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The 2015 Formula One World Championship continues this weekend with round three, the Chinese Grand Prix. The event is once again being held at the Shanghai International Circuit, a 3.4-mile track known for its fast corners, smooth surface, and plenty of overtaking opportunities. Aerodynamic performance is crucial due to the track’s long back straight and combination of sweeping turns. Around 80 percent of a lap is spent cornering, which means that energy is nearly always going into the tires. Pirelli has nominated its medium and soft compounds for the race, the same combination used for...
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Sebastian Vettel Secures Ferrari’s First F1 Win Since 2013 After Thrilling Malaysian GPSebastian Vettel managed to do what seemed like the impossible just a fortnight ago: end the dominance of the Mercedes AMG Formula One team. The German, in only his second race for Ferrari, won yesterday’s 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix in decisive fashion, finishing ahead of Mercedes duo Lewis...
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Hamilton Edges Out Vettel For 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix PoleIn the first sign that Ferrari could prove a major threat to the ongoing dominance of Mercedes AMG in Formula One, the Italian team’s star driver Sebastian Vettel has managed to set the second fastest time during qualifying today at the Malaysian Grand Prix. This means the German will start...
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2015 Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix Weather ForecastThe 2015 Formula One World Championship continues with round two, the Malaysian Grand Prix, which once again is being held at the hot and steamy Sepang International Circuit, located just outside Kuala Lumpur. The track is notorious for its changeable weather, but there’s one aspect...
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Alonso Contradicts McLaren’s Wind Theory By Blaming Crash On Steering ProblemDuring pre-season testing for the 2015 Formula One World Championship at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain last month, double world champion Fernando Alonso unexpectedly left the track, causing the right-hand side of his McLaren to strike a cement wall. Despite traveling at a relatively low...
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2015 Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix PreviewRound two of the 2015 Formula One World Championship takes us to Kuala Lumpur’s Sepang International Circuit, a Hermann Tilke-designed track that was first in the spate of modern tracks in emerging markets for the sport. It opened in March of 1999, and since then it’s been a permanent...
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The FIA, motorsport’s governing body, decided to drop the German Grand Prix from the 2015 Formula One calendar. The decision comes after months of negotiations between F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone and the operators of the Nürburgring and Hockenheim race tracks that usually host the German race. READ: 2015 Ferrari FF: Quick Drive It was the Nürburgring scheduled to host the race this year but a lack of commitment from the track’s latest operator, Capricorn, most likely due to financial concerns, meant an alternative race at the Hockenheim was looked at. However, still no...
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Lewis Hamilton expands car collection with LaFerrari, Shelby GT500He may drive for Mercedes, but reigning Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton has just bought the flagship model of rival team Ferrari. Yes, we’re talking about the limited edition LaFerrari. DON'T MISS: Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks At Lamborghini Aventador: Video The information was...
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One-Two Finish For Mercedes AMG At 2015 Australian Grand PrixIt was like 2014’s spectacular season for Mercedes AMG never ended, with the team finishing up yesterday’s 2015 Formula One World Championship season opener, the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne’s Albert Park, with a decisive one-two finish. It was reigning world champion Lewis...
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Mercedes AMG Locks Out Front Row After 2015 Australian Grand Prix QualifyingIt looks like the winter break has had no effect on the Mercedes AMG Formula One team, with star driver Lewis Hamilton starting his title defense by securing pole position for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix season opener. The Briton’s fastest time was a 1:26.327 set in Q3. MUST...
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2015 Formula One Australian Grand Prix Weather ForecastThe traditional season-opener, the Australian Grand Prix, held at Melbourne’s Albert Park, is a fitting race to start the new season. The part street circuit layout provides an interesting challenge for the drivers, and the weather is almost always perfect given the fact that the Aussies...
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2015 Formula One Australian Grand Prix PreviewThe 2015 Formula One World Championship kicks off this weekend with the Australian Grand Prix, which once again is taking place at Melbourne’s Albert Park. Despite the new season not even commencing yet, there’s already been plenty of the drama typical of an action-packed season of F1...
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It’s starting to emerge that Fernando Alonso’s crash during pre-season testing for the 2015 Formula One World Championship may be more serious than initially thought. Despite his McLaren team saying the crash was quite “normal” and the Spaniard only suffered a concussion, Alonso ended up staying in hospital for several nights and now it’s been confirmed he will sit out the season opener in Melbourne, Australia next weekend on the grounds of medical advice. In a statement, McLaren said Alonso’s medical team sees “no evidence whatsoever of any...
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Mercedes-AMG GT Is The New F1 Safety CarMercedes-AMG’s new GT sports car will be taking over from the SLS AMG in official safety car duties for Formula One when the new season kicks off in a week’s time in Melbourne, Australia. Officials have picked the slightly more potent GT S model for the task, as it’s crucial the...
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McLaren Says Wind Caused Alonso Crash, Driver To Miss Final Pre-Season TestDuring the second round of pre-season testing for the 2015 Formula One World Championship, which took place last week at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona, Spain, McLaren’s new recruit Fernando Alonso unexpectedly left the track at turn three, causing the right-hand side of the car to...
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Sebastian Vettel helps launch the Ferrari 488 GTB in MaranelloFerrari’s [NYSE:RACE] new Formula One star Sebastian Vettel helped launched the 458 Italia-replacing 488 GTB at the automaker’s home in Maranello, Italy last week, just before flying out to pre-season testing in Barcelona, Spain. The 488 GTB makes its world debut next week at the 2015...
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Fernando Alonso Conscious After Crashing Into A Wall During F1 TestingFernando Alonso’s return to McLaren this season has gotten off to a bumpy start. After suffering car trouble early during official testing for the 2015 Formula One World Championship, the Spaniard has now been involved in a crash. During Sunday’s practice session at Circuit de Catalunya...
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What An F1 Car Would Look Like If Ferrari’s Road Car Division Penned ItWhile to many, Ferrari’s Formula One cars have always looked beautiful, there’s no hiding the fact that the cars are shaped under the philosophy of form following function, usually with some strict guidelines in place and only after countless hours in the wind tunnel. But what if the...
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Despite raising enough cash to finish off the 2014 Formula One World Championship, struggling team Caterham F1, now a separate unit to the Caterham sports car brand, looks like it’s lost all chance of racing this season and will now likely be sold off or disbanded altogether. Administrators for the team have confirmed that all assets, including last year’s race cars, will be put up for auction. “A series of online timed auction sales will be held covering the race equipment, engineering facility, F1 memorabilia, IT and communications, office furniture and as well as private...
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First Look At Red Bull Racing RB11 2015 Formula One Car: VideoInfiniti Red Bull Racing is the last major team to reveal its new race car for the 2015 Formula One World Championship. While the final livery is yet to be shown, many of the details of the new car, dubbed the RB11, can clearly be seen. What’s immediately apparent is the new nose, which...
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Vettel And Räikkönen Help Launch Ferrari’s 2015 Formula One Car: VideoAfter a disastrous Formula One season last year, in which it failed to gain a single win, Ferrari has revealed the new car it hopes will turn around its fortunes. The car is called the SF15-T, with “SF” representing Scuderia Ferrari, “15” the year, and “T” the...
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Reigning World Champion Mercedes AMG Reveals W06 Hybrid 2015 Formula One CarThe Mercedes AMG Formula One team has revealed the new race car it hopes will see it win its second-straight world championship. The latest Silver Arrow is called the W06 Hybrid and it’s the successor to last year’s unstoppable W05 Hybrid, which not only saw the team take home the...
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McLaren Readies For New F1 Season By Going 'Back To The Future'McLaren is no doubt eager to get the 2015 Formula One season underway. Drivers Fernando Alonso and Jensen Button will be tasked with putting the new Honda-powered MP4-30 race car on the podium, but it's not quite time for them to do so. The two are getting antsy, but there's a release from the...
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McLaren Reveals Honda-Powered MP4-30 2015 Formula One Car: VideoIt’s been more than two decades since a Honda-powered McLaren has raced in Formula One, and in 2015 that partnership is being rekindled. Between 1988 and 1992, using Honda power, McLaren won eight world championships and 44 grands prix, took 53 pole positions and set 30 fastest laps, all in...
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