10 years ago © McLaren Racing Limited Fernando Alonso will be sitting on the sidelines for this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, after failing the FIA’s medical examination. Alonso will be examined again before the Chinese Grand Prix and will need medical clearance from the FIA’s medical professionals. Alonso will be replaced by the McLaren reserve driver, Stoffel Vandoorne.
10 years ago Website and social media takedowns are nothing new in the world of Formula One. Even the drivers have faced such incidents, like when Romain Grosjean was forced to remove some video footage from his social media accounts from pre-season testing. In situations like these, many are wondering: Has the Formula One Management gone too far?
10 years ago © Haas F1 Team Ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix, Haas and McLaren have confirmed that some replacements will need to be made to their cars. The news comes following their massive accident in Australia, which brought out the red flag and made international headlines. In the preview leading up to the race weekend in
10 years ago The debut of Pirelli’s new ultrasoft tyre compound has been bumped up to the Monaco Grand Prix. The tyre’s race debut was previously set for the Canadian Grand Prix. Because Pirelli’s deadlines for submitting their tyre compound choices for a Grand Prix within Europe are shorter compared to a Grand Prix located outside of Europe,
10 years ago The Australian Grand Prix marked the debut of a new qualifying system which featured an elimination style format. The new system proves to be quite a disappointment and the F1 team bosses unanimously agreed to abandon the new qualifying and revert to last season’s rules before Bahrain, but this plan didn’t receive the support that
10 years ago The Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA) has spoken out against the management of Formula One in an open letter entitled “Driver Position Statement”. The letter blasts the current rule making process in the sport, saying that it “compromises further global growth”, as the GPDA call for a “clear master plan” that reflects the “principles and
10 years ago © Sahara Force India Formula One Team Sky has reached a new broadcasting agreement with the Formula One Management Group to bring a number of changes to their coverage of Formula One. This also means that the Sky broadcasting company will become the sole provider of Formula One race broadcasts in the United Kingdom, as
10 years ago © Manor Racing When fans cast their votes for Formula One’s new Driver of The Day campaign for the Australian Grand Prix, anyone with a bit of technical knowledge could view the vote counts. Although Romain Grosjean was crowned the fan favourite of the weekend, another unexpected choice topped the charts. The Driver of The
10 years ago © Pirelli & C. S.p.A. Daniil Kvyat’s Australian curse returned in 2016, as he spent the race in the garage after failing to start the race. There was talk of the car returning to the track part way through the Grand Prix so that the team could use it as a testing session, but that
10 years ago © Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd. Despite a rough start for last year’s World Constructors’ Champions, Mercedes was able to bring both of their cars to the end to get their first 1-2 finish of 2016. Nico Rosberg led Lewis Hamilton across the line, but it has been revealed that Rosberg was almost forced to retire
