F1 Chassis Replacement For Haas
Wesley Branton | March 30, 2016
Chassis Replacement For Haas
Wesley Branton | March 30, 2016
© 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
F1 Ultrasoft Tyre Debut Bumped Up To Monaco
Wesley Branton | March 25, 2016
Ultrasoft Tyre Debut Bumped Up To Monaco
Wesley Branton | March 25, 2016
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,
F1 Qualifying Not Restored For Bahrain
Wesley Branton | March 25, 2016
Qualifying Not Restored For Bahrain
Wesley Branton | March 25, 2016
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
F1 GPDA Calls For A New F1 Government
Wesley Branton | March 24, 2016
GPDA Calls For A New F1 Government
Wesley Branton | March 24, 2016
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
F1 Sky Acquires A New F1 Broadcasting Agreement
Wesley Branton | March 23, 2016
Sky Acquires A New F1 Broadcasting Agreement
Wesley Branton | March 23, 2016
© 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
F1 Haryanto Technically Won The Driver Of The Day
Wesley Branton | March 23, 2016
Haryanto Technically Won The Driver Of The Day
Wesley Branton | March 23, 2016
© 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
F1 Horner Reveals What Caused Kvyat To Sit Out Of Race
Wesley Branton | March 22, 2016
Horner Reveals What Caused Kvyat To Sit Out Of Race
Wesley Branton | March 22, 2016
© 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
F1 Rosberg Almost Retired From The Australian Grand Prix
Wesley Branton | March 21, 2016
Rosberg Almost Retired From The Australian Grand Prix
Wesley Branton | March 21, 2016
© 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
F1 Ericsson Explains Sauber’s Infringement
Wesley Branton | March 20, 2016
Ericsson Explains Sauber’s Infringement
Wesley Branton | March 20, 2016
© Sauber Motorsport AG Marcus Ericsson received a drive through penalty at the Australian Grand Prix for an issue during the red flag stoppage. This didn’t really influence his race results much, as he retired his Sauber car on lap 39. The penalty came as the teams were preparing to go racing again after the
F1 Haas Scores Points On Debut
Wesley Branton | March 20, 2016
Haas Scores Points On Debut
Wesley Branton | March 20, 2016
The Haas F1 Team didn’t appear to have the pace in the pre-season testing and the practice sessions at the Australian Grand Prix, but they fought back to score their first Formula One championship points on their debut. They have become the first brand new team to score points on their debut since Toyota did