McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton was almost lost for words after he took the 2008 drivers’ title by finishing fifth in Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix. He secured the place on the final corner of the final lap of the final race of the season to finish the year with 98 points, one more than Ferrari’s ...
As we enter another season of Formula One racing, many fans' hopes rest on Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen and other F1 superstars; but let's not forget that it takes a lot more than just a good driver to win a F1 race.
In order to be successful in the highly competitive world of F1 ...
Star of the Race
Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari 1st
Ferrari won the race on Saturday when the two McLarens were deducted five grid slots. The identity of which Ferrari would win the race was determined in just a couple of minutes on Sunday when Raikkonen, gulping up clean air like a born-again environmentalist, ...
In Japan, public pressure persuaded Honda to help its former driver Takuma Sato to continue to compete in Formula One. This was influential in the creation of Super Aguri's F1 project and the engine supply from Honda.
Reports suggesting that the team would be using the works Honda chassis of 2006 have ...
The change to the Spyker name was accompanied by a switch in racing livery from the red and white previously used by Midland, to an orange and silver scheme—already seen on the Spyker Spyder GT2-R—orange being the national colour and the auto racing colour of the Netherlands. At the end of ...
Toro Rosso (abbreviated name) was set up by Red Bull with the purchase of the Minardi team in late 2005. For the 2007 season, Toro Rosso will be using Ferrari V8 engines, taking over the contract that their senior team broke from. The team principal is Franz Tost, formerly of BMW's motorsport division.
Origins
Minardi ...
At the 1997 British Grand Prix, Canadian Jacques Villeneuve won the team's 100th race, making Williams one of the "Big Three" teams in Formula One, alongside Ferrari and fellow British team McLaren. All of WilliamsF1 chassis are called "FW" then a number, the FW being the initials ...
Origins
Jaguar Racing was put up for sale in September 2004 when Ford decided "it [could] no longer make a compelling business case for any of its brands to compete in F1." Red Bull, a large energy drinks company, agreed its purchase of Jaguar Racing on the final day of the sale, 15 November ...
Despite a point in their first ever race , Toyota F1 have not yet won a grand prix, their best finish being a couple of 2nd place finishes during the 2005 season, when it achieved three podiums and a pole position, as well as finishing fourth in the world constructors' championship with 88 points.
Toyota ...
The Honda team is led by Nick Fry and currently has drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello. The team began by using the same predominantly white livery that Honda used in the sport during the 1960s, but has since switched to a livery dubbed the "Earth Car", depicting the planet earth ...
Crafts 
