2014 australian grand prix articles archive

The FIA’s Court of Appeal rejected Red Bull’s attempt to overturn Daniel Ricciardo’s disqualification from second place in a hearing on April 14th. Here is the verdict of the court in full.

The FIA has published its reasons for rejecting Red Bull’s appeal against Daniel Ricciardo’s exclusion from the Australian Grand Prix.

Red Bull have lost their appeal against Daniel Ricciardo’s disqualification from the Australian Grand Prix following a hearing of the FIA Court of Appeal in Paris.

The new cars were considerably slower than their predecessors over a single lap in Melbourne but their straight-line speeds were higher and the race pace was encouraging too.

The first race under the new 2014 regulations was not an instant classic, earning an average score which equalled that of the previous six years of races.

Formula One burst back to life in Australia last weekend. Here’s a look at how the weekend unfolded on social media.

Williams came away from the Australian Grand Prix with twice as many points as they scored during the whole of 2013. But it could have been much better.

Nico Rosberg set the fastest lap of the race by nine-hundredths of a second – but Mercedes’ real performance advantage is far greater than that.

Tyre strategy took a back seat in the first race of the season as engines and reliability became the centre of interest. Two stop strategies were the standard.

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier described Kevin Magnussen’s drive in the Australian Grand Prix as “one of the finest performances by a Formula One rookie in living memory”.

Following Daniel Ricciardo’s exclusion from second place in the Australian Grand Prix the FIA stewards issued the following explanation for their decision.

Daniel Ricciardo has been stripped of his second place in the Australian Grand Prix after his car failed a technical inspection.