Archive | November, 2016
Posted on 14 November 2016. Tags: 2016, brazil, charlie whiting, daniel ricciardo, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, haas, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, manor, marcus ericsson, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico hulkenberg, nico rosberg, red bull, renault, romain grosjean, sauber, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, toro rosso, williams
Three hours, five safety cars, and two red flags all combined to deliver a Brazilian grand prix that was high on intensity and high on emotion. But none of it fazed Lewis Hamilton as he cruised to his first ever victory in Brazil. Conditions proved so difficult that race director Charlie Whiting ordered a ten minute […]
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Posted on 14 November 2016. Tags: autodromo jose carlos pace, brazil gp, f1, Formula 1, interlagos, lewis hamilton, max versatppen, mercedes, nico rosberg, post race press conference, race, red bull
DRIVERS 1 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 2 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) 3 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Martin Brundle) Q: Lewis, what a race! Lewis HAMILTON: Not too bad, huh! Q: You were out front but calling for the red flags and aquaplaning coming up the hill… talk us […]
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Posted on 12 November 2016. Tags: autodromo jose carlos pace, brazilian grand prix, esteban ocon, f1, Formula 1, manor racing, qualifying
Manor Racing’s Esteban Ocon will drop 3 places down the grid after stewards found that he impeded Renault’s Jolyon Palmer in Q1. Palmer, who was on a flying lap at the time, had to run wide at Turn 4 to avoid Ocon. Despite Palmer still making it through to Q2 Ocon was penalized 3-grid spots […]
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Posted on 12 November 2016. Tags: 2016, brazil, daniel ricciardo, f1, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, interlaces, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico hulkenberg, nico rosberg, red bull, sebastian vettel, sergio perez. pirelli
Lewis Hamilton qualified in pole position for Sunday’s Brazilian grand prix. The Mercedes driver locked out the 60th pole of his career and will start the race alongside his championship leading teammate Nico Rosberg. Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen delivered an impressive lap to secure third however the Finnish driver called it merely an average performance. In […]
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Posted on 12 November 2016. Tags: brazil gp, f1, Formula 1, free practice 3, mercedes, nico rosberg
Nico Rosberg took the honors for the fastest time in the third free practice session for the Brazilian Grand Prix. The session got off to a slow start after some rain earlier in the day left the track damp in some places. The damp track seen drivers venture out on the full wets for installation laps. […]
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Posted on 12 November 2016. Tags: brazilian grand prix, christian horner, f1, ferrari, Formula 1, frederic vasseur, friday press conference, guenther steiner, haas, maurizio arrivabene, monisha kaltenborn, paul hembery, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber
TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Christian HORNER (Red Bull Racing), Maurizio ARRIVABENE (Ferrari), Paul HEMBERY (Pirelli), Monisha KALTENBORN (Sauber), Guenther STEINER (Haas), Frédéric VASSEUR (Renault) PRESS CONFERENCE Christian, can we start with you: just looking at the track action that’s been going on today, the long run pace obviously looks quite close to Mercedes, but is it […]
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Posted on 12 November 2016. Tags: f1, ferrari, fia, Formula 1, mexican grand prix, sebastian vettel
Formula 1 Governing Body the FIA has dismissed Ferrari’s appeal on Sebastian Vettel’s penalty at the Mexican Grand Prix which demoted him to 5th place. Vettel incurred the 10s time penalty for breaching Article 27.5 of the FIA Sporting Regulations when he moved under braking to block off Ricciardo who attempted a pass on Vettel […]
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Posted on 11 November 2016. Tags: fia, mclaren f1 team, ron dennis
According to Sky News, Ron Dennis is said to have presented a £1.65bn for the McLaren Formula One team. Reports state that a consortium of Chinese investors has tabled a £1.65bn takeover bid for McLaren, who own the McLaren Formula One (F1) team. Sky News reported today that Dennis presented the offer from a group of […]
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Posted on 11 November 2016. Tags: autodromo jose carlos pace, brazilian grand prix, braziliangp, f1, Formula 1, free practice 2, interlagos, lewis hamilton, mercedes, nico rosberg
Mercedes stamped their authority on the weekend after Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap of the session with team-mate, Nico Rosberg just 0.030s off the pace in 2nd. Hamilton’s best time of 1:12.271 came courtesy of the soft tyres on a qualifying simulation. Rosberg’s time which was just 0.030s off Hamilton’s was done on his […]
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Posted on 11 November 2016. Tags: f1, Formula 1, haas f1, kevin magnussen, renault, romain grosjean
The Haas F1 Team confirmed that Kevin Magnussen will drive for the Kannapolis based team from 2017. This announcement follows the announcement that current Haas driver, Esteban Gutierrez will not be driving for the team from next year. Rumors and reports have been circulating for a few weeks that Kevin Magnussen will make the move […]
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