As per the official calendar for the 2011 Formula 1 season, we should have been well into it by now, having completed the opening Bahrain Grand Prix. However, political unrest in Bahrain has led to an indefinite postponement of the Bahrain event, and the Australian Grand Prix would host round 1 of the season. The powers-that-be have kept themselves occupied by tweaking the rule book yet again, and the season sees some radical changes. With its longest season ever, and with five world champions in the hunt for glory, the …

Take a look at the 2010 Formula 1 Championship table for the drivers and the constructors. The driver’s champion was Sebastian Vettel. He clinched it at the end of a fantastic battle, which culminated in the final race of the season. It was a very closely fought championship, and 4 drivers were in with a chance to win the championship going into the last race. The constructor’s champion was Red Bull Racing, and they were able to win it without too much trouble. Their biggest rival seemed to be themselves, …

Robert Kubica has suffered multiple fractures to his right arm, leg and hand following a crash in a rally in Italy. He is spending the night in an induced coma and facing a year out of the sport after suffering horrific injuries in the high-speed accident. Kubica, who drives for the Lotus Renault F1 team, was airlifted to Santa Corona Hospital in Pietra Ligure after colliding with a wall at high speed while competing in a Super 2000 Skoda Fabia. Initial reports suggested Kubica was in danger of losing his …

And finally… we have the final turning point in the year’s championship battle…. hold you breath ladies and gentlemen…. the 2010 Formula 1 Driver’s World Champion is….. Sebastian Vettel. Vettel managed to do a ‘Raikkonnen’, and pipped the front runners Alonso and Webber. The two were preoccupied with trying to beat each other in the points hunt, and Vettel was quick to pounce and take advantage. Vettel won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, while Alonso and Webber finished seventh and eighth. The two McLaren drivers joined Vettel on the podium, …

On Saturday, Williams rookie driver Nico Hülkenberg made headlines, as he grabbed pole position, in treacherous conditions. He was 1.1 seconds quicker than the next-best-thing on the circuit, and beat his illustrious teammate by 1.8 seconds. On a drying track, a dry racing line had developed, but it is to the young German’s credit that he stayed on the line and was quicker than anyone else while he was on it. On Sunday, Sebastian Vettel led a comfortable one-two for Red Bull in the Brazilian Grand Prix. He took the …