F1 Madness

DRIVERS 1 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 2 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) 3 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Williams) TV UNILATERAL So Lewis, your sixth consecutive pole. You must be pleased, particularly with the way you achieved it, but I guess also, after Hungary, a little cautious about its significance, with the race coming up tomorrow? Lewis HAMILTON: Yeah, […]

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Lewis Hamilton easily claimed his 10th pole position from 11 races topping qualifying ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix. Hamilton set not one, but two, laps fast enough to take the top position during Q3 and finished the session almost half a second ahead of his team mate with a time of 1:47.197. Team mate […]

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Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton ended the 3rd free practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix on top of the time sheets ahead of his team-mate Nico Rosberg. Hamilton set the fastest time of 1:48.984 on his option tyre run which was 0.498s quicker than Rosberg who managed a 1:49.482. Hamilton gained almost 2 tenths in the […]

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The FIA has removed the new orange sausage kerb at the top of the Eau Rouge-Raidillon complex, following complaints from drivers after Friday’s practice sessions at the Belgian Grand Prix. The kerb had been installed to deterA kerb was installed prior to the race weekend in order to deter drivers cutting the corner. However, after […]

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Pirelli has issued a press release saying that an external cut into the tyre structure is most likely the cause for the tyre failure which sent Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg into a high speed spin during the second practice session ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix. Rosberg’s tyre failed on the approach to Blanchimont and […]

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Chilling on board camera footage of Nico Rosberg’s tyre failure during Free Practice 2. The tyre gave out just before the very fast, flat out left handed Blanchimont corner.

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TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Nick CHESTER (Lotus) Andrew GREEN (Force India) Giampaolo DALL’ARA (Sauber) James ALLISON (Ferrari) Paddy LOWE (Mercedes) Paul MONAGHAN (Red Bull Racing) PRESS CONFERENCE If I could start with a question for all of you: coming in next year are further restrictions on driver aids and team radio assistance. Can you give us your thoughts […]

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German Formula 1 driver Nico Hulkenberg says that he has “good options” for 2016. The 24 Hour Le Mans winner is F1’s perennially overlooked but highly rated driver but despite this believes that he has a few options to consider for 2016. “There are a few good options out there, and I’m pretty confident I […]

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Finnish Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas says that the persistent rumours linking him to the Ferrari seat have been distracting. Over the last several months the Williams F1 driver has been constantly mentioned as a possible replacement for fellow Finn Kimi Raikkonen. However, after Ferrari’s announcement that they have re-signed the 2007 champion Bottas has […]

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Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has told Eyewitness News Sport exclusively that South Africa’s chances of hosting an F1 race in the next few years is slim. In an exclusive interview with EWN’s Jean Smythe Ecclestone confirmed that he would love to bring Formula 1 back to South Africa for the first time since 1993. […]

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