Category: Formula 1

Summary: Changes for the Formula One 2013 season

A wide range of minor but potentially decisive regulation tweaks have been made ahead of the 2013 season, with governing body the FIA moving to tidy up the rulebook. GPUpdate.net takes a look at the main technical and driver changes.

Formula 1 2012 season highlights

Great stuff – Sit back and review some of the Highlights from Formula One 2012 Season. httpv://youtu.be/vNKynA5ljwY For the final day of 2012, sit back, relax and enjoy highlights of the season gone by. Quotes: I really enjoyed this season, it was very exciting. I can’t wait for the next one!  0303riccardo Kimi the Joker, […]

Lewis Hamilton: The McLaren years

BBC Formula 1 2012 – 15 Japanese GP – Race: Intro – Lewis Hamilton httpv://youtu.be/K2zk7fzBW1s Lewis Hamilton marks the start of his three-year Mercedes contract today, switching from McLaren after six seasons. Relive some of the highs and lows of his time at the Woking-based squad, from a near-miss in 2007 to title glory in […]

Vodafone McLaren MP4-23 – 2008 Car

McLaren revealed their 2008 challenger on Monday, as the wraps came off the MP4-23 in a special ceremony at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany. The car will be raced by Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen this season, and both were present to witness the car’s unveiling.

Stay away from the keyboard, Lewis Belgian Grand Prix, August 2012

Stay away from the keyboard, Lewis Belgian Grand Prix, August 2012 Hamilton’s social media career reached its miserable climax after this year’s Belgian Grand Prix when he issued a verbal volley at team-mate Button. ‘I thought we respected one another, but clearly he (Button) doesn’t,’ Hamilton bemoaned after he was unreliably informed that Button had […]

‘It’s because I’m black’ Monaco Grand Prix, May 2011

‘It’s because I’m black’ Monaco Grand Prix, May 2011 Hamilton is unlikely to look back on the 2011 campaign with much fondness and his ill-advised Ali G impression after the Monaco Grand Prix was probably the pinnacle moment of a miserable year. ‘Maybe it’s because I am black,’ Hamilton quipped after he was penalised by […]

Shame: Hamilton was jeered by racist fans at pre-season test in Barcelona

Racism Hamilton was the subject of vile, racist taunts ahead of what turned out to be his finest hour at the Brazilian Grand Prix in 2008. Over 16,000 racist messages were left on a voodoo-style website taunting the British driver. Hamilton was referred to as a ‘n*****’ ‘half-breed’ and ‘Conguito’ – a chocolate sweet with […]