At the start of the season after the Australian Grand Prix, McLaren expressed concern that Ferrari had installed a flexible floor providing them with an illegal aerodynamic advantage. The British team wrote a letter to the FIA that forced a new ruling to come into place and Ferrari had to...
Jacques Villeneuve recently attempted to become the only person in history to win the Indianapolis 500, the CART Championship, the Formula One World Championship, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Villeneuve’s car suffered an engine failure at Le Mans but he had been on track for a podium finish...
The 1993 Indianapolis 500 was one of the greatest motor races of all time. Nigel Mansell should have taken victory at his first attempt but messed up a restart with just 16 laps to go. His mistake let another Formula One World Champion, Emerson Fittipaldi, through to take victory. Although...
Mika Hakkinen made a rare appearance in Formula One headlines last month after telling reporters he advised Kimi Raikkonen not to join Ferrari. “I warned him that changing teams might not go well for him. Unfortunately for Kimi my forecasts are being fulfilled”. Hakkinen was right on the money. Although...
The United States Grand Prix is arguably the most crucial race on the Formula One calendar. Although results are important at any circuit they were particularly significant this weekend due to the American car market. More vehicles are sold in the United States than any other country making a slice...
19 yr old Sensation gets a chance to shine by substituting unfit Kubica Despite insisting at Thursday’s FIA press conference that he felt 100% fine to race at Indianapolis, Robert Kubica was told later in the day that he will not be allowed to race at the US Grand Prix. Kubica underwent a...
In terms of Grand Prix careers, Ralf Schumacher is a dead man walking. Although he salvaged a point at Montreal there is little doubt his time in Formula One is progressively coming to an end. There are plenty of rumours suggesting that he could be replaced as early as the...
Ron Dennis calls for SC rule to be reviewed after Alonso suffers unavoidable “bad luck” the 2007 F1 season saw the introduction of a new rule concerning the deployment of a safety car during a race, which includes a significant change to refuelling possibilities when the safety car is out. The new...
Overwhelming relief in Formula One as Robert Kubica escapes disaster Amidst the chaos that has become fairly predictable at the Canadian Grand Prix, the live cameras covering the race caught Robert Kubica midway through his horrific crash, to a response of dread and shock from all those who witnessed it. ...
Only five races gone and only five points more to exceed 2006 total Alex Wurz scored his first world championship points after being away from racing in F1 for six years. Despite being outperformed so far by his younger teammate, Nico Rosberg, and also out-qualified by him in Monaco; it...
