2015 FORMULA 1 CHINESE GRAND PRIX

#F1 Race Review: 2015 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix

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Brought to you by TheJudge13 contributor Mattpt55 Ambient 26° Track 31° Humidity 31% Wind 8-10 kmh Prelude The evening was dusty and windy, the sky purpled as drivers arranged themselves for the anthem ceremony, staring at the red lights as no doubts their minds were far from the mediocre music that was hurled at their … Read more

Mercedes race management soars to new heights

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The Mercedes ‘rules of engagement’ is a tome penned by Paddy and Toto. Its design is to predict all possible areas of on-track conflict between the Mercedes team’s two drivers and codify how the plethora of scenarios can be overcome without incident. The rule book Niki Lauda described during this year’s Australian GP is of … Read more

McLaren progress again in Shanghai qualifying

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There were high hopes in the Woking based team that in Shanghai, they would be able to demonstrate their progression by making it into Q2. Sadly for McLaren fans, this didn’t happen. However, the team are making significant progress with each race weekend outing of the year. On Malaysia, Jenson Button was 2.366 slower than … Read more

Mercedes turn up the engines in Shanghai

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  TJ13 reported that following the Australian GP and the Mercedes engine failure on Romain Grosjean’s car, a seal was identified as a probable weakness across all the Mercedes engines and a retro fix was performed for the next race in Malaysia. However, the lack of bench testing of the new component led Mercedes to … Read more

#F1 Qualifying Review: 2015 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix- Hamilton Hangs On

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19° Air 43C° Track 32% Wind 3.6 kmh Prelude The track surface was hot hot hot at the start of Q1 at the 2015 Formula 1 Chinese GP. An incredible haze of pollution suffused the paddock as across the pond the most serious question was whether it was too late for whisky or too early … Read more

#F1 Practice Review: #FP3 #ChineseGP 2015 – A book and its cover

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Brought to you by Adam Macdonald (@adamac39) As with FP1 and FP2 before, it was a Marussia car that made it onto the circuit first followed closely by a Ferrari.  Sebastian Vettel wasted no time in dispatching Will Stevens into turn one, clearly showing he means business, even in Free Practice. With little more than … Read more

Mercedes FP2 race simulations improve in Shanghai

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The race simulations here in Shanghai were revealing once again. Both Ferrari and Mercedes split their drivers’ longest stints, with one running the medium compound and the other the soft. Hamilton and Vettel’s longest stints were on the soft tyre. The raw data (not adjusted for slow laps) showed Hamilton              14 laps                  Ave time: 1:44:065 … Read more