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Blast From The Past: Record-making Sweden

Sweden had only six Grand Prix races between 1973 and 1978 in Anderstorp at the Scandinavian Raceway, but most of them produced some sort of Formula 1 record. The first ever F1 Swedish Grand Prix was held in 1973. In…

Rear View Prints by Patrick Redmond

We have Patrick Redmond from Rear View Prints to talk to us about the process of creating fantastic Formula 1 and other prints.   How do you start working on your prints, Patrick? I’ve always approached the art from a…

The Abu Dhabi angle

Mark has been responsible for setting up and operating several of the newer race tracks in the emerging markets. Previously Operations Director in Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and VP – Operations in India, Mark Hughes set up his own company, Mrk1…

Brembo Brake Facts 20 – Brazil

The hardest braking point on the Autódromo Jose Carlos Pace lies ahead of the first corner. The driver has to decelerate here by 245 km/h within 1.42 seconds over just 137 metres. In the process 2,527 kW of power get…

The curious case of Daniil Kvyat

Daniil Kvyat may have been retained by Toro Rosso for another season, but his long-term future at Red Bull remains in doubt. Catapulted into the flagship Red Bull outfit after just one year at Toro Rosso, Kvyat compared favourably against…

Technical drawings of Mercedes 2014-2016 cars

Paolo D’Alessio supplies various motorsport publications with articles and detailed technical drawings of Formula 1 cars. This time Paolo kindly shares the technical drawings of Mercedes F1 W05 (2014), Mercedes F1 W06 (2015) and Mercedes F1 W06 (2016).  In 1993,…

Circuit Preview 2016 – Mexico

The Mexico race track is nearly at 2,300 meters altitude. Simon Cole – Cief Engineer Trackside: “25% of the air is missing when you go there. So engineering is really difficult.“ Apart from that the track is the second highest…

Brembo Brake Facts 19 – Mexico

Next stop: Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez – no time for a siesta; if you sleep, you miss the hardest braking point before corner one. The driver has to slow down from 263 km/h in just 3.29 seconds on 72 meters. 2154…

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