Formula One

The year in sport 2018: Motorsport

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If motorsport has taught us one thing this year it is to never give up on your dreams. Helen Rollason award winner Billy Monger inspired us all with his return to Formula 3 after having both his legs amputated following a crash last year, even scoring a podium in his first race

“You like him or you don’t. There is no middle:” Alexandre Premat reveals all on sharing a team with Lewis Hamilton

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Some may call it the hardest job in Formula 1. Lewis Hamilton dominates not only his rivals on the track, but the headlines too. Few racing drivers have ever transcended the sport quite like him. How then is one supposed to standout as his teammate? Alexandre Premat knows all about

“Anyone can use a sim to take a leap into real life racing”: Rudy van Buren on the blending of virtual and real motorsport

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Rudy van Buren poses in his firesuit as McLaren's official Formula One simulator driver. (McLaren photo) The rise of eSports has been prolific in the past decade, with gamers earning millions of pounds for triumphing in virtual competition. In Autumn 2017, the virtual sport took hold of Formula One, as McLaren

“The idea that women can’t be as good as a man at driving a Formula One car is purely socially constructed.” Dr Paolo Aversa on why there are no female drivers in F1

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One more Formula One season starts tomorrow and once more, there are no women competing on the circuit. The Formula One world is a male-dominated sport. How many women do you remember making it into F1? I will help, six. Only six women have driven during Prix weekends and of those just two participated in the

“Since 2008 almost one third of the world’s viewers have left the sport”: Dr Paolo Aversa, on why F1 ban grid girls

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March 25th Melbourne, Australia. The new Formula One season is around the corner, but in the last months, Formula One's world has not been focusing all their attention on the upcoming races, but grid girls. Grid girls, who for the first time, will not work on the F1 circuit, after being replaced by kids. The decision was taken by the new owners of Formula One – Liberty Media. Putting

“I always relate it to a house:” Hamilton on the new surface in Barcelona

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Hamilton addresses the media on Thursday night after the first week of testing was complete. (James Pike photo) MONTMELÓ, Spain – As a four-time and defending Formula One World Champion, Lewis Hamilton has a bit of luxury room to work with entering 2018. Knowing that his Mercedes will be quick has

When winning isn’t enough: upcoming Formula One stars on a rocky way to success

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Never before have children been under so much pressure to perform. The world seems to be turning faster than ever and our children are rolling with it. Young footballers, for example, make debuts at the age of 16. Formula One is heading towards a similar direction. Ena Bilobrk spoke to

Charles Leclerc on his first day as an F1 driver

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Leclerc speaks to the media after his first day as an F1 driver. (James Pike photo) MONTMELÓ, Spain – It is all a bit new for Sauber F1 Team’s Charles Leclerc. Charles Leclerc had a first go as Sauber’s new Formula One driver during the first week of Formula One preseason testing

Formula One Uncovered: Countdown to season 2018

by Ena Bilobrk - 0802

The countdown to the 2018 Formula One season has officially started, with both Haas and Williams revealing their new cars this week. The sport has slowly begun coming out of hibernation revealing more and more pieces of information about this season.  While we’ve been kept in the dark over the past few