Archive | September, 2017
Posted on 14 September 2017. Tags: f1, fernando alonso, Formula 1, jolyon palmer, lewis hamilton, marina bay street circuit, mclaren, mercedes, renault, singapore grand prix, singaporeGP, thursday press conference
PART ONE: DRIVERS – Fernando ALONSO (McLaren), Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes), Jolyon PALMER (Renault) PRESS CONFERENCE Fernando, these 2017 Formula One cars were intended to be more physical. Everyone seems to have coped fine so far, but is this the race that the drivers are expecting to be really tough? Fernando ALONSO: Probably, yes. I think this one […]
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Posted on 13 September 2017. Tags: f1, Formula 1, mercedes, silver arrows, Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas has extended his stay at Mercedes for another year and will drive for the Silver Arrows for the 2018 season. Bottas has currently has a one-year deal with Mercedes till the end of this year. This new deal ensures he will remain in F1 for another season. This also ends any speculation that […]
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Posted on 13 September 2017. Tags: carlos sainz, daniel ricciardo, f1, f1 2017, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, haas, honda, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, marina bay circuit, mclaren, mercedes, niki lauda, pirelli, red bull max verstappen, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, singapore, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas
The Formula 1 paddock heads east as it readies for the final stretch of the 2017 season. More specifically, Singapore’s Marina Bay Circuit will be the spectacular backdrop to the ever-intense battle for championship glory in 2017. As it stands Lewis Hamilton leads the driver’s standings by three points after winning back-to-back races in Belgium […]
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Posted on 08 September 2017. Tags: f1, f1 2017, fanatec, ferrari, finito, force india, Formula 1, gaming, kevin magnussen, lesmo, lewis hamilton, mercedes, monza, parabolica, sergio perez, sim racing, Valtteri Bottas, variante ascari, williams
A first attempt at the F1 esport challenge! The aim is to get yourself, driving as Sergio Perez in the Force India, onto the podium at the Italian grand prix. Your ranking on the leaderboard will be affected by several factors including assists you run with, level of AI difficulty, and how quickly you can […]
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Posted on 04 September 2017. Tags: daniel ricciardo, esteban ocon, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, haas, kimi raikkonen, lance stroll, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, monza, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas, williams
If you thought that you were somehow transported back to 2016, or even 2015, during this weekend’s Italian grand prix you’d have been forgiven. The level of domination that Mercedes and their drivers delivered to win the latest round of the 2017 season was simply staggering. By the end of 53 laps of the Italian […]
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Posted on 03 September 2017. Tags: autodromo nazionale monza, f1, ferrari, Formula 1, italian grand prix, italianGP, lewis hamilton, mercedes, monza, sebastian vettel, sunday race, Valtteri Bottas
DRIVERS 1 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 2 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes) 3 – Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Martin Brundle and Jean Alesi) Martin BRUNDLE: Lewis, you’re now leading the world championship again. Lewis HAMILTON: You know what…. You know what… MB: You might just have to punch through this [noise] […]
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Posted on 03 September 2017. Tags: carlos sainz, daniel ricciardo, f1 f, fernando alonso, Formula 1, haas, italian grand prix, italianGP, jolyon palmer, max verstappen, mclaren, monza, nico hulkenberg, penalties, race, red bull, renault, romain grosjean, stoffel vandoorne, toro rosso
One of the things the 2017 Italian Grand Prix will be remembered for is the number of engine penalties handed down to drivers over course of the weekend. Some would agree that the situation is quite laughable as only one driver will start in the position that he qualified in and that’s the pole sitter, […]
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Posted on 02 September 2017. Tags: autodromo nazionale monza, daniel ricciardo, f1, Formula 1, italian grand prix, italianGP, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mercedes, monza, qualifying, red bull
DRIVERS 1 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 2 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 3 – Daniel RICCIARDO (Red Bull Racing) GRID INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Davide Valsecchi) Lewis your lap was wonderful, 1.1 seconds in front of this guy. You were amazing. Lewis HAMILTON: Thank you man, grazie. I appreciate your excitement. I’m just as exvited. We’ll […]
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Posted on 02 September 2017. Tags: autodromo nazionale monza, f1, felipe massa, Formula 1, free practice 3, italian grand prix, italianGP, monza, saturday, williams
Felipe Massa finished fastest of a rain shortened Free Practice 3 ahead of team-mate Lance Stroll. Heavy rain forced Race Director Charlie Whiting to delay the start of Free Practice 3 indefinitely. White the timer for the session ticked down the safety car was sent out a few times to assess the situation out on […]
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Posted on 02 September 2017. Tags: codemasters, f12016, f12017, fanatec, ferrari, gaming, mercedes, sauber, sim racing
In the month of August two great things normally happen if you’re a fan of Formula 1. The first is the return of the world’s most elite racing series from its Summer break to the, arguably, the greatest circuit in the world, Belgium’s Spa-Francorchamps. The second great thing that happens in August is the release […]
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