-season alterations in the history of the sport, are set to provide a fresh challenge for its competitors. Over the last decade, F1 races have been gradually moving from flat-out sprints to endurance adventures, meaning a particular type of driver is required. Although the fall of the gung-ho, pure racer has been mourned by some,...
Published: March 3, 2014
With the third and final test having been brought to a close on Sunday, the two weeks between the end of pre-season and the Australian Grand Prix are bound to feel like the longest of the winter. The five red lights, the roar of 22 turbocharged V6 engines and the champagne shower of the podium all seem so near, yet so far. Although much of the next 13 days may seem tedious with numbers to crunch and...
Published: March 2, 2014
Formula One’s pre-season schedule was brought to an end on Sunday at the Bahrain International Circuit, the scene of the third and final test. Eight red flags were brought out after seven of the 11 teams encountered troubles on a day that presented the final opportunity for the new-for-2014 cars to be fine-tuned ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in exactly a fortnight’s...
Published: March 1, 2014
With just one day of pre-season testing remaining, we have reached the stage where some Formula One teams are praying for the ground to open up beneath them while others cannot wait for the green light to signify the beginning of first practice for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. The clock is ticking, and the truths behind the lap times are being further exposed as every hour passes by. Here,...
Published: February 28, 2014
It is curious, even in the midst of Red Bull’s shambolic pre-season preparations, that so many remain utterly convinced that the team’s return to form is simply a matter of time. The notion that the team, Sebastian Vettel and Adrian Newey will fail to retaliate appears to be one that risks tempting fate when this is, after all, an organisation that has blown the opposition away in each...