Princess Charlene of Monaco looked regal in ruby ahead of the 74th annual Monaco Grand Prix, attending an outdoor cocktail reception on Saturday evening. Wearing a flowing red dress with black high-heeled sandals, the 38-year-old wife of Prince Albert II also picked a pair of drop earrings that perfectly complimented her pixie cut. The mother of two was celebrating before the annual racing event, which was won by Lewis Hamilton on Sunday, according to the BBC. Hamilton, who is on the Mercedes team, defeated Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo, and Force India's Sergio Perez, who came in third. Related Video: Vin Diesel...
- 5/29/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
Recent reports from both the BBC and Sky Sports F1, suggest McLaren are considering replacing Sergio Perez with Kevin Magnussen for next season. As we discussed in an earlier article the driver market is still in relative flux and neither Jenson Button or Perez have been confirmed for the 2014 season. Despite official confirmation, however it is widely believed that Button has signed a contract for the coming season and will remain in place.
McLaren struggled throughout 2013 with a car that is battling in midfield but management at the team believe that Perez’s performance has been largely disappointing. This has led to speculation that he could be replaced.
It wouldn’t be the first time that McLaren have promoted a rookie to their full Formula 1 team. Lewis Hamilton came straight into the team without any prior F1 experience and was an immediate success.
Martin Whitmarsh has previously spoken about trying...
McLaren struggled throughout 2013 with a car that is battling in midfield but management at the team believe that Perez’s performance has been largely disappointing. This has led to speculation that he could be replaced.
It wouldn’t be the first time that McLaren have promoted a rookie to their full Formula 1 team. Lewis Hamilton came straight into the team without any prior F1 experience and was an immediate success.
Martin Whitmarsh has previously spoken about trying...
- 11/8/2013
- by Nathan P. Gibson
- Obsessed with Film
Geez, these F1 2013 videos are coming on fast and furious (haha, cars!). In the most recent trailer for the upcoming racing sim from Codemasters, the focus is placed on the seemingly very important Ferrari 312 T2. I’m not intimately familiar with it or anything, but that doesn’t change the fact that it looks incredibly sexy coming around the bend at the beginning of this video.
Aside from slow motion car porn, the trailer is essentially a promo for the game’s new Classic Edition. In that version, you’ll be able to race famous cars, drivers, and circuits from various eras of F1 history. My knowledge on that is a bit stiff, but I imagine F1 junkies will really get a kick out of it. Other sports games have been doing this kind of thing for years, so it’s definitely a good move on Codemasters’ end.
For all...
Aside from slow motion car porn, the trailer is essentially a promo for the game’s new Classic Edition. In that version, you’ll be able to race famous cars, drivers, and circuits from various eras of F1 history. My knowledge on that is a bit stiff, but I imagine F1 junkies will really get a kick out of it. Other sports games have been doing this kind of thing for years, so it’s definitely a good move on Codemasters’ end.
For all...
- 9/15/2013
- by Griffin Vacheron
- We Got This Covered
Last night, London’s Leicester Square was filled to the brim with Hollywood’s finest alongside dozens of former and current Formula One legends. Former F1 drivers Niki Lauda, Jackie Stewart and David Coulthard were joined by McLaren drivers Jenson Button and Sergio Perez who were at the event to watch a movie that we here at HeyUGuys have been looking forward to for a long long time.
Ron Howard’s new movie Rush tells the story of the 70s rivalry between ladies man James Hunt and stickler for the rules Niki Lauda who was seriously hurt in an accident only to recover in ludicrously quick time to come back and race for his championship. Chris Hemsworth who has become more associated in his role as Thor takes on the role of Hunt while German actor Daniel Brühl plays Lauda in a role where he transforms himself and we talk...
Ron Howard’s new movie Rush tells the story of the 70s rivalry between ladies man James Hunt and stickler for the rules Niki Lauda who was seriously hurt in an accident only to recover in ludicrously quick time to come back and race for his championship. Chris Hemsworth who has become more associated in his role as Thor takes on the role of Hunt while German actor Daniel Brühl plays Lauda in a role where he transforms himself and we talk...
- 9/3/2013
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
If you happened to be anywhere near Leicester Square last night, you may have heard quite a lot of noise coming from London's premier premiere location. Some was from the fans, there to see Rush director Ron Howard and stars Daniel Bruhl (who plays Niki Lauda in the film) and Chris Hemsworth (James Hunt), but a lot of it was from the Formula 1 cars tearing round the block.Current F1 drivers Sergio Perez and Jenson Button were the men in the not-so-London-friendly vehicles, wearing regular smart suits as well as their helmets. Joining them from the world of racing were Bernie Ecclestone, Jackie Stewart, David Coulthard, Niki Lauda himself and, um, David Hasselhoff.Then there was the lovely Olivia Wilde, who also stars in the film, as well as Liam Hemsworth, Chris's little brother, and Elsa Pataky, Fast & Furious actress and Hemsworth The Older's other half.You can see them...
- 9/3/2013
- EmpireOnline
The race was on in London, England on Monday as drivers and stars arrived at the world premiere for director Ron Howard’s Rush. Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Olivia Wilde and Ron Howard walked the red carpet at Odeon Leicester Square prior to the film’s debut in the UK on Friday, September 13.
Jenson Button and Sergio Perez went head-to-head as they arrived in two championship winning McLaren F1 cars.
Chris Hemsworth.
Olivia Wilde.
World premiere red carpet.
Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl.
Ron Howard (L) and wife Cheryl Howard attend the World Premiere of ‘Rush’ at Odeon Leicester Square on September 2, 2013 in London, England.
Here’s the latest scenes from the film.
Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind, Frost Nixon) directs the big-screen re-creation of the merciless 1970s Formula One rivalry between James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl).
Set against the sexy and glamorous golden age of Formula 1 racing,...
Jenson Button and Sergio Perez went head-to-head as they arrived in two championship winning McLaren F1 cars.
Chris Hemsworth.
Olivia Wilde.
World premiere red carpet.
Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl.
Ron Howard (L) and wife Cheryl Howard attend the World Premiere of ‘Rush’ at Odeon Leicester Square on September 2, 2013 in London, England.
Here’s the latest scenes from the film.
Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind, Frost Nixon) directs the big-screen re-creation of the merciless 1970s Formula One rivalry between James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl).
Set against the sexy and glamorous golden age of Formula 1 racing,...
- 9/2/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Spa Grand Prix is the longest track in the F1 calendar with a total length of 7km per lap. Spa is famous for it’s multiple overtaking spots and famous corners such as Eau Rouge and Blanchimot. I personally love the Spa circuit as it always provides an exciting race.
Qualifying
The qualifying this year was a wet affair with some discrepancies in the usual starting order. Both Marussias and Giedo van der Garde managed to get into Q2 because of excellent tyre choices in the wet weather. This meant that both Williams and Toro Roso drivers were out along with Caterham’s Charles Pic and Sauber’s Esteban Gutierrez.
Q2 saw the exclusion of the other Caterham driver Giedo van der Garde in 14th, a career best for him, along with the two Marussias of Jules Bianchi and Max Chilton in 15th and 16th place respectively. Sergio Perez...
Qualifying
The qualifying this year was a wet affair with some discrepancies in the usual starting order. Both Marussias and Giedo van der Garde managed to get into Q2 because of excellent tyre choices in the wet weather. This meant that both Williams and Toro Roso drivers were out along with Caterham’s Charles Pic and Sauber’s Esteban Gutierrez.
Q2 saw the exclusion of the other Caterham driver Giedo van der Garde in 14th, a career best for him, along with the two Marussias of Jules Bianchi and Max Chilton in 15th and 16th place respectively. Sergio Perez...
- 8/30/2013
- by James Bale
- Obsessed with Film
I’m not enough of a Formula One junkie to instantly start drooling/sweating/other bodily function at the mention of a 1988 Ferrari F1-87/88C, but that doesn’t mean I’m not enough of a general geek for those things to start happening once I actually see a picture.
The car, which is shown above, is quite beautiful and so, I suppose it should be considered good news then that this very vehicle will be included in this year’s edition of Codemasters’ yearly F1 simulator, F1 2013.
The rest of the jargon is kind of lost on me, but I’m sure anyone more familiar with the series or the sport will eat this up. So for those folks, be sure to check out the press release below. The trailer below is both awesomely and comically dramatic, so that’s something as well.
As a casual fan I...
The car, which is shown above, is quite beautiful and so, I suppose it should be considered good news then that this very vehicle will be included in this year’s edition of Codemasters’ yearly F1 simulator, F1 2013.
The rest of the jargon is kind of lost on me, but I’m sure anyone more familiar with the series or the sport will eat this up. So for those folks, be sure to check out the press release below. The trailer below is both awesomely and comically dramatic, so that’s something as well.
As a casual fan I...
- 8/18/2013
- by Griffin Vacheron
- We Got This Covered
2009 seems like a distant memory for Jenson Button.
His days of winning 6 out of 7 races have long gone and with the current state of his McLaren, a Formula One fan has to wonder whether or not the Brit will ever see the top place of the standings again. Unlike Hamilton, Button is a nice guy. He is a friendly, focused driver who strives to be a good team player and never seems to get into controversy both on and off the track. This season was meant to be his best chance of adding to that World Championship tally, having a much younger and inexperienced driver in Sergio Perez under his wing and leading the McLaren team to multiple grand prix victories.
This wasn’t to be.
Not down to Button’s doing, McLaren have wasted away this season. They should be right at the top of the Constructor’s Championship,...
His days of winning 6 out of 7 races have long gone and with the current state of his McLaren, a Formula One fan has to wonder whether or not the Brit will ever see the top place of the standings again. Unlike Hamilton, Button is a nice guy. He is a friendly, focused driver who strives to be a good team player and never seems to get into controversy both on and off the track. This season was meant to be his best chance of adding to that World Championship tally, having a much younger and inexperienced driver in Sergio Perez under his wing and leading the McLaren team to multiple grand prix victories.
This wasn’t to be.
Not down to Button’s doing, McLaren have wasted away this season. They should be right at the top of the Constructor’s Championship,...
- 8/9/2013
- by James Holder
- Obsessed with Film
The classic street circuit played host to the sixth round of the championship and always provides an incident or two. Here is the roundup of what happened at the weekend.
Qualifying
Q1 saw Massa fail to set a lap after smashing into the barriers at the first corner. Ferrari tried their best to fix the car in time for qualifying, but the damage was too great. Jules Bianchi suffered car issues and would start in 21st with Massa in 22nd. Max Chilton secured 20th, with Gutierrez 19th, Charles Pic 18th and Paul Di Resta an unexpected 17th. He was unable to pit for a fresh set of intermediate tyres and subsequently lost out on Q2. Q2 saw Maldonado who had been fastest in Q1 only manage16th in his Williams with the Caterham of van der Garde gaining 15th, Caterham’s best qualifying result and he is now starting to show great promise.
Qualifying
Q1 saw Massa fail to set a lap after smashing into the barriers at the first corner. Ferrari tried their best to fix the car in time for qualifying, but the damage was too great. Jules Bianchi suffered car issues and would start in 21st with Massa in 22nd. Max Chilton secured 20th, with Gutierrez 19th, Charles Pic 18th and Paul Di Resta an unexpected 17th. He was unable to pit for a fresh set of intermediate tyres and subsequently lost out on Q2. Q2 saw Maldonado who had been fastest in Q1 only manage16th in his Williams with the Caterham of van der Garde gaining 15th, Caterham’s best qualifying result and he is now starting to show great promise.
- 5/30/2013
- by James Bale
- Obsessed with Film
The Circuit de Catalunya begins the start of the European F1 tour, with a small detour to Canada, and saw host to the 5th round of the championship. Spain is the home to a certain Fernando Alonso and the crowd were certainly out in force to cheer on their driver.
Qualifying
Qualifying saw the usual four cars drop out at the first stage. Giedo van der Garde out-qualified both his teammate and both Marussias to claim 19th ahead of Bianchi, Chilton and teammate Pic in 22nd. Surprisingly both Williams’ were knocked out in Q1 as last year’s winner Pastor Maldonado could only manage 18th behind his rookie teammate Bottas in 17th. Q2 saw both Saubers pick up 15th and 16th with Hulkenberg in front of newcomer Gutierrez. Jenson Button had a terrible qualifying session only managing 14th in the McLaren, not a place he wanted to be in. The...
Qualifying
Qualifying saw the usual four cars drop out at the first stage. Giedo van der Garde out-qualified both his teammate and both Marussias to claim 19th ahead of Bianchi, Chilton and teammate Pic in 22nd. Surprisingly both Williams’ were knocked out in Q1 as last year’s winner Pastor Maldonado could only manage 18th behind his rookie teammate Bottas in 17th. Q2 saw both Saubers pick up 15th and 16th with Hulkenberg in front of newcomer Gutierrez. Jenson Button had a terrible qualifying session only managing 14th in the McLaren, not a place he wanted to be in. The...
- 5/13/2013
- by James Bale
- Obsessed with Film
Bahrain is currently in amidst with protests and civil unrest, yet as with last year the Grand Prix went ahead as planned. Security was increased dramatically around the circuit and it proved effective as no indecencies were reported. The circuit is again a high wear track much like China last week, so there was plenty of pit lane action. Two Drs zones and a multitude of overtaking spots made this race an excellent one to watch.
Qualifying
Q1 saw the battle at the back continue with Caterham finally managing to out-qualify the Marussia of Jules Bianchi. Charles Pic with some new upgrades was able to go nearly a second faster to secure 19th. However he was still half a second off the pace of Gutierrez in 18th and Maldonado, who was surprisingly evicted to 17th by Jean-Eric Vergne. Vergne narrowly avoided the first drop with his 16th place, behind the second Williams of Bottas.
Qualifying
Q1 saw the battle at the back continue with Caterham finally managing to out-qualify the Marussia of Jules Bianchi. Charles Pic with some new upgrades was able to go nearly a second faster to secure 19th. However he was still half a second off the pace of Gutierrez in 18th and Maldonado, who was surprisingly evicted to 17th by Jean-Eric Vergne. Vergne narrowly avoided the first drop with his 16th place, behind the second Williams of Bottas.
- 4/23/2013
- by James Bale
- Obsessed with Film
The Malaysian Grand Prix usually doesn’t fail to provide a thrilling race. Last year we saw Fernando Alonso holding off youngster Sergio Perez to win in wet weather, and this time round we saw a slightly different picture. Plagued by controversy it was more the after story rather than the race itself grabbing the headlines. So let us delve into what happened over the weekend’s action.
Qualifying
Qualifying produced a mixed bag of results with it being dry for Q1 and the beginning of Q2, and wet for the rest of the hour. Q1 saw the usual suspects fail to qualify for Q2. Marussia won the battle of back end with Jules Bianchi gaining 19th nearly a second quicker that Charles Pic in the Caterham who could only manage 20th. Max Chilton wasn’t too far off Pic’s pace getting 21st and van der Garde occupied 22nd.
Qualifying
Qualifying produced a mixed bag of results with it being dry for Q1 and the beginning of Q2, and wet for the rest of the hour. Q1 saw the usual suspects fail to qualify for Q2. Marussia won the battle of back end with Jules Bianchi gaining 19th nearly a second quicker that Charles Pic in the Caterham who could only manage 20th. Max Chilton wasn’t too far off Pic’s pace getting 21st and van der Garde occupied 22nd.
- 3/26/2013
- by James Bale
- Obsessed with Film
A new season brings a new look to Formula 1, slightly new rules, one less team and a host of new drivers. The stepped noses have gone! No more ugly cars for us to look at. Double Drs made famous by Mercedes is now banned for all the teams this season. As there is one less team this year, six cars instead of seven will be eliminated in each stage of qualifying which will still leave the final 10 to battle out for the pole position.
So let’s take a look at the drivers and teams for this year.
Red Bull
1 – Sebastian Vettel, 2 – Mark Webber
The same team from last year are back to hopefully maintain their run of excellent results not only in the constructors championship, but for three time and current reigning world champion Vettel.
Ferrari
3 – Fernando Alonso, 4 – Felipe Massa
Ferrari stick to their same driver line up which...
So let’s take a look at the drivers and teams for this year.
Red Bull
1 – Sebastian Vettel, 2 – Mark Webber
The same team from last year are back to hopefully maintain their run of excellent results not only in the constructors championship, but for three time and current reigning world champion Vettel.
Ferrari
3 – Fernando Alonso, 4 – Felipe Massa
Ferrari stick to their same driver line up which...
- 3/18/2013
- by James Bale
- Obsessed with Film
Lotus Racing’s Kimi Raikkonen showed exactly why he has been considered a title contender in pre-season with a solid win in Melbourne.
The 2007 world champion finished more than 12 seconds ahead of Fernando Alonso, whose Ferrari showed great pace in the dry conditions. Sebastian Vettel, who had started on pole, finished third.
Vettel’s Red Bull team will be disheartened by their lack of pace, struggling in particular with tyre degradation. “After a good two-three laps the tyres were falling apart,” said the third-placed German. “We couldn’t go as long as other people.”
It was a world away from the latter half of last season, where a Red Bull pole position had almost guaranteed a Red Bull win. Mark Webber, who had an awful start in what could be his last home Grand Prix, passed the chequered flag in sixth place.
Mercedes, too, will be slightly disappointed by the result.
The 2007 world champion finished more than 12 seconds ahead of Fernando Alonso, whose Ferrari showed great pace in the dry conditions. Sebastian Vettel, who had started on pole, finished third.
Vettel’s Red Bull team will be disheartened by their lack of pace, struggling in particular with tyre degradation. “After a good two-three laps the tyres were falling apart,” said the third-placed German. “We couldn’t go as long as other people.”
It was a world away from the latter half of last season, where a Red Bull pole position had almost guaranteed a Red Bull win. Mark Webber, who had an awful start in what could be his last home Grand Prix, passed the chequered flag in sixth place.
Mercedes, too, will be slightly disappointed by the result.
- 3/17/2013
- by Jamie Cotton
- Obsessed with Film
In October, Felipe Massa secured another season sitting in a Ferrari for the upcoming calendar – despite having a dismal start to the season, the Brazilian was rewarded for a string of improved performances, including a podium position in Japan. That was his first podium in 35 races. He has always been a number two in Ferrari colours, but does the 31 year old still have the pace to compete for one of the top 3 teams in the sport?
Massa’s career in red has been an eventful one to say the least: replacing fellow Brazilian Rubens Barrichello for the 2006 season at Ferrari, Massa landed himself a seat partnering Michael Schumacher in the German’s farewell year. Finishing on the podium in the European, French and Japanese GPs, plus victories in Turkey and is home race in Interlagos, Massa’s first season with Ferrari was fairly successful. And when the chequered flag waved...
Massa’s career in red has been an eventful one to say the least: replacing fellow Brazilian Rubens Barrichello for the 2006 season at Ferrari, Massa landed himself a seat partnering Michael Schumacher in the German’s farewell year. Finishing on the podium in the European, French and Japanese GPs, plus victories in Turkey and is home race in Interlagos, Massa’s first season with Ferrari was fairly successful. And when the chequered flag waved...
- 2/28/2013
- by Dan Eyre
- Obsessed with Film
Lewis Hamilton didn't get off to a good start in Formula One preseason trials Wednesday. Fox Sports reports, after a brake failure, the race car driver crashed his Mercedes into the wall.
Traveling at 170 miles per hour at the time of the collision, Hamilton was miraculously unhurt, climbing from the wrecked car and walking away. He's the second member of his team to go down in the trials. Teammate Nico Rosberg's car erupted in flames during a test run Tuesday, due to an electrical problem, and has yet to be repaired.
Mercedes tweeted that work continues on Hamilton's car, but in the meantime his replacement, Sergio Perez, has taken to the track.
Traveling at 170 miles per hour at the time of the collision, Hamilton was miraculously unhurt, climbing from the wrecked car and walking away. He's the second member of his team to go down in the trials. Teammate Nico Rosberg's car erupted in flames during a test run Tuesday, due to an electrical problem, and has yet to be repaired.
Mercedes tweeted that work continues on Hamilton's car, but in the meantime his replacement, Sergio Perez, has taken to the track.
- 2/7/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Circuit of the Americas Summary
The last two races in this year’s season saw a brand new track for everyone and a classic which has been on the Grand Prix calendar for several years. Last week we saw F1 return to the USA at the new Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. With the circuit being freshly laid it made the track very interesting to drive on as it offered little grip to the drivers. Qualifying wise Vettel managed to snatch pole from a very fast Hamilton, and the other title contender Alonso, could only manage 7th. The race as a whole was great. Lots of overtaking, and very large run off areas made it an interesting race with some great moves throughout. Hamilton managed to pass Vettel for the lead to clinch his fourth victory but it wasn’t enough to impact on the title standings. Alonso...
The last two races in this year’s season saw a brand new track for everyone and a classic which has been on the Grand Prix calendar for several years. Last week we saw F1 return to the USA at the new Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. With the circuit being freshly laid it made the track very interesting to drive on as it offered little grip to the drivers. Qualifying wise Vettel managed to snatch pole from a very fast Hamilton, and the other title contender Alonso, could only manage 7th. The race as a whole was great. Lots of overtaking, and very large run off areas made it an interesting race with some great moves throughout. Hamilton managed to pass Vettel for the lead to clinch his fourth victory but it wasn’t enough to impact on the title standings. Alonso...
- 11/30/2012
- by James Bale
- Obsessed with Film
An eighth different driver winning a race and this time it was the ever out spoken Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus. The Lotus team (formally Renault of course) hadn’t won a race since 2008, and it was Raikkonen’s first win since 2009 when he left to try his hand at rallying. He had mixed results in rallying so it is good to see the “Ice Man” back on top in F1.
In Other News…
The Fia have warned all the drivers about bad language during live interviews for the media. This comes about after both Raikkonen and Vettel swore in their post podium interview with David Coulthard. A spokesman for the Fia said there could be disciplinary actions in the future if another instance of bad language occurs during a live broadcast.
Caterham have a new Team Principal. Cyril Abiteboul has become the youngest team boss at just 35 years old. He’s younger than Michael Schumacher!
In Other News…
The Fia have warned all the drivers about bad language during live interviews for the media. This comes about after both Raikkonen and Vettel swore in their post podium interview with David Coulthard. A spokesman for the Fia said there could be disciplinary actions in the future if another instance of bad language occurs during a live broadcast.
Caterham have a new Team Principal. Cyril Abiteboul has become the youngest team boss at just 35 years old. He’s younger than Michael Schumacher!
- 11/12/2012
- by James Bale
- Obsessed with Film
With three races remaining and 75 points up for grabs, one thing is for certain – Sebastien Vettel and Fernando Alonso need to deliver this weekend.
Going into this weekend, Vettel is leading the Driver’s Championship by 13 points. 240 to Fernando’s 227. With 25 points for a race win, Red Bull can ill-afford any mistakes this weekend.
On paper, Red Bull have clearly the fastest car on the grid. They have endured a resurgent return to form in the last 6 races, with Vettel winning in India, Korea, Singapore and Japan with also a 2nd place finish in Belgium.
The season has been a difficult one for Red Bull – with the being new regulations regarding the infamous “Blown-Diffusers” from last season, they have struggled to repeat their dominant form from 2011. However, as the season has progressed, Adrian Newey and his team have managed to develop their car into a similar dominant force as they enjoyed throughout last season.
Going into this weekend, Vettel is leading the Driver’s Championship by 13 points. 240 to Fernando’s 227. With 25 points for a race win, Red Bull can ill-afford any mistakes this weekend.
On paper, Red Bull have clearly the fastest car on the grid. They have endured a resurgent return to form in the last 6 races, with Vettel winning in India, Korea, Singapore and Japan with also a 2nd place finish in Belgium.
The season has been a difficult one for Red Bull – with the being new regulations regarding the infamous “Blown-Diffusers” from last season, they have struggled to repeat their dominant form from 2011. However, as the season has progressed, Adrian Newey and his team have managed to develop their car into a similar dominant force as they enjoyed throughout last season.
- 11/3/2012
- by Gareth Davies
- Obsessed with Film
Another win for Sebastian Vettel sends him 13 points clear of Fernando Alonso in the championship standings with only three races left. The Indian Grand Prix was the penultimate Asian race and we have the race in Abu Dhabi this weekend to look forward to before F1 moves to the Americas.
In Other News…
Nico Hulkenberg has signed for Sauber for the start of next season. He has impressed everyone with his great driving and overtaking this season for Force India, and is now destined for a team slightly higher up the order. The front runner in replacing Nico at Force India looks to be Adrian Sutil who used to race for the team prior to 2011. Jaime Alguersuari has been linked with either replacing Nico or joining him over at Sauber. Red Bull’s sister team Toro Rosso have confirmed that they are keeping both of their drivers next season. Daniel Ricciardo...
In Other News…
Nico Hulkenberg has signed for Sauber for the start of next season. He has impressed everyone with his great driving and overtaking this season for Force India, and is now destined for a team slightly higher up the order. The front runner in replacing Nico at Force India looks to be Adrian Sutil who used to race for the team prior to 2011. Jaime Alguersuari has been linked with either replacing Nico or joining him over at Sauber. Red Bull’s sister team Toro Rosso have confirmed that they are keeping both of their drivers next season. Daniel Ricciardo...
- 11/1/2012
- by James Bale
- Obsessed with Film
Sebastian is the only driver this season to win back to back races. That shows you how good a season this one is. Seven different drivers have won a race compared to last year’s five. Vettel also managed to win back to back races on four separate occasions last year, whereas this year he is the only driver to manage that feat. This shows how much more competitive Formula 1 has become.
In other news…
Hamilton is moving to Mercedes next season when they bring back the Turbo engines. McLaren offered him more money but he still decided to leave. Lewis will be stepping into the shoes of Michael Schumacher as he announced his retirement from F1. Will Michael be retiring for good this time? The young Mexican Sergio Perez will be moving from Sauber to take Lewis’s old seat at McLaren. I think the partnering of Jenson Button...
In other news…
Hamilton is moving to Mercedes next season when they bring back the Turbo engines. McLaren offered him more money but he still decided to leave. Lewis will be stepping into the shoes of Michael Schumacher as he announced his retirement from F1. Will Michael be retiring for good this time? The young Mexican Sergio Perez will be moving from Sauber to take Lewis’s old seat at McLaren. I think the partnering of Jenson Button...
- 10/10/2012
- by James Bale
- Obsessed with Film
The news was not a shock. Eddie Jordan on the BBC website was the first to reveal Hamilton and Mercedes were in negotiations, and with each passing interview with Martin Whitmarsh or Lewis Hamilton, I never had the feeling either British party was going all in to sign on the dotted line.
The first thought that comes to mind is money. Reports are mixed as to which team – McLaren or Mercedes – offered the largest basic salary. The Telegraph pointed to sources saying Mercedes were offering close to £60million over three years, an increase on Hamilton’s current £15million a season deal with McLaren. The Woking based team, on the other hand, were looking to make economies. Ron Dennis said his contract was signed during less austere times, indicating McLaren were looking to offer the former World Champions less money. The signing of the talented Sergio Perez, backed by Carlos Slim’s billions,...
The first thought that comes to mind is money. Reports are mixed as to which team – McLaren or Mercedes – offered the largest basic salary. The Telegraph pointed to sources saying Mercedes were offering close to £60million over three years, an increase on Hamilton’s current £15million a season deal with McLaren. The Woking based team, on the other hand, were looking to make economies. Ron Dennis said his contract was signed during less austere times, indicating McLaren were looking to offer the former World Champions less money. The signing of the talented Sergio Perez, backed by Carlos Slim’s billions,...
- 9/30/2012
- by Alan Frost
- Obsessed with Film
Lewis seemed to have gained his winning ways back, and this could possibly have put him back into championship contention. Going into the race around the Marina Bay Street Circuit Fernando Alonso had a 37 point lead over Hamilton in the championship and almost had the luckiest Ferrari since the Schumacher era. Alonso has been the most consistent so far with only one non points finish caused by a certain Frenchman trying to fly a car. The Frenchman in question, Grosjean, was back to racing after his ban so could he hopefully have some success for a change? Either way, onto the only night race in the calendar.
Qualifying
Speaking of the Frenchman Grosjean, he set the fastest time in Q1 guaranteeing himself a place in Q2 alongside his teammate Raikkonen who also posted an impressive first session time. Q1 saw the familiar faces of Hrt, Marussia and Caterham dropping out at the first qualifying hurdle.
Qualifying
Speaking of the Frenchman Grosjean, he set the fastest time in Q1 guaranteeing himself a place in Q2 alongside his teammate Raikkonen who also posted an impressive first session time. Q1 saw the familiar faces of Hrt, Marussia and Caterham dropping out at the first qualifying hurdle.
- 9/29/2012
- by James Bale
- Obsessed with Film
Can lightning strike twice? The answer is yes it can. I would put a link to something showing how lightning works but you’re here to read about the F1 so I’ll keep the Physics lesson for another day.
Monza is home to Ferrari and is one of the fastest tracks on the calendar. The cars are full throttle for nearly 80% of the lap meaning a strain on engines, and with the sheer amount of gear changes with all the hairpins, a strain on the gearbox too. A regular sight in Monza is the red sea of Ferrari fans that make up the Tifosi and will scream at anything red with the prancing horse on its nose.
Qualifying
Caterham, Marussia and Hrt were the first departees of Q1 along with Driver of the Day from last week Nico Hulkenberg who had a suspected gearbox problem and had to pull over leaving him in 24th.
Monza is home to Ferrari and is one of the fastest tracks on the calendar. The cars are full throttle for nearly 80% of the lap meaning a strain on engines, and with the sheer amount of gear changes with all the hairpins, a strain on the gearbox too. A regular sight in Monza is the red sea of Ferrari fans that make up the Tifosi and will scream at anything red with the prancing horse on its nose.
Qualifying
Caterham, Marussia and Hrt were the first departees of Q1 along with Driver of the Day from last week Nico Hulkenberg who had a suspected gearbox problem and had to pull over leaving him in 24th.
- 9/11/2012
- by James Bale
- Obsessed with Film
The summer break for the Formula 1 drivers is now over. They have had their time to relax and are greeted by one of the most historic race tracks in the calendar. Spa Francorchamps. The legendary circuit has been part of F1 for well over 60 years (in one form or another) and has always pleased the crowds with great racing, great overtaking and an occasional large incident. The race at the weekend was certainly all of these.
Friday practice is one of those things that you rarely watch. If there isn’t a good news breakfast show on or an early film you wouldn’t even know it was there. Spa’s was utterly washed out. Nothing massively interesting happened bar what could only be described as the longest pad I have ever heard a commentator do. Top marks to James Allen and Jaime Alguersuari (former Toro Rosso driver from 2009 to...
Friday practice is one of those things that you rarely watch. If there isn’t a good news breakfast show on or an early film you wouldn’t even know it was there. Spa’s was utterly washed out. Nothing massively interesting happened bar what could only be described as the longest pad I have ever heard a commentator do. Top marks to James Allen and Jaime Alguersuari (former Toro Rosso driver from 2009 to...
- 9/4/2012
- by James Bale
- Obsessed with Film
Lotus finally proved they are a force to be reckoned with when their cars are working but they had no answer for Lewis Hamilton’s McLaren blitzing the Hungaroring to win from Pole. Kimi Raikkonen got close to Hamilton after a scrap with his team-mate but was held off by the 2008 Champion who took his 2nd win of the season to close the gap on Alonso before the Summer break.
Hamilton got away well at the start with Vettel having a nip at the Lotus of Grosjean but getting pushed out and overtaken by Jenson Button dropping the Red Bull to 4th. Grosjean proved to be a thorn in Hamilton’s side as he closed the gap quite quickly whilst on the softs but once he got close he simply couldn’t make the advantage count. Raikkonen wasn’t having any of that, letting everyone pit and running long on...
Hamilton got away well at the start with Vettel having a nip at the Lotus of Grosjean but getting pushed out and overtaken by Jenson Button dropping the Red Bull to 4th. Grosjean proved to be a thorn in Hamilton’s side as he closed the gap quite quickly whilst on the softs but once he got close he simply couldn’t make the advantage count. Raikkonen wasn’t having any of that, letting everyone pit and running long on...
- 7/29/2012
- by Jon Bentham
- Obsessed with Film
Mark Webber drove a beautiful race to win at a surprisingly sunny Silverstone Gp, snatching the win from Fernando Alonso in the dying stages of the race with a perfect strategy. Alonso led the race up until the 48th lap of 52 but had to finish the race on the Soft tyres which led to his downfall as Webber completed the race on the harder compound which kept their life to push him to the win.
Red Bull started the race on the soft compound unlike Alonso on the harder which meant they could run the strategy of completing the last 2 stints on the preferred hard tyres. Alonso pushed as much as he could but unfortunately his soft tyres started gaining in the last few laps enabling Webber to close in and pass through the Drs section with a lot more grip.
Sebastian Vettel started closing on Alonso but ultimately was...
Red Bull started the race on the soft compound unlike Alonso on the harder which meant they could run the strategy of completing the last 2 stints on the preferred hard tyres. Alonso pushed as much as he could but unfortunately his soft tyres started gaining in the last few laps enabling Webber to close in and pass through the Drs section with a lot more grip.
Sebastian Vettel started closing on Alonso but ultimately was...
- 7/8/2012
- by Jon Bentham
- Obsessed with Film
Did someone say Valencia is boring? Home favourite Fernando Alonso flew home from 11th on the grid to win the European Gp from Kimi Raikkonen. It was an action packed race, with Sebastian Vettel’s Red Bull building up a stunning lead before a safety car wiped that out and put Romain Grosjean’s Lotus right behind him.
However, Alonso had something different in mind and jumped Grosjean at the re-start with a very committed pass into turn 2. Vettel’s lead had disappeared with the safety car, but it got worse after the safety car released them to race, Vettel’s car deciding it had had enough and he stopped on track to give Alonso the lead.
Grosjean tried to chase Alonso down and was holding station well until he lost power with a faulty alternator and had to park it, but nicely finding a spot on the track that...
However, Alonso had something different in mind and jumped Grosjean at the re-start with a very committed pass into turn 2. Vettel’s lead had disappeared with the safety car, but it got worse after the safety car released them to race, Vettel’s car deciding it had had enough and he stopped on track to give Alonso the lead.
Grosjean tried to chase Alonso down and was holding station well until he lost power with a faulty alternator and had to park it, but nicely finding a spot on the track that...
- 6/24/2012
- by Jon Bentham
- Obsessed with Film
Sebastian Vettel has taken everyone’s breath away with a sublime one-lap stint at the end of Qualifying to start tomorrow’s race at the front. His nearest challenger was Lewis Hamilton but he was 0.3 of a second away from what could only be described as a perfect lap of Valencia. This put Vettel alongside the likes of Alain Prost and Jim Clark, and only at 24 this is shaping to be a career to match or even eclipse that of the greats.
In Q1, Red Bull’s Mark Webber struggled with a broken Drs rear wing so lost out on over a second a lap with it’s use. This left him in the clutches of the mid-pack teams but, suprisingly, Heikki Kovalainen also took advantage of it and pipped Webber and Vergne to steal 17th place on his final lap as the Chequered flag came down.
Timo Glock hasn...
In Q1, Red Bull’s Mark Webber struggled with a broken Drs rear wing so lost out on over a second a lap with it’s use. This left him in the clutches of the mid-pack teams but, suprisingly, Heikki Kovalainen also took advantage of it and pipped Webber and Vergne to steal 17th place on his final lap as the Chequered flag came down.
Timo Glock hasn...
- 6/23/2012
- by Jon Bentham
- Obsessed with Film
The Canadian Gp on Sunday as it happened…
Two tempestuous youngsters on the front row, two experienced Old heads on the 2nd. Who will lead after the first lap? On yesterday’s timings Vettel, by a fair way, but as we know F1 isn’t too predictable this season. Last year it was a thrilling finish with Jenson Button eventually overtaking Vettel after a lengthy stop from very heavy rain. None of that this year however, it looks like a beautiful day out there and the only worry they may have is that it will make Tyre degradation a little quicker.
Parade Lap complete and waiting on those lights. We’re under way, good start by Vettel and they head round turn 1 in formation. Massa is biting at Rosberg already, and he has a go up the straight but Rosberg is defensive and protects his position. Di Resta is up to 7th,...
Two tempestuous youngsters on the front row, two experienced Old heads on the 2nd. Who will lead after the first lap? On yesterday’s timings Vettel, by a fair way, but as we know F1 isn’t too predictable this season. Last year it was a thrilling finish with Jenson Button eventually overtaking Vettel after a lengthy stop from very heavy rain. None of that this year however, it looks like a beautiful day out there and the only worry they may have is that it will make Tyre degradation a little quicker.
Parade Lap complete and waiting on those lights. We’re under way, good start by Vettel and they head round turn 1 in formation. Massa is biting at Rosberg already, and he has a go up the straight but Rosberg is defensive and protects his position. Di Resta is up to 7th,...
- 6/11/2012
- by Jonathan Bentham
- Obsessed with Film
Well, Mark Webber is our default pole man after Schumacher is demoted with his penalty. He promised to take pole and win from 6th, but we shall see on that promise. Only Lewis Hamilton has won here after not starting from the top 3 in the last 8 years.
We wait for the lights to start the most star spangled Gp of the year, and we’re away! A lot of hubbub into the first corner as we have a tangle between Alonso and Grosjean, Grosjean slides sideways clipping Schumacher then wipes out Kobayashi. Maldonado and De La Rosa have a bit of a row and the safety car is out as they both retire. Safety car comes in as we head into Lap 4. Heikki Kovaleinen made a great start in amongst that row, jumping up to 13th in the Caterham.
Webber is starting to pull away from Rosberg now, they’ve already dropped Hamilton slightly.
We wait for the lights to start the most star spangled Gp of the year, and we’re away! A lot of hubbub into the first corner as we have a tangle between Alonso and Grosjean, Grosjean slides sideways clipping Schumacher then wipes out Kobayashi. Maldonado and De La Rosa have a bit of a row and the safety car is out as they both retire. Safety car comes in as we head into Lap 4. Heikki Kovaleinen made a great start in amongst that row, jumping up to 13th in the Caterham.
Webber is starting to pull away from Rosberg now, they’ve already dropped Hamilton slightly.
- 5/27/2012
- by Jonathan Bentham
- Obsessed with Film
Were into the 2nd race of the European section of the F1 Calendar and at the pinnacle of motorsport, Monaco. Many a F1 driver has dreamed of the perfect lap, the perfect race and receiving the trophy from the Prince of Monaco. We start with some news of Pastor Maldonado taking a 10 place grid penalty for scything into Sergio Perez during practice 3, this is along with Michael Schumacher taking a 5 place grid penalty for hitting Bruno Senna in Spain.
Q1 is underway and a lot of people having major trouble with traffic. Maldonado quickly sets a fast lap but a lot of drivers on the track leads to a lot of people being blocked. There is a few potential points going up to the stewards on people blocking quick laps, right up until Sergio Perez smacks the barriers after setting the fastest middle sector. At least this year he isn...
Q1 is underway and a lot of people having major trouble with traffic. Maldonado quickly sets a fast lap but a lot of drivers on the track leads to a lot of people being blocked. There is a few potential points going up to the stewards on people blocking quick laps, right up until Sergio Perez smacks the barriers after setting the fastest middle sector. At least this year he isn...
- 5/27/2012
- by Jonathan Bentham
- Obsessed with Film
The new Formula One season revs into gear this weekend, but who’s who and which team will be employing them this year? This is a quick summary of the key facts you need to know about the next six drivers for 2012.
Remember there is no number 13 car in Formula One.
Sauber
14. Kamui Kobayashi (Jap)
25 years old
Best Championship result: twelfth with Sauber
He finished 2011 in twelfth with 30 points.
Former F1 employers: Toyota
15. Sergio Perez (Mex)
22 years old
Youngster
He earned 14 points in 2011, taking him to sixteenth.
Started his F1 career with Sauber
Toro Rosso
16. Daniel Ricciardo (Aus)
22 years old
Youngster
He ended last season in twenty-seventh place, with no points.
Former F1 employers: Hispania Rt
17. Jean-Eric Vergne (Fra)
21 years old
Youngster
Last season he was the Toro Rosso Test Driver.
He will make his F1 debut for Toro Rosso.
Williams
18. Pastor Maldonado (Ven)
27 years old
Made his debut last...
Remember there is no number 13 car in Formula One.
Sauber
14. Kamui Kobayashi (Jap)
25 years old
Best Championship result: twelfth with Sauber
He finished 2011 in twelfth with 30 points.
Former F1 employers: Toyota
15. Sergio Perez (Mex)
22 years old
Youngster
He earned 14 points in 2011, taking him to sixteenth.
Started his F1 career with Sauber
Toro Rosso
16. Daniel Ricciardo (Aus)
22 years old
Youngster
He ended last season in twenty-seventh place, with no points.
Former F1 employers: Hispania Rt
17. Jean-Eric Vergne (Fra)
21 years old
Youngster
Last season he was the Toro Rosso Test Driver.
He will make his F1 debut for Toro Rosso.
Williams
18. Pastor Maldonado (Ven)
27 years old
Made his debut last...
- 3/17/2012
- by Chris Deacon
- Obsessed with Film
Elena Anaya, Antonio Banderas, The Skin I Live In No Rest For The Wicked Tops, Pedro Almodóvar Empty-Handed: Goyas 2012 Winners Best Film La Piel que habito / The Skin I Live In, Pedro Almodóvar * No habrá paz para los malvados / No Rest for the Wicked, Enrique Urbizu La Voz dormida / The Sleeping Voice, Benito Zambrano Blackthorn. Sin destino / Blackthorn, Mateo Gil Best Foreign Film in the Spanish Language Boleto al paraíso (Cuba), Gerardo Chijona Miss Bala (Mexico), Gerardo Naranjo * Un cuento chino / Chinese Take-Away (Argentina), Sebastián Borensztein Violeta se fue a los cielos (Chile), Andrés Wood Best European Film Jane Eyre (United Kingdom), Cary Fukunaga Melancholia (Germany / Denmark / France), Lars von Trier * The Artist (France), Michel Hazanavicius Carnage (France), Roman Polanski Best Director Pedro Almodóvar, The Skin I Live In Benito Zambrano, The Sleeping Voice * Enrique Urbizu, No Rest for the Wicked Mateo Gil, Blackthorn Best New Director Paula Ortiz, De tu ventana a la mía...
- 2/20/2012
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
The Skin I Live In (La piel que habito) and the other nominations for the 2012 Goya Awards (Premios Goyas) have been announced. The 26th Annual Goya Awards (Premios Goyas), presented by the Academia de las Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas de España (Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences), is “Spain’s main national film awards, considered by many in Spain, and internationally, to be the Spanish equivalent of the American Academy Awards.” The awards will be handed out on February 19, 2012 in Madrid, Spain.
The full listing of the 2012 Goya Awards (Premios Goyas) nominations is below.
Film
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In), Pedro Almodovar
No habrá paz para los malvados (No Rest for the Wicked), Enrique Urbizu
La voz dormida (The Sleeping Voice), Benito Zambrano
Blackthorn. Sin destino (Blackthorn), Mateo Gil
Director
Pedro Almodovar, La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In)
Benito Zambrano, La voz dormida...
The full listing of the 2012 Goya Awards (Premios Goyas) nominations is below.
Film
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In), Pedro Almodovar
No habrá paz para los malvados (No Rest for the Wicked), Enrique Urbizu
La voz dormida (The Sleeping Voice), Benito Zambrano
Blackthorn. Sin destino (Blackthorn), Mateo Gil
Director
Pedro Almodovar, La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In)
Benito Zambrano, La voz dormida...
- 1/11/2012
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
Lewis Hamilton fought a terse battle with Fernando Alonso to take a convincing victory after Sebastian Vettel made an unscheduled exit from the race on the first lap at the Yas Marina circuit today.
Vettel looked confident that he would bring another race victory after his qualifying performance yesterday but fate conspired against him and after flying ahead in his usual style he was pitched unceremoniously from the track as his right rear tyre suddenly exploded. The young German was spun violently across the runoff area with his tyre in shreds and despite managing to limp back to the pits he was clearly unhappy when his engineers told him the damage was to severe to repair.
As Lewis Hamilton took full advantage of his good fortune and set about building up his lead, further down the field the Mercedes Petronas pairing of Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg pushed each other...
Vettel looked confident that he would bring another race victory after his qualifying performance yesterday but fate conspired against him and after flying ahead in his usual style he was pitched unceremoniously from the track as his right rear tyre suddenly exploded. The young German was spun violently across the runoff area with his tyre in shreds and despite managing to limp back to the pits he was clearly unhappy when his engineers told him the damage was to severe to repair.
As Lewis Hamilton took full advantage of his good fortune and set about building up his lead, further down the field the Mercedes Petronas pairing of Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg pushed each other...
- 11/15/2011
- by Gordon Bibby
- Obsessed with Film
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Fia F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 2011
Race Report
Hamilton seizes glory as Vettels luck runs out.
Lewis Hamilton fought a terse battle with Fernando Alonso to take a convincing victory after Sebastian Vettel made an unscheduled exit from the race on the first lap at the Yas Marina circuit today.
Vettel looked confident that he would bring another race victory after his qualifying performance yesterday but fate conspired against him and after flying ahead in his usual style he was pitched unceremoniously from the track as his right rear tyre suddenly exploded. The young German was spun violently across the runoff area with his tyre in shreds and despite managing to limp back to the pits he was clearly unhappy when his engineers told him the damage was to severe to repair.
As Lewis Hamilton took full advantage of his good fortune and...
Fia F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 2011
Race Report
Hamilton seizes glory as Vettels luck runs out.
Lewis Hamilton fought a terse battle with Fernando Alonso to take a convincing victory after Sebastian Vettel made an unscheduled exit from the race on the first lap at the Yas Marina circuit today.
Vettel looked confident that he would bring another race victory after his qualifying performance yesterday but fate conspired against him and after flying ahead in his usual style he was pitched unceremoniously from the track as his right rear tyre suddenly exploded. The young German was spun violently across the runoff area with his tyre in shreds and despite managing to limp back to the pits he was clearly unhappy when his engineers told him the damage was to severe to repair.
As Lewis Hamilton took full advantage of his good fortune and...
- 11/13/2011
- by Gordon Bibby
- Obsessed with Film
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