THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE 2017 DTM CARS: MORE POWER AND LESS DOWNFORCE REPRESENT A BIGGER CHALLENGE FOR THE DRIVING SKILLS THAN EVER To let the skills of the drivers gain even more importance, the technical regulations for the 2017 season were revised in crucial areas. So, the horsepower output of the new cars was increased […]
WILLIAMS APPOINTS PADDY LOWE AS CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER Williams Grand Prix Holdings PLC (Ticker: WGF1) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paddy Lowe as Chief Technical Officer for the Williams Group. Paddy will join Williams today, 16 March, and will take overall management responsibility for the engineering operation at Grove. Paddy will also join […]
A MAIDEN WIN AND HIGH HOPES Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle emerged victorious in Mexico to claim the Citroën C3 WRC’s first win. Secured on gravel – the surface on which the majority of the World Championship is contested – this result confirms the potential of the car developed by Yves Matton’s troops. The season […]
JOHN SURTEES PASSED AWAY MARCH 10, 2017 NASIR HAMEED ACCEPTED AN INVITATION TO HAVE A CONVERSATION AND A CUP OF TEA WITH JOHN SURTEES IN THE SPRING OF 2016. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON PODCAST # 706 PART 1 AND PODCAST # 707 PART 2. F1W IS BRINGING BACK THE INTERVIEW IN IT’S ENTIRETY WITH PODCAST # […]
KRIS MEEKE TAKES CONTROL OF RALLY MEXICO Despite being shorn of half of the planned stages, day two of Rally Mexico nonetheless served up plenty of twists and turns. Keeping out of trouble, Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle ended the rally’s first full leg in the overall lead. In the second Citroën C3 WRC, Stéphane […]
NASIR IS JUST AS DISAPPOINTED AS THE HOST ON THE FACT THAT ANOTHER FORMULA 1 SEASON WILL LEAVE FERNANDO WITHOUT A WIN OR EVEN A PODIUM. THE SHARK FINS HAVE TO GO! AND WILL BOTAS BEAT LCH. HERE ARE SOME WORDS FROM DANIEL RICCIARDO ON BARCELONA TEST 2… Formula One’s second and final test of […]