F1 Madness

McLaren’s Fernando Alonso said after the Brazilian Grand Prix race on Sunday that his car suffered from a surge in power on certain gears. The Spaniard had a tough weekend with engine failures in practice and qualifying and had a new engine fitted before the race which delivered the power in a “strange” way he […]

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DRIVERS 1 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) 2 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 3 – Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Martin Brundle) Nico, your 40th time on the podium, surely one of the sweetest? Another great drive, your second victory in a row. Nico ROSBERG: Yeah, for sure, thank you very much. It was a great […]

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The provisional grid ahead of the race on Sunday for the 2015 Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix 20-place grid penalty for Daniel Ricciardo – engine change, new control electronics and new energy store 3-place grid penalty for Valtteri Bottas – overtaking under red flags 3-place grid penalty for Felipe Nasr – Impeding another driver during Qualifying(Q1) 35-place grid […]

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DRIVERS 1 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes)  2 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 3 – Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari) TV UNILATERAL Nico, five poles in a row – quite a statement. Nico ROSBERG: Yeah, of course pleased with today. Best place to be in for tomorrow’s race. It worked well in qualifying. I was playing catch-up a little […]

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The Manor Formula 1 Team have appointed former McLaren Sporting Director Dace Ryan as their Racing Director replacing the outgoing Graeme Lowdon. This announcement comes a day after Lowdon announced his departure from the team. Ryan will take over with immediate effect. Ryan left McLaren after he was found guilty by the FIA for bringing […]

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Brazilian drive Felipe Nasr will drop 3-places ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix race on Sunday after impeding fellow countryman Williams’ Felipe Massa in Q1. Massa was on a timed lap with a few minutes left in the session when he came up to Nasr in the Sauber who was on a warm up lap. […]

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TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Franz TOST (Toro Rosso) Monisha KALTENBORN (Sauber) Federico GASTALDI (Lotus) Graeme LOWDON (Manor) Paul MONAGHAN (Red Bull Racing) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: A question to you all. The tender document for a commercially available Formula One engine has gone out – what do you think of the idea, in principle? Franz TOST: I think […]

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Williams Valtteri Bottas was handed a 3-place grid penalty and two penalty points on his super license for overtaking Felipe Nasr under red flag conditions. The red flags were brought out after McLaren’s Fernando Alonso stopped on track after an engine failure in Free Practice 2. Bottas overtook Sauber’s Felipe Nasr between Turn 5 and […]

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Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo will take a 10-place grid drop after an engine change. This engine change comes after Red Bull decided to take the upgraded engine from Renault after putting off the decision for some time. Renault have spent 11 of their 12 development tokens on the engine. Despite promises from Renault, Ricciardo remains […]

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Manor Formula 1 Team’s Sporting Director Graeme Lowdon has confirmed on Friday afternoon that he will leave the team at the end of the season with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix being his final outing with the team. It was reported last month at the Russian Grand Prix that Lowdon and Team Principal John Booth […]

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