Defining the F1 Cockpit The F1 cockpit is the driver’s control centre within the monocoque structure, positioned at the front of the car where all vehicle controls and safety systems converge. This ...

After two chillingly similar accidents in two weeks have killed one driver and left another seriously ill in the hospital, there is bound to be talk of safety. And one concept that seems to be being ...

Amidst the rivalries of Ferrari and Mclaren, the sudden yet foreseen rise of Sauber BMW, and the filming of Gilles Villeneuve Honda is yet again making headlines. Honda made headlines last year not by ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary – The “halo” cockpit head protection system that will be mandatory on Formula One cars next season protects drivers from the potentially fatal impact of objects like a loose wheel ...

Formula One cars will have to be fitted with the Halo cockpit protection system starting from the 2018 World Championship, motorsport’s organizing body, the FIA, has decided. While it had seemed that ...

Kamui Kobayashi has carried out a Formula 1 test with Haas, more than a decade on from his last race in F1. The Japanese driver headed along to the south of France to carry out a test with the Haas F1 ...

Jules Bianchi's crash has reopened the debate about closed cockpits for F1 cars, and inevitably there are contrasting views on the subject. The FIA has looked at cockpit canopies in the past, but ...

Played the latest F1 2013 racing game? You'll be aware just how realistic racing games are getting then, particularly if you've been playing them long enough to remember what F1 games were like a ...

The start of the 2016 Formula One season is just a month away, but Red Bull Racing is already looking ahead to 2017. According to Motorsport.com, the team has submitted a new car design to the FIA, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brad Pitt, Jerry Bruckheimer and Joseph Kosinski don’t just want to make a good Formula 1 movie, they want to make the most ...

The temperature inside a Formula 1 cockpit can get up to 60 degrees Celsius (140 degrees Fahrenheit). That’s from the engine, brakes and the car’s aerodynamics. Drivers are in there for up to 2 hours ...