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  • Miami skyline - Image via City of Miami Government

    Plans for a potential Miami Grand Prix as early as the 2019 Formula 1 World Championship have passed the first major hurdle. Stakeholders, including F1 owner Liberty Media, aim to hold the race in downtown Miami and on Thursday were given preliminary approval from City of Miami Commissioners and the Economic Development and Tourism Committee (Miami-Dade County) to host the race through to 2028. “With the unanimous votes at both the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County’s Economic Development and Tourism Committee, we are very pleased to have received preliminary approval towards...

  • 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL owned by Nico Rosberg
    Nico Rosberg takes us for a spin in Monaco in his Mercedes-Benz 300SL

    Nico Rosberg has been quite busy since stepping down from Formula 1 at the end of the 2016 season, the same season in which he secured his first and only world title driving for Mercedes-AMG. In addition to building up a presence on social media and starting his own go karting academy, Rosberg has...

  • Amazon ships F1 clutch to buyer instead of M3 kit
    Amazon accidentally ships F1 race clutch to BMW M3 customer

    Someone, somewhere has made a serious boo-boo. An M3 Forum user by the name of "breadvan" posted to convey his confusion over a replacement ZF Sachs clutch kit for his BMW M3. When the box arrived, it appears he actually received a Formula One-spec carbon racing clutch. It's quite apparent this...

  • Mercedes-AMG's Lewis Hamilton at the 2018 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
    Hamilton snatches victory at 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix after Red Bull blunder

    Mercedes-AMG's Lewis Hamilton secured his first-ever win in the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix after a bout of luck on more than one occasion during Sunday's eventful race in Baku. Ferrari's Kimi Räikkönen crossed the finish line second just 2.460 seconds back while Force India's Sergio...

  • Baku City Circuit, home of the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
    2018 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix preview

    Round four of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship is the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which takes place this weekend in the Azerbaijani capital Baku. The race is held on the Baku City Circuit, a Hermann Tilke-designed street circuit that stretches 3.73 miles and features the key characteristics of a...

  • Red Bull Racing's Daniel Ricciardo at the 2018 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix
    Daniel Ricciardo takes win in thrilling 2018 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix

    Red Bull Racing's Daniel Ricciardo made the most of a late safety car period to come out on top on Sunday at the 2018 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix. He had a clear victory as Mercedes-AMG's Valtteri Bottas crossed the finish line in second place 8.894 seconds back, while Ferrari's Kimi...

  • Shanghai International Circuit, home of the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix

    The 2018 Formula 1 World Championship resumes this weekend with round three, the Chinese Grand Prix, which once again takes place at the Shanghai International Circuit. The 3.4-mile, 16-turn circuit is known for fast corners, a smooth surface, and plenty of overtaking opportunities. And around 80 percent of a lap is spent cornering, so the tires struggle to last, making this one of the races where strategy can make a huge difference. Pirelli has nominated its medium, soft and ultrasoft compounds. Compared to the previous Bahrain Grand Prix, the cooler temperatures in China this time of year...

  • Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel at the 2018 Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix
    Vettel holds on to win 2018 Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix

    Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel has now won the first two rounds of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship thanks to his strong performance on Sunday at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Mercedes-AMG's Valtteri Bottas crossed the line second, just 0.699 seconds behind, while fellow Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton...

  • Bahrain International Circuit, home of the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix
    2018 Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix preview

    Round two of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship takes us to Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir for the Bahrain Grand Prix. The race is very different to the previous round in Melbourne, Australia. For example, at this time of year the temperatures in Bahrain reach close to 90 degrees F (32...

  • Here's how the new Formula 1 Halo affects visibility
    Here's how Formula 1's Halo affects visibility

    A major talking point for the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship has been the introduction of the Halo driver protection system. You've just seen the drivers race with it during Sunday's Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, and the affect it has on driver vision to how it holds up in the event of an...

  • Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel at the 2018 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix
    Luck on Ferrari's side as Vettel takes win at Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix

    Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel on Sunday took home the first win of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship after a bit of luck and some cunning strategy at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. It was Vettel's 100th podium, a feat only achieved by Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost and current...

  • Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, home of the Formula One Australian Grand Prix
    2018 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix preview

    After the long winter break, a new season of the Formula One World Championship is finally upon us. As usual, the first race on the calendar is the Australian Grand Prix, which runs this weekend in the city of Melbourne. The Melbourne stop is one of the most popular on the F1 calendar, and...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R Formula 1 safety car

    Mercedes-AMG's 577-horsepower GT R is taking over from the GT S as Formula 1's official safety car. AMG has been supplying safety cars for F1 since 1996. The GT R will be the fastest yet, however, with its top speed clocked at 197 mph. The car is also the most powerful safety car in F1 history. The safety car's job is to lead the field on warm-up laps and also come out if there's an accident or bad weather. The main modification is the light bar on the roof, which AMG's designers have attached to a wind tunnel-tested carbon fiber scoop for optimal aerodynamics. But because F1 cars often need...

  • 2018 Renault Clio RS 18
    Renault rolls out F1-inspired Clio RS 18 hot hatch

    Renault's Clio subcompact is quite popular in Europe thanks to its small size and relatively long features list. To help bolster the range and boost sales further, Renault offers a sporty variant known as the Clio RS. It's the French firm's rival to cars like the Ford Fiesta ST and Volkswagen Polo...

  • This is the view of the Formula 1 halo from the driver's seat
    This is the view of the Formula One halo from the driver's seat

    Formula One testing is underway ahead of the upcoming 2018 season. One of the biggest changes for this year's cars is how teams and drivers respond to that new batch of bodywork sitting in front of the cockpit. Last year, the FIA decided that a halo would be used to protect drivers from debris and...

  • Ferrari and Mercedes-AMG during 2018 Formula 1 World Championship pre-season tests
    F1 to launch streaming service in 2018

    After staying well away from the digital space during the Bernie Ecclestone era, Formula 1 is now fully embracing it by launching an ad-free, feature-rich online streaming service. The sport's commercial side, owned by America's Liberty Media since 2016, announced on Tuesday the upcoming launch of...

  • Mercedes-Benz F1 engine efficiency
    Mercedes created the world's most efficient racing engine

    Mercedes-Benz dominated Formula One in 2017, and part of its success was no doubt due to its latest F1 powertrain. The big news surrounding the engine is the fact it achieves a 50-percent thermal efficiency. What's so special about that? Jason Fenske of Engineering Explained is here to tell us...

  • 2018 McLaren MCL33 Formula 1 race car
    McLaren's Renault-powered 2018 F1 car revealed

    Meet the new Renault-powered McLaren race car for the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship: the MCL33. The car is decked out in a historic livery that borrows the papaya orange and blue color scheme that graced McLaren's earliest F1 cars, and it also features the new Halo cockpit protection system and...

  • 2018 Ferrari SF71H Formula 1 race car

    Teams competing in the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship are in the process of revealing their race cars for the new season. The latest is Ferrari whose 2018 F1 car, to be piloted by Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen, is dubbed the SF71H. Given the dramatic changes introduced for 2017, the main one being the much bigger rubber, organizers have toned down the rule changes this season. Thus, teams have focused on making the most of the experience gained last year. In the case of Ferrari, the team's engineers lengthened the wheelbase of the car and tweaked the side dimensions to work...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG W09 EQ Power+ Formula 1 race car
    Mercedes-AMG's 2018 F1 car revealed at Silverstone

    Mercedes-AMG is the latest Formula 1 team to reveal its car for the 2018 World Championship: the W09 EQ Power+. The car is an evolution of last year's W08 EQ Power+ that star driver Lewis Hamilton drove to a fourth title. He's odds-on favorite to win this year, too, as the W09 is expected to be...

  • 2018 Sauber C37 Formula 1 race car
    This is the Alfa Romeo-branded 2018 Sauber F1 car

    We're just over a month out from the first race of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship and all of the teams set to compete are slowly revealing their new race cars. The latest is Sauber, which we learned in December will compete under the banner Alfa Romeo Sauber thanks to a sponsorship deal with...

  • 2018 Haas F1 race car
    Haas becomes first team to reveal 2018 F1 car

    The Haas Formula One team is first on the grid to reveal images of its 2018 F1 car. It sets a standard of what we can expect from other teams with the mandatory requirement for a driver "halo" this season. Called the VF-18, the F1 racer is an evolution from the team's VF-17. The name comes from...

  • Fernando Alonso
    Fernando Alonso will race at Le Mans with Toyota

    McLaren on Tuesday confirmed that star driver Fernando Alonso will take time out from his busy schedule in the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship to contend some rounds for Toyota in the 2018/2019 super season of the World Endurance Championship. Yes, we're finally going to see the double-F1 world...

  • Sergey Sirotkin
    Sergey Sirotkin picked as driver for Williams F1 team, Robert Kubica picked as reserve

    Williams has ended the hopes of Robert Kubica driving with the team in the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship by announcing on Tuesday that it has signed Sergey Sirotkin. The 22-year-old Russian impressed the team with his performance at a recent tire test in Abu Dhabi plus the list of...

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