F1 Madness

Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time in the first free practice session ahead of the Spanish grand prix. The first free practice session got off to a rather quiet start at the Spanish Circuit de Catalunya. The reason for the lack of urgency is likely because teams and drivers are well acquainted with the […]

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DRIVERS: Fernando ALONSO (McLaren) Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) Kevin Magnussen (Renault) Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso) Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Fernando, a good result last time out in Russia with sixth place. Do you believe you’re closing in on the Williams-Red Bull battle? What development steps can we expect […]

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Round 5 of the Formula 1 World Championship brings us to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The circuit has hosted F1 races since it was completed in 1991. The layout of the circuit is a good blend of slow, fast and medium speed corners. Car setup together with tyre choice is crucial. Pirelli have supplied the […]

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Formula 1 begins its European season and Round 5 of the Championship in Spain at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Traditionally in F1 the European season also sees the teams’ spectacular motor homes making an appearance in the paddock but more importantly teams see the first European race of the season as a chance to bring […]

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Traditionally the first European race of the F1 season sees a raft of updates made to the cars. It’s no different in 2016 as teams look to take a crucial step forward at Spain’s Circuit de Catalunya. Red Bull Racing dropped the bombshell a few days after the Russian grand prix that Dannil Kvyat and […]

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The Red Bull Racing team has announced that Max Verstappen will partner Daniel Ricciardo in its F1 team. From the Spanish grand prix onwards teenager Verstappen will replace Russian driver Daniil Kyvat in the senior Red Bull team. Kyvat, meanwhile will return to the Toro Rosso team alongside Spain’s Carlos Sainz Jr. Christian Horner, team […]

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The hard tyre compound will make its debut at the Spanish Grand Prix for the 2016 season but non of the teams seem to favor it. F1 tyre supplier Pirelli revealed the tyre choices for the drivers ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix which shows that the front running teams have chosen only one set […]

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The 2016 Russian grand prix didn’t play to varying tyre strategies as much as the first three races of the 2016 season. The Sochi Autodrom brings with it a unique set of conditions for the Pirelli tyres. As the circuit is mainly un-used for the remainder of the year it’s track surface is particularly kind […]

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If you were a neutral there wasn’t much to enthuse about in the Russian grand prix. But these days’ neutrals are few and far between.  And even a true neutral would have to be impressed with the spellbinding way in which Nico Rosberg has won the Russian grand prix. While Nico Rosberg led serenely away […]

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Although Mercedes secured a 1-2 finish at the 2016 Russian Grand Prix, it was anything but plain sailing for the team on the pit wall and in the garage according to Toto Wolff. Nico Rosberg took victory finishing 25 seconds clear of team-mate Lewis Hamilton. But according to Team Boss Toto Wolff it was far […]

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