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  • Preview: Formula1 in 2017, drivers and owners

    Preview: Formula1 in 2017, drivers and owners

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    Formula1 has been my interest since 2004, the year when Michael Schumacher reigned in his 6th title. He was an ambassador for sport, with his 6 titles and going strong. It was a year when I did not read through much of what the formula was, and how deep the details were. Access to information…

  • F1 Controversy: The Sebastian Vettel rant and why

    F1 Controversy: The Sebastian Vettel rant and why

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    Sebastian Vettel, the four times F1 World Champion, the German driving a Ferrari, gave out a rant to Max Verstappen, the hottest talent on the grid. It of course has to be a news. A click bait, if you will. Call it a professional sport and denounce Vettel for the rant and offensive abuses he…

  • F1: An array of new cars, same old story

    F1: An array of new cars, same old story

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    Oh yes, so we finally have concluded the first test and know more on how teams spent their winter. This year, the bells and whistles on car launches are far far less and many have opted for a soft, on the test day launch. Gone are the days, when F1 Car launches were a fanfare. By now,…

  • The story of dirty Noses – F1 Cars

    The story of dirty Noses – F1 Cars

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    Last year, around the same time everyone was complaining about stepped noses cones of the F1 cars. This year, pretty much the same story, only a bit dirty. If you look at the three cars in the feature image, two of them have ‘anteater’ type noses, while Lotus F1 Team came up with a ‘fork-lift’…

  • VJM07: Force India Launches their livery

    VJM07: Force India Launches their livery

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    Force India broke its own record earlier yesterday when they launched their new livery. On the outset, this is by far their best looking car since they started in 2009 and this is a long way coming. “The VJM07 looks stunning and the new livery reflects the way Sahara Force India is evolving,” says Vijay…

  • Why Formula E when you already have Formula 1?

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    The news floated around last year (2012) when FIA conceived the idea of a racing series based on Formula 1, albeit with Electric engines. It spread to soon and many firms got immediate interest in setting up a team for themselves. And one thing I personally loved of this development was there was an Indian…

  • The Two Germans who championed F1

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    Two of the most famous champions in F1 are Germans. And that speaks something about Germany. Both drivers dominated the world of Formula1 but never with a German teams. But outside of F1, some of the world’s best cars are also made by Germans. While Michael achieved his record of 7 championships of which 5…

  • Stepped nose cone spoils the lookers!

    Stepped nose cone spoils the lookers!

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    After the recent announcements about the car launches at Jerez, the new design of the Formula 1 car that I saw didnt force me to make a Wow! epression. Further, the formula1 cars started looking ugly. Except for the McLaren’s MP4-27, almost all cars started to look ugly. More so our own Force India F1…

  • Bernie Ecclestone does an ad-vantage

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    F1 superemo, 80 years old Bernie Ecclestone is a man you hardly can associate with failure. On 25 November, Bernie had been attacked by a group of unknown strangers last month outside his offices in Knightsbridge, as thieves made off with his personal belongings including Jewellery after bruising him badly – including his £11,000 Hublot watch. Instead of…