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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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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 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 01 September 2017. Tags: autodromo nazionale monza, Claire Williams, f1, force india, Formula 1, friday press conference, gene haas, haas, italian grand prix, italianGP, monza, robert fernley
PART TWO: TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Robert FERNLEY (Force India), Claire WILLIAMS (Williams) Gene HAAS (Haas) Q: Bob, let’s start with you. We’ve seen the Pérez-Ocon situation escalating from a rivalry to something perhaps more damaging. Does the team feel that you’ve managed it well up to this point – and what can you really realistically do […]
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