Formula One is back! We're at a new location for the first race of the season: Tom's Urban at LA Live in Downtown LA. Attendance is limited to 150 for this venue, but make sure you RSVP if you want to attend anyways. If there are a lot of people on the wait list, we may try to establish another spot/solution.



Before I get into the description, I should mention LA F1 Fans is taking part in a discounted Formula Renault racing class with ex-F1 driver, Allen Berg. Find out more on our other event page here. (http://www.meetup.com/LAF1Fans/events/220467196/)



Now that that's taken care of...



F1 has returned!



Another round of offseason testing has given little away about the competitive ranking of the 2015 cars. Here's what we know so far.



Mercedes will likely be very strong again. The team seems very deep into it's pre season program and the car appears to be both fast and reliable.



Ferrari seems to have made a massive step forward with it's 2015 challenger and both Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel appear to be relatively happy thus far. The former of whom says the steering feel (A major complaint of his from last year) is much improved in the new car.



McLaren Honda is a name that hasn't existed for a while in F1. The two companies have together built the most successful car in Formula One history, but pre-season testing has been rough for the team. Reliability woes have prevented the team from putting any significant mileage on the new car and its unlikely the full potential of this new partnership will be seen during the first few races of the season.



Lotus and Williams have once again looked well, but it's next to impossible to pull any significant information from testing programs. We will find out what the real pecking order is after the checkered flag waves in Melbourne.



So come on out and celebrate the first race of the season with the biggest F1 party in Southern California!