2012 Indian Grand Prix - Race Preview

Thursday, October 25, 2012

(FIA) - India plays host for the 17th round of the 2012 Formula One World Championship with teams arriving in New Delhi and making their way to Greater Noida and the impressive Buddh International Circuit. With only three races to follow, India marks the beginning of the endgame in the race for Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championship glory.

The debut of the Indian Grand Prix was perhaps

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2012 KOREAN GRAND PRIX - Race Preview

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Round 16 of the 2012 Formula One championship sees the teams make a relatively short journey from Suzuka across the Sea of Japan to the South Korean port city of Mokpo and the nearby Korean International Circuit (KIC).

The circuit, completed just in time for the inaugural race here in 2010, presents some stern challenges for the teams, mostly centred around how to maintain the integrity of

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Mercedes plans major upgrades (Coanda-effect exhaust layout) at Singapore

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Following the Italian Grand Prix, Ferrari, Mercedes and Force India conducted their annual young driver tests at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (on September 11-13). Making the most of every opportunity, Mercedes had brought their latest upgrade package on the opening day. They tested a heavily revised exhaust layout on the Mercedes F1 W03.

The Brackley-based outfit tried out the

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2012 Italian Grand Prix: Team-by-team analysis

Monday, September 10, 2012

Barely a week ago at Spa, Lewis Hamilton, Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso were taken out at Turn One. On Sunday at Monza, all three were on the podium after a thrilling Formula 1 Gran Premio Santander d'Italia 2012. Hamilton’s flawless drive reignited his title charge; Perez showed yet again why he’s hotly tipped as a future champion; and the ever-canny Alonso somehow extended his standings lead

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Italian Grand Prix 2012: Engine facts and figures by Renault

Thursday, September 6, 2012

The Italian Grand Prix’s home at the Autodromo di Monza isn’t called the Cathedral of Speed for nothing; over three quarters of the 5.793km lap is spent at full throttle and the maximum speed goes over 330kph up to four times per lap. It’s the ultimate test for an engine’s outright performance and reliability and, as a result, one of the toughest events to get right.The circuit is ostensibly a

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2012 Belgian Grand Prix: Team-by-team analysis

Monday, September 3, 2012

McLaren’s Jenson Button admits he still only has a very long shot at the 2012 drivers’ crown, but at least he has a shot after his masterful drive at Spa. Romain Grosjean’s turn-one misdemeanour, which eliminated championship leader Fernando Alonso, really mixed up the title fight. If Alonso was the biggest loser, Sebastian Vettel was arguably the biggest winner. The lap-one accident helped lift

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Grosjean and Maldonado need to rectify their "style" and stop wrecking others races

Sunday, September 2, 2012

The first corner carnage that happened on Sunday at Spa is a cruel reminder of the dangers involved in the powerful open-wheel circuit racing cars. It was triggered by Romain Grosjean, who moved over on Lewis Hamilton and was catapulted over Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez causing the retirement of all four cars. Luckily they all walked away unscathed, while Alonso revealed the accident had left

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Belgian GP: Qualifying analysis - Button finally to the fore

Saturday, September 1, 2012

It’s been three long years since Jenson Button started a Grand Prix from pole position, but on Saturday in Belgium the McLaren driver secured his first P1 grid slot since Monaco 2009 in dominant style. With Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi joining Button on the front row and drivers from seven teams making up the top ten, we’re in for a thrilling race on Sunday. We take a team-by-team look at how all the

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2012 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix preview

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

2012 event artwork © formula1.comAfter several painstaking weeks of no Formula 1 action, fans across the globe can rejoice this weekend as Formula 1 returns at unarguably the most spectacular and demanding circuit on the calendar, with the Belgian Grand Prix at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit.Situated deep within the Ardennes Forest, near the towns of Spa, Malmedy and Stavelot, the

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Belgian Grand Prix 2012: Engine facts and figures by Renault

The Belgian Grand Prix represents one of the hardest challenges of the year for engines. Over 70% of the 7.004km historic Spa-Francorchamps circuit in the heart of the Belgian Ardennes forest is spent at full throttle, giving the track the second highest power factor of the season after Monza. Outright power and top speed are therefore rewarded significantly more than at other circuits on the

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Historic feature: 2011 Belgian Grand Prix - A Flashback

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

The second-half of the 2012 F1 season begins this weekend - after a long August summer break - at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps. As the teams and drivers are gearing up for the grand prix, we take a look back at the 2011 Belgian Grand Prix.Sebastian Vettel’s victory in the 2011 Belgian GP was significant as it was the first for both the German driver and Red Bull Racing at Spa, one of the most

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Will we ever see closed-cockpit in future F1 cars?

Thursday, August 23, 2012

This futuristic and rather cool looking concept rendering shows what Formula One cars could look like in the future. The above image has been sourced from iacoski.com, the creator says he began work on the closed-cockpit concept after Felipe Massa’s freak accident at the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix.Turns out it was a prophetic move, too. In response to Massa’s accident the Formula One Technical

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Best comebacks in the second half of an F1 season

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Fernando Alonso has had an error-free run throughout the first part of the season. He has managed to score points at each and every race in 2012 so far. This consistency has elevated him to the top of the drivers championship standings.With four drivers [Mark Webber P2, Sebastian Vettel P3, Lewis Hamilton P4 and Kimi Raikkonen P5] in with a chance of hunting down Fernando Alonso's 40 point lead

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2012 Mid-Season Review – Mercedes, Force India, Toro Rosso, Caterham, Marussia and HRT

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

After the part-1 and part-2 of the mid-season review, let's see what's in store in the final part. Here we take a look into the teams that have under-performed. The teams who haven’t got as much out of the season so far as they – or we – were expecting.

This group contains Mercedes, Force India, Toro Rosso, Caterham, Marussia and HRT.
Editor's note: The original article titled "JA on F1 Mid

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2012 Mid-Season Review – Williams, Sauber and McLaren

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

In the previous article, we looked at the teams who have matched or exceeded expectations so far this year. We now bring out the Part 2 of the mid season review, which is focused on the teams that have enjoyed some success, but who are left feeling that there should have been a lot more.

This group contains Williams, Sauber and McLaren.
Editor's note: The original article titled "JA on F1 2012

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2012 Mid-Season Review – Ferrari, Lotus and Red Bull

The season has been characterised by the openness illustrated by seven different winners in the first seven races and by the possibility for mid-field teams to mix it at the front and score podiums and wins. So far seven different teams have put a driver on the podium, while 11 different drivers have stood up there. This is a very healthy trend for the sport.

The cars were close enough on

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2012 Hungarian Grand Prix: Team-by-team analysis

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

After being shrouded by the changeable conditions of Hockenheim, McLaren’s updated MP4-27 finally got to stretch its legs in Hungary on Sunday [July 29] as Lewis Hamilton secured his second win of the season. Dominant throughout the weekend, not even the swift Lotuses of Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean could halt Hamilton’s charge and the Briton left Budapest with his - and McLaren’s - title

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2012 Hungarian Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stop times

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

The weather forecast for last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix was predicted to have thunder storms building up during the race and that it would be a wet one. But the bad weather had receded and the weather was perfect to go racing.

Two pit stop was the norm around the Hungaroring circuit. However, both Red Bulls of Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel and McLaren's Jenson Button opted for a three

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Hungary: Alonso's form before mid-season break, weather forecast and other talking points

Friday, July 27, 2012

(ESPN EMEA Ltd.: Chris Medland)While it may have been tough to single out a team that was maximising its potential during the early part of the season, there was no doubting the standout driver; Fernando Alonso. In a Ferrari that was far from the quickest car early on - his average qualifying position remains sixth despite two pole positions in the last two races - Alonso got himself in position

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Hungarian Grand Prix 2012: Facts and Figures by Renault

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

The Hungarian Grand Prix will be the final event before the F1 fraternity takes its annual summer break. Held at the Hungaroring outside the vibrant Hungarian capital Budapest, it’s a popular event on the calendar, but one that still requires some serious concentration. The twisty 4.381km circuit is often compared to a kart track, with one slow speed corner leading into another in very quick

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