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The Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg put on the qualifying duel of the season from the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria today. Hamilton had the best time of Q3 going into the final runs of the session when he had a dramatic spin after locking up at the beginning of his hot lap. Rosberg who was very suddenly in the cat bird seat and through two sectors ahead of his team mate, cracked under the pressure and ran wide in the third sector, throwing away anRead More

Renault has announced that they will make a decision regarding their future in Formula 1 by the end of the year. The engine supplier of Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso, Renault has a contract with the two teams until the end of the 2016 season. Since the V6 era has began last year in Formula 1 Renault powered teams have struggled, leading to much debate as to whether or not the French manufacturer will once again become its own works team, or leave the sport altogether. Renault Sport F1Read More

Manor F1 sporting director Graeme Lowdon recently gave some indication that the team may choose to finish the season without a new car, saying that a decision will be made in the “next few weeks.” The team entered this season with a 2014 car modified to fit this season’s regulations. Rumors swirled at the possibly Manor F1 could bring a new 2015 car to the Belgian Grand Prix, but following a recent interview with the media Lowdon has stated the possibility to do otherwise: “I think over the next fewRead More

After a stellar performance on Saturday for the Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve that saw Lotus F1 Team drivers Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado qualify 5th and 6th respectively, the team aims for its best outing in nearly two years. Grosjean finished third FP3 with a time of 1:16.772 behind Nico Rosberg and Kimi Raikkonen. The daunting number is how far the Lotus F1 team was behind the Mercedes AMG PETRONAS machine driven by Rosberg – exactly 1.112s back. Both squads are powered with Mercedes engines. Still, theRead More

The Manor Marussia F1 Team added considerable depth to its technical and engineering departments. Bob Bell, former technical director for the Mercedes F1 team, has joined the Silverstone-based outfit as a technical consultant. Bell, a former team principal with the Renault F1 team, has had various other engineering roles at Benetton, Jordan and McLaren. Bell brings a wealth of experience, along with two constructors championships and will advise the team’s senior management in their quest to rebuild into a stronger team. With Technical Director John McQuilliam leading the way, theRead More

The usual gang of Adam Tate, Joey Barnes and Josh Farmer of Tribute Racing, Frank Santoroski of Drafting the Circuits and Christopher DeHarde of Motorsport.com talk IndyCar in the month of may, a bit of sports cars, some Nascar and F1 heading home to Europe. Hit the link to hear it all as we take you, “In the Gravel Trap! In the Gravel Trap Episode XVI 05/08 by Tribute RacingRead More

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has been reprimanded by the stewards for entering the pitlane incorrectly in FP1 of the Spanish Grand Prix. In the final hour of FP1, Rosberg was attempting to enter the pits when he ran across the white line beyond the bollard on entry to the pitlane. It is the first reprimand of the season for the German. The stewards have insisted that other drivers were warned about the issue for the rest of the weekend. Rosberg was fastest in FP1, but fell to third overall inRead More

It was 33 years ago today that the racing world lost one of its’ most charismatic, beloved and talented drivers, Gilles Villeneuve. His infamous feud with Pironi and subsequent crash at Zolder have left generations of fans to only wonder what he might have acheived had his life not been cut so tragically short. Villeneuve was a driver like no other, his maiden win for Ferrari, in front of his home crowd made him an instant star. …and when they presented me with this tiny Canadian, this miniscule bundle ofRead More

There are countless radio transmissions between a driver and their pit crew during a race. Most are typical, brief, forgettable, but every now and then a real gem of a message shines through the monotony. Such was the case with Juan Pablo Montoya’s “Oh deer” moment from the 2001 Austrian Grand Prix. Enjoy.Read More

In his World Endurance Championship debut, Nico Hulkenberg finished sixth with the Porsche team at Spa-Francorchamps. Hulkenberg, driver for Force India in Formula One, was driving the Porsche 919 Hybrid in preparation for the 24 Hours of Le Mans next month. The German was in contention for a podium result until co-driver Nick Tandy got together with a Porsche 911 RSR backmarker while attempting to lap it. After a brief set of repairs to the nose there was no chance for a podium once Hulkenberg got back into the machine,Read More