8 years ago A meeting was held between the FIA, commercial rights holders and potential future manufacturers to discuss the engine regulations for the 2021 season. During the meeting, it was decided that Formula One will continue to use the V6 turbocharged hybrid engine. © Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd. The plans for the new engine regulations are still
8 years ago The Mexican Grand Prix has a rather strange podium celebration. It’s not located in the pitlane like all of the other tracks and it always appears to be somewhat disorganized. However, this year’s podium celebration in Mexico has proven to be perhaps the worst podium ceremony of the past decade, if not longer. © Pirelli
8 years ago The drivers and teams met up south of the border just one week after the thrilling United States Grand Prix. The FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE MÉXICO 2017 was the third from last round in the 2017 Formula One season and the third race at the circuit since its return in 2015. Mercedes won both
8 years ago Lewis Hamilton secured his fourth World Drivers’ Championship title in front of the Mexican crowd in a grand prix that started with a dramatic collision between the two championship contenders. Max Verstappen took a comfortable race victory after a stunning performance and escaping the reliability issues that infected the most of the other Renault powered
8 years ago The FIA has made some minor tweaks to the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in an attempt to crack down on track limits violations and avoid the same controversy as 2016. A number of kerbs have been added to various corners on the track and further regulations will police how the drivers rejoin the track. © Racing
8 years ago For many decades, Formula One has used the standard side-by-side starting grid formation. However, Liberty Media is considering changing that and reverting back to the format that was used in the ‘50s and ‘60s. © Racing Clothesline The new proposed grid formation would see the front row have three cars instead of just two. The
9 years ago It’s that time of the week again: time for us to look at the past teams that made an exit from the sport of Formula One, having scored no points. This week, we remember Forti. Starting in the Formula 3000 series, the Italian-based Forti team was able to secure financial backing for an entry into
9 years ago Some of the more eagle-eyed viewers (pardon the pun) noticed a strange flying object in turn one at the closing stages of this past weekend’s United States Grand Prix. The object sparked a debate online about the legitimacy of what was saw on the race broadcast. The official F1 account on Twitter has cleared up
9 years ago It was announced at the Tokyo Motor Show that Nissan will be entering Formula-E for the 2018/2019 season, confirming that Renault will be parting ways with the sport. This may seem like news that is entirely unrelated to Formula One, but it means that the Renault F1 programme could be making big progress in future
9 years ago Now that the United States Grand Prix is over, lets talk about Formula One streaming. It’s a topic that has been discussed by fans for many years now and it’s finally getting discussed by the people that run the sport. But there’s one big factor that will dictate the project’s success or failure. Before the
