Tag: f1

  • Alonso – last to first in three laps at Daytona Sandown Park

    Alonso – last to first in three laps at Daytona Sandown Park

    Fernando Alonso popped down to Daytona Sandown Park last week for a race with a few friends and colleagues. Opting to start last on the grid, Fernando wasted no time making it to the front within three laps!

  • So who’s going to win the 2014 World Drivers Championship and why?

    So who’s going to win the 2014 World Drivers Championship and why?

    F1 2014 has been pretty good so far. The first few races of the year have provided fans with plenty to talk about – and with the new quieter engines you can even hear what the fans are saying! It has been a very mixed year for the actual teams though. Obviously Mercedes are enjoying…

  • Racing under floodlights

    Racing under floodlights

    F1 heads to Singapore this weekend for their annual night race. 22 Drivers racing at speeds of up to 200mph under floodlights through the evening. During the event, 108,423 metres of power cables, 240 steel pylons and around 1,600 light projectors with a total power requirement of 3,180,000 watts will be used just to light…

  • The wait is over

    The wait is over

    As the F1 season returns from its three week summer break, British fans will get to see if Hamilton, Alonso or Raikkonen can take the fight to Vettel to stop him winning yet another World Championship – and if Grosjean can finally deliver on a race win – rather than a dramatic crash! If you…

  • Hungary for Racing?

    Hungary for Racing?

    After a three week gap, F1 is back this weekend with the Hungarian Grand Prix. Since the last race, the teams have run their “young” drivers tests and Pirelli have changed the tyres again and it looks like it might help Ferrari and Lotus more than it will help Mercedes and Red Bull. If that…

  • Home Run for Vettel – and Murray!

    Home Run for Vettel – and Murray!

    Finally Sebastian Vettel wins the German Grand Prix. Considering his dominance in recent years and the stack of youngest driver records he holds, it is somewhat surprising that, before yesterday, he had never won his home Grand Prix. On the same day that Vettel was winning at home for the first time, Andy Murray won…

  • Explosive Grand Prix

    Explosive Grand Prix

    Someone at the FIA has a sense of humour. The press release they put out after Sunday’s British Grand Prix was hit with rear tyres going bang left, right and centre, proclaimed: “Rosberg Wins Explosive Grand Prix”. British fans made themselves heard on Sunday when they cheered Hamilton as he led the race, fell silent…

  • From Monaco to Montreal…

    From Monaco to Montreal…

    After the excitement of Monaco, the F1 circus crosses the pond again to Canada this week for the Grand Prix Du Canada. The tyre testing debate rages on with the FIA investigating Mercedes and Ferrari for their in-season tests, but the next race is more likely to be affected by weather than anything else. F1…

  • Monaco… The Ultimate Street Race!

    Monaco… The Ultimate Street Race!

    And so F1 heads back to Monte Carlo for its unique event. The racing isn’t usually much cop, although the crashes and incidents are pretty much guaranteed to be dramatic, but the glitz and glamour usually make up for the processional racing. Maybe this year, things will be different… This year, even more than ever,…

  • F1 reaches Europe

    F1 reaches Europe

    After what seems like a really long gap, the F1 season continues this weekend, in Spain. The fact that it feels like months since the last race is probably testimony to how exciting the season has been so far. We have only had four races so far, out of 19, but we have seen a lot of…