F1 Madness

Qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix race threw up some interesting points. The change back to the 2015 format mixed the grid more than the new 2016 regulations were meant to do. But one of the most talked about aspects is the tyre strategy come race day. The three tyre compound per race weekend has […]

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Nico Hulkenberg will drop three-places down the grid ahead of Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix race following a wheel nut incident in Qualifying. The Force India driver was on his out lap in final minutes of Q2 when his front left wheel nut came loose sending the trye careening towards the tyre walls. The stewards ruled […]

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DRIVERS 1 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) 2 – Daniel RICCIARDO (Red Bull) 3 – Kimi RAIKKONEN (Ferrari) TV UNILATERAL Q: Nico, it all looked fairly in control, a little bit of a glitch at the start of the session with Lewis, but how does that feel for you? Nico ROSBERG: I’m pleased of course. The whole […]

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DRIVERS: Marcus ERICSSON (Sauber) Nico HULKENBERG (Force India) Kevin MAGNUSSEN (Renault) Valtteri BOTTAS (Williams) Kimi RAIKKONEN (Ferrari)   PRESS CONFERENCE Valtteri, you drove some hard races to come back from difficult positions in Australia and Bahrain. Given that those races were slightly compromised, where do you feel Williams lies in the pecking order now, from […]

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McLaren Driver Fernando Alonso has been cleared to race at this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix. Alonso had to watch the Bahrain Grand Prix from the pit garage after FIA doctors declared him unfit to race due to inconclusive scans. McLaren flew in their reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne to take his place. During the course of […]

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Round three of the Formula 1 World Championship is already upon us and this weekend we are in Shanghai China for the 13th iteration of the Chinese Grand Prix. With it’s inaugural race in 2004 which saw over 250 000 people fill the grand stands, the Shanghai International Circuit has been a yearly feature on […]

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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton will take a 5-place grid drop on Sunday’s race for the Chinese Grand Prix after a gearbox change. This after Mercedes examined his gearbox after the Bahrain Grand Prix and found it had taken some damage. To be on the safe side Mercedes decided to replace his gearbox to give him […]

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The World Motorsport Council (WMSC) officially approved a change to the 2015 Qualifying for F1 on Monday by e-vote. This turn around was prompted by teams standing united against a proposed aggregate qualifying solution. The widespread condemnation of the new 2016 format from fans and teams sent F1 management and the FIA scrambling for a […]

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F1 is set to return to the 2015 qualifying format after Bernie Ecclestone and the FIA agreed to the request from the teams. Team bosses met earlier on Thursday to decide on the new proposed aggregate qualifying format. In an unusual move, all the teams unanimously agreed in a letter sent to the FIA and Ecclestone not […]

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GP2 Champion and McLaren Reserve Driver Stoffel Vandoorne showed just what he is capable of on his debut F1 weekend. Vandoorne, who stood in for Fernando Alonso after he was declared unfit to race by the FIA medical delegate on the Thursday ahead of the race, claimed the Woking based teams first points of the […]

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