Learning the right safety lessons from Bianchi’s death
2015 F1 season
Saturday’s long-dreaded news leaves Formula One facing its eternal dilemma anew: how to race cars at over 300kph while containing the risks within an acceptable level.
Saturday’s long-dreaded news leaves Formula One facing its eternal dilemma anew: how to race cars at over 300kph while containing the risks within an acceptable level.
The American IndyCar championship and Japan’s Super Formula series were among those to hold a minute of silence out of respect for Jules Bianchi, who died on Saturday.
In the round-up: Wrong to have crane by track – Ecclestone • Bianchi funeral tomorrow • Lotus ordered to pay almost £600,000
Keith Duckworth, who designed Formula One’s most successful engine, could be the most important yet least-heralded person in Formula One history.
In the round-up: The Grand Prix Drivers’ Association will renew its push to improve driver safety in the wake of Jules Bianchi’s death.
Formula One drivers past and present and their teams have united in tribute to Jules Bianchi,who has died following his crash in last year’s Japanese Grand Prix.
Jules Bianchi’s underdog triumphs with the Marussia team helped put him on the radar as a potential Ferrari driver of the future.
Jules Bianchi’s former team principal John Booth has said his driver, who died today, was destined for great success in Formula One.
Jules Bianchi has died as a result of the injuries he sustained during the Japanese Grand Prix nine months ago, his family has confirmed.
In the round-up: Renault could still quit F1 • Question mark over Russian GP • Maldonado pleased with his effort so far
Formula One drivers are cautious about offering opinions because they fear being misrepresented by the media, according to Lotus’s Federico Gastaldi.
Double points, DRS, ‘showbusiness’ tyres: F1 has been slated for its gimmicks but other championships are using them too.
Kimi Raikkonen will lose his Ferrari seat to Valtteri Bottas in 2016, according to Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport.
In the round-up: Button keen for ground effect return • Hockenheim ‘needs sell-out crowd in 2016’ • Rosberg expects more exciting starts
Formula One circuit designer Hermann Tilke says F1’s rules are more to blame for the challenges of overtaking than track layouts.
In the round-up: Honda still believes podiums are possible • Second American team mooted for 2016 • Palmer satisfied with practice performance
Dozens of drivers have gained from the FIA’s superlicence points changes – but how many of them are actually likely to end up racing in F1 in future?
Only drivers who rack up 40 superlicence points will be able to race in F1 from 2016. How many have already got enough? F1 Fanatic has crunched the numbers.
In the round-up: Button not guaranteed 2016 seat • Pirelli aiming to bring back three stops next year • Newey doubts Red Bull will win this year
McLaren and Force India’s new noses show there is still room for innovation after the FIA moved to eradicate the ugly designs seen last year.