Filed under: Motorsports , Ferrari , McLaren , Mercedes-Benz , Europe , Racing Autoblog recaps the 2015 Austrian F1 Grand Prix, a race full of penalties and penances behind the leaders. Continue reading 2015 Austrian F1 Grand Prix switches to alternating current 2015 Austrian F1 Grand Prix switches to alternating current originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 22 Jun 2015 15:45:00 EST
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2015 Austrian F1 Grand Prix switches to alternating current
Filed under: Motorsports , Europe , Infiniti , Mercedes-Benz , Ferrari , Racing , McLaren The 2014 German Formula 1 Grand Prix is the hump-day race in the season and the penultimate chance for drivers and teams to rack up points before the summer break. Trying to stay on top after his first DNF of the year at the British Grand Prix , Mercedes AMG Petronas driver Nico Rosberg didn’t have to wait until the race for misfortune to find Lewis Hamilton ; his British teammate crashed out of the Q2 qualifying session due to a brake failure, then had to change his gearbox due of the crash, a calamity that left him starting 20th on the grid. Rosberg took pole ahead of the Williams duo of Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa , with Kevin Magnussen surprising everyone with a fourth place in his McLaren .
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Race Recap: 2014 German Grand Prix is relapse and recovery
Filed under: Motorsports , Europe , Mercedes-Benz , Ferrari , Racing , McLaren The last time Formula One raced in Spielberg, Austria the track was called the A1 Ring, Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher were the pilots for Williams , the field contained other not-so-venerable names like Ralph Firman and Justin Wilson and V10 engines were bolted to the bulkheads – the only Mercedes units being in the backs of the two McLarens, one of which was driven by Kimi R
Filed under: Motorsports , Ferrari You’d think that with former Ferrari principal Jean Todt running the FIA , the relationship between the motorsport governing body and the team he once called home would be a solid one. But his former boss expects more from the organization that overseas Formula One . In a recent interview (excerpts from which you can read below ), Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo pointed to some perceived inconsistencies in rulings made by FIA officials this season and called for “strong changes.” Among those controversies was a drive-through penalty handed to Felipe Massa at the season-closing Brazilian Grand Prix last weekend, his last for the Scuderia.
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Ferrari boss Montezemolo expects big changes from FIA
Filed under: Motorsports , Infiniti , Lotus , Mercedes-Benz , Ferrari , Middle East , Racing Both championships have been claimed this year, with Sebastian Vettel taking the Driver Championship and Infiniti Red Bull Racing the Constructor’s. But there’s no skunk rule in Formula One , so the last three races of the schedule are going on as scheduled.
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Race Recap: At the Abu Dhabi grand prix, the caravan chases a mirage
Filed under: Motorsports , Japan , Infiniti , Lotus , Mercedes-Benz , Ferrari , Racing , McLaren Japan’s Suzuka circuit is a great track that all the drivers love, but it doesn’t usually provide the most thrilling, head-to-head racing. Where it does excel, however, is with surprises and “What just happened there?!” moments, and this year it was no different. It started with Mark Webber in his Infiniti Red Bull Racing out-qualifying his teammate Sebastian Vettel for the first time this year.
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Race Recap: 2013 Japanese Grand Prix flips several scripts [spoilers]
Filed under: Motorsports , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Ferrari The so-called “silly season” in Formula One conjured up all kinds of rumors, and most of them revolved around Kimi Raikkonen . Would the 2007 World Champion stay at Lotus ? Would he switch to Red Bull to replace Mark Webber
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Kimi Raikkonen returns to Ferrari
Filed under: Motorsports , Europe , Infiniti , Mercedes-Benz , Ferrari , Racing , McLaren Just like at Silverstone last weekend , the German Formula One Grand Prix started with Lewis Hamilton putting his Mercedes-AMG Petronas on pole. The only thing missing at the pointy end of the grid was his teammate Nico Rosberg , who lined up beside him in England but back in 11th in Germany because of a team error in qualifying.
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Race Recap: 2013 German Grand Prix is old beginnings, new endings [spoilers]
Filed under: Motorsports , Europe , Infiniti , Lotus , Mercedes-Benz , Ferrari , McLaren This year’s Formula One season might qualify as being just as crazy as last year’s, only it’s a different kind of crazy. Instead of a new winner every Sunday, how the winner actually manages to take the victory is the mystery, and just when we thought the season might have settled into a groove regarding team performance, here comes the Spanish Grand Prix to remind us that we don’t know anything until the race has been run. There were many similarities to past weekends to being this one: Mercedes -AMG Petronas showed awesome one-lap pace, Fernando Alonso did well enough in qualifying to get fifth on the grid but talked up the race pace of the Ferrari , Kimi R
