9 years ago Formula One fans frequently underestimate the importance of the tyres. These bits play more of a factor on the race results than just keeping the cars planted to the circuit. Tyre strategy can make or break a team’s race. For this season, Pirelli has implemented a number of regulation changes to allow teams more freedom
9 years ago © McLaren Racing Limited Following a poor season last year, many questions were raised about whether McLaren would lose their long-time partnership with Johnnie Walker, having already lost TAG Heuer. However, this is not the case, as McLaren sign a multi-year partnership with the company. Johnnie Walker is a brand of Scotch whisky owned by
9 years ago © Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd. During a pre-season event in Stuttgart city centre, Toto Wolff announced that their F1 drivers will be given more freedom to battle on the track. This comes after seasons of strict Mercedes rules of conduct within the team. The event featured the Mercedes F1 duo and all eight of the
9 years ago © Sahara Force India Formula One Team The courts are searching for the Force India CEO, Vijay Mallya, after he left India with more than $1.3billion of unpaid loans. A collection of banks, to which Mallya owes money, approached the Supreme Court of India on Wednesday, seeking repayment from the Indian businessman. At the moment,
9 years ago © Pirelli & C. S.p.A. Despite many doubts, it was announced that the United States Grand Prix will go ahead as planned at Circuit of The Americas. The circuit was also able to confirm their post-race concert. Following a rather wet weekend at Circuit of The Americas for the 2015 United States Grand Prix, there
9 years ago © Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd. Toto Wolff is no longer a shareholder of the Williams F1 Team, as he sells his remaining stakes in the team. At one time, the CEO of the Mercedes F1 Team owned 15% of the team. In 2009, Toto Wolff made an investment into the Williams F1 Team. He purchased
9 years ago © Manor Marussia F1 Team Although his seat was given to Manor’s new team of drivers, Alexander Rossi’s Formula One career is far from over. He won’t be in a full-time Formula One seat in 2016, but he will be taking a different role for the team. It was a couple of weeks ago, that
9 years ago The teams returned to action at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the final pre-season test of 2016. The first test saw the teams focus on mileage rather than raw pace, whereas the second test began to show the true pace of the 2016 grid. Ferrari – Force India – Haas – Manor – McLaren –
9 years ago © Pirelli & C. S.p.A. Formula One saw the first glimpse of the new ‘Halo’ head protection concept, as Ferrari opted to run a similar design on their car for part of the third day of pre-season testing in Barcelona. © Ferrari Media The design looked rather unimpressive and was only fitted to the car
9 years ago © Sahara Force India F1 Team Some recent report prior to pre-season testing suggested that Sahara was looking to exit their partnership with the Sahara Force India. The team’s recent appearance at pre-season testing reignited the discussion, as the team logo was attached to the drivers’ race suits on a patch that was stitched to
