Vintage Photo of the Day: James Hunt

James Hunt (29 August 1947 – 15 June 1993) was a British racing driver from England who won the Formula One World Championship in 1976. Hunt’s often action packed exploits on track earned him the nickname “Hunt the Shunt.” After retiring from driving, Hunt became a media commentator and businessman. Never one to take himself [...]

Vintage Photo of the Day: Ferrari wins Monza 1988

Monza 1988: Berger wins this GP and Alboreto finishes second. The 1988 Italian Grand Prix was the first Formula One race in Italy held after the death of Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari, making it a very emotional event for his team and its passionate fans, the tifosi. However, with the McLaren dominance, hopes for a [...]

Senna’s Greatest Lap – Jo Ramirez

With Monaco Grand Prix this weekend, grand prix fans always think of Ayrton Senna, the master of the Monaco Grand Prix. Former McLaren team co-ordinator Jo Ramirez and old friend, veteran F1 journalist Gerald Donaldson, spend a lunchtime in Monaco discussing their memories of old friend Ayrton Senna, the Monaco master whose searing 1988 pole [...]

Suspension and aero development refinements for Mercedes GP Petronas for Spain

At round five during the Spanish Grand Prix, Mercedes GP Petronas will bring an aero development package along with upgrades to the suspension to help move the team to a more competitive form. These changes should bring the team up to speed with the others (Red Bull, McLaren, Renault, Ferrari) they suggest. Source:  F1Technical

A thrilling Chinese GP with Hamilton on top of the box

Lewis Hamilton pulled out the stops to defeat Sebastian Vettel at the Chinese GP. Mark Webber who started 18th, drove an amazing race to finish third. To learn more on what went on in China, follow the jump. Source: Autosport

F1 Technology moves on… Force India

Force India F1 have followed Ferrari and McLaren in adding an extension to the wheels to help brake cooling and control the wake behind the front wheel. Since teams started adding static wheel fairings at the fronts and dynamic carbon fibre items glued inside the rim, the FIA put down some regulations that limit freedom, [...]

Vettel again… Malaysian GP victory

Sebastian Vettel remains unbeaten in the 2011 Formula 1 season after taking another Malaysian Grand Prix victory, despite running without KERS on his Red Bull for much of the race. The world champion was not able to dominate, but had enough speed to stay clear of his rivals in a very competitive race at a [...]

Is Red Bull Racing passing the front wing test in Formula One?

Apart from McLaren’s surprising pace, the current hot topic is again Red Bull’s flexing front wing. Last year there were similar worries after which the FIA introduced a beefed up front wing flexing test at the Belgian GP. However, even with the changed test, Red Bull still appear to have a major advantage at high [...]

Vettel wins: Australian G.P.

Sebastian Vettel opened his title defence with a comfortable victory in an Australian Grand Prix that proved intriguing, but not did deliver the level of incident predicted with the new DRS overtaking system and Pirelli tyres. Lewis Hamilton coped with a broken floor on his McLaren to take second, but the star of the race [...]

Vettel and Red Bull Racing takes stunning Melbourne pole

World champion Sebastian Vettel (1:23.529) took a dominant pole position for the season-opening Australian GP, fully 0.78s clear of Lewis Hamilton (1:24.307) who knocked home hero Mark Webber off the front row of the grid on his last run on the Pirelli soft tyre. “It was a bit of a funny winter, the cars changed [...]

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