Formula One

Belgian GP Qualifying report

At Spa-Francorchamps, the Ardennes forest has once again lent its hand, to help jumble up the field for this weekend’s race. Q1 started out in wet conditions, and everybody queued up at pit exit to make sure…

In a ‘Rush’: Montezemolo remembers the Lauda-Hunt rivalry

There is great anticipation about the cinematic release of “Rush”, the film directed by Oscar-winner Ron Howard about the sporting rivalry and relationship between James Hunt and Niki Lauda in the dramatic and emotional 1976 season. One…

Belgian Grand Prix preview

“Spa-Francorchamps”—the uninitiated could be forgiven for thinking that this is some new-age European health fad. But to any a warm-blooded race fan, this is a circuit oozing with in history. From Mika Hakkinen driving flat out, while…

Schumacher returns to Race of Champions

Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher is the first driver in the line-up for the 2013 Race Of Champions at Bangkok’s Rajamangala Stadium on the weekend of December 14-15. The end-of-season contest, held every year since…

Shell Relives The World Of 1955 Formula One

Shell offered media the opportunity to relive the budding years of Formula One, taking over a 1950s cinema in Malmedy for a special screening of its ‘1955 Belgian Grand Prix’ film.   Scuderia Ferrari official drivers Fernando Alonso…

Formula One: Who’s Going Where in 2014

With the 2013 Formula 1 season half way through, we can now look at the possible driver movements for next year. The departure of Mark Webber from Red Bull Racing to Porsche Motorsports at the end of…

Singapore ready for Grand Prix season

When one gets a chance to attend a Grand Prix, it usually has to be with “the boys.” Rare is the petrolhead family. Now, if your significant other prefers to stay home and not even bother…

Formula One’s 2014 engine rules may bring manufacturers back to sport

Ferrari, Mercedes, Renault, Honda, Peugeot, Toyota, BMW, and Yamaha (yes, you read right, Yamaha), are just some of the engine suppliers and car manufacturers that have participated over the years in Formula One, still the pinnacle of…