Sauber have revealed their new F1 car – the C37. The new livery comes as a result of Sauber’s new partnership with Alfa Romeo, and is similar to the one seen at the event where the team announced the deal in December. The car also features sponsorship from Richard Mille and Carrera, who join as […]
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Red Bull have become the latest team to reveal their 2018 F1 car – the RB14. The team, who take title sponsorship from Aston Martin this year, revealed the car online on Monday morning. The car features a special launch livery, but the team say ‘the unfamiliar shapes under the paint are here to stay’. The
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Williams Martini Racing have unveiled their 2018 F1 car – the FW41. The team launched their car this evening at an event in London. The FW41 features the familiar Martini sponsorship livery, but underneath is significantly different. The car, which is the first to have major input from Chief Technical Officer Paddy Lowe, follows a
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Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen have shared their thoughts on the upcoming 2018 F1 season. Daniel Ricciardo, who made nine podium appearances for Red Bull in 2017, jokes that he ‘thought about not coming back’ to the team after spending time in Australia. Aside from attending fellow driver Brendon Hartley’s wedding, and spending time in
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Haas have become the first team to unveil their 2018 F1 car. The first images of the Haas VF-18 were unveiled online today. The red, black and white livery is reminiscent of the one the American team used in their first F1 season, while the largest visual difference is the halo head protection. The team
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Formula One is to introduce a new feature at 2018’s Grand Prix weekends – Pirelli Hot Laps. Fans, celebrities and guests will be invited to sit in the passenger seat of Aston Martin and McLaren supercars as they’re driven around by current and former Formula One drivers. Sean Bratches, the Managing Director of Commercial Operations
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Welcome along to the all new Lights Out website! After three months of work, and 80,000 words of new content, I’m really proud to share the new site with you. I’m also very excited about the start of the new Formula One season. This week, we’ll get our first glimpse of the new cars. While
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Kimi Raikkonen has unveiled the helmet he’ll be using during the 2018 F1 season. The Ferrari driver, who starts his sixteenth season in the sport this year, will sport a refreshed design on his helmet. While maintaining the usual red and black design, the helmet also features an extra splashing of blue. The Finnish driver
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With its high humidity levels and unpredictable weather, the Malaysia Grand Prix is often one of the toughest of the season for the drivers. Get to know the Sepang International Circuit with Lights Out’s Ultimate Track Guide! Constructed 1998 First F1 Race 1999 Track Length 3.444 miles Number of Laps 56 Number of Turns 15
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Winter Testing for the 2017 Formula One season begins this week at the Catalunya circuit in Spain. In a year of massive regulation changes, testing is likely to be a very busy time for the ten teams. Here’s what we need to look out for over the next two weeks. WHAT IS THE POINT IN
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Toro Rosso have become the final team to unveil their 2017 car – the STR12. The STR12’s blue, red and silver livery is a departure from what we have become used to with the team over their decade in the sport. Toro Rosso take engines from Renault this year for the first time since 2015.
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Haas have officially unveiled their second Formula One car – the VF-17. Images of the car had previously appeared online yesterday during Haas’ filming day at the Catalunya circuit. This year’s car features a revised grey livery and a smaller shark fin to what we have seen on other 2017 cars. “I think the pedal
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Red Bull have launched their 2017 Formula One car – the RB13. The team revealed the RB13 online at 13:13 local time, in honour of their 2017 car name. It has an interesting nose section, unlike on any of the other 2017 cars. Interestingly, Red Bull have opted to take the shark fin on their
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Williams have officially unveiled their 2017 car, the FW40. The team previously shared computer rendered images of their car last Friday, though the official images seem somewhat different to the render. The eye is immediately drawn to the large shark fin, which features the familiar Martini branding. The car also features sponsorship from new sponsors JCB.
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McLaren have launched their new car – the MCL32 – in an event at their factory in Woking. The highly anticipated MCL32 features a striking new orange, black and white livery. While upon first glance the new McLaren may appear to be more simplistic than the other 2017 cars revealed so far, a closer look
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Ferrari have launched their 2017 machinery – the SF70-H The car was revealed online and features a unique wing, attached to the shark fin – which has become somewhat of a staple of 2017 Formula One cars. The livery of the SF70-H features less white than was present on its 2016 predecessor, the SF16-H. The
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Reigning World Champions Mercedes AMG Petronas have launched their 2017 title defender – the W08. The Brackley-based team, who took the Drivers’ and Constructors’ titles in 2014, 2015 and 2016, unveiled their 2017 car at an event at the Silverstone circuit. Mercedes’ new aggressive looking W08 features a slightly refreshed livery. The packaging of the car
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Force India have unveiled their 2017 car – the VJM10. The launch, which took place across the road from the Silverstone-based team’s factory at the home of the British Grand Prix, was streamed online and was hosted by Sky Sports F1’s David Croft and Natalie Pinkham. Otmar Szafnauer revealed that work on the car started
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