The Formula1 Blog
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Jaime Alguersuari: ?I know where I will be next year? - 16-05-2012
The 2012 had bad start for the young Spanish driver, when he received a phone call from his former boss informing him that he was laid off weeks only after he had reassurances that will continue to drive for Toro Rosso. Following the bad news Jaime signed up to comment [...]
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Ferrari pressure Felipe Massa to turn season around - 15-05-2012
Pressure is growing on Felipe Massa to turn his season around, this time coming from his own team. Up until now Ferrari have been very supportive of Massa, despite the Brazilian only getting 2 points this season in comparison to Alonso’s 61. After a disaster start for the driver, with [...]
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Will Bottas race for Williams in 2013? - 14-05-2012
It is not official yet, but considering how this season is unfolding the signs that the young Finn will have a permanent driver role with Williams F1 next year are pretty strong. During the 2012 season Bottas has 15 Friday practice runs into Bruno Senna?s car and he?s also managed [...]
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Ends Thursday: Win both F1 Season Review 2008 & 2009 DVDs! (UK) - 14-05-2012
Fancy winning both 2008 and 2009 F1 Season Review DVDs? You have till Thursday to win this great British Formula 1 prize! 2008 and 2009 were classic F1 seasons that saw some fantastic races and a British driver winning championship gold. In the 2008 Formula 1 season, Briton Lewis Hamilton [...]
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Schumacher gets 5-place penalty for Monaco - 14-05-2012
Michael Schumacher was given a five-place penalty on the starting grid for the Monaco Grand Prix after the German crashed into Bruno Senna at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday. Schumacher, seven times world champion, could be heard branding Brazilian Senna an "idiot" on his team radio after the crash [...]
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Spain 2012 ? Red Bull: ?It was difficult race and a hard day in the office? - 14-05-2012
Red Bull are unsurprisingly disappointed with their performance today. It was an afternoon filled with problems. Sebastian Vettel had a drive through for speeding under a yellow flag, and both drivers had to change their front wing. Sebastian did manage to had a quick surge in pace towards the end however, and [...]
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Spain 2012 Race ? McLaren: ?I?m proud of my performance today? - 14-05-2012
McLaren had a ?hard day at the office? sort of speak with Lewis penalised and forced to start last and Jenson was struggling with the balance and grip of the car all weekend. However, despite the penalty, Lewis managed to have an excellent race, and gained a massive sixteen places [...]
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Spain 2012 Race ? Lotus: ?It was a great race with another podium? - 14-05-2012
Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean ensured that Lotus F1 Team were the strongest points scoring team in a fast-paced Spanish Grand Prix. Kimi and Romain finished in third and fourth position respectively to move the team within 14 points of second place in the F1 Constructors? Championship. Both cars started [...]
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Spain 2012 Race ? Ferrari: ?This second place feels like a victory? - 14-05-2012
Another two sided afternoon for Scuderia Ferrari, with one driver on the podium and one out of the points. Fernando Alonso finished second at the end of a race in which he was in contention for the win from start to finish, while Felipe Massa finished fifteenth, having been given [...]
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Poll: The 2012 Spanish Grand Prix - 13-05-2012
Finally after three weeks away, Formula 1 returned with the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix. It was an eventful race that saw Pastor Maldonado taking his first Formula 1 race win in his career, and Williams’ first for eight years. But soon into the race it was looking doubtful that the [...]
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Williams victory party cut short by fire (video) - 13-05-2012
Sadly the Williams F1 victory party was cut short by a fire in their garage, believed to have been caused by a KERS issue. One member of the Williams team was sent to hospital, with four Caterham members being treated for injuries as well as a Force India team member. [...]