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Posted on 23 June 2017. Tags: azerbaijan GP, azerbaijan Grand Prix, baku city circuit, f1, Formula 1, FP2, free practice 2, friday, max verstappen, red bull
Max Verstappen finished the second free practice session of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on top of the time sheets this afternoon but ended his session by crashing out with just 30-second left in the session. The session was one of the most bizarre sessions yet. Nearly all the drivers ran wide off the track at least […]
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Posted on 22 June 2017. Tags: azerbaijan GP, baku city circuit, f1, fernando alonso, Formula 1, mclaren, stoffel vandoorne
Both Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne are expected to take massive grid penalties going into the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend. Honda plans to fit an updated MGU-H to both their cars and would mean that both drivers take on new turbochargers. Both drivers will incur a 15-place grid penalty for the new turbo since it’s […]
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Posted on 22 June 2017. Tags: azerbaijan GP, azerbaijan Grand Prix, baku city circuit, esteban ocon, f1, force india, Formula 1, haas, mercedes, part 2, romain grosjean, thursday press conference, Valtteri Bottas
PART TWO: DRIVERS – Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes), Esteban OCON (Force India), Romain GROSJEAN (Haas) Q: Valtteri, if we can start with you. There’s no doubting the speed of this year’s Mercedes – the four wins are testimony to that – but it has proved tricky to set up. Can you predict how competitive you’re going […]
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Posted on 22 June 2017. Tags: azerbaijan Grand Prix, azerbaijanGP, baku city circuit, daniil kvyat, f1, ferrari, Formula 1, kimi raikkonen, mclaren, part 1, stoffel vandoorne, thursday press conference, toro rosso
PART ONE: DRIVERS – Daniil KVYAT (Toro Rosso), Kimi RÄIKKÖNEN (Ferrari), Stoffel VANDOORNE (McLaren) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Kimi, if we can start with you. We’re back at a street track this weekend. You took pole position in Monaco a couple of races ago — how confident are you of a repeat here? Kimi RÄIKKÖNEN: Unfortunately it doesn’t give […]
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Posted on 22 June 2017. Tags: f1, longbow finance, marcus ericsson, monish kaltenborn, Pascal Wehrlein, sauber
The Sauber Formula One Team have confirmed that CEO Monisha Kaltenborn is to step down with immediate effect. Kaltenborn held the CEO position at Sauber since 2010. The Chairman of the Board of Longbow Finance, Pascal Picci announced in a statement that Sauber and Kaltenborn have parted ways “due to diverging views of the future […]
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Posted on 19 June 2017. Tags: f1, fia, Formula 1, world motorsport council
The FIA, at the World Motorsport Council meeting at it’s Geneva Headquarters, announced a 21-race calendar for the 2018 Formula One season. The season will run from 25 March 2018 at the Australian Grand Prix till 25 November 2018 at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Azerbaijan Grand Prix gets pushed up to 29 April […]
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Posted on 12 June 2017. Tags: Canadian Grand Prix, canadiangp, circuit gilles villeneuve, daniel ricciardo, f1, Formula 1, lewis hamilton, mercedes, post race press conference, red bull, sunday race, Valtteri Bottas
DRIVERS 1 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 2 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes) 3 – Daniel RICCIARDO (Red Bull Racing) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (conducted by Sir Patrick Stewart) Q: Congratulations, Lewis. You might say that there’s nothing like a pleasant, quiet drive along the river on a Sunday afternoon in Montreal. But this was a little different, […]
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Posted on 11 June 2017. Tags: Canadian Grand Prix, canadiangp, circuit gilles villeneuve, f1, ferrari, Formula 1, lewis hamilton, mercedes, qualifying, saturday, sebastian vettel, Valtteri Bottas
DRIVERS 1 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 2 – Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari) 3 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes) TRACKSIDE INTERVIEWS (conducted by Will Buxton) Q: Sixth career position, here in Montreal, 12,000 friends to celebrate with. That was an exceptional lap. Lewis HAMILTON: What’s up Montreal? How are you guys doing? I’m so happy! Thank you so […]
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Posted on 10 June 2017. Tags: Canadian Grand Prix, canadiangp, f1, ferrari, Formula 1, free practice 3, kimi raikkonen, saturday, sebastian vettel
Sebastian Vettel lead a Ferrari 1-2 finish for the final free practice session for Canadian Grand Prix ahead of qualifying later this afternoon. Vettel set the pace earlier in the session with his lap time continuing to get faster. Raikkonen kept close to Vettel’s times but after his final timed runs on the ultra soft […]
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Posted on 09 June 2017. Tags: Canadian Grand Prix, canadiangp, circuit gilles villeneuve, f1, Formula 1, free practice 1, friday, lewis hamilton, mercedes
Lewis Hamilton launched Mercedes’ comeback this weekend with the fastest time for the first free practice session for the Canadian Grand Prix and the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Hamilton set a 1:13.809 to go fastest on the super soft tyres narrowly beating Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel to the fastest time of the session by 0.198s. In fact, […]
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