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NASCAR adopted a bold merchandise plan and eventually bailed – F1 is going to give it a try
Now, F1 is going to have their go at the same strategy.
NASCAR teams traditionally sold merchandise directly. Merchandise trailers for each individual team travel from track to track. They then park together in a selected area.
Read MoreTeam discusses the possibility of a Haas Maserati F1 deal
Ferrari is deeply invested in F1. Of course, the heavy hitting Scuderia Ferrari F1 Team has been Ferrari powered to 16 constructors’ titles.
But, their investment in the sport runs deeper than that. Ferrari also powers the Haas F1 Team in addition to the Sauber F1 Team.
Read MoreLewis Hamilton: “I really hope that we are battling with them”
Lewis Hamilton spent his first six Formula One seasons with McLaren F1. Together, they added 21 wins to the McLaren tally.
But, Lewis’ contract with McLaren started well before he reached the highest level of road course racing.
Read MoreThe Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team confirms their driver line-up for 2018
Earlier this week, the team announced they have signed Alfo Romeo. The team becomes Alfa Romeo Sauber F1.
View the new 2018 Sauber F1 car below.
Now, the driver lineup and car design has been released.
Read MoreFormula 1 chairman Chase Carey says there’s ‘No free lunch’ for F1 teams
$273 million is shown on the most recent financial report. That money is sent directly to the teams in the form of prize money.
While that’s an insanely large number and an impressive payout for any racing series,
Read MoreThe 2017 F1 Champion, Lewis Hamilton is considering other options amid contract renewal
Lewis Hamilton has a year left on his contract with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. That contract comes to a close at the end of the 2018 season.
But, the team nor the driver will want to wait to that point to make a decision on a renewal.
Read MoreThe Sauber F1 Team enters a multi-year partnership agreement with Alfa Romeo
We are delighted to announce that we have reached a multi-year technical and commercial partnership agreement with Alfa Romeo. The Italian car manufacturer, which is part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), will be joining the Sauber F1 Team as Title Sponsor from 2018 onwards.
Read MoreMercedes F1 team held at gunpoint, shots fired
Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team comment following incident in Brazil. Lewis Hamilton is angry with the situation. Most importantly, that it’s not the first time this has happened to a F1 team in Brazil.
F1 is a multi-billon dollar traveling circus.
Read MoreFerrari threatens to pull out of F1, again
However, this time they put a time limit on their investment in F1.
The current version of F1 is all about manufacture development. However, the new American owners of the sport are considering options to make the sport more affordable and at the same time,
Read MoreDaniel Ricciardo is coming to Texas Motor Speedway to watch Dale Earnhardt Jr race
Over the weekend, F1 came to America. They were in Texas to run their stop at Circuit of the Americas.
Daniel Ricciardo is well-known fan of the Earnhardt family. Many NASCAR fans might not be aware of this but Ricciardo runs an Earnhardt Sr styled #3 on his Formula 1 machine.
Read MoreSebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll crash following Malaysian Grand Prix
The two F1 drivers were heading back to the pits when the incident occurred. Stroll left some room between his car and the curb. Vettel turned for the corner. Stroll didn’t, he went straight.
Watch the Malaysian Grand prix cool down lap crash video below.
Read MoreEnter: Aston Martin Red Bull Racing
The rumours are true: in 2018 we’ll be competing as Aston Martin Red Bull Racing.
Today we’re announcing Aston Martin as our title partner from the 2018 season. We’ve been working with the world famous sportscar maker for 18 months and this is the logical next step in strengthening our relationship.
Read MoreTechnical upgrades for the the Marina Bay Street Circuit
Scroll below to take a look at the upgrades from multiple teams on the grid.
Mercedes
In the warm, dry conditions of Singapore on Friday and Saturday, Mercedes struggled to match Ferrari and Red Bull, as was expected by the team due to previous problems at both Monaco and the Hungaroring.
Read MoreAutodromo Nazionale Monza F1 Technical Upgrades
The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and Autodromo Nazionale Monza provide F1 teams with a unique challenge, in that there must be a severe compromise between top speed and cornering performance. As such, much of the allocated practice time is spent finding the optimal wing levels to run both front and rear,
Read MoreGene Haas: “The gap to the top teams, it seems like it’s almost impossible to bridge that.”
This weekend, Gene Haas is at Autodromo Nazionale Monza. He’s there to support his newly founded F1 operation.
However, Gene Haas appears far less excited about his open wheel racing team than last year.
Read MoreKimi Raikkonen re-signed with Ferrari – Sebastian Vettel still in the works
At the end the 2017 season, both the Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel contracts were up for renewal or departure.
Until today, Scuderia Ferrari released a brief statement on Kimi’s contract extension. The two sentence press release lacks details.
Read MoreDespite the Hungarian Grand Prix taking place just before the summer break, F1 teams continued their relentless development, revealing another swathe of technical updates. Budapest is one of the best tracks on which to introduce and understand new parts – it is not an outlier like Monza or Baku, there are mixture of corner speeds,
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