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Paddock buzz: What lies ahead in 2016
While it might be a tad too early to make valid predictions about the 2016 Formula 1 season, still, let’s at least take a crack at inspecting a few relevant points that seem to be on everyone’s mind. With the pre-season test on February 22nd, the…
Vijay Mallya: “It’s imperative to bring Indian GP back”
Billionaire liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya is the chairman of United Breweries Group, an Indian conglomerate with interests in beverage alcohol, aviation infrastructure, real estate and fertiliser among others, but most racing fans know him as the one who bankrolled the fortunes…
Renault to return in 2016 as an F1 team
Ending all speculation about its exit from Formula 1 and its doubted future, Renault has announced that it will return to Formula 1 as a team in 2016. The French manufacturer was in talks with Lotus F1 Team and was…
Abu Dhabi race check-up: What went down
Nico Rosberg won the 2015 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi race with an 8.2-second lead over his teammate Lewis Hamilton. This was Rosberg’s 14th career win, 6th win of the season, and third in a row, making it the first hat-trick…
A Mexican after party
With the Formula 1 Grand Prix returning to Mexico after 23 years and being a success, the post-race events at Mexico were truly an impressive added experience and they were equally successful. Apart from the Mexican waves in the grandstands,…
Susie Wolff to bid adieu to racing
Williams F1 Team has announced that their development driver Susie Wolff will retire from competitive motorsport at the end of the 2015 season. The Scottish female driver who had joined the team in April 2012 will hang the helmet after…
Race Check-Up: A drenched title
Lewis Hamilton wins the 2015 Formula 1 US Grand Prix for the fourth time in his career and clinches his third title. He was followed by teammate and pole sitter Nico Rosberg in second and Sebastian Vettel in third. In…
Rain vs racing in Austin GP
With FP1 being the only session that could be successfully completed, relentless heavy downpours and thunder have led to cancellation of the second free practice session. Problematic weather in Austin was forecasted for the entire weekend along with showers, but…
Formula 1 Grand Prix – who’s who?
Apart from the adrenaline rush and thrill of the sport, Formula 1 is not just a sporting event – It has also made it to the personal calendars of A-listers, VIPs, VVIPs and famous celebrities worldwide. Being one of the…
Race Check-Up: Monza mayhem
At the temple of speed in Monza, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton took the 40th win and 81st podium of his career, with a 24 second lead. He was followed by Ferrari racer Sebastian Vettel and Williams’ own Felipe Massa. On…
Principal seat
I personally chose to interview the other Indian female figure apart from myself in the Formula 1 paddock – Sauber F1 Team Principal Monisha Kaltenborn. With a Masters in International Business Law the likeable and pragmatic Monisha was first employed…
Race Check-Up: A retirement home
Lewis Hamilton won the 2015 Belgian Grand Prix comfortably with his teammate Nico Rosberg following second. Lotus driver Romain Grosjean was behind the two Mercedes drivers in third spot. For Lewis it was his 39th GP victory and the 80th…
