10 years ago Williams will be testing new seatbelts during the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend, following Valtteri Bottas’ seatbelt issues during the Singapore Grand Prix. Although the team has not been able to find the cause of the issue, they will be changing their seatbelt supplier. © Pirelli & C. S.p.A. The team will no longer be
10 years ago Daniel Ricciardo has helped make history at the Malaysian Grand Prix, helping to give Red Bull their first 1-2 finish since the 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix and also making Red Bull the only team, other than Mercedes, to score a 1-2 finish in the new V6 hybrid turbocharged era of Formula One. He celebrated his
10 years ago The conspiracy theorists are back in action following the Malaysian Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton suffered yet another engine failure this season. This failure cost him the race victory and allowed Nico Rosberg to increase his championship lead, causing many fans to speculate that Mercedes has been fixing the race results. Nevertheless, Hamilton still insists
10 years ago Esteban Gutiérrez’s race came to a premature end when his Formula One car turned into a tricycle on lap 42. This has resulted in a €5000 for the team for an unsafe release, although the team don’t know what causing the tyre to become detached. Gutiérrez parked up his car on lap 42 just before
10 years ago Sergio Pérez has finally confirmed his 2017 career future, as he announced that he will remain with Force India for another year. He will remain alongside Nico Hülkenberg for the season. Pérez had signed a contract with Force India several months ago, but that was in doubt due to some issues with Mexican financial backers
10 years ago Sebastian Vettel will drop three grid places at the Japanese Grand Prix, having been handed a penalty for his first corner accident in Malaysia. The incident put him out of the race and hindered Nico Rosberg’s performance, likely costing him an easy race victory. The incident occurred at the first corner of the first lap
10 years ago The teams spent the weekend in Malaysia for this year’s Malaysian Grand Prix. The Sepang International Circuit underwent a few renovations prior to the race, including a newly paved surface and some modifications to the final corner. The new circuit proved to be a little faster according to some data collected on Friday. The weekend
10 years ago The first free practice session of the Malaysian Grand Prix was red flagged for a fire in the pit lane. No one was injured, but the cleanup did take a little while. © Renault Sport The incident involved Kevin Magnussen’s Renault less than ten minutes into free practice one. The Dane had completed his installation
10 years ago Over the course of a Formula One season, the teams manufacture millions of parts for their racing machines. From big parts like nose cones and rear wings to little parts like nuts, bolts and washers, the team employees produce some of the most excellently crafted parts in the automotive industry. This is the story of
10 years ago The family of Michael Schumacher is likely to be awarded damages for false claims that were published in December of last year. The claims were providing incorrect information about the seven-time world champion’s medical condition. Schumacher suffered a skiing accident while on vacation with his family in December of 2013, where he suffered severe brain
