Formula One’s new engines have been in action at a race weekend for the first time today. Do they sound good to you?
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Technical updates ahead of the Australian Grand Prix
F1 technology
Posted onThe final pre-season test in Bahrain saw the teams continue to work on ensuring their cars run reliably in hotter conditions. Here’s a look at the changes to the cars at the final test.
The complete F1 Fanatic 2014 season preview
2014 F1 season preview
Posted onWith less than 48 hours until the first official race weekend session of 2014, here is the F1 Fanatic season preview in full.
The 2014 F1 rules changes at-a-glance
2014 F1 season preview
Posted onThe biggest rules change in a generation is about to hit Formula One. Get on top of the new technical and sporting regulations with this quick guide.
New engines are not much quieter than V8s – FIA
2014 F1 season
Posted onThe new 1.6-litre V6 turbo engines being used this year are not significantly quieter than the V8s they are replacing, according to the FIA.
2014 F1 season preview: Stats and data
2014 F1 season preview
Posted onAs well as the widely-discussed new engines there are new drivers, new races and a new points system this year. Here’s a look at how F1 is changing in 2014 in numbers.
Hope and despair as F1’s new era begins
Comment
Posted onThe best and the worst of Formula One are on show as it enters a new era.
Williams pleased to “luck into” Mercedes engine deal
2014 F1 season
Posted onFrank Williams says he is pleased his team “lucked into” an engine supply deal with Mercedes, which he believes will be the best engine of the season.
Who will win the battle of the team mates in 2014?
2014 F1 season preview
Posted onAlmost every driver on the grid has a new team mate to measure himself against this year. But which driver will come out on top at each team?
Which team has the best-looking car of 2014?
2014 F1 season
Posted onThe appearance of the latest generation of Formula One cars has been a major talking point during the off-season for one obvious reason. Which team has the least ugly car?
Jordan to sell 191 and race-winning 198 for charity
2014 F1 season
Posted onFormer F1 team owner Eddie Jordan has put two of his most famous cars on sale to raise money for charity.
Williams confirm Martini sponsorship and reveal livery
2014 F1 seson
Posted onWilliams have confirmed a new sponsorship deal with Martini and revealed their car’s colour scheme for 2014.
“They really didn’t want me racing”: The remarkable tale of F1’s only race-winning woman
Interview
Posted onDesire Wilson is the only woman to have won a race for F1 cars. But her progress was dogged by politics and the hostility of some of her male rivals.
The cars of 2014
F1 Pictures
Posted onF1 Fanatic’s 2014 car information and image pages will be updated throughout the year as teams develop their designs and tweak their liveries.
Villeneuve tests rallycross car ahead of debut
F1 Pictures
Posted onJacques Villeneuve tested the Peugeot 208 he will race in this year’s FIA World Rallycross championship at Lydden Hill on Saturday.
Double points: One race, three races – or none?
2014 F1 season
Posted onBernie Ecclestone wants double points for the last three races of the year instead of just one. But would F1 be better off with none?
Mercedes reveal interactive 360-degree video of W05
2014 F1 season
Posted onMercedes have published an interactive 360-degree video of their W05 in action at Silverstone.
Lotus E22 hits the track in Bahrain
2014 F1 season
Posted onLotus have become the final team of 2014 to run their car in public as their new E22 chassis appeared on the first day of testing in Bahrain.
The rise and fall of F1’s last turbo era in pictures
F1 pictures
Posted onFormula One’s last turbo era was a spectacular and vividly colourful time in the sport’s history. Here’s a look back on it in pictures.
Are the 2014 cars powerful enough for Formula 1?
F1 Statistics
Posted onHow will the performance of the new cars compare to previous generations of Formula One racers? Let’s take a look at the data.