I blogged last week about Formula One winter testing at the Circuit de Catalunya just outside Barcelona with a live feed from MotorsportXtra’s #HappyTesting updates. I’m in Barcelona this week, so here are some updates from Formula One Pre-season testing 2018 as it happens. Below is the live feed of the #HappyTesting tag, and below…
It’s time for Formula One Pre-Season Testing 2018, but for the first time in a while, I’m not there at present, so I’m following the action via MSportXtra‘s #HappyTesting feed on Twitter. The tweets with that hashtag should appear just below, and the page will refresh every minute so you stay up to date: Happy…
The new motor sport season is starting, with various series completing pre-season tests, and some already up and racing. Friday saw the last of Formula One Winter Testing 2017, after two test sessions at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona in Spain. Winter Testing is the first opportunity to see the new season’s cars on…
This week sees the second of the two test weeks ahead of the 2017 Formula One season, so here are some of my photos from Formula One Pre-Season Testing: 10th March 2017. There are a few photos from yesterday here. I’ll add more photos to this through the course of the day, so if you…
This week sees the second of the two test weeks ahead of the 2017 Formula One season, so here are some of my photos from Formula One Pre-Season Testing: 9th March 2017. I’ll add more photos to this through the course of the day, so if you hit refresh, you should see some more images as…
As I was heading to the Pomeroy Trophy at Silverstone yesterday, I passed a car on the M1 motorway that had a familiar appearance. Whilst there are stories of four wheel drive F1 cars and pre-season testing is about a week away, could this be a CamoBull 4×4? The CamoBull was the nickname of the…
Nico Rosberg may have stunned the world of Formula One by announcing his retirement within a week of winning his first, and what seems likely to be his only, World Drivers’ Championship, but he is not the only F1 champion not to defend his title. The second world driver’s champion, and for many years, the…
Estaban Ocon took up karting in 2006, the year that he turned ten, in his native France, coming eighth in his first year before winning the championship the following season, and adding the French Cadet championship in 2008. In 2009, he moved to international karting, before moving to car racing in 2012 in the Eurocup…
After the British Grand Prix last weekend, rather than the paddock packing up and heading to Hungary,the teams stayed in Silverstone for a little longer for the final two days of Formula One In Season Testing 2016, after the previous two days in Spain earlier in the year. In season testing is not just a…
Last weekend saw the 2016 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, as the Formula One circus made its way to the Northamptonshire circuit for its annual visit. As the F1 leaderboard gets closer, this was the opportunity for Lewis Hamilton to close the gap on his team mate and current championship leader, Nico Rosberg. Lewis has…
This weekend sees the Monaco Grand Prix as the Formula One circus makes its annual visit to the narrow streets of Monte Carlo and the eyes of the world are on not just the sport but also on those watching. It’s a far cry from the first Monaco Grand Prix in 1929, when William Grover-Williams…
Stoffel Vandoorne was born in the Belgian town of Kortijk in 1992, and began karting in 1998. By 2008, he was the Belgian KF2 karting champion, and the following year the runner up in the FIA World Cup for the same series. He moved on to single seater cars, with 2010 seeing him race in the…