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Can Anyone Stop Mercedes ? Febuary 2018 Inside Dominik Wilde New Rules Season Surprises CAN ANYONE STOP MERCEDES ? Image courtesy of Sara Cimino via WikiCommons 8 page F1 2018 preview 2 F1 2018 Preview Editorial he 2018 Formula One season is just around the The more experienced drivers will have to keep Tcorner with all the thrills and spills returning an eye on these three as they look for a step up. on March 25th in sunny Australia. Lewis Hamil- The teams will have to keep up to date with the new rules ton and his Mercedes team will be looking to fend the FIA have put in place, with grid penalties becoming off the competition to win his fifth World Cham- a lot easier to obtain. The FIA have also looked into driv- pionship. The likes of Sebastian Vettel and Daniel er safety this year with the halo system being deployed, Riccardo will also be looking to disrupt the Mer- read more on this in the “new rules explained” feature. cedes dominance which has seen them win the No matter what happens this year it is go- last four drivers and constructors championships. ing to be a drama filled, fast paced roller- The likes of Max Verstappen, Lance Stroll coaster ride… but what else did you expect? and Esteban Ocon will be looking to con- tinue their great early Formula One careers. Esteban Ocon courtesy of Steve from Austin, TX, USA via Wikicommons F1 2018 Preview 3 New Rules : Explained By Adam Harrison fter an adrenaline filled 2017 season the FIA have Adecided to add some new rules to make racing more excit- ing for the drivers and fans. Many criticised the grid penalty system during the 2017 season, so the FIA revisited the regulations ahead of the 2018 campaign. If a power unit component is changed in the car, the driver will be subject to a five or ten grid penalty. This can depend on the component changed Halo system - image provided by Jen_ross83 via Flickr in the car. If the team take the deci- sion to replace a second component as they did at the end of last sea- dom over the design of the device. in the car they will automatically son. but the effects of the change Another addition which will dropped to the back of the grid. will be seen as the season begins. help with the safety of the driv- The FIA have also given race stew- The FIA have also banned a carbon ers is biometric gloves. The gloves ards more power to issue penal- fibre extension to the car known as have biometric sensors which re- ties. They can issue a penalty to a a “shark fin”. These are aimed to cord the drivers vital signs to help driver if an improper race start direct airflow over the rear wing marshals and recovery crews to even if the start does not trigger of the car. The use of “T wings” check the condition of the driver. the automated detection system. has also been banned by the FIA. Finally Pirelli, Formula one’s offi- The governing body have also de- In an attempt to improve driv- cial tyre supplier have announced cided to completely overhaul the er safety in the cock pit the FIA two new tyre compounds ahead power unit system they had in place. have introduced halos to the cars. of the new season. “Hypersoft” In the 2017 season teams had four It is aimed to direct debris away will now be the softest of the nine complete power units for the whole from the drivers heads in the car. compounds an “superhard” will be race year. Whereas this they each This is after many high-profile in- hardest. They will be represented power unit component is consid- juries and deaths in motor sport by a pink line on the “hypersoft” ered separately, meaning multiple due to debris hitting the driv- and orange on the “superhard”. things may need changing at once, ers at high speed. The halo sys- resulting in hefty grid penalties. tem is set to be introduced into Each car will have three internal other open wheel racing includ- combustion engines, heat motor ing both Formula two and three. generators and turbo chargers at Although the driver safety is the their disposal. They also have two main aim for the halo, it has been kinetic motor generators, ener- criticised due to the way it looks gy stores and control electronics. when on the car. To combat this the This change may make it diffi- FIA revealed that they have allowed cult for drivers to push as hard teams to have some creative free Image provided by Morio via Wikicommons 4 F1 2018 Preview Lance Stroll Surprise of the season Lance Stroll, Image courtesy of Morio via Wiki commonsa By Adam Harrison ance Stroll has a big year take his chance. “No mat- youngest ever driver to start Kvyat given Lahead of him on and off ter who Williams choose, on the front row of the grid in the track. Dominik Wilde he’ll be more familiar Monza. He also became the second chance of dw motorsport believes with the team than either youngest ever driver to step Daniel Kvyat has been giv- he could be the big sur- Sirotkin or Kubi- on the podium. Finishing en an Formula One lifeline prise on the grid this year. ca. With all that third in Azerbaijan aged just by Ferrari. He has taken up The Canadian has been in mind, I honestly think 18 years and 239 days. After the role as their reserve driv- through his fair share of he’ll step up. It took him a successful year under his er for the 2018 season. This ups and downs on the a couple of years to find belt he knows what to expect comes just months after he track in his rookie year in his feet in Formula 3, it’ll going into the 2018 season. was axed by Toro Rosso. F1 which seen him finish “Stroll, the whole world Kvyat earnt Toro Rosso 133 12th in the drivers cham- seems to be out to get the point and two podiums in pionship with 40 points. poor kid, but now he’s got a his 72 career starts for them. Williams are look- year under his belt, he knows He had been exploring oth- ing to secure the signa- exactly what to expect.” er avenues before this oppor- ture of their second driv Wilde also thinks that tunity came up. Speaking in er ahead of the Stroll’s potential teammate December to Sky F1 he said next season with Sirotkin would be a good “Formula 1 is not every- both Sergey Sirotkin and fit at Williams. “Sirotkinthing. There are other good Robert Kubica linked with will impress too. His re- opportunities in this life.” the 2018 drive. This gives cord isn’t the best, but he Stroll a huge chance to be- has impressed in the past. come the lead driver of one I think he will turn a few of the biggest teams in For- probably be the heads in his first year in F1.” mula One. Williams have same case here.” The future looks bright since made the decision to Stroll’s rookie year at the for the young Canadian give Sirotkin his first drive top of motorsport was a suc- ahead of the 2018 race year. Wilde believes that he will cessful one. He became the Lance Stroll Image provide by Morio via Wiki commons Wiki commons Jefferys via Dave by provide image Kvyat Daniel F1 2018 Preview 5 Dominik Wilde Guest Column Time is ticking... Confirmed Dirvers 2018 Mercedes Many drivers on the circuit are driving for thier contracts but is it time for a grid Lewis Hamilton - 44 resuffle in 2019. Valtteri Bottas - 77 Red Bull Daniel Riccardo - 3 Max Verstappen - 33 Ferrari Sebastian Vettel - 5 Kimi Raikkoen - 7 Force India Serigo Perez - 11 Esteban Ocon - 31 Williams think the driver reshuf- only leaves Ferrari. I do think jor changes. Brendon Hartley Lance Stroll - 18 I fle will depend on how that this will be Raikkoen’s the top drivers do this year. last year, but who will step in Sergey Sirotkin - TBC All the big three teams all his place? Well, Ricciardo and have a driver in a contract Bottas would’ve been the most McLaren year. If Raikkoen has anoth- likely options, but if they stay Fernando Alonso - 14 er tough year he’s out. If Red put that’ll rule them out. Pe- Stoffel Vandoorne - 2 Bull flop again, Daniel Ric- rez? Possibly, but I think Ferra- cardo may want out and if ri will break with tradition and Toro Rosso Valtteri Bottas catches second put Leclerc in the seat in 2019 Pierre Gasly - 10 -season syndrome at Mer- and move Giovinazzi to Sauber. Brenden Hartley - 28 cedes, he could be booted too. Elsewhere in the field, I is an interesting one though. On top of that , if Charles Le- can’t foresee too many ma- He’d signed a contract to race clerc shines, there is a possibil- for Chip Ganassi in IndyCar Haas ity Ferrari could take a risk and this year, yet somehow ended Romain Grosjean - 8 promote him. But I very much up in F1. With a proper win- Kevin Manussen - 20 doubt that happening. Another ter and some testing, I think switch that I could’nt see hap- he will impress this year, he’s Renault pening is Sebastian Vettel to proven elsewhere to be one of Nico Hulkenburg - 27 Mercedes.
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