10 years ago Formula One has had many different points systems for the World Drivers’ Championship over the years. In the sport’s history, we have saw seven main changes to the points system. Formula One currently distributes more points during a season than they ever have before. To see how to rule changes have impacted the World Drivers’
10 years ago We’ve reached the point in the season where the teams and drivers can relax and take a brief vacation after a busy first half of the season. Although all of the teams and drivers surely need a break to rest, there are three parties who need the summer break the most. 1. Nico Rosberg ©
10 years ago Formula One mourns the loss of Chris Amon, a retired New Zealand racing driver who managed to stand on 11 podiums, but never on the top step. Amon passed away at the age of 73 following his battle with cancer. Amon was widely considered the greatest F1 driver to have never won a Grand Prix.
10 years ago McLaren is taking legal action against Mercedes in a contract dispute over a key staff member who was contracted to leave Mercedes to join McLaren, but has recently reversed their decision. McLaren allegedly signed the employee to a contract which they feel has been violated. © McLaren Racing Limited The employee in question is Loic
10 years ago The mother in-law of Bernie Ecclestone, Aparecida Schunck, was rescued by police after being kidnapped and held for ransom. Three suspected have been arrested for the kidnapping. © Sahara Force India Formula One Team As reported by Racing Clothesline last week, the mother of Ecclestone’s current wife, Fabiana Flosi, was kidnapped in São Paulo and
10 years ago The be talking point after the German Grand Prix was of course Nico Rosberg’s five second penalty for forcing Max Verstappen off of the track at the hairpin. This was just one of the things that went wrong for him during the race, as he hands the race victory to Lewis Hamilton. Rosberg lost the
10 years ago The teams travelled to the Hockenheimring for the German Grand Prix. This was the teams’ final gathering before the start of Formula One’s summer break for the month of August. The crowd had many home favourites to cheer for, including Nico Rosberg, Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes. Free practice one started on Friday, with the familiar
10 years ago The final race before the Formula One summer break has arrived. The German Grand Prix has made a return the calendar, following its one year absence, and there are many home drivers looking for a great result in front of their home crowd. Hockenheimring is the scene for this year’s German Grand Prix, as it’s
10 years ago Mercedes was summoned to see the stewards for an incident that occurred during the final free practice session on Saturday. The team was under investigation for unsafe release and received a fine, while Lewis Hamilton escaped reprimand. © Daimler AG During free practice three, Mercedes engineers released Lewis Hamilton from the garage directly in the
10 years ago Jenson Button was transferred to hospital with twenty minutes remaining in the second free practice session for the German Grand Prix. The Brit was complaining of eye irritation after only 16 laps of running at the circuit. © McLaren Racing Limited Button exited the car and ended his session after only 16 laps. He made
