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Mercedes have handed the most coveted seat in Formula One, and a potential shot at the 2017 world championship, to Valtteri Bottas . Like his predecessor Nico Rosberg, Bottas he joins the team having spent his entire F1 career to date at Williams. And while he’s had few opportunities to mix it at the very sharp end of the field, we have seen a few clues of the potential which Mercedes obviously feel is waiting to be unlocked. Appropriately the driver of car number 77 has started 77 grands prix to date. Here’s seven of them which show why he deserves his shot at the big time. 2013 Canadian Grand Prix Realising a place in Q3 could be his if he nailed his first flying lap, Bottas overtook Jenson Button’s McLaren as he came around to begin his run. This proved vital: Button failed to get across the line in time while Bottas comfortably gained a place in the top ten. Team mate Pastor Maldonado, mired in traffic, was almost one-and-a-half seconds slower. Bottas proved his … [Read more...] about Seven Bottas races which show he’s the real deal · RaceFans

Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery says the changes to F1 cars and tyres in 2017 shouldn’t make overtaking much more difficult. This year’s cars will have wider wings and more powerful aerodynamics, prompting fears drivers will be unable to race each other closely due to the increased turbulence. “The package of aero that’s coming for this season is intended to reduce, if you like, that impact,” said Hembery at the Autosport International show. “The tyres themselves, we’ve made them so there’s less thermal overheating of the surface and the idea of that is you’ll be able to push harder if you’re trying to overtake somebody.” “So between the two the intention is that should be sufficient to give us stronger overtaking.” New lap records “You’ve got a 25 percent increase in the width of the tyre so you’re going to say at least 25 percent [more grip], because we’ve also changed a lot of the technology in the tyre itself,” he said. “The objective we had, as a package … [Read more...] about New tyres and aero shouldn’t harm overtaking – Hembery · RaceFans

The FIA has officially announced the opening of its application process for new “entities with a serious intent to enter Formula 1”, to join the grid in the future. Following on from FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem saying a new ‘expressions of interest’ process will take place for prospective new teams to stake their claim to join Formula 1, the governing body has now opened its application window to do so. The FIA say the process for judging applications will involve “thorough due diligence”, including the “technical capabilities and resources of the applicant team, the ability of the team to raise and maintain sufficient funding to allow participation in the Championship at a competitive level and the team’s experience and human resources.” Alongside this, prospective teams will also have to show how they are able to commit to Formula 1’s sustainability target of net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 as another condition of entry, in order to meet the “mutual aims” of … [Read more...] about FIA officially open applications for new F1 teams and reveal new requirements

The FIA has announced the opening of its application process for prospective new Formula 1 teams, and they have set out their requirements for what they want from their applicants. In an accompanying document with their announcement of the opening of expressions of interest, motorsport’s governing body revealed in more detail what prospective entrants are expected to provide in the application process. Along with a total $300,000 application fee, the governing body is asking for several relevant documents surrounding the people running the team itself, including details about the company, the owner, and the request to sign a non-disclosure agreement about the application process itself while it is ongoing. The FIA say a full list of requirements will be sent to prospective teams once expressions of interest have been filed, and Liberty Media, Formula 1’s commercial rights holder, may add criteria of their own as the application process unfolds. But as for now, among the FIA’s … [Read more...] about What is included on the FIA list of requirements for new Formula 1 entrants?

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 15 LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England announced another “forceful” increase in interest rates Thursday, saying it was too soon to declare victory against inflation that has slowed slightly but is still fueling a cost-of-living crisis, public-sector strikes and fears of recession. The bank raised its key rate by half a percentage point, to 4%, resisting the temptation to follow the U.S. Federal Reserve in easing its response to the crisis. The British central bank has approved four straight increases of a half-point or more since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered sharp rises in food and energy prices. “We have done a lot on rates already … but it is too soon to declare victory just yet,” bank Gov. Andrew Bailey said at a news conference. “Inflationary pressures are still there … and we need to be absolutely sure … [Read more...] about Bank of England rate hike says ‘too soon to declare victory’