9 years ago The internet exploded over last weekend’s Crashgate 2.0 between Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel in Azerbaijan. The FIA said that Hamilton didn’t brake-test the Ferrari, but fans were skeptical because the onboard footage appeared to show otherwise. However, a user by the name of mrpranz posted a graph of telemetry data from the incident on
9 years ago After three and a half decades at the top of McLaren, Ron Dennis is finally parting ways with the company. Dennis will be selling his shares in the McLaren company in a £275m deal. © McLaren Racing Limited The 70 year old British businessman first entered the world in Formula One working as a mechanic
9 years ago If the race in Azerbaijan showed us anything, it’s that the restart procedure in Formula One may be in need of a few tweaks. I think I have found the solution to the Formula One restarts, or rather I think that NASCAR has the solution. © Pirelli & C SpA It’s not very often that
9 years ago Following what can only be described as a foolish and childish intentional collision with Lewis Hamilton during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, four-time World Drivers’ Champion Sebastian Vettel has been given three penalty points by the stewards. Although it’s his first penalty points of 2017, he is just three points away from a race ban. Let’s
9 years ago Understandably, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton have conflicting opinions about the incident that occurred during the restart and resulted in a penalty for Vettel. Of course, the penalty was for Vettel’s dangerous behaviour after the incident, with Hamilton saying it doesn’t reflect well on Vettel, considering the F1 drivers are role models. The FIA investigation
9 years ago The thrilling Azerbaijan Grand Prix created a lot of talking points. The biggest talking point of the weekend was the controversial restart incident involving Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. But there was a lot of confusion as to why Hamilton escaped the incident without a penalty. The incident occurred on the lead up to the
9 years ago The Formula One European season got off to a start this weekend with the rebranded 2017 FORMULA 1 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX around the Baku Street Circuit. This is the second event to have been held at the circuit, with Nico Rosberg taking the inaugural win last season. Friday © Pirelli & C SpA The first
9 years ago Codemasters, the video game developer behind the F1 franchise, revealed the game covers for F1 2017. I say “covers” because unsurprisingly the company has designed a collection of different covers which will be used in different regions. It shows which drivers are popular in the various regions and one of the covers is actually surprising
9 years ago Ok, so I think we’ve probably all heard enough rants about the crumbling relationship between Honda and McLaren, but I’d just like to make one final plea to the gang at Honda. Please, please, please, please make a Honda works team! © Racing Clothesline A works team is something that’s missing from Honda’s Formula One
9 years ago Sauber’s team principal and chief executive officer, Monisha Kaltenborn, has left her position on the team ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The news comes after the team boss and Longbow Finance disagree about how the team should be run. Her resignation reportedly stems from her disagreement with the new team owners regarding giving Marcus
