Archive | September, 2017
Posted on 17 September 2017. Tags: f1, ferrari, Formula 1, kimi raikkonen, marina bay street circuit, max verstappen, mercedes, race, red bull, sebastian vettel, singapore grand prix, singaporeGP
The FIA race stewards have decided that no further action will be taken following the Turn 1 carnage at the start of the race for the Singapore Grand Prix which saw both Ferrari’s and the Red Bull of Max Verstappen collide subsequently putting them out of them out of the race. After average starts from […]
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Posted on 17 September 2017. Tags: f1, force india, Formula 1, sergio perez
Ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix race the Force India Formula One Team announced that they have extended Sergio Perez’s contract for 2018. Perez was tipped to leave Force India but after Ferrari announced that they will retain the services of Kimi Raikkonen it shifted the big moves in the paddock to 2018. “Staying with […]
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Posted on 16 September 2017. Tags: daniel ricciardo, f1, Formula 1, marina bay street circuit, max verstappen, qualifying, red bull, sebastian vettel, singapore grand prix, singaporeGP
DRIVERS 1 – Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari) 2 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 3 – Daniel RICCIARDO (Red Bull Racing) TRACK INTERVIEWS (conducted by Will Buxton) Sebastian, the crowd went crazy, the noise was huge when you crossed the line, and deservedly so. That lap was absolutely massive. You struggled yesterday, where did you […]
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: christian horner, cyril abiteboul, f1, Formula 1, friday press conference, marina bay street circuit, mclaren, red bull, renault, singapore grand prix, singaporeGP, zak brown
PART TWO: TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Zak BROWN (McLaren), Cyril ABITEBOUL (Renault), Christian HORNER (Red Bull Racing) Q: Zak, let’s start with you. After much deliberation, you’ve separated from Honda. What was the tipping point, and what sacrifices do you have to make now? Zak BROWN: Well, let me start James, and then I’ll come back and answer […]
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: f1, Formula 1, franz tost, friday press conference, honda, katsuhide moriyama, masashi yamamoto, singapore grand prix, singaporeGP
PART ONE: TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Masashi YAMAMOTO (Honda), Katsuhide MORIYAMA (Honda), Franz TOST (Toro Rosso) PRESS CONFERENCE Moriyama-san, today the new partnership with Toro Rosso and also the separation with McLaren was announced. Can you make a comment from Honda’s point of view? Katsuhide MORIYAMA: Yes, good afternoon gentlemen, my name is Moriyama and I am […]
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: daniel ricciardo, f1, Formula 1, marina bay street circuit, max verstappen, red bull racing, singapore grand prix, singaporeGP
It was all Red Bull on Friday for both Free Practice One and Free Practice Two at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore. Daniel Ricciardo topped both sessions leading the way for Red Bull and sending an early warning to Ferrari and Mercedes. Free Practice 1 FP1 got off to a bit of a […]
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: carlos sainz, f1, Formula 1, renault, toro rosso
The Renault Sport Formula 1 Team have confirmed that Carlos Sainz will drive for the works team for 2018 after being released from his Red Bull contract. The Spaniard will be loaned to the Enstone based team for 2018 following which he will return to Toro Rosso unless a new deal can be structured to keep […]
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: f1, Formula 1, fraz tost, honda, james key, toro rosso
Toro Rosso have announced that it will partner with Honda from 2018 after it was announced that McLaren will partner with Renault. The technical partnership no doubt comes with a cash injection into Toro Rosso as well. Work has already begun to adapt the 2018 car to accommodate the Honda Power Unit and gearbox. “We […]
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Posted on 15 September 2017. Tags: f1, Formula 1, honda, mclaren, renault
The long awaited announcement that McLaren will divorce from it’s technical partnership with Honda and move to Renault has finally been confirmed. After months of rumor and speculation the deal was finally announced on Friday 15 September 2017 after the first free practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix. Years of unreliability, lack of performance […]
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Posted on 14 September 2017. Tags: daniel ricciardo, f1, Formula 1, haas, kevin magnussen, lance stroll, marina bay street circuit, red bull, singapore grand prix, singaporeGP, thursday press conference part 2, williams
PART TWO: DRIVERS – Kevin MAGNUSSEN (Haas), Daniel RICCIARDO (Red Bull Racing), Lance STROLL (Williams) Q: Kevin, a good record here with points on your previous two visits. You and Romain both looked good in Monaco as well so is there some optimism at Haas this weekend, especially given the tight midfield points battle that […]
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