10 years ago Recent speculation has suggested that the future of the Brazilian Grand Prix is in doubt for the 2017 season, as Bernie Ecclestone has commented that it may not be on the calendar. Despite this speculation, the organizers of the event feel that the Brazilian Grand Prix will be safe. © Sahara Force India Formula One
10 years ago On Monday, the secretary general of the Eurocare European Alcohol Policy Alliance, Mariann Skar, issued an open letter to Jean Todt. The letter expresses the organization’s concern over Formula One’s recent high-value partnership with Heineken. Prior to the Canadian Grand Prix, Heineken, an alcohol company based in the Netherlands, announced a high-value partnership with Formula
10 years ago Nico Rosberg’s day was destroyed in the first corner, when he made contact with his teammate, and then later in the race when he suffered a rear puncture and needed to pit for new tyres. The team has also revealed that Rosberg was receiving warnings on his steering wheel about overheating. With the temperature of
10 years ago Near the end of the Canadian Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso had asked the team if he could “stop now” on the team radio. The team radio message was broadcasted on television. Given the McLaren’s poor performance in the previous season, it wouldn’t be the first time that Alonso has asked to retire from the race.
10 years ago Despite having a fantastic start and taking the lead from Mercedes in the first corner, Sebastian Vettel was unable to achieve victory for Ferrari. The major factor in Ferrari’s inability to win in Canada was their pit strategy, but Vettel insists that there is no reason to criticize the team for their strategy. Ferrari opted
10 years ago It was not an ideal result for Mercedes in the Canadian Grand Prix, although both cars managed to make it to the race distance. Nico Rosberg was on the losing end of the garage, watching his teammate win his second consecutive race and his World Drivers’ Championship lead diminishing to only nine points. Sunday was
10 years ago Formula One made the first of three stops in North America this weekend for the Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The weekend saw three main teams dominate the time charts and three teams shared the podium. The weekend started with a familiar story: Mercedes on top of the time charts. Lewis Hamilton
10 years ago Formula One is in Canada, the home of Racing Clothesline, for the Canadian Grand Prix. Three teams have topped the weekend, shuffling positions throughout the weekend, but which of these teams can bring home the race victory. Named after the legendary Ferrari driver who was tragically killed during qualifying for the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix,
10 years ago Felipe Nasr appears to have drawn the short end of the stick for his second year at Sauber, as he is consistently overshadowed by his Swedish teammate, Marcus Ericsson. Nasr has had frustrations with the team all season long and the tension between the Sauber duo was evident in Monaco, when the pair crashed into
10 years ago The Autodromo Nazionale Monza could look a little different for Formula One cars in 2017, as the event organizers plan to remove the first chicane and create a new chicane that will replace turn three. The change will also impact the motorcycles, but will lead to faster lap times according to the latest simulations. ©
