10 years ago The Brazilian fans were treated with points by their national hero, Felipe Massa. Celebration was short lived, as a post-race decision from the race stewards would have fans in tears. Massa started from eighth on the grid and drove the car well enough to arrive at the finish line in that position. That position is
10 years ago With both the World Drivers’ Championship and World Constructors’ Championship titles already decided, the penultimate round of the season was a great place to see a pure battle between the Mercedes duo, without the pressures of the points system. Although it wasn’t as dramatic as some of the races that we’ve saw in the past
10 years ago The end of the season right around the corner, we are rapidly approaching the conclusion of this Formula One season. This weekend is the penultimate round of the championship, being held at Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil. With the World Drivers’ Championship and World Constructors’ Championship titles already wrapped up, the highest
10 years ago It was announced earlier in the week that Lewis Hamilton would arrive to the Autódromo José Carlos Pace late, after being told not to fly by doctors. Hamilton has released details about the reason that he was advised not to fly. Although sporting stars spend a large amount of their time in the public eye,
10 years ago Susie Wolff, the Williams test driver, is set to retire from all professional motorsport after the 2015 season. Formula One’s biggest female driver is now no more. Susie Wolff, current Williams test driver and wife of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport’s executive director, Toto Wolff, made the announcement last week. She has been one of Formula One’s only
10 years ago Part of Pirelli’s new contract as the sole tyre supplier of Formula One was to have a tyre test after the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi. On Wednesday, Pirelli finalized the details of the test after an agreement was reached with the FIA World Council. The tyre test will be held at
10 years ago In a season that has gone horribly wrong for McLaren after reviving the classic McLaren-Honda partnership, things have gone quite poorly for both drivers. More poor luck in reliability tosses one of these drivers out of the Mexican Grand Prix after less than a lap. Fernando Alonso had another weekend to forget after parking the
10 years ago Ferrari suffered their worst race in almost a decade, as neither driver manages to run the car until the end of the Mexican Grand Prix. Kimi Räikkönen’s issues began on Saturday when an engine issue forced the team to replace the power unit, giving Räikkönen a 35-place grid penalty. This meant that he would start
10 years ago It was a great weekend of racing from the new Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico. The Mexican fans were very much pleased to have the sport of Formula One make the return to their country following a 23 year absence. Friday morning was the first time that the drivers were able to drive the newly
10 years ago After over two decades without a Grand Prix in Formula One, Mexico returns to the calendar this season. All teams will be starting from square one, having only raced the newly redesigned Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on simulators. The circuit has proven to be extremely fast, with the speed trap showing speeds of over 360km/h. This
