Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Michael Schumacher in Critical Condition after Ski accident.

7-Time-World-Champion Michael Schumacher was taken to Grenoble in France after a serious accident while skiing with his son in the French Alps. The retired Formula 1 driver, 44, fell and severely hit the left side of his head and in a result was airlifted to a nearby hospital before being transfered to Grenoble.

He underwent his first surgery the same day and was placed in an artificial coma. The surgery was to help relieve pressure and get rid of any clots or hematomas.

Michael today remains in a very critical condition after a second surgery but is seeming to be showing a few signs of improvement.

Formula 1 drivers and other celebrity pals of Schumacher have tweeted and/or made public statements to address Michaels condition and share their thoughts and prayers.

I am also giving my thoughts and prayers to Michael and his family in this tough time. We hope he gets well soon and makes a grand recovery.

More updates to come tomorrow.

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Friday, December 13, 2013

Sauber signs Adrian Sutil for 2014.

Early this morning I got alerted that Sauber had officially signed Adrian Sutil for the 2014 season, but no word on who he will be teaming up with. Sergey Sirotkin has yet to earn his super license, and I know there are quite a few other drivers who are currently without a seat including; Esteban Gutierrez, Max Chilton, Charles Pic, Giedo Van Der Garde, Paul Di Resta and some looking to return to F1 like: Heikki Kovalainen and Rubens Barichello.

Updates later.

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Sergio Perez to Partner Nico Hulkenberg at Force India in 2014.

Force India announced formally that Sergio Perez is indeed the other driver for the team next year, and will partner German driver, Nico Hulkenberg. Rumours said that Perez would land the Lotus drive or head back to Sauber, who had him in 2011 and 2012. But both of those were false and instead he heads to London based Sahara Force India, who have welcomed him with big hearts and are already getting him used to the team.

More info to come soon.

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Thursday, December 5, 2013

Updated Driver Line-Up 2014. (Updated DECEMBER 31ST.)

I am doing this article instead of updating the last Driver Line-Up that I had up, because so many things have changed and a lot of things are now official. 

Redbull: Sebastian Vettel & Daniel Ricciardo.
This is official and can't change. Both drivers have contracts and are already preparing.

Mercedes: Nico Rosberg & Lewis Hamilton.
Also official.

Lotus: Romain Grosjean & Pastor Maldonado.
This has been made official by Lotus recently. Hmm.. Should be interesting to watch.

Ferrari: Fernando Alonso & Kimi Raikkonen.
Official.

McLaren: Jenson Button & Kevin Magnussen.
Official.

Force India: Nico Hulkenberg & Sergio Perez.
This was complete a few weeks ago. This is a wonderfully strong pairing.

Sauber: Adrian Sutil & Esteban Gutierrez.
Made official by The SauberF1 team a few weeks ago. Sergey will be their New Test Driver.

Williams: Felipe Massa & Valtteri Bottas.
Official.

Toro Rosso: Jean-Eric Vergne & Danill Kvyat.
Official.

Caterham: To Be Announced & To Be Announced.
I have no idea who'll be on this team next year, though I have heard rumours that Charles Pic will not return.

Marussia: Jules Bianchi & To Be Announced.
With Jules confirmed officially by the team, everyone is waiting to find out his team-mate and it could be another week or two before anything is announced.

More to come soon.

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Updated 2014 Calendar.

Last time I posted about the 2014 Calendar, nothing was official and some of the races were just up there as guesses. But now things are getting more official and put together.

1. India is officially not returning until 2015.
2. Korea will not be part of the 2014 race season.
3. New Jersey and Mexico will not take place in 2014.
4. Abu Dhabi will be the last race of the year instead of Brazil.
5. The Germany race goes back to the Hockenheim Circuit.
6. The Spanish GP is back to Barcelona.

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Now, here is the calendar as of now:

1. Australia / March.
2. Malaysia / March.
3. Bahrain / April.
4. China / April.
5. Spain /May.
6 Monaco / May.
7. Canada / June.
8. Austria / June.
9. Great Britain / July.
10. Germany / July.
11. Hungary / July.
12. Belgium / August.
13. Italy / September.
14. Singapore / September.
15. Japan / October.
16. Russia / October.
17. U.S.A. / November.
18. Brazil / November.
19. Abu Dhabi / November.

In total, as it stands right now, there are only 19 races. I'm pretty sure nothing can change now.. But we will see.

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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Nico Hulkenberg signs to Force India.

Force India has announced that Nico Hulkenberg will return to the team in 2014, after having signed a multi-year contract. No word on how many years, or who his team-mate will be, but according to the team, it will be announced soon... Probably in a few weeks.

Nico was a driver for Force India back in 2012, partnering Scottish driver, Paul Di Resta, whowas also on the team this year alongside another German, Adrian Sutil. No word on where they have seats in Formula1 or if they even have seats at all. Paul is rumoured to be heading to Indycar.

Some names talked about for the other seat include Sergio Perez, who was let go from McLaren at the end of this year, and Esteban Gutierrez, who partnered Nico Hulkenberg on Sauber for this season.

More information to come soon.

Article Written By: Amy Hawk.
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