Wesley Branton | April 30, 2015

GoDaddy has announced that they will be putting an end to their longtime sponsorship of Danica Patrick in NASCAR. The company has sponsored her career since her IndyCar career. They have built a great relationship with the Stewart-Haas Racing Team, leading many to speculate where the company will go. The internet company has provided a

Wesley Branton | April 28, 2015

For those of you who go insane without Formula One during the winter testing period, you are not going to want to hear this: The 2016 Formula One season will start nearly half a month later. The event has been moved until after daylight savings time and will take place from March 31 to April

Wesley Branton | April 27, 2015

At the start of the season, Sauber got off to a rough start. It wasn’t that their car’s performance was bad, but rather that their contracts were. In the 2014 season, the team gave Giedo van der Garde a racing contract in exchange for funds. The team spent the funds and violated van der Garde’s

Wesley Branton | April 26, 2015

Although we won’t be seeing the revival of the wide ‘70s-style rear tyres, as it was rumoured during the pre-season, part of the sport’s former glory has returned. It certainly isn’t a secret that Formula One is losing its status as the crown jewel of motorsport to the World Endurance Championship, following what was described

Wesley Branton | April 20, 2015

At the start of April, it was announced that the World Endurance Championship will drop the concept of grid girls. This decision has been part of an anti-sexism movement in motorsport. There are mixed feelings about the elimination of the grid girls. Like Formula One, WEC is also run by the FIA, meaning that sooner

Wesley Branton | April 19, 2015

This weekend, the Weekend Summary graph looks a little different. The Mercedes’ line took a bit of an odd shape and was intertwined with the Ferrari’s. Lewis Hamilton was consistent as usual, leading every session following the third free practice session. Ferrari had a chance to show just how close to the Mercedes they are,

Wesley Branton | April 18, 2015

Formula One will be back in action for round four of the World Championship, despite racing in Malaysia just last weekend. This round will be held under the lights of the Bahrain International Circuit in the deserts of Sakhir. This is a track like no other. At first glimpse of an image, you can instantly

Wesley Branton | April 12, 2015

It wasn’t the most thrilling of weekends in China, as Lewis Hamilton dominated all of the sessions. Mercedes managed to score a 1-2 finish, with Ferrari scoring a 3-4. It was a disappointing race for Renault, with two of their power units failing. Yet another disappointing race for Pastor Maldonado, as he retired from the

Wesley Branton | April 11, 2015

The 2015 World Championship season resumes in China, at the Shanghai International Circuit for round three. There is no precipitation in the weather forecast for the race and the previous sessions were dry. The circuit has a few sectors that are similar to Malaysia, but the not nearly as much heat and humidity. This track

Wesley Branton | April 5, 2015

The Red Bull Junior team, Toro Rosso, could be on the road to becoming another attempt on a Renault works team, as the team announced that Renault could purchase them or they could have a Renault livery next season. This announcement comes, despite Christian Horner’s negative comments about the engine supplier a few weeks ago.