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Whatever happened to…Nick Heidfeld?

Date: 5th July 2010 at 4:30 pm | Filed under: BMW Sauber,Formula 1 News,Williams | Author: | Tags: , , , , , , | image © Action Images

Whilst a plethora of German drivers are currently competing at the top end of the grid, it can be easy to forget the ultimate nearly man who many tipped to be the best of the bunch. Nick Heidfeld managed to jump up the formulae at an impressive rate of knots – five years of karting, beginning at the tender age [...]

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The 3-Stop Strategy: Welcome back Williams?

Date: 5th July 2010 at 4:00 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News,Lotus,McLaren,Red Bull Racing,Williams | Author: | Tags: , , , , | image © Action Images

Welcome to the third edition of the 3-stop strategy, a fierce weekly debate about the hottest Formula One topics of the moment. Every week 3 statements will be set and it’s up to our writers to argue for and against them, and we also want you to give tell us what you think! This week [...]

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A Lucky Escape – Formula1 FanCast 008

Manish Patel and Sky News Sports Line Producer Mark O’Leary look back at an eventful European Grand Prix at Valencia. Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel claimed a vital win to re-ignite his challenge for the Drivers Championship. It was a mixed day for the team as Mark Webber survived a high speed crash after going into [...]

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Hamilton: Alonso row over

Date: 5th July 2010 at 12:25 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News,McLaren | Author: | image © Action Images

Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he has made his peace with Fernando Alonso after a new war of words between the two men had threatened to spiral out of control. Hamilton and Alonso endured a difficult 2007 season when they were team-mates at McLaren before the Spaniard returned to Renault where he struggled for two [...]

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Todt leaps to Schumacher defence

Date: 4th July 2010 at 4:01 pm | Filed under: Ferrari,Formula 1 News | Author: | image © Action Images

FIA president Jean Todt has warned Michael Schumacher's critics against prematurely writing off the seven-time world champion. The 41-year-old German has struggled to match the current crop of leading Formula One drivers for pace following his return with Mercedes after a three-year retirement this season. Schumacher is currently ninth in the standings, having amassed less [...]

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F1 Driver of the Season continues to rack up the points

Date: 2nd July 2010 at 5:00 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News,Renault | Author: | Tags: , , , , | image © Action Images

Valencia hosted round nine of the F1 Championship last weekend as the venue for the European Grand Prix, which saw its fair share of drama including an airborne Mark Webber. Unlike Webber, Renault left the Spanish port with another haul of points after Robert Kubica claimed fifth place after another impressive performance, whilst teammate Vitaly [...]

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Whitmarsh happy with new ruling

Date: 2nd July 2010 at 12:14 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News,McLaren | Author: | image © Action Images

McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh believes next season's adjustable rear wing regulations could be a good idea. The FIA announced that drivers could move their rear wings to increase speed levels and, ultimately, bring more overtaking opportunities. But drivers will only be able to use the move if they are under a second behind another [...]

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Exclusive Lucas di Grassi Interview

Date: 1st July 2010 at 5:00 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News,Virgin | Author: | Tags: , , | image © Action Images

OK, sorry it’s a bit later than promised, but it’s definitely worth waiting for. Here’s our exclusive interview with Virgin Racing’s Lucas di Grassi in full! The Brazilian Formula One driver gives his views on the favourite for the F1 Drivers’ Championship, what it’s like to drive against Michael Schumacher and his targets for the [...]

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Formula One’s Tortoise…

Date: 1st July 2010 at 4:00 pm | Filed under: Formula 1 News,Hispania Racing | Author: | Tags: , , , , , , , | image © Action Images

A double finish was Hispania’s reward at the European Grand Prix, for only the third time this season. Another consistant performance for the Spanish team saw both Karun Chandhok and Bruno Senna beating Jarno Trulli’s Lotus as the team steadily catch up on their rivals at the back of the grid. Chandhok also beat Timo [...]

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Renault vow to keep Kubica

Date: 1st July 2010 at 10:43 am | Filed under: Formula 1 News,Renault | Author: | image © Action Images

Renault are determined to keep Robert Kubica despite Mercedes' reported interest in the Polish driver. Kubica has enjoyed a fine season accumulating 83 points and finishing in the top ten in every Grand Prix this year since the opening race of 2010 in Bahrain. Rumours suggest Mercedes are keen to sign Kubica as a replacement [...]

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