Mercedes AMG could enter 38,706 dirt races for the same entry fee costs of just 21 Formula One races
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series drivers will pay a $125 entry fee to enter a race that pays $20,000 to the winner.
Meanwhile, overseas they’re taking a drastically different approach.
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,
Read MoreCanada/Azerbaijan Grand Prix Technical Analysis
Canada and Azerbaijan’s highly power dependent circuits were a major test for the wider, more drag inducing 2017 F1 cars, yet some significant changes to the wings was able to trim drag while maintaining high loads, producing lap times noticeably quicker than last year. In addition,
Read MoreF1 Technical Design Analysis – Spanish Grand Prix
Historically, the Spanish Grand Prix weekend has been the scene of the most significant technical upgrades of the season, and it would appear likely that this is the case in 2017 too, with substantial developments appearing up and down the pitlane. Here,
Read MoreF1 Constructors Championship payments revealed from 2016 season
View the chart below that highlights 2016 F1 payments in full. These are the payments made to F1 teams at the conclusion of the previous season.
F1 is the most expensive form of motorsport. That budget has to come from somewhere.
Read MoreF1 technical analysis from Russian Grand Prix
As predicted, the development race for 2017 has meant that significant upgrades are appearing at every race, with teams no longer being able to wait until the Spanish GP for major upgrades, while still remaining competitive. Renault used its Russian GP upgrade package,
Read MoreMax Verstappen Takes the Red Bull Racing Seat Formerly Held by Daniil Kvyat
Daniil Kvyat has been replaced by Max Verstappen at Red Bull Racing. F1 driver Daniil Kvyat has been demoted back to his old seat with Scuderia Toro Rosso.
There’s no doubt this recent seat change within the Red Bull Formula 1 program is an effect of recent on track actions from Daniil Kvyat.
Read MoreScuderia Toro Rosso 2016 Engine Will Be Built by ScuderiaFerrari
Scuderia Toro Rosso 2016 engines will be supplied by Ferrari. This news broke at the same time Renault announced it’s purchase of the Lotus F1 Team. Infiniti Red Bull Racing has also announced that it’s 2016 F1 engine will be branded by TAG Heuer,
Read MoreTorro Rosso STR9
Today the Toro Rosso STR9 F1 car was released. See the photos below the post.
Official car name: STR9
Engine: Renault Energy F1-2014
Energy Recovery Systems: Renault Sport F1
Chassis material: Composite monocoque structure
Front suspension: Upper and lower carbon wishbones,
