F1 Preview. Malaysian Grand Prix. 1999 – Politics and Tactics
Ferrari takes victory at the inaugural Formula 1 Malaysian Grand Prix in 1999, but would it be championship favourite Eddie Irvine or team favourite Michael Schumacher on the top step? Ignoring a best...
View ArticleIf Red Bull Racing left F1, would anybody care?
If Red Bull Racing left Formula 1, would anybody care? In the wake of Daniel Ricciardo’s exclusion from second place in the Australian Grand Prix, Dietrich Mateschitz has revealed that Red Bull Racing...
View ArticleFive motorsport epics owed a Hollywood retelling
Five motorsport epics owed a Hollywood retelling So last week I finally got round to watching Rush, the cinematic epic of James Hunt and Niki Lauda’s 1976 Formula 1 season. Yes, I realise it’s taken me...
View ArticleVIDEO. Red Bull Racing. Live and loud in Kuwait
Red Bull Racing and Carlos Sainz Jr hits the Kuwaiti streets for some ear-blistering demo runs. The reigning champion’s Formula 1 season may not be going as strongly as they’d hoped – following a poor...
View ArticleF1 Preview. Bahrain Grand Prix. 2011 – Political unrest
The 2011 Formula 1 season gets underway two weeks later than planned following the cancellation of the Bahrain Grand Prix. “Sport should not be involved with politics” The two have never been too far...
View ArticleF1 Preview. Chinese Grand Prix. 2009 – Red Bull’s First
Sebastian Vettel takes Red Bull Racing’s first Formula 1 victory in appalling conditions at the 2009 Chinese Grand Prix. Of his 39 victories (a total that places him fourth on Formula 1’s all-time list...
View ArticlePaper Dreams. From model making to Formula 1
Paul used to build race cars out of paper. Today, he designs the real thing with sophisticated software, as part of the Infiniti Red Bull Racing team. You would think that turning your hobby into...
View ArticleSir Jack Brabham at Monaco. F1 Tribute
Tribute to three-time Formula 1 World Champion Jack Brabham. J News that Sir Jack Brabham – formerly the oldest surviving Formula 1 World Champion – has died at the age of 88 paved the way for tributes...
View ArticleF1 Preview. Monaco Grand Prix. 1987 – Senna’s First
In 1987, Ayrton Senna took only his fifth ever Grand Prix victory around the streets of Monaco. Eight years later, the Brazilian was a record six-time winner. Climb on-board for his first winning run...
View ArticleA Quick Chat with… Nelson Piquet Jr
crankandpiston.com grabs a few words with Nelson Piquet Jr to discuss his NASCAR conquests, his budding World Rallycross Championship career, the difficulties of rookies in Formula 1, having a two-time...
View ArticleF1 Preview. Canadian Grand Prix. 1978 – Villeneuve’s first
In 1978, Montreal hosted the Canadian Grand Prix for the very first time. Who better to take the inaugural victory than fan favourite and Formula 1 legend in the making, Gilles Villeneuve I’ll give you...
View ArticleGetting intimate with James Hunt’s 1977 McLaren M26 in Dubai
We get up close and personal with James Hunt’s 1977 McLaren M26 Formula 1 car at the Dubai Autodrome. Earlier this month, James Hunt‘s final race-winning car – a 1977 McLaren M26 – was sold at auction...
View ArticleF1 Preview. Austrian Grand Prix. 1982 – Victory by a nose
The Austrian Grand Prix returns to Formula 1 in 2014, an event that in 1982 produced one of the closest finishes in the sport’s history. For the first time since 2003, the Austrian Grand Prix returns...
View ArticleThe Jim Bamber Collection. A tribute
A tribute to Jim Bamber, and The Pits Some of you may already be familiar with the work of the late Jim Bamber, the satirical motorsport cartoonist who tragically passed away this weekend after a...
View ArticleWilliams FW18. Bring the noise
We get nostalgic as the Williams F1 Team puts Damon Hill’s 1996 championship winning FW18 through its paces at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Remember when Formula 1 engines used to sound like…well,...
View ArticleF1 Preview. British Grand Prix. 1998 – Winning on pitroad
1998 saw one of the most bizarre Grand Prix finishes in history, with Michael Schumacher taking the chequered flag in the pit lane. Ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix, Ferrari will be looking...
View ArticleCaterham F1 Team by the numbers
Little known facts you might not know about the recently sold Caterham F1 Team. It’s no secret that the Tony Fernandes’ reign as team principal has now come to an end, the Queens Park Rangers owner...
View ArticleThe sounds of motorsport. It really IS necessary
Sound is essential to motorsport. I like to think that half the experience of watching a race, be it Formula 1 or the 24 Hours of Le Mans, is the noise of the cars. This video of a Pagani Zonda...
View ArticleF1 Preview. German Grand Prix. 2000 – Invasion
Rubens Barrichello takes his first Formula 1 victory after a little help from a track invader. It had been sometime since Formula 1 had seen a track invasion, one over-excited fan almost derailing...
View ArticleF1 Preview. Belgian Grand Prix. 1991 – Enter Schumacher
History in the making as Michael Schumacher makes his Formula 1 debut at the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix with Jordan Whilst Marussia’s test driver Alexander Rossi is left wondering what might have been...
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