Why Are There No Italian Drivers in Formula 1? 3 Possible Candidates

In 1950, Italian Guiseppe Farina won the inaugural Formula One season, taking victory in half of the races in which he and his Alfa Romeo 158 competed (the Indy 500 was then part of the F1 calendar, but the European teams did not participate). Then came the great Alberto Ascari, who won back-to-back world titles in 1952 and 1953.  Ascari, in the dominant Ferrari 500, won nine straight races (again... 

F1 Test for Success: Have Mercedes and Ferrari Taken an Advantage?

The Formula One Young Driver Test has always provided teams with the opportunity to try out new upgrades. But with teams this year opting to take part in one of three different tests, have those testing this week at Magny-Cours taken the initiative at a crucial stage of the season? This year, there has been much dispute between Formula One teams on when and where the now traditional... 

Top 10 Coolest F1 Cars Ever

“Cool” is, of course, entirely subjective.  Even the definition of what cool means varies.  Indeed, some people might say the Red Bull RB8 is the “coolest” F1 car of 2012 because it has a cooling duct built-in to its stepped nose… But that is obviously not the kind of cool I’m talking about in this article.  What I’m talking about... 

F1: Wet First Practice Sees Kobayashi Go Fastest in Washout Session

As ever, the unpredictable weather at Spa reared its head during first practice for the Belgian Grand Prix, meaning a large part of the session was a virtual washout.  For much of the 90-minute session, a 2:17.705 lap time by Sauber‘s Kamui Kobayashi was the only timed lap completed. Nearly all the teams stayed in their garages rather than risk any accidents in the treacherous... 

Formula 1 Preview: Belgian Grand Prix

After a five-week layoff, Formula 1 returns this weekend with a race at the historic Spa Francorchamps circuit. As the favourite track of many current F1 drivers, Spa Francorchamps promises to provide an intriguing Belgian Grand Prix. When the 2012 F1 season started with seven different winners from seven different races, the season was rightly heralded as an historic one—never before in... 

Formula 1: Midseason Review 3, Lotus “DDRS” the Shape of Things to Come?

With an “interesting” new development recently introduced by the Lotus team, part 3 in the series looks at what effect the new system may have in the second half of the season. In first practice of the German grand prix in Hockenheim, Kimi Räikkönen’s car emerged from the pits with a scoop on either side of the roll-hoop, a tube running down the middle of the car to the... 

Midseason Review Part 2: Can Felipe Massa Really Stay with Ferrari?

In part 2 of this series of midseason reflections, we have a look at Felipe Massa and assess whether Ferrari are likely to keep him for the 2013 season. Despite a slight upturn in form between the Monaco and British Grand Prix—sixth around the principality, fourth at Silverstone, and he was busy setting fastest laps in fifth position at Montreal before he spun on Lap 6—2012 has still not... 

Midseason Review Part 1: Over- and Underachievers

We’re a little way past the exact middle of the 2012 Formula 1 season—11 of the 20 races have already been completed—but with the five-week break comes a good opportunity to reflect on what we have seen so far this year and what is yet to come.   In part one of a series of midseason reviews, we look at which drivers have been overachievers and which underachievers in... 

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