7 years ago Protestors are calling for the cancellation of the 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix due to the government’s poor human rights record and oppressive policies. The event was cancelled in 2011 due to violent protests that began a month before the event was scheduled. © Pirelli & C SpA The 2011 Bahrain Grand Prix was cancelled due
7 years ago It’s that time of the week again: time for us to look at the past teams that made an exit from the sport of Formula One, having scored no points. This week, we remember Pacific Racing. In 1984, a former mechanic by the name of Keith Wiggins founded a racing team called Pacific Racing. With
7 years ago It’s that time of the week again: time for us to look at the past teams that made an exit from the sport of Formula One, having scored no points. This week, we remember McGuire. Brian McGuire was an Australian racing driver who had purchased a Williams FW04 chassis in 1976 to race in the
7 years ago The close relationship between Ferrari and Haas has become a big topic for discussion, having been called into question by some of the rivals on the grid. It appears that the FIA may be looking into the two teams’ relationship to ensure that they are complying with the regulations. © Haas F1 Team Formula One
7 years ago Someone behind the scenes in Formula One was clearly too lazy to get some new podium marker boards printed. Many eagle-eyed TV viewers noticed that the boards were from the previous season, as they featured Formula One’s old logo. © Daimler AG Over the winter break, Formula One underwent a rebrand as part of Liberty
7 years ago The 2018 Formula One season kicked off these weekend with brand-new cars. The FORMULA 1 2018 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX was held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, which became the first circuit in Formula One history to feature three DRS zones. Friday © Pirelli & C SpA With the threat of rain for Saturday,
7 years ago The 2018 Formula One season started with a bang, providing some entertaining battles and showing that the 2018 season could have lots of close competition from many teams. At the end of the day, Sebastian Vettel started the season on a high note with a solid victory in front of the Australian crowd. The race
7 years ago Valtteri Bottas will be starting five-places lower than he qualified for the Australian Grand Prix thanks to a grid penalty from his crash in qualifying. This penalty means that the Mercedes driver will be starting from P15 on the grid. © Daimler AG The crash occurred on Bottas’ first qualifying run in Q3 when he
7 years ago Daniel Ricciardo will be starting the 2018 Formula One season with a bit of a disadvantage, earning himself a three-place grid penalty for an infraction during the second free practice session for the Australian Grand Prix. © Red Bull Content Pool The home hero failed to stay above the minimum time in the final sector
7 years ago A third DRS zone has been added to the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit to boost overtaking, which will help improve the entertainment value of the race. This is the first time that the sport has used three DRS zones on a single circuit. © Daimler AG The circuit previously featured two consecutive DRS zones with
