Selection box - A marvel of mechanical engineering - Building up to the Chinese race and breaking the sport down
Published by Christine
It's been a hectic week in the world of F1, with Pascal Wehrlein's withdrawal from another race weekend and the build up to the Chinese Grand Prix, so let's not waste any time before getting straight into the fabulous links of F1 works around the web. First up we've got an audio preview for the Shanghai weekend, followed by some thoughts about recent news headlines.
With Danny out in some prefecture, Drew just compares everything to American football, baseball, and mobster movies. Or, wait, one of those is real.
With Danny out in some prefecture, Drew just compares everything to American football, baseball, and mobster movies. Or, wait, one of those is real.
After a compelling opening race in Melbourne, F1 heads to Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix. Ferrari are feeling confident, Red Bull not so much, and Antonio Giovinazzi is just happy to be here! Here are a few of the key stories to follow in the build up to this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix.
Next up, we turn our attention to the season as a whole, with a more positive outlook for the 2017 Formula One calendar.
Whisper it, but it looks like we have a race on our hands in the 2017 edition of Formula One. Sebastian Vettel's victory at Melbourne in the opening race of the season last weekend suggested that Ferrari have produced a car that is capable of loosening the Mercedes stronghold on the sport.
It has been a relatively inauspicious start to the season for Red Bull Racing. Testing did not show unbounded promise for the team, yet there was a cool calmness about the team that seemed to suggest they were not worried. In fact, Daniel Ricciardo later stated the team had one of their best pre-season tests.
From looking forward to turning attention to the rear-view mirror, the next couple of posts look at F1's history, both recent and further back.
With Antonio Giovinazzi making a splash on his debut, I’ve decided to take a look at another ten drivers who surpassed all expectations their first time on track. These racers did even better than Giovinazzi’s 12th, and went on to get poles, wins and even the odd championship.
While I remember watching these moments with great excitement, 2012 is the birth year of a sporting legacy which is close to my heart and that I still live and breathe every day, five years on. In February 2012 we announced a deal to become Official Connectivity Provider to Formula 1. Later we would link up the sport’s premier team, Mercedes AMG Petronas to become its Official Managed Connectivity Supplier.
Finally, two niche posts which cover the more technical side of the sport, including a look at the best designs for front wings, and a post delving into some what if scenarios. This is the third part of a series, but it's worth checking them all out if you're interested in what could have been.
This year, we seemingly a much closer fight between Mercedes and Ferrari. But today, we release the last of our three-part series on how the last three Formula One seasons would have looked like without the all-conquering Mercs. We’ve covered 2014, we’ve covered 2015… only 2016 remains. You’re in for a cracker.
Formula one is an exciting sport and has a strong following. It has recently also picked up more traction owing to the expansion of location of races. A Formula one car itself is a marvel of mechanical engineering. On a top-speed straight, a formula one car attains sufficient speed to take flight, if not for the downforce that holds it down. The front wing and rear wings play a critical role in the overall aerodynamics of a formula one car.
