Tag: Formula One
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This Is What It’s Like To Drive A Six-Wheeled Formula One Car
There was a time when Formula One was known far more for its wild engineering solutions than it was jet setting billionaires and celebrity grid interviews. In 1976, with new regulations coming in to narrow the front wings, Tyrrell set about building a wild new concept to take aerodynamic advantage of that. Broadway Star Wendell…
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Brad Pitt’s F1 Movie Missed One Vital Pit Stop Step
APX GP running the controversial one-stop, same tire strategy in Italy. Photo: Ryan Pierse (Getty Images) Despite claiming that filming had shut down while actors and writers went on strike here in the U.S., Brad Pitt’s Formula 1 movie has found a way to clock up the footage while the F1 circus travels the globe.…
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Las Vegas Is More Of A Motorsport City Than You’d Expect
I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve been skeptical about Formula 1’s upcoming Las Vegas Grand Prix, but as the race itself approaches and after a high-energy 30-hour trip to Vegas to check out all things F1, I have to say: I’ve changed my mind. About some things, at least. Broadway Star Wendell Pierce…
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Formula 1’s Permanent Las Vegas Grand Prix Paddock Is Not Named After Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock
Formula 1‘s Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend will be kicking off in under 80 days, and work in the city is in full swing, with roads being repaved and a permanent 300,000 square-foot paddock building being erected to house year-round F1-related activations. There’s one big problem, though: The locals think F1 has named that permanent…