The best place to be at any Formula One race is the paddock, which is where the drivers are most of the time if they aren’t on the track fighting each other wheel to wheel. You never know when the drivers will appear so I spent a good amount of time in the paddock waiting [...]
Since 2010, over two weekends in January the Hampton Downs Motorsport Park has played host to the New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing. A celebration of circuit racing both past and present, in its inaugural year the event recognized the achievements of New Zealand’s own Bruce McLaren. In 2011 it was Kiwi-born Ferrari works driver [...]
I’ve been to a considerable amount of races all over the world, but nothing could have prepared me for the Macau Grand Prix. The uniqueness of this street race comes from the nature of the course. To the locals it is known as Circuito da Guia. To put it lightly, this track is a little rough around the [...]
Working with Speedhunters has been a life changing experience. I often wake up smiling, thinking how did I get so lucky to end up with my dream job straight out of college. It can however be an intimidating experience too. Sometimes the notion of writing a story that you’re not 100% confident in can be [...]
There was a time when Formula 1 was about more about power than politics, and playboy drivers showed their Playboy affiliations overtly on the side of their cars rather than the gossip pages of newspapers. There was an honesty involved, of both the cars and the championship: a period where the cars and tracks had [...]
Sharing top billing alongside the Group C sportscars, Super Tourers and GTs at this year’s incredible Silverstone Classic festival were the cars of the Grand Prix Masters Series: predominantly Cosworth-powered Formula 1 racers from the ’70s and ’80s that included a number of rarities in its grid, like this unmistakeable Tyrrell P34. The Project 34 [...]
When Formula One teams roll into town, it’s quite difficult to compete with the attention they’re bound to receive. I mean, F1 is the pinnacle of motorsport after all, but it doesn’t mean that every other motorsport doesn’t deserve to share some of the attention. The City Racing event planned on showcasing several different motorsports [...]
We all have dreams and aspirations. Some may be bigger than others, but there is always that internal yearning nagging at our sub conscious on a regular basis. You might remember some time last year, we ran a series of stories entitled ‘Things To Do Before You Die’, a series of stories where we composed our own automotive bucket lists. Despite shooting motorsport for the best part of a decade now, I’ve never seen a contemporary Formula One car run in the metal before. For every single day I can remember throughout these years, I’ve only ever had one ambition – shooting F1. Last weekend, I finally ticked that item off my bucket list.
Mercedes has now become the last of the F1 teams to officially launch their 2012 Championship contender: the W03. In looking at the photo, I can't help but notice at how large the car looks compared to the drivers. Don't they look like scaled down action figures to you? It's now been a couple years [...]
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Mclaren have just taken the wraps off of their new MP4-27 Formula One machine, with a technical presentation taking place at their Woking HQ earlier today. The new car is said to be an evolution from last year's machine, built with the goal of challenging for race wins from the get go. MP4-27 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION [...]
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The first 2012 Formula 1 car has been leaked on Twitter. Ahead of its official unveiling in the next issue of F1 Racing magazine, the Caterham team (formerly the Malaysian-owned Team Lotus) popped this teaser photo of the CT01 on Twitter. The next F1 car launch will be McLaren's next Wednesday. – Charles Kha Caterham F1's [...]
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One of the highlights of the International Racing Car Show is always the Formula 1 Grid: a rare opportunity to examine up close an almost full-house of current F1 machines – and perhaps the only way without having some very well-connected friends and a whole neck-full of passes. Even dedicated racing magazines and sites only [...]
