2013 Rule Changes
Changes to the 2013 sporting and technical regulations for Formula One are minor but important. Read More …
Changes to the 2013 sporting and technical regulations for Formula One are minor but important. Read More …
From the FIA, Charlie Whiting’s Q&A on the new rules for the 2012 F1 season takes on the “one move” rule, crash tests, Safety Car unlapping, stepped noses and more. Read More …
F-ducts were banned in Formula One after 2010, but some teams are exploring innovations of a similar nature… So what IS that small hole in the nose of the Mercedes AMG W03 for, anyway? Read More …
Richard Williams reminds us that in 1968-69 wings on race cars were universally panned as ugly, so we perhaps should take the hideous stepped noses of 2012 a bit more graciously. Read More …
Paul di Resta drives the 2012 Force India VJM05 in the team’s Silverstone launch. This car’s stepped nose may be even uglier than Ferrari’s! Read More …
McLaren launched the team’s new F1 car today. Check out the ugly, bulbous nose resulting from new FIA technical regulations for the 2012 season. Read More …
This is the first in a series of technology-oriented video posts featuring the BBC and commentator (now Sky Sports) Martin Brundle demistifying the world of Formula One. They are excellent for novices but still interesting for enthusiasts. Read More …
After last weekend’s controversy, not knowing what the results are is just as bad as not knowing what the rules are. Which is it, Eurosport? (Note, both stories from 11 July). Read More …
A dreary Friday practice at the British Grand Prix was enlivened by a public row between McLaren’s Martin Whitmarsh and Red Bull’s Christian Horner, disputing the rights and wrongs of the latest ruling the FIA on off-throttle blown diffusers. Read More …
Six out of eight race wins to start a Formula One season. Seven poles. No classifications lower than 2nd. Sebastian Vettel is having a hell of a year. Better than Niki Lauda in 1976 (five wins of first nine, three poles). Better than Jim Clark in 1965 (six wins of fist seven, four poles). Better than Aryton Senna in 1991 or Nigel Mansell in 1992. Better even than Michael Schumacher in 2002 or 2004. Read More …