Posted on 12 May 2017. Tags: cyril abiteboul, f1, force india, Formula 1, friday press conference, mercedes, renault, robert fernley, spanish grand prix, toto wolff
PART ONE: TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Cyril ABITEBOUL (Renault), Robert FERNLEY (Force India), Toto WOLFF (Mercedes) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Today is the FIA Volunteers’ Day and there will be a ceremony later this afternoon on the pit straight to honour their contribution to motor sport. Perhaps a word from you all on the work of the […]
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Posted on 12 May 2017. Tags: 2017, circuit de catalunya, f1, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, haas, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, marcus ericsson, mclaren, mercedes, pirelli, renault, romain grosjean, sauber, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, spain, stoffel vandoorne, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas
Lewis Hamilton topped the second free practice session ahead of the Spanish grand prix. The Mercedes driver quickest time of 1:20:802 was 90 thousands of a second quicker than his teammate Valtteri Bottas in seconds. The two Ferrari’s of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel were third and fourth quickest with Raikkonen three tenths off the […]
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Posted on 12 May 2017. Tags: 2017, carlos sainz, circuit de catalunya, daniel ricciardo, daniil kvyat, f1, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, haas, kevin magnussen, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, maar verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, Pascal Wehrlein, pirelli, red bull, renault, romain grosjean, sauber, sebastian vettel, spain, stoffel vandoorne, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas
Lewis Hamilton led the way from his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas in the first free practice session of the Spanish grand prix. The ninety-minute session was topped by Hamilton’s 1:21:521 which was 29 thousands quicker than Bottas’ P2 time. The two Ferrari’s followed in third and fourth with Raikkonen setting a 1:22:456 ahead of Vettel, […]
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Posted on 11 May 2017. Tags: 2017, carlos sainz, circuit de catalunya, daniil kvyat, esteban ocon, europe, f1, felipe masa, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, haas, honda, kimi raikkonen, lance stroll, lewis hamilton, mclaren, mercedes, pirelli, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, spain, spanish gp, stoffel vandoorne, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas, williams
There isn’t too much about Spain’s circuit de Catalunya that isn’t already known. As the fifth round of the 2017 season this staple of the Formula 1 calendar has, over the years, become the definitive barometer of car performance. The 4.6-kilometer layout of the Spanish circuit comprises the perfect mixtures to test car balance and […]
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Posted on 11 May 2017. Tags: brembo brakes, circuit de barcelona catalunya, f1, Formula 1, spanish grand prix, spanishgp
The hardest braking point on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is at turn 1. The driver has to slow down around 173 km/h over just 50 meters. The calculated brake energy involved is 2,401 kW. The driver is subjected to 4.8 g, while he pushes with 154 kg onto the brake.
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Posted on 01 May 2017. Tags: carlos sainz, daniel ricciardo, daniil kvyat, f1, felipe massa, ferrari, Formula 1, jolyon palmer, kimi raikkonen, lance stroll, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mercedes, nico hulkenberg, red bull, renault, russia, sauber, sebastian vettel, sochi autodrom, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas, williams
On paper the Sochi Autodrom in Russia is a track that was supposed to play to the strengths of the Mercedes given its power dominated layout. But predictions and form ‘on paper’ are often fickle. Despite this Ferrari stunned the F1 paddock on Saturday to lock out the front row of the grid for the […]
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