The cars for the upcoming Formula 1 season are finally being unveiled! As a massive fan of the sport this could not come sooner. The months December through to mid-March are so boring for me.
This season is seeing some radical changes to Formula 1 rules. We have said goodbye to the V8 engine which are replaced by V6's and a seemingly bizarre rule change to double points for the last race of the season, among other changes.
From the latest released pictures from Ferrari, Force India, Williams and McLaren, the most obvious change to the style of the cars are the noses that is now being dubbed the 'anteater' nose. This is thanks to new rules that require the nose to be lower to the ground for safety reasons.
One of the biggest questions that have resulted from the changes to the 2014 season is whether or not Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull will continue their dominance that they've had over the past few years.
Either way, there's guarantee that Ferrari and their 2014 drivers Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonnen will both be competing to become world champion again.
Team personnel has also been shifting and changing within the teams. Eric Boullier has left Lotus for McLaren, with co-chairman Gerard Lopez replacing him at Lotus.
The driver line-up for 2014 is almost complete as well, with a number of drivers switching teams and also seeing the return of Japanese driver Kamui Kobayashi to Caterham.
Latest driver line-up:
Saturday 25 January 2014
Wednesday 8 January 2014
Back to school for Wills
It’s that time of year again when schools and unis restart
for a new term. Although for many this might not be seen as a good thing,
Prince William can’t seem to get enough of education.
He already has one degree under his belt, but the Duke of
Cambridge has decided to go back to university, starting today, to study
environmental management on a ten week course at the University of Cambridge.
The course is designed to help him when he takes over the
Royal estate in Cornwall.
Wednesday 1 January 2014
Happy New Year
It’s time to say hello to 2014. It’s finally here! The past
24 hours have been awash with tweets and statuses informing the rest of the
world that ‘a new year is a new me’ and all the usual trivial quotes that
usually get forgotten about come January 3rd.
Which leads us to ponder New Year’s resolutions. For me they
are worthless, my rule is if you’re going to break them don’t make them.
Despite this I see it time and again every year from all sorts of people
claiming that they are going to lead a better life in one way or another by
making a new year’s resolution.
But what did we learn in 2013? Well...
In the world of entertainment we learnt that even Oscar
winners aren't afraid of acting like fan girls when they meet their heroes as
demonstrated by Jennifer Lawrence when she met Jack Nicholson mid-interview.
huffingtonpost.co.uk
It also became OK for number one singles to reference sexual
harassment.
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Hundreds of journalists and news crews decided to have a camp out in front of some hospital.
telegraph.co.uk
Tom Daley told us what we already knew.
theguardian.com
And we said goodbye to some of the most influential
political figures in history.
Forbes.com
Npr.org
Now as we look back on some of the pinnacle moments of 2013,
we welcome in the New Year and wait to see what 2014 has in store for the next
12 months.
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