The world’s best Formula One drivers got the chance to play the newest form of table tennis TTX today against Chinese table tennis legend WANG Liqin before the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, China. Fernando ALONSO, who drives for the team of McLaren Honda, Daniel RICIARDO and Max VERSTAPPEN from Red Bull Racing, and Felipe […]
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Max Verstappen says he will not alter his style despite criticism from his fellow drivers that he is over-aggressive. Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen said the 18-year-old Red Bull driver would cause “a massive accident sooner or later” if he does not change. He made his comments after the tussle between them in Belgium last Sunday. Verstappen […]
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The Newfanzone 2015 Formula One Report:
The 19 Grand Prix’s of the 2014 Formula1 season was unequally shared amongs just 3 drivers. Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton both of team Mercedes went head to head for almost the entire season in an epic battle for the driver’s championship, The rivalry between the two teammates saw them share the podium a couple of times, And yes “This battle” easily guaranted that the team would emerge the winners of the constructors championship.
The amazing display of Redbulls’ Daniel Ricciardo saw him make the podium a couple of times ahead of more experienced drivers and he also capped it off with 3 wins in Canada, Hungary and Belgium.
Experts are now tipping him for greater things this 2015 season and this is definitely bound to put him under some pressure, but if the Ricciardo that turned last season shows up this term then we just might have ourselves one of the most exciting Formula1 seasons in recent times.
Daniil Kvyat Has joined Red Bull from Toro Rosso as a replacement for Sebastian Vettel who has already joined Ferrari after a very successful campaign with Redbull, although his final season was a season to remember.
Fernando Alonso has returned to Maclaren after seven years hoping to use this with to reinvigorate his career in a Maclaren team that has the experienced Jenson Button.
Maclaren as teamed up with Honda once again after over 20 years since they last partnered together thus ending the Macleren-Mercedes relationship.
The Japanese company are no strangers to Formula1 as they at some point even competed as constructors in 2008.
Max Verstappen—the son of former driver Jos Verstappen is in line to become the youngest Formula1 driver when the 2015 season starts. The former formula3 driver joined Torro Rosso alongside Carlo Sainz Jnr.
Caterham F1 and ManorF1 (formerly Marussia) ran into financial difficulties last season and it seems like they might miss the start of the season with the way things are with both teams at the moment.
Below is a full list of F1 teams and their drivers as at today Monday February the 16th 2015.
Also attached to this report is the complete 2015 Formula1 schedule, Winners list for the past 10 editions, the 2014 constructors and drivers championship rankings and other interesting facts and tidbits.
So will Hamilton and Rosberg continue from where they left off in 2014, can Ricciardo breakthrough the Mercedes Barrier? Will a change of teams enhance the fortunes of Alonso and Vettel? Can the return of Honda give Maclaren the deserved Boost? Or will we see the emergences of a new Formula1 King?
All of these questions and more will be answered when the brand new season zooms off in grand style at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia on March the 15th 2015 venue and date of the Australian Grand Prix.
The Newfanzone will be be bringing you updates regularly through out the course of the season, you can drop your comments below or send your comments and/or sport write ups, original sport articles and sport press releases to fanzone.fans@gmail.com.
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2015 Formula One World Championship Teams and Drivers
Team Constructor Drivers
CF1 Caterham F1 Team Caterham-Renault –
Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Sebastian Vettel
Kimi Räikkönen
Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India-Mercedes. Sergio Pérez
Nico Hülkenberg
Lotus F1 Team Lotus-Mercedes. Romain Grosjean
Pastor Maldonado
Manor F1 Team Manor-Ferrari –
McLaren Honda. McLaren-Honda. Fernando Alonso
Jenson Button
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes. Nico Rosberg
Lewis Hamilton
Infiniti Red Bull Racing Red Bull-Renault. Daniel Ricciardo
Daniil Kvyat
Sauber F1 Team Sauber-Ferrari Marcus Ericsson
Felipe Nasr
Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso-Renault Max Verstappen
Carlos Sainz, Jr
Williams Martini Racing Williams-Mercedes Felipe Massa
Valtteri Bottas
List of Winners of the Last 10 Formula1 seasons
Year Driver. Team
2005 Fernando Alonso Renault
2006 Fernando Alonso Renault
2007 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
2008 Lewis Hamilton McLaren
2009 Jenson Button Mercedes
2010 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull
2011 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull
2012 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull
2013 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull
2014 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2015 Formula One Schedule
# Date Race Winner/Time (*)
1. Mar 15. Australian Grand Prix. 6:00 AM
2. Mar 29. Malaysia Grand Prix. 8:00 AM
3. Apr 12. Chinese Grand Prix. 7:00 AM
4. Apr 19. Bahrain Grand Prix. 4:00 PM
5. May 10. Spanish Grand Prix. 1:00 PM
6. May 24. Monaco Grand Prix. 1:00 PM
7. Jun 7. Canadian Grand Prix. 7:00 PM
8. Jun 21. Austrian Grand Prix. 1:00 PM
9. Jul 5. British Grand Prix. 1:00 PM
10. Jul 19. German Grand Prix. 1:00 PM
11. Jul 26. Hungarian Grand Prix. 1:00 PM
12. Aug 23. Belgian Grand Prix. 1:00 PM
13. Sep 6. Italian Grand Prix. 1:00 PM
14. Sep 20. Singapore Grand Prix. 1:00 PM
15. Sep 27. Japanese Grand Prix. 6:00 AM
16. Oct 11. Russian Grand Prix. 11:00 AM
17. Oct 25. United States Grand Prix 8:00 PM
18. Nov 1. Mexican Grand Prix. 8:00 PM
19. Nov 15. Brazilian Grand Prix. 5:00 PM
20. Nov 29. Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. 2:00 PM
*All times are in WAT
2014 FORMULA 1 STANDINGS
CONSTRUCTORS’ CHAMPIONSHIP
1. Mercedes 701
2. Red Bull 405
3. Williams 320
4. Ferrari 216
5. McLaren 181
6. Force India 155
7. Toro Rosso 30
8. Lotus 10
9. Marussia 2
10. Sauber 0
11. Caterham 0
DRIVERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP
1. L. Hamilton 384 13. J. Vergne 22
2.N. Rosberg 317 14. R. Grosjean 8
3. D. Ricciardo 238 15. D. Kvyat 8
4. V. Bottas 186 16. P. Maldonado 2
5. S. Vettel 167 17. J. Bianchi 2
6. F. Alonso 161 18. A. Sutil 0
7. F. Massa 134 19. M. Ericsson 0
8. J. Button 126 20. E. Gutiérrez 0
9. N. Hulkenberg 96 21. M. Chilton 0
10. S. Perez 59 22. K. Kobayashi 0
11. K. Magnussen 55 23. W. Stevens 0
12. K. Raikkonen 55 24. A. Lotterer 0
Top 3 Formula1 Drivers Of All-Time
1, Michael Schumacher
Schumacher won to titles at Benetton and five titles at Ferari to make him the greatness formula1 driver of all time.
2, Juan Manuel Fangio
Fangio held the record for most wins for fourty eight years (1955-2003) he won the drivers championship fives times with Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Mercedes and Ferrari. Fanio last championship victory also makes him the oldest driver ever to win a championship at 46 years and 41 days old.
3, Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettel
Prost has four titles, same as Sebastian Vettel, ( Prost won three with McLaren and one with Williams).
Vettel on his own part has won all four of his back to back titles with Redbull.
Vettel’s victory in 2010 at 23 years and 133 days old makes him the youngest driver ever to win a Formula1 drivers champion.
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