Hamilton takes lead as Monza test ends

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time on the third and last day of testing at Monza. His best lap, a 1:22.967 for McLaren, was 0.4 seconds faster than Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen. Despite McLaren and Ferrari being on top, today proved to be the most surprising of the test. Force India took the third spot, thanks to Giancarlo Fisichella, [...]

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F1 Champion Phil Hill dies

1961 Formula one world champion, Phil Hill, passed away last night aged 81. He was in California and died due to complications relating to Parkinson’s disease. Hill remains the only American-born world champion and was a strong supporter of Ferrari.
Although he only won three F1 races, he became 1961 champion after the death of his Ferrari teammate, Wolfgang [...]

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Heidfeld on top at Monza day two

Nick Heidfeld has topped the time sheets on day two of testing at Monza. Recently Heidfeld has been struggling in timed sessions but today he completed 89 laps to set the fastest time of 1:22.621. Fellow German, Nico Rosberg finished in second for Williams, 0.2 seconds behind the BMW. 
McLaren and Ferrari failed to make it into [...]

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The F1 Files is here

A short welcome to The F1 Files

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