10 years ago This past Saturday, I had the pleasure of attending the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, U.S. What started as a tiny local auto show so many years ago has transformed into an international event and managed to bring in over 800 000 people from around the world this year. I’ve had the opportunity
10 years ago After a rather rocky 2014 season, it has been confirmed that Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg will be on the same team again. It was a tight battle in 2014 and it turned out that Hamilton took his second World Drivers’ Championship title from Nico Rosberg. It came down to the wire, but an unfortunate
10 years ago This is the first of a weekly comic series by Racing Clothesline. These comics will be posted on every Friday and will be based on recent news or just funny things that have happened. This week’s comic is based on Honda telling Fernando Alonso that he could not race in WEC. This happened a couple
10 years ago After five years at Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel has left the team and moved to Ferrari. It was announced midway through the 2014 season that Daniil Kvyat would replace him in 2015, alongside the returning Daniel Ricciardo. In 2014, the team didn’t have the best of luck and were unfortunate to receive many issues throughout
10 years ago No change in the Williams drive lineup this year. We will see Felipe Massa and Valteri Bottas together again. Williams had a spectacular 2014 season. They are surely the most improved team, compared to their 2013 performance. The team should be able to supply its drivers with a pretty decent car. Felipe Massa was a
10 years ago The Formula One community was met with some tragic news today. The last surviving driver from the debut season of Formula One has passed away today at the age of 97. Robert Manzon was not only a great racecar driver, but also an amazing person. He will be deeply missed. Manzon started his career in
10 years ago It seems a little strange, but Ferrari fans will be cheering on Sebastian Vettel who will wear the red uniform for the first time in his Formula One career. He will be racing alongside Kimi Räikkönen, who will be starting his thirteenth Formula One season. In 2014, Ferrari had a fair season, but it wasn’t
10 years ago After leaving fans in suspense for a driver lineup, it was finally announced by the team that Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button would be driving for the new McLaren-Honda team. It is a rare occasion when we see two drivers with this much experience racing on the same team. The 2015 McLaren lineup can only
10 years ago After finishing third and fifth in the 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix and battling with some of the top teams, everyone thought that Force India was going to have a season full of podiums. However, this dream never came true; the team had a regular season and took their regular position in the World Constructors’ Championship.
10 years ago Toro Rosso’s 2015 driver lineup will be brand new. They have selected Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz, Jr. to drive the cars. Both of these drivers are new to the sport of Formula One. Toro Rosso is the prospect team for Red Bull Racing and should definitely be considered a backmarker team. Because they are
