Formula 1

Television crews are now banned from the pitlane during races

After a cameraman was given a concussion and broken bones from a loose wheel from Mark Webber's Red Bull, the FIA and Red Bull are changing their procedures to prevents these types of accidents from happening again.   The FIA immediat...

His contract would need to be renewed to stay with the team

Felipe Massa’s position at Ferrari next season is far from certain after two retirements and just one podium so far this season. Massa’s contract with Ferrari expires at the end of the season. Massa has a tendency to go on long str...

Does he actually want to buy the track?

Bernie Ecclestone is known for his ability to play business interests off of one another to get what he wants for the price he wants, and he might have shown that this weekend at the German Grand Prix. On Saturday, July 6, Ecclestone gave an i...

Lotus grabs two podium positions

Sebastian Vettel won his first ever German Grand Prix and 30th grand prix in his career, but it was not as easy of a win as he has had in other races this season. Kimi Raikkonen was less than a second behind Vettel when they crossed the finish lin...

Red Bull will start in second and third

It briefly appeared that Sebastian Vettel would take another pole, but Lewis Hamilton came around after leading the rest of the session and topped Vettel by a tenth of a second. It was a major victory for the Mercedes team after Nico Rosberg went ...

Also races in NASCAR and V8 Supercars

It is another fairly light weekend of international racing, but Formula 1 has a race for a second weekend in a row, this time at the Nürburgring. Outside of the major national and international series, the American Le Mans Series has a race a...

German Grand Prix rear tires will have Kevlar belts

After the fiasco that the British Grand Prix turned into, Pirelli has announced that it will introduce new tires to Formula 1 at the Hungarian Grand Prix and is asking for rule changes in the future. In the mean time, Pirelli will supply rear tire...

Many drivers plagued with tire problems during the race

The 2013 British Grand Prix turned out to be a race of tires. Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa, Jean-Eric Vergne and Sergio Perez all suffered from failing tires. Nico Rosberg won the race after inheriting the lead on lap 42 when Sebastian Vettel lost...

Mercedes controls front row, and Red Bull takes the second row

Mercedes has shown again that on a one-lap basis it has the fastest car in the grid with its fifth pole position of the year. Lewis Hamilton will start from pole at his home British Grand Prix. His teammate Nico Rosberg will start beside in second...

It will use carbon fiber tubes

Formula 1 teams will use a new carbon fiber tube side impact system beginning in 2014. The new system is safer in impacts at oblique angles than the current side impact protection. The tubes crush progressively and can absorb 40kJ of energy even i...