When Sebastian Vettel, seemingly on the way to another podium finish at last month’s 2015 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, had a massive tire blowout in the waning laps instead, Vettel blamed Pirelli for poor tire-making while Pirelli blamed Vettel and Ferrari for poor decision-making in attempting to make their tires last longer than 50% […]
After a nearly month-long break from racing, the Formula One racing season resumed at the 2015 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps and it was back to the same old-same old as Mercedes went 1-2 with Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg in yet another runaway victory that was never close. Third place Romain Grosjean of Lotus […]
In Friday’s practice session for the upcoming [5 a.m. on Sunday, August 23, 2015] 2015 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, three drivers crashed their cars with Nico Rosberg of Mercedes having a disintegrating tire causing his crash while Sauber’s Marcus Ericsson and Lotus’ Pastor Maldonado had the garden variety crashes as they failed to properly […]
Like the popular girl at high school making an effort to enhance her image, Formula One’s official Paddock Club suite – normally only available to corporate types, supposedly for security reasons [yeah, right] – is being offered to lowly fan types at the 2015 Belgian Grand Prix. For the privilege of hobnobbing with Formula One […]
One of the classic Formula One racing tracks – Spa-Francorchamps, used for the Belgian Grand Prix – has been extended through 2018. Additionally, in receiving the extension, the FIA – Formula One’s governing body – has decreed that it does not require any significant upgrades. The Belgian Grand Prix has been held at Spa-Francorchamps for […]
Mercedes held a team meeting where they engineered an apology from Formula One-leading driver Nico Rosberg for colliding with teammate Lewis Hamilton at the 2014 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps last week. The resulting Lap Two collision damaged both race cars enough to eventually knock Hamilton out of the race completely and reduce Rosberg to […]
The good news is that an American driver will finally be participating in a legitimate Formula One race. The bad news is that he will be driving for Marussia. American Alexander Rossi will replace Max Chilton at the 2014 Belgian Grand Prix while Chilton is embroiled in contract issues. Rossi came from Caterham where he […]