At Least Alfa Romeo Sauber Looks Good
Alfa Romeo Sauber’s Formula One team may not win in Melbourne this weekend – or even at all in the 2018 Formula One racing season – but their car looks good…
Formula 1
Hamilton Does Not Do Christmas Well
Lewis Hamilton is making a late dash to try and attain the top spot in AutoSportsNation Formula One category “Doofus Moment of the Week”. In a now-deleted Instagram video, the current 2017 Formula 1 world champion driver and often-flamboyant dresser says “boys don’t wear princess dresses” after seeing his nephew in such attire. The video […]
Vettel Crushes It In Australia
Sebastian Vettel won the 2017 Australian Grand Prix with an exclamation point as the four-time world champion drove his Ferrari to a relatively easy 9.975-second victory over the Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas [who was 11.25 seconds behind Vettel in third]. Vettel did not lead start-to-finish but once he took the lead […]
Mexican Grand Prix Builds Bridges Not Walls
The Mexican Grand Prix along with Mexican Formula One driver Sergio Pérez have decided to jump into the political fray with a social media hashtag campaign called “Bridges Not Walls” designed as a response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to build a border wall between the two countries. Perez has joined support of […]
Jenson Button Lands An Airplane
British Airways figured if Jenson Button can drive a Formula One race car then he can surely land a passenger airplane…
Paddy Lowe To Begin At Williams In March
As expected in what was essentially the Bottas-for-Lowe trade between Mercedes and Williams after the sudden retirement of 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg, former Mercedes technical chief Paddy Lowe will begin work at Williams on March 1, 2017. Lowe is reported to have purchased part of the Williams team and as such, is slated to […]
Formula One Down To 10 Teams In 2017 As Manor Kicks The Bucket
With little to no fanfare, Manor Racing has kicked the bucket as a racing team and will not participate in Formula One racing either in 2017 or for the foreseeable future. The 212 staff members of Manor Racing will be paid through January 31, 2017. Manor finished in 11th – and last – place in […]
Bernie Ecclestone Is No Longer In Charge Of Formula One
Liberty Media, new owners of Formula One, have officially granted the longtime wishes of any genuine F1 racing fan and officially canned crusty barnacle and former – that’s right, former – F1 chief, Bernie Ecclestone and replaced him with Chase Carey as the new F1 chairman. Technically, Liberty forced Ecclestone to resign and Bernie was […]
Bottas Bolts To Mercedes – Surprise, Surprise
In probably the least surprising news since Nutella on a doughnut was announced to be a good idea, Valtteri Bottas has signed with the Mercedes Formula One team to take over the spot vacated by the retiring 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg. Bottas left Williams where his spot will be absorbed by Felipe Massa, who […]
Mercedes Loses Their Formula One Technical Chief
Three-time defending Formula One champion Mercedes will head into the new Formula One season without Paddy Lowe – their technical chief – after the 54-year-old Briton, who played an integral role in Mercedes’ recent domination, has taken leave. After nearly four years with Mercedes, Lowe’s contract was due to expire in May, and he is […]
Sauber Signs Wehrlein For 2017
Sauber will have Pascal Wehrlein for the 2017 Formula One racing season, essentially clearing the way for Mercedes to sign Valtteri Bottas to replace the retired Nico Rosberg. Wehrlein makes the move to Sauber to replace Felipe Nasr [who could end up at bottom feeder Manor] and essentially clears the deck for Mercedes to sign […]
Mercedes Threw Itself A Party
After winning the Formula One world championship again, Mercedes threw itself a party and you probably have not seen 2016 world champion and newly retired Nico Rosberg smile as often as he does in this or less of Lewis Hamilton in anything F1 Mercedes-related…
Nico Rosberg Formally Accepts His First And Only F1 World Championship Trophy
Nico Rosberg is one and done – claiming his first Formula One world championship – and the FiA formally awarded him the world championship trophy…
French Grand Prix Added To 2018 Formula One Racing Calendar
After hemorrhaging Grand Prix races left and right from the 2018 racing calendar in recent weeks, Formula One announced that there will be a new addition to the calendar for that year – the French Grand Prix. The 2018 French Grand Prix will be held at Circuit Paul Ricard, located in the south of France […]
2017 Starts Already – Ferrari, Mercedes And Red Bull Test Pirelli Tires
The 2016 Formula One racing season ended a few days ago with Nico Rosberg claiming his first world championship title for Mercedes – but no sooner did it end when testing for the 2017 got underway. Pirelli brought in three teams – Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull – with drivers Kimi Raikkonen, Daniel Ricciardo and […]
Official – But Provisional – 2017 Formula One Racing Calendar Released
It is official – but it is also provisional, with Brazil’s participation still hanging in the balance – there will be at least 20 races on the 2017 Formula One racing calendar, beginning with the Australian Grand prix on March 26, 2017… The Official, Provisional, Formula One 2017 Racing Calendar March 26 – Australia (Melbourne) […]
German Grand Prix To F1 In 2017 – “Right, We’re Off!”
Formula One chief crusty barnacle Bernie Ecclestone likes to charge exorbitant hosting fees for the “privilege” to host a Formula One race in a city or country. Frugal Germans do not like to pay exorbitant hosting fees to crusty barnacles, so in a completely expected development, the German Grand Prix is off the 2017 Formula […]
The Final 2016 ASN Formula One Driver Rankings – After Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
The 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix marked the end [some might say, thankfully] of the Formula One season and in perhaps the most fitting ending – it was another Mercedes 1-2 finish – with Lewis Hamilton winning and his teammate Nico Rosberg in second with Sebastian Vettel finishing in third. The race was not the […]
Rosberg Wins 2016 Formula One World Championship
Nico Rosberg won the 2016 Formula One World Championship in what was the most fitting manner – another Mercedes 1-2 finish – despite a petulant Lewis Hamilton intentionally slowing the pace down at the end in an attempt to create chaos for his teammate, Rosberg, while Hamilton was leading to eventually win the race. Sebastian […]
Mercedes Explains Why Their Car Will Win Every Race In 2017 Too
Mercedes already wins every Formula One race in 2016 so maybe we should look ahead to a more competitive field in 2017? Nope. Mercedes director of engineering, Aldo Costa, explains why Mercedes new 2017 car will still win all the races…