According to leading doctors, the ‘barcode’ on the Ferrari livery and drivers’ overalls is subliminal advertising for the cigarette company Marlboro, and there is mounting pressure on the EU to launch an enquiry over the logo on the F10. John Britton, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians said: “The bar code looks like [...]

Here’s my favourite F1 story of the day: Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso has had his thumbs insured for almost £9million. A spokesperson for the Spaniard said: ”Alonso’s thumbs are a big symbol as, apart from being essential when driving a Formula One car, they represent a sign of victory and that everything is under control and [...]

Williams’ Nico Hulkenberg has today driven a Porsche 911 around the infamous Nurburgring Nordschleife, but it was no normal Porsche 911. It was the GT3 R Hybrid, which uses KERS-style flywheel technology developed by the Hybrid power branch of the Williams F1 team. Hulkenberg said: Great car, fascinating technology and an incomparable track.  This circuit [...]

With Bridgestone adamant they are leaving the sport at the end of this year, and the likes of Pirelli and Avon adding their names to the list of those who want to supply Formula 1′s tyres in 2011, a return to a tyre war grows ever more likely, but would it be good for the [...]

The 24-year-old Swiss Romain Grosjean is hoping for a return to F1 in 2011, and hinting that Renault is his best hope. Grosjean replaced Nelson Piquet Jr at the French team in 2009 and unfortunately his time in Formula 1 is more remembered for crashes and spins. Grosjean explained: “I was in the wrong place [...]

A strong showing in the Chinese Grand Prix from the Renault team and Robert Kubica has lifted them both to the top of both the teams and drivers championship respectively. Robert Kubica finished 5th at the Chinese Grand Prix and Vitaly Petrov 7th in a great showing from the Russian, who scored his first ever [...]

Jack Sargeant (me!) has made the best prediction of the Chinese Grand Prix. This has been the highest scoring round yet so well done all! Here are the predictions of the Chinese Grand Prix and the points awarded for each prediction: Despite Jack Sargeant winning the round, Enigma holds the lead at the top of [...]

Struggling for inspiration when voting for your driver of the day? Here are all your answers in the Chinese Grand Prix analysis! McLaren Jenson Button, P1 Lewis Hamilton, P2 What a great day for McLaren! Jenson Button’s smooth style worked perfectly to keep enough heat in the tyres, and enough tread on them. His strategy [...]

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During today’s Chinese Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton came together in the pit lane. Hamilton got into the pit lane first, and was released at around the same time as Sebastian Vettel, with the result being the two cars going side-by-side, with Vettel pushing Hamilton towards the mechanics on the garage side of [...]