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eSports Cemented As Solid Training Tool In F1
Lando Norris, 19-year old driver for McLaren F1, is a great example of how eSports can be a valuable training tool in this article by PlanetF1.com.
SCCA Foundation Launches 2019 Sweepstakes: Win Tickets to F1 At COTA!
This year’s Sweepstakes launched June 4th and will feature a grand prize of a VIP trip for two to the Formula 1 race at COTA on November 1st to 3rd.
F1 Vs. IndyCar: Round 1
F1 and IndyCar ran on the same weekend for the first time this year on May 11-12. This inspired us to comment on the relative success of each series in providing racing entertainment.
Stay Mellow Under Yellow: Examples To Learn From
An article by Bradley Brownell published on Jalopnik yesterday brings up a very important discussion that we’ve all been a part of: the importance of on-track safety.
History: Jim Clark And Getting From The Farm To Formula 1
We recently read a brief history of Jim Clark nicely written by Jay Bowden, and it brought a blind spot in our sport’s story-telling to mind. For context, Clark was the Scottish F1 driver who during the 1960s became F1 champion (twice) and won the Indianapolis 500 when it was perhaps the most important race in the world.
Food Fight: Will Formula 1 Merge With Formula E?
We know 10 people who want F1 to go back to naturally aspirated V10s for every person who wants them to use electric motors. Maybe that ratio is 100:1. But…
What F1 Can Teach Us About Club Racing: Verstappen vs. Ocon At Brazilian GP
Let’s start this week’s episode of What Pro Racing Can Teach Us by looking at an incident from the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix. In this video, Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) is running in P1 and Esteban Ocon (Racing Point Force India) is a lap down. Ocon, on fresher tires, is, apparently…
Did Formula One Improve in 2018? Part I
In this series, we look at F1 in 2018 and ask if it improved. Our general impression is that F1 was slightly more exciting in 2018 than in the immediately previous years. But the driver’s champion didn’t change and the constructor’s champion probably won’t change either, so we have to look deeper to…
Three Ways To Celebrate Kimi’s USGP Victory
We were happy to see Kimi Raikkonen get his first win since 2013, partially because he’s a good driver, partially because he has given racers a quote — “Leave me alone, I know what I’m doing” — that is right up there with…
What F1 Can Teach Us About Club Racing: Vettel vs. Verstappen At Suzuka
At Suzuka we got additional F1 lessons for club racers. Sebastian Vettel, after a bad qualifying session where he ended up P9, was charging through the field in a desperate attempt to limit Lewis Hamilton’s championship points lead. Vettel made it up to P4 when he came up on Max Verstappen’s Red Bull. Vettel went inside, the Ferrari and the Red Bull came together and Vettel spun.
F1 and Trans Am Searching For Better “TV” Economics
Everyone knows TV broadcasts are expensive to produce. Everyone knows that road racing is a niche sport. Put those two factors together and you have a recipe for problems.
Video: Inside Look At F1 And WEC Support
If you think about it, you realize that your success and safety on the track are the byproduct of work done by many people. And if you walk a mile in their shoes, you often realize that the work they do isn’t as easy as it looks.
Video: How Not To Pass…Or Be Passed
At the Belgian Grand Prix in 2017, there was an incident between Force India drivers Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon that ended with a few tears shed.
Infographic: How F1 Teams Move Across the Globe in 48 Hours
Ever wondered how F1 teams can race in Budapest one week, and Spa-Francorchamps the next?
Vettel, Red Mist And Brain Chemistry
You, who are on the road Must have a code That you can live by…
MX-5 Cup: Like F1, Only Closer And Cleaner
Recently, F1 put on a pretty interesting show in Azerbaijan. The winner came from P10 on the grid and there was a rare level of passing and plenty of action. IndyCar’s Global MX-5 Cup puts on a similar show at pretty much every event.
Join Winding Road Racing For Fantasy F1
You don’t want to miss this, we promise, at least if you have any interest at all in Formula 1.
WRR TV: Get Ready For F1 2017
During this early race season lull, get ready for F1 by spending 7 minutes watching one of the great on-track battles in F1 history.
Sebastian Vettel On The Essential Racing Skill
Formula 1 was recently in Austin, and we had a chance to hear an interview by Steve Matchett with four-time world champion and Scuderia Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel. In it, Vettel talks about the importance of braking.
Racecar Profile: Wolf GB08 F1
Wolf Racing’s latest model is a single seat version of the GB08 that’s been specially built to meet the real F1 testing criteria driven by the safety requirements for the European Hillclimb series.
TVR Revival Coming in 2017, Gordon Murray and Cosworth On Board
Though they’d existed as a company since 1947, TVR really hit their stride when Peter Wheeler took the helm in 1981 and began cranking out the V8-powered, fiberglass bodied, light weight and reportedly hair-raising to drive coupes that the company became synonymous with. When Wheeler sold off TVR to a Russian firm in 2004, a series of logistical missteps would eventually spell the end of the company (at least temporarily), and TVR closed their doors in 2007.
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