F1 Madness

DRIVERS 1 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) 2 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 3 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Kai Ebel) Q: Congratulations Nico, a fantastic win. Nico ROSBERG: It’s been an awesome weekend for sure, the whole weekend had gone great from the word go, so it’s been very, very special, […]

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Sebastian Vettel defended Ferrari’s strategy decision at the Japanese Grand Prix race which seen him finish 4th, possibly missing out on a podium finish. While Vettel completed the race with a 2-stop strategy, his was slightly different to the rest. The most widely used two-stop was to start on the softs, then two stints on […]

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TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Ayao KOMATSU (Haas), Bob BELL (Renault), Luigi FRABONI (Ferrari), Paddy LOWE (Mercedes), Yusuke HASEGAWA (Honda), Pat SYMONDS (Williams) PRESS CONFERENCE Bob, let’s start with you: How have you been getting on rebuilding the staff at Enstone, where do you still lack and what will the effect of all this be on the […]

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Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg was fastest by just 0.072 in the 2nd free practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Rosberg set a best time of 1:32.250 on his first run on the soft tyre for the qualifying simulation. Lewis Hamilton was just a whisker off with a 1:32.322 after dropping some time in […]

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DRIVERS – Jolyon PALMER (Renault), Carlos SAINZ (Toro Rosso), Pascal WEHRLEIN (Manor), Kimi RAIKKONEN (Ferrari), Fernando ALONSO (McLaren), Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) PRESS CONFERENCE Fernando, there’s been a lot of talk about your starts this year and the fact that in the last five GPs you’ve made up 29 places on the opening lap! Making up […]

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Just as the Formula 1 circuit started the pack up for the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon in Malaysia typhoon Chaba was set to make landfall in the week leading up to the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka. The worst of the storm seems to have passed but rain is still forecast for the […]

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The hardest braking point on the Suzuka International Circuit lies ahead of the Casio Triangle. The F1 drivers decelerate sharply here by 221 km/h over just 144 metres within 1.08 seconds. 1685 kW of brake power are released in the process! The drivers are subjected to 4.1 g and have to push with 145 kg […]

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What’s very special in Japan are the fans. They’re really amazing. I think the most enthusiastic fans of all the countries and places we go to“. A virtual lap on the Suzuka International Circuit with Sahara Force India F1 driver Nico Hülkenberg.

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Sergio Perez announced on Sunday evening after the Malaysian Grand Prix that he will remain at Force India for the 2017 season. There has been much speculation about the Mexican’s future in the past months and whether he would stay at the Silverstone based team. There was talk that he was on his way to […]

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DRIVERS 1 – Daniel RICCIARDO (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 3 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Mark Webber) Daniel, that national anthem was getting to you – great win mate. Daniel RICCIARDO: Thank you. I was a little but… firstly I’m exhausted. It’s such a hot race […]

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