Robert Kubica topped the timesheets in Friday Practice 1, before the rain came down for FP2 and the two McLaren’s went fastest, with Lewis Hamilton leading the way. In this post we will analyse the performance of every team over the course of the day. McLaren – McLaren had a thoroughly impressive session, with both [...]

F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has said he hopes there will be a United States Grand Prix in New York as early as 2012. Ecclestone said: “I’m trying to get F1 to the US in 2012, opposite Manhattan in New Jersey with skyscrapers in the background. The track would be just fifteen minutes from the city [...]

Sauber have become the first team in the paddock to replicate McLaren’s duct system. They have fitted the vent to the left sidepod on their C29 cars given the fact that the technical regulations forbid major changes to the chassis. Sauber have shown impressive speed in recreating their own version of the device which stalls [...]

You can now make your predictions for the Australian Grand Prix in the box below. We advise you find out more about our predictions league and how it works before making your predictions for the first time. Our predictions league is sponsored by Henri Lloyd. Check their Mercedes GP merchandise, follow them on Twitter and [...]

With F1 being in a supposed ‘crisis’, there has been a lot of talk about making the ‘show’ better. I hate this expression, F1 is not a show, but a sport, and in this post I will explain my views on the rules. Refuelling ban I strongly believe that the refuelling ban is one of [...]

Bridgestone have announced the tyre compound allocations for four further Grands Prix. The Potenza compounds to be brought to the China, Spain Monaco and Turkey Grands Prix have been announced. Bridgestone have stuck with the idea of leaving a compound step between the two allocated dry tyre compounds allocated for each Grand Prix, even for [...]

Two reigning World Champions; F1′s Jenson Button and V8 Supercar’s Jamie Whincup swapped machinery for the day on Tuesday for a Vodafone promotion, who sponsor Button’s McLaren team, and Whincup’s TeamVodafone. Whincup got to drive the McLaren Formula 1 car around the Albert Park Street Circuit in Melbourne, after Button tackled the circuit which will [...]

There are certainly some benefits to driving for Ferrari, and one of them is using one of their marque’s vehicles as your company car. Fernando Alonso has selected the Maserati GranCabrio to use as his new car on the road. The car boasts a 440bhp V8, and has a dark granite exterior (Grigio Granito) with [...]

March 21st – birthday of one of the greatest Formula 1 drivers of all time: Ayrton Senna. In this post we will be looking back at the career of Senna, asking why was he so great, and rewriting some of the classic quotes spoken by the Brazilian, who would have been 50 today. Senna remains [...]

Albert Park has held the Australian Grand Prix since 1996. It is set within the beautiful Albert Park, but you can still see the skyscrapers of downtown Melbourne in the distance. It is a street circuit, meaning that it is a public road for the rest of the year. The track itself has a reputation [...]