In 1995 the city of Adelaide had a population of one million. That year, South Australia’s capital held its final Grand Prix and the race drew a record crowd of 250,000. That’s a remarkable statistic and it shows just how popular the event was with locals and tourists alike. Shanghai...
Every year leading up to the Australian Grand Prix there are stories in the local press that suggest the event could be moved to a new venue where Bernie Ecclestone can hold a night race and the annual running costs will be far less. Albert Park has long been under...
Formula One winter testing is always full of intrigue but the 2010 preseason has been especially captivating. This year a small fleet of new teams will appear on the grid and they will be joined by equally fresh drivers. There are significant changes to the regulations, some explosive new driver...
The 2009 Formula One season was proof that fairytales are possible in Grand Prix racing. When the Honda Motor Company withdrew from the sport, Ross Brawn and his talented staff seemed likely to follow. Twelve months on, BrawnGP are the reigning Formula One World champions. This year Peter Sauber will...
Last week the Tribunal de Grande Instance in Paris surprisingly overturned Flavio Briatore’s lifetime ban from motorsport. Whilst the court’s judgment may be legally solid it lacks commonsense and the FIA will be sure to prevent Briatore from making his way back into Formula One. Even if the former Renault...
Formula One is a sport that is constantly evolving and every Grand Prix season is markedly different from the last. The result is a World Championship with an incredible depth of history, and a sport that will be noticeably more developed today than it was this time last year. With...
60 Years of Car Manufacturers in Formula One Click here to return to 60 Years of Formula One. Since the first ever Formula One World Championship in 1950 a total of 137 different constructors have taken part in Grand Prix racing. Only one of those constructors has maintained an unbroken...
Campos Meta will enter Formula One next year as one of the sport’s new teams and will be faced with an enormous challenge. The current Grand Prix field is the tightest and most competitive of all time which means the established constructors have a considerable advantage over the new entrants....
Last week all of the active Formula One teams took part in the first ever official ‘young drivers’ test. Teams were given three days to run unlimited mileage, but were only allowed to use rookie drivers that had competed in less than three Grands Prix. Twenty youngsters from fourteen different...
Since Jenson Button confirmed his 2010 switch to McLaren there have been numerous media reports suggesting that Michael Schumacher will take the vacant seat at Mercedes Grand Prix. Although the return of the most successful driver in Formula One history is very unlikely, there is at least a trace of...
