Reporting from the Ragged Edge
It's the end of an era for Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains. Based in Brixworth, UK, the manufacturer of Mercedes Formula One engines has produced the last of the company's V8 engines that will be used in F1, at least in this era of regulations. From 2014, the engine arm of Mercedes will be producing turbocharged... Continue Reading →
Jenson Button and Sergio Perez currently hold two extremely sought-after seats on the Formula One grid. At least, they're sought-after seats for the future. This season is another story, as McLaren have struggled so much that neither driver has stood on the podium yet in 2013. Both drivers have contracts with McLaren until the end... Continue Reading →
Lewis Hamilton picked up at Monza where he left off after last year's Italian Grand Prix: right at the front. He's driving for a different team - Mercedes instead of McLaren - but it's clear that he has as much sped as ever. Not that he has it all his own way, of course. Fernando... Continue Reading →
Lewis Hamilton's win in Hungary is extremely significant. Not because Hamilton finally has a win for Mercedes, or because Mercedes won another race (their third victory of the season). Hamilton's win is significant because the race took place on a very hot day with a very hot track surface. Mercedes have had issues with tyre... Continue Reading →
Romain Grosjean's Hungarian Grand Prix was effectively ruined by a drive-through penalty for "exceeding track limits" when he passed Felipe Massa around the outside of turn 4. It was a superb move, displaying the level of skill worthy of a top F1 driver. But the stewards deemed it illegal and Grosjean had to drive through... Continue Reading →
Chris on F1 