Formula 1

Not sure a woman would get a chance at a top team

Stirling Moss has provoked criticism in the F1 community for an interview he gave on BBC Radio 5 when he said he does not believe a woman could handle the mental strain of racing in Formula 1.  “We’ve got some very strong and ...

Lots of contact and passing

Fernando Alonso brought Ferrari its first win of the season after starting from third in a contact-heavy Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai.  Beside Alonso on the podium were Kimi Raikkonen who started second and Lewis Hamilton who started fo...

Vettel did not complete a lap in Q3, and Webber ran out of fuel

In a very exciting and tactical qualifying session, Lewis Hamilton proved his mastery of the Shanghai circuit with his third ever pole position in the race and his first pole with Mercedes. Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso will start second...

Still says that he did not understand team orders

Sebastian Vettel admitted that he would pass Mark Webber again if it was possible because Webber "didn't deserve" to win. Vettel still claims that he did not understand the team orders over his radio. The admission came during the pr...

Car in Shanghai will be significantly upgraded

McLaren has had a rough beginning of the season in Formula 1. In the first two races, it has only had one car in the points in each race and currently sits in seventh place in the constructors' championship tied with Sauber with seven points. ...

The team may repeat last year's win, but it will have to work

Mercedes does not expect to drive away at the front to repeat Nico Rosberg's victory last year, although it would be nice. The new tires make the racing too unpredictable to guarantee victory, but Mercedes claims that it is the second-best tea...

Takes the record from McLaren last season

In addition to taking the top two steps on the podium in Malaysia amid some controversey, Red Bull had another success at Sepang. It broke the F1 record for fastest pit stop, then broke it again and again. During the Malaysian Grand Prix, Red Bull...

Team believes he will improve during the season

Esteban Gutierrez has struggled slightly at the beginning of his first season in Formula 1, but the Sauber team expect that he will improve during the season. Gutierrez came to the team thanks to money from the Mexican program that also ...

Facing criticism from teams for being too fragile

Pirelli says that it has no plans to revaluate its tires for this season before the Bahrain Grand Prix on April 21. Teams, specifically Red Bull and Mercedes, have criticized this season’s tires for being too fragile and forcing drivers to d...

Talked with them once and will again before China

Things are not very comfortable within Red Bull at the moment. Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber have not had the most trusting relationship since at least the 2010 Turkish Grand Prix when Vettel hit Webber to cause him to finish third instead of f...