DAKAR 2015

Team Peugeot-Total shift into race mode The new year is off to a flying start with the engineered acoustics of the PEUGEOT 2008 DKR ready to echo through South America. A successful shakedown exercise was completed following transportation of the cars to Argentina and all pre-race technical scrutineering checks have been passed. Now Team Peugeot-Total […]

MARCONI AUTO MUSEUM

My thanks to Eric Fernandez for bringing to my attention this wonderful museum in So Cal, and providing the photographs. Eric is a proud member of F1Weekly familia, and his passion for Formula One was fired by watching Nelson Piquet hustling his Parmalat Brabham in the streets of Long Beach in the early 80s. The […]

F1Weekly podcast # 670

Clark and Nasir want you to buy…Samba & Tango The Latin Beat of Formula Uno NOW AVAILABLE ON F1WEEKLY MERCHANDISE PAGE From Juan Manuel Fangio to Juan Pablo Montoya, Latin America has produced great racing champions. The Argentine “Maestro” was the first driver from South America to become Formula One World Champion in 1951. From 1954-’57 […]

FORMULA E

The Punta del Este ePrix saw a series of new marks in the FIA Formula E Championship for the fastest pole position lap, race lap and average speed. The Uruguayan circuit provided the drivers with a formidable challenge, combining an uneven, dusty and narrow track with the usual energy management issues. Sébastien Buemi proved to […]

FORMULA 1

Jenson Button to stay at McLaren and partner Fernando Alonso next season The team are to announce their driver line-up at a news conference at their factory in Surrey on Thursday. But BBC Sport has learned they have decided to retain Button after weeks of leaning towards Kevin Magnussen. Button, the 34-year-old 2009 world champion, will […]