F1 Madness

DRIVERS 1 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes) 2 – Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari) 3 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes)   TRACKSIDE INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Davide Valsecchi) Q: What a qualifying! Valtteri Bottas on pole position, was a spectacular lap. Valtteri please, your lap was amazing. Less than one tenth in front of Sebastian. Great job my friend. Valtteri […]

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Lewis Hamilton took charge of Friday Free Practice for the Austrian Grand Prix after finishing both Free Practice 1 and Free Practice 2 on top of the time sheets. Free Practice 1 Free Practice got underway under glorious sunshine. With the track still green drivers were slow to get out of their garages but eventually […]

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PART TWO: Carlos SAINZ (Toro Rosso), Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing), Felipe MASSA (Williams) Q: Felipe, if we start with you. Looking back two weeks to Baku. How much have you agonized about might have been in that race? Felipe MASSA: Yeah, me and Max actually. What can you do? I think you need to think […]

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PART ONE: DRIVERS – Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari), Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes), Kevin MAGNUSSEN (Haas) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Sebastian, begin by looking back at events in Baku two weeks ago. You said in a statement on Monday that you over-reacted in the heat of the moment. Please can you just talk us through what happened in that moment. […]

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In accordance with the FIA’s instructions Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel has issued an apology to the racing community. Dear motor-racing fans Concerning the incidents of Baku I’d like to explain myself: During the re-start lap, I got surprised by Lewis and ran into the back of his car. With hindsight, I don’t believe he had any […]

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After his incident at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix which he was given a 10-second stop-and-go penalty, the FIA has decided not to further punish Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel for his transgression. Vettel was issued with a 10-second stop and go penalty for steering into Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton after driving into the back of the Mercedes believing […]

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Former McLaren Boss Ron Dennis has, after 37-years, ended all ties to McLaren after selling his shares to the McLaren Group. In addition to the sale of Dennis’ shares he vacates his position as Chairman of McLaren. Dennis’ stake at the company was reportedly valued at £275-million. McLaren Group has managed to secure long-term finance […]

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Formula One governing body, the FIA has decided to further investigate the clash between F1 title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. The clash between the drivers happened behind the safety car at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix when Vettel ran into the back of Lewis Hamilton who was in the lead and was backing up […]

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TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Jock CLEAR (Ferrari), Rob SMEDLEY (Williams), Beat ZEHNDER (Sauber) Q: Jock, can we start by talking about the car? What’s the standout characteristic of the SF70H? Jock CLEAR: I think we could say that the standout characteristic is that there is no standout characteristic. It just seems to be a very well-behaved car in all […]

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PART ONE: TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Cyril ABITEBOUL (Renault), Eric BOULLIER (McLaren), Robert FERNLEY (Force India) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Eric, if I could start with you, we saw another engine failure for Fernando Alonso this afternoon… you’re shaking your head. Eric BOULLIER: Yes, it wasn’t an engine failure. It was a gearbox failure. Q: A gearbox failure, but […]

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