It has been a similar picture since the move into the hybrid era, Mercedes topping the time sheets while rivals struggle to make the difference. F1 has never been and will never be a level playing field but there always seemed to be a leveller somewhere. Any domination of the sport was quickly swallowed up […]
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A couple of days ago images leaked from a private FIA press conference where Ross Brawn outlined his plan for the future of F1. These proposals were to streamline the development of the cars and develop a financially sustainable future for the sport which would allow the entry of more teams and hopefully, a wider […]
NewsEarlier this week news emerged of the agreement for the Alfa Romeo name to return to Formula 1. Taking over the struggling Sauber outfit which in turn becomes Alfa Romeo Sauber F1. A welcome surprise, this brings back an auspicious name and heritage to the sport. It also affords the team better technical support from […]
NewsIt’s a dam grey day is Shanghai; the circuit is wet but with no more rain who will take the risk to start on intermediate tyres of slicks. But there is an air of excitement, the weather making for an unpredictable race in store as we still continue to learn more about these new cars. […]
NewsFollowing some close times in FP3, anticipation was high for a close qualifying session with several battles throughout the field along with a range of rookies trying to make their mark. This was a high-pressure session and not without incident. Qualifying 1: Dry weather for todays session, the cars following a running order similar to […]
NewsFollowing the cancellation of FP2 it was all hands-on deck for the teams in FP3. Dry weather but with a high level of smog and humidity, the field were quick to take to the circuit and establish their race set-up. Limited time for qualification runs at the end saw most drivers having only one stab […]
NewsRound 2 of the F1 World Championship moves to China and yet again we’ll get a glimpse of the performance from the top runners, and this time, on a circuit where overtaking is much easier to accomplish. We’ll see how the cars develop through the various session, however FP1 was largely uneventful due to heavy […]
NewsThe action starts here, a new era of F1 begins under the banner of new owners, Liberty Media. This season also introduces new regulations resulting in bigger more durable tyres, wider cards, more powerful engines and a selection of new drivers. This has created a newfound energy for the sport, change is in the air […]
NewsIt’s been an exciting start to the F1 2017 season, testing resulting in far closer times with the new regulations altering performance from being purely an engine formula, thus giving the field greater opportunities for innovation. Following this trend, the field has appeared closer during the free practice while sandbagging has been taken to whole […]
NewsMoving through the F1 weekend and FP3 will see more drivers refining their set-ups, defining race strategy and given time, perhaps a few tweaks for qualifying. The session beginning with news that Pascal Wehrlein would not be running in his Sauber, his feeling that he had not recovered from his accident at the Race of […]
NewsAfter a slow start to FP1 it was encouraging to see the Haas of Romain Grosjean straight out on track. Followed by much of the field, pushing harder on their race simulations, every lap revealing more of the speed hidden within each team. Kevin Magnussen encountering technical issues early in the session following an off […]
NewsFormula One is back, we return to the Albert Park Circuit based in sunny Melbourne for the first F1 practice session of 2017. This year sees a number of changes to the cars which are expected to alter the order on the grid while reducing lap times by up to 6 seconds per lap. FP1 […]
NewsThe wait is over. Formula 1 is back for a new season this weekend as we return to Albert Park in Melbourne for the start of the 2017 Formula One World Championship. To kickoff the season and TeamVVV coverage of F1 this year, we have produced a podcast discussing all the key points from the […]
NewsThe British sports car manufacturer Aston Martin will return to F1 as early as next year, according to a report by Autocar magazine. As stated in the article, Aston Martin will likely do this through being a title sponsor of Red Bull Racing, replacing current partner Infiniti (a premium Japanese car manufacturer with close ties […]
NewsLewis Hamilton started his defense of the World Championship with a comfortable race victory around Albert Park today in Melbourne. Dominating where it mattered this weekend with pole position in qualifying yesterday and the race win today, he scored the 30th race win for Mercedes team and his own 34th win of his career. To […]
News2014 saw Formula One embark on a new era for the sport. Gone were the screeching V8 naturally aspirated engines and in came the hybrid technology of V6 turbo power units, harnessing energy recovery systems. Formula One had come of age to reflect a society that demands engine performance on minimal fuel. It had many […]
NewsAs 2014 draws to a close and tomorrow we can begin to get excited for the start of the 2015 Formula One World Championship, Formula One went through a year of transition in 2014 and perhaps has left us with an uncertain future. Here are our highlights and thoughts… Driver of the Year 3rd Place […]
FeaturesIn a nice little surprise today, 2014 Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton popped into Radio 5 Live to congratulate Harley Haughton for winning the Manchester and Buxton Kart Club Honda Cadet Championship. Lewis comments that Harley (9) is even younger that he was when winning his first championship at 10. A wonderful surprise for […]
NewsLewis Hamilton is a double World Champion after taking victory in Abu Dhabi this evening. Unfortunately we did not see a battle on track to decide the championship as Mercedes' reliability came into the equation again as Nico Rosberg's car that faltered mid-race and saw him eventually finish outside of the points, resulting in Hamilton […]
NewsNico Rosberg scores his 11th pole position of 2014 and places the pressure further onto Lewis Hamilton in the battle for the championship, with his Mercedes teammate on the front row in second place. Jenson Button outqualifies his teammate in what might be a crucial race for the Englishman who may be racing in his […]
NewsNico Rosberg tales the penultimate chequered flag of the year and his first win since his home race back in July to win the 2014 Brazilian Grand Prix. In a closely fought battle and a race where Lewis did make a mistake that potentially sacrificed his chance of winning today, Nico Rosberg reduces the gap […]
NewsFrom Austin last weekend the F1 circus arrives in Interlagos, Brazil for the penultimate round of the F1 Championship in 2014. The Caterham and Marussia teams are still missing, but sadly the Marussia team is officially no more, having announced it is to be wound up. While the discussion off track is all about the […]
NewsLewis Hamilton makes his case even firmer for the 2014 World Championship with a great drive to win in Austin, Texas – his third win in the United States in the four US Grand Prix he has raced in. It was a good return to form for F1 on track after weeks of misery and […]
NewsRosberg leads a tenth Mercedes front-row lockout and sixth consecutive in 2014. The Formula One circus arrived in Austin this weekend a little smaller than it has been in recent times with Caterham and Marussia announcing they have gone into administration. The F1 commercial partner allowing both teams a two-race leave of absence without penalty […]
NewsThe French racing driver Esteban Ocon will take part in an official test session for the Lotus F1 team, as part of his reward for winning this year's European Formula Three championship. Already a member of the Lotus F1 Junior Academy, Ocon – who won this year's F3 title in his debut season – will […]
NewsLewis Hamilton won a rather lacklustre Grand Prix in Russia with the race being over at the first corner after a mistake from Rosberg resullting in writing off his set of tyres causing a first-lap pitstop. A recovery drive back to second place and 52-laps on one set of tyres was very impressive. Mercedes won […]
NewsFormula One resumes in sombre mood after the events of last weekend and the thoughts of everyone at TeamVVV are very much with Jules Bianchi as we hope for good news on his situation. Marussia opting to run the single car of Max Chilton this weekend, with a poignant and respectful statement of having Jules […]
NewsThe Lotus F1 team has confirmed it will be switching to Mercedes-Benz power for next year's Formula One season. After three years with Renault V8 and V6 powertrains, Lotus has now signed a "long-term supply agreement" with Mercedes-Benz, which will run from 2015 until the end of the current F1 power unit's lifespan. Though the […]
NewsLewis Hamilton won his third successive race and eighth of the year in Japan and extends his lead to 10 points in the title race. However the race ended on lap 44, nine laps short of the total due to a crash involving Adrian Sutil and Jules Bianchi. At time of reporting, Bianchi is unconscious […]
NewsWith attention off track looking firmly at Vettel's announcement of leaving his championship winning team for the Scuderia in 2015, there was a matter of finding out who will be on pole position in Suzuka for this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix. Mercedes are once again in a league of their own this weekend with pace […]
NewsSebastian Vettel has rolled the dice and in a decision made just last night, informed his manager of his resignation from the Red Bull Racing team and will serve his notice through to the end of this season. Christian Horner announced Vettel's decision to the media in the Suzuka paddock stating that the four-time champion […]
NewsLewis Hamilton's dream came true this evening in Singapore, taking a brilliant seventh win of the year and bringing him well and truly back into the championship fight with teammate Rosberg retiring due to an electrical fault early on. It wasn't all Hamilton's way having to create a 26-second gap within 15 laps late in […]
NewsLewis Hamilton secured his 37th career pole position and sixth this year with teammate a whisker away alongside him on the front row for tomorrow's Singapore Grand Prix. The British driver finished ahead by 0.007 seconds from Rosberg with a resurgent Red Bull completing the second row. Alonso is in close territory in fifth. This […]
NewsLewis Hamilton succeeded taking his 28th career victory to rapturous applause on the podium in Italy today. He did not make it easy for himself after a poor start but drove back through from fourth place to take the win after Rosberg made two unforced errors. As it happened… The Mercedes duo secured a sixth […]
NewsIt is a career 36th pole position for Lewis Hamilton as the title battle resumes in Italy. Teammate and Championship leader Nico Rosberg qualified in second place to join Hamilton on the front row, 0.274 seconds behind. The Williams pair of Valteri Bottas and Felipe Massa took the second row and likely to be battling […]
NewsThe 2014 F1 Championship resumed at the historic Monza circuit, north of Milan in Italy today. Following a tense Driver's Press Conference yesterday with both Mercedes F1 drivers in attendance claiming that the Spa spat has now been forgotten, it was Nico Rosberg that performed the better at the end of the days running, with […]
NewsFormula One is finally in the news for the right reasons. It isn't about the sound or where the sport is racing next year or the finances involved to keep a team afloat. F1 has a rivalry that is the nearest to a Hill vs Schumacher; Prost vs. Senna or Hunt vs. Lauda. The incident […]
NewsThe second half of the F1 season kicked off with a bang yesterday and with just weeks to go till the Sochi Grand Prix we see the first footage of a full lap at the hands of reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel. First impressions are of a high speed layout with a mix of elements […]
NewsDaniel Ricciardo ensured Christian Horner's foot tapping was justified as he won a third race in 2014 despite a late charge from Nico Rosberg. Ricciardo now becomes a strong potential in the championship title, now 35 points behind a non-scoring Lewis Hamilton at the Belgian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton was the victim in a clash […]
NewsNico Rosberg secured his fourth consecutive pole position in a wet qualifying session in Belgium this afternoon, with a time of 2:05.591 and 0.228 seconds clear of Lewis Hamilton in second place. However it was the nearly 2-second gap to Vettel in third place that continues to show the sheer dominance of the Mercedes package […]
NewsAs reported by Forbes, the Lotus F1 squad revealed that last year is made a record loss within motorsport of $107.9m. Not the sort of record an F1 team wants to make, but it highlights how a team that under a previous guise as a Renault works-team won the world championship twice just 9 years […]
NewsIt was situation normal after the summer break with the Mercedes duo of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton taking the top spots respectively around the 4.35 mile circuit in FP1. All teams looked to cover their testing programs as typical for a first session but it gave valuable track time for new parts and aerodynamic […]
NewsTwenty minutes into FP1 in Belgium and Twitter is a flutter with news from Graeme Lowden, Marussia CEO that their driver Max Chilton, ousted from the team lineup yesterday will be back in the car for FP2 and for the rest of the weekend. Heartache for Rossi however who will now only appear in FP1 […]
NewsAs the Formula One circus gathers in Belgium after the summer break, the grid will appear slightly different with both Caterham and Marussia annoucing changes ahead of the start of the weekend. Yesterday, Caterham announced that Kamui Kobayashi would be replaced for this weekend by 3-times Le Mans winner and F1 rookie Andre Lotterer and […]
NewsFormula One book publisher F1 Elite Concept has announced a very special photographic portolio album, documenting the Formula One career of the late Ayrton Senna, is now available to pre-order. Titled 'Senna by Sutton', and co-created with motorsport photography agency Sutton Images, the compilation contains a collection of legendary F1 photographer Keith Sutton's many pictures […]
NewsThe 2013 Bahrain GP is upon us and provided some great excitement despite a being a mixed bag in previous years, Pirelli have continued to work on their tyre strategies in making the drivers and teams work to their own strengths. The Mercedes proved quick again in qualifying with Nico Rosberg finding some great speed […]
NewsJuan Manuel Fangio's 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 is set to go under the hammer this July, and industry experts are expecting the Benz to potentially set new auction records. The example that will be sold by Bonhams at an auction being held at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed is one of only nine surviving W196 […]
NewsOver the past month we’ve had 11 new cars and 22 drivers all claiming that this will be “their year” and thousands of kilometres in testing completed. This weekend the 2013 season starts in Melbourne, Australia, and we get to see whether any great strides have been made during the off season. I’m only going to […]
FeaturesThe last of the F1 teams io unveil the car it'll be fielding in the 2013 season, Williams has finally pulled the wraps off the FW35. As with every other car that'll be on the grid, the FW35 isn't hugely different from the car it replaces, with most of the changes being detail-based rather than […]
NewsMarussia has unveiled it's new F1 competitor, the MR02, at the Andalucia track in Jerez, where the first round of the pre-season test sessions is being held. Despite finishing last out of the eleven teams that have progressed from the 2012 to the 2013 season, Marussia is confident that it has the package that can […]
NewsThe Caterham F1 team has revealed it's new CT-03 F1 car, with hopes that it will be able to close the gap to the mid-field teams even further. Described by the Caterham officials at the launch as an "evolution" of the CT-01, the new car is still expected to build on the progress the team […]
NewsRBR's already unveiled it's new offering, the RB9, so now it's the turn of Toro Rosso to reveal to the world the "Baby Bull": the STR8. On face value, there's very little to differentiate the new car with the one it replaces: much like it's sister team Red Bull, Toro Rosso appears to have taken […]
NewsAfter a calamitous online reveal ceremony, Mercedes-AMG F1 has finally pulled the covers off it's 2013 entry, the W04. Heralded by chief engineer Ross Brawn as the start of a "second era for the Silver Arrows', the W04 certainly has high expectations for this year: not only has the car been developed by an almost-completely […]
NewsThe last of the top three teams to unveil their expected title challenger, Red Bull Racing has pulled the covers off it's highly anticipated 2013 entry, the RB9. However, with a lack of regulation changes between the two seasons, the RB9 doesn't seem to be quite as radical or as adventurous as some onlookers might […]
NewsThe Mercedes F1 team has been forced to re-schedule the launch of its 2013 title challenger after original plans were thwarted by server issues. The Brackley-based outift had originally planned to unveil it's W04 F1 car online on the team's website via a pretty novel use of social media – everytime the hastag "#F1W04Reveal" was […]
News2012 was one of the Sauber F1 team's most succesful in the Swiss outfit's twenty-year history as a competitor in the sport. As a result, the team has high hopes for it's new car – the C32 – to build on the success of last year's car. Monisha Kaltenborn, the Sauber team principal, declared that […]
NewsForce India has unveiled it's all-new VJM06 for the championship, which the team has high expectations for over the course of the season. Though mostly an evolutionary improvement over the VJM05 chassis it replaces, the team's key officials who were at the launch say they still spent a lot of time adjusting the new car. […]
NewsThe second of the three major teams in the sport to unveil their 2013 title challenger, the Scuderia Ferrari F1 squad has pulled the wraps off the car it'll be fielding this year; the F138. And, considering the car's predecessor wasn't exactly the finest platform on which to develop and push towards the hope of […]
NewsWhilst Lotus may have beat everyone else to it when it comes to unveiling the car it'll be fielding this year, it's the McLaren launch of the MP4-28 that most of the press were looking forward to. After all, McLaren is one of the top three teams in the sport right now and the car's […]
NewsThe Lotus F1 team has officially revealed its E21 race car for the 2013 season, at a launch ceremony set at the team factory in Enstone. Unveiled by team drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean, with all the key features of the car explained by Lotus technical director James Allison, the E21 promises to build […]
NewsThe Lotus F1 team has announced it will be revealing its 2013 Formula One car via the Internet on January 28th. The new machine – which will be branded by its makers as the "E21" – will be unveiled live on its official YouTube page, with the procedure starting at 7.15 GMT. It's also been […]
Newsin a shock announcement, the Marussia F1 team has confirmed that Timo Glock won't be one of their two drivers in the upcoming 2013 Formula One season. in the official statement from the Banbury-based outfit, Marussia and Glock have both agreed to "part company with immediate effect". Though no official reason for Glock's departure was […]
NewsEven though some experts in the field and nearly every team in the sport reckon it's a lost cause, Ferrari has confirmed it's remaining faithful to the pull-rod suspension setup it used on last year's F2012 F1 car. Speaking to Germany's Auto Motor Und Sport magazine, chief technical officer announced that there were enough benefits to […]
NewsWith less than four weeks to go until all the pre-season test session at Jerez kicks off, the latest announcement by Paul Di Resta may come as a bit of a surprise to those who avidly follow Formula One. In a recent statement to the press, the Scottish driver confirmed that he still has no […]
NewsIt may be a year to go until they'll be used in a Formula One grand prix, but that hasn't stopped Mercedes-Benz from revealing their new, in-house engine for the 2014 season. Though noticeably smaller in capacity than the current units (today's F1 cars are fitted with 2.4 V8s), the 1.6 turbocharged V6 engine – […]
NewsYesterday, the world's media and the McLaren employees working at the noteworthy Technology Centre greeted the Woking-based outfit's newest recruit on his first day of work as a Macca driver: Sergio Perez. One of the rising stars in Formula One, having stunned many F1 fans around the world with his impressive drives at Sepang, Montreal […]
NewsFerrari has announced it'll be revealing its 2013 F1 in February, prior to the start of pre-season testing in Jerez. Whilst the team haven't (at time of writing) declared an exact date, the team did say the car would be revealed before the testing in southern Spain began on February 5th, and the most common […]
NewsThe 2012 season draws to a close and Sebastian Vettel wins his third consecutive World Drivers' Championship in a car that has taken its third consecutive World Constructors Championship, Red Bull-Renault. Kimi Raikkonen said earlier this year in what was one of his best quotes of the year: “The winner is the one who scores […]
FeaturesWhilst it's still one of only a handful of teams left that hasn't confirmed its full driver line-up for the 2013 F1 season, Force India has at least become the first team to announce the date it'll reveal the car it'll be fielding next year. With the team being based a stones throw away from […]
NewsInfiniti – the luxury Japanese car maker – has just announced an extension of its partnership with the hugely successful Red Bull Racing Formula One team. As part of the collaboration, Infiniti has become the main title sponsor of the Red Bull outfit, and will be so for the next four years. The new agreement […]
NewsA short while ago, we reported on the announcement that HRT had been put up for sale by its current owners, Thesan Capital. Now, though, the talk of the paddock seems to suggest that this weekend's race at Sao Paulo might be the last one for the ailing Spanish racing outfit. According to reports, staff […]
NewsRed Bull's status as the most prominent softs drink company in Formula One may soon be short lived, as Coca-Cola has just announced that it'll entering the fabled sport However, don't expect to see the beverage-making giant debut in the sport as a team owner, as it's understood that the proposal is purely for sponsorship […]
NewsEver since HRT entered the world of Formula One as Hispania in 2010, the team has been in almost constant financial difficulty. In the three years it's been active in F1, no less than three companies have tried to turn the fledgling racing outfit into a successful one. It now seems, though, that HRT might […]
NewsJoe Barron is a Freelance Writer and an avid racing gamer. He has written sim & wheel reviews for GameSpot.com, CItizenGame.co.uk and HookedGamers.com. He's also a massive Ferrari fan! It's been a dramatic few weeks for Ferrari in Formula One. Two shocking DNFs for Fernando After such an incredible run of results, it was always likely […]
NewsThe one driver in Formula One people across the world either love or love to hate is Lewis Hamilton. No one can deny he is one of the most talented drivers in the world and, in the current breed of F1 drivers, sits alongside Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel. Yet his life away from F1 […]
FeaturesIt has been widely speculated that Monisha Kaltenborn, the CEO of the Sauber F1 team, would eventually take control of the whole Sauber Formula One operation once founder Peter Sauber decided to retire from his position at the Swiss racing outfit. Well, today that speculation has morphed into reality: with Peter Sauber's step-down to President of […]
NewsWith regards to Honda's current status with performance cars and motorsport, the Japanese company seems to be going quite well at the moment. A new NSX supercar and Civic Type-R are in the pipelines, the JDM market will be getting a small roadster sometime soon and the works team is raking in the wins and podium finishes […]
NewsA few of you may have read my piece that highlighted the reasons why I thought the rumour of Hamilton's move to Mercedes was 'poppycock', and as such may have remembered that I promised I'd never comment on any Formula One news if my hunch was proven to be incorrect. Which should mean that, with […]
NewsIn 1995, a soon-to-be double world champion announced he had signed a long-term agreement to drive for Ferrari from 1996. His name was Michael Schumacher. Ferrari had not won a championship since 1983, and their only win was at Canada in 1995 with Jean Alesi. Ferrari was not seen as the team to go to, […]
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