Tag Archives: Lewis Hamilton

2013: Bahrain GP: Race Preview

Tyres, DRS and Mark Webber’s rotten luck were three of the main talking points after the Chinese Grand Prix just three days ago. Fernando Alonso took a dominating victory, finishing the race ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Lewis Hamilton. It … Continue reading

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Fernando Alonso: 200 GP and the Magic Formula

The upcoming Malaysia Grand Prix will see Fernando Alonso celebrate his 200th GP. Making his Formula One debut back in 2001, Alonso has been on the grid for over a decade , driving for a number of high profile teams … Continue reading

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2013: Australian GP: FP1 + FP2 Round-Up

Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel has fired a warning shot to his rivals by topping both the first and second free practice sessions. Felipe Massa ended free practice one just 0.078s off the Red Bull’s pace, but the gap increased … Continue reading

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2013: Australian GP: It’s nearly here!

108 days after the chequered flag fell in Brazil, and Sebastian Vettel was crowned world champion, Formula One has arrived in Melbourne ahead of the season opening Australian GP. After what has felt like a relatively short winter, and three … Continue reading

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Do we expect too much? F1′s love affair with social media

When I joined Twitter back at the start of 2009, one of the first accounts I followed was McLaren’s @thefifthdriver, very much the ‘original F1 tweeters’. Now, all eleven Formula One teams have some sort of a presence on social … Continue reading

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2013: Winter Testing in Numbers

Winter testing drew to a close at the Circuit de Catalunya with Nico Rosberg topping the times. After twelve days of testing, split between Jerez and Barcelona, the teams now head to Melbourne for the start of the 2013 season. … Continue reading

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2013: Car Launches: Mercedes

Launch Stats Date: 04/01/2013 Location: Jerez Chassis Name: W04 Key Personnel: Ross Brawn, Toto Wolff, Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton With winter testing due to kick off tomorrow, Mercedes became the next team to unveil their new car at the Jerez circuit. Nico Rosberg and … Continue reading

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Car Launches Through the Ages

On Monday 28th January the Lotus F1 Team will become the first team to unveil their 2013 car. The launch, which will take place at their Enstone factory, will be streamed online via their Youtube page and also feature on … Continue reading

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Sergio Perez’s Visit to McLaren

“At McLaren-Mercedes you are not here to fight for the points or the podiums, you are here to fight for the wins at every single race” Having been announced as a McLaren driver back at the end of September, yesterday … Continue reading

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Formula One and the Pay Driver

Heikki Kovalainen is just one 2012 driver facing 2013 without a drive. He hasn’t officially been ruled out of the second Caterham seat but there is a chance he might not get the drive. He is a  talented driver who … Continue reading

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