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Posted on 07 June 2017. Tags: 2017, canada, circuit gilles villeneuve, daniel ricciardo, f1, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, haas, honda, kimi raikkonen, lance stroll, lewis hamilton, maurizio arrivabene, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, niki lauda, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, toro rosso, toto wolff, Valtteri Bottas, wall of champions, williams
Formula 1 swops Monaco for Montreal as it heads to the seventh round of the season around Canada’s Gilles Villeneuve circuit. The flowing circuit set in the heart of the St. Lawrence Seaway has become a classic on the F1 calendar, which often turns up unpredictable races. Although it’s one of the shorter circuits it’s […]
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Posted on 29 May 2017. Tags: 2017, f1, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, haas, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, mclaren, mercedes, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, valtter bottas, williams
Victory around the Monaco streets had eluded Ferrari for sixteen years until yesterday’s comprehensive one-two victory. Kimi Raikkonen, after a sublime pole-winning lap on Saturday, led the field cleanly through the first corner with teammate Sebastian Vettel behind. The pair quickly set the pace and pulled away from third-place man Valtteri Bottas and the two […]
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Posted on 27 May 2017. Tags: 2017, casino square, daniel ricciardo, f1, felipe massa, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, haas, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, massinet, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, mirabeau, monaco, monte carlo, nouvelle chicane, pirelli, portier, red bull, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, ste devote, stoffel vandoorne, swimming pool, tabac, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas, williams
Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen delivered a breathtaking lap to secure pole position for the 2017 Monaco grand prix. The Finnish driver took pole position with a quickest time of 1:12:178 ahead of teammate Sebastian Vettel to secure Ferrari’s second front-row lock out in three races. Raikkonen’s pole position was the first in 128 races with his […]
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Posted on 27 May 2017. Tags: 2017, f1, ferrari, Formula 1, haas, honda, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, mclaren, mercedes, monaco, monte carlo, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas, williams
Sebastian Vettel has set the quickest time for Ferrari in the third free practice session ahead of the Monaco grand prix. Vettel set a quickest time of 1:12:395 ahead of his Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen. The first of the Mercedes drivers was Valtteri Bottas in third, 0.435 off P1, followed by the Red Bull of […]
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Posted on 26 May 2017. Tags: 2017, abu dhabi, azerbaijan, baku, china, f1, fan survey, ferrari, Formula 1, france, germany, gimmicks, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, monaco gp, monte carlo, monza, motorsport, pirelli, russia, sebastian vettel, silverstone, singapore, spa, spain, statistics
The global fan survey conducted by the Motorsport Network has been released today and details several aspects fans deem most important to the sport. Download your copy of the Report here: F1 Survey Fans Report 2017
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Posted on 24 May 2017. Tags: 2017, austin, breast cancer care, f1, force india, Formula 1, mexico city, monaco, montreal, pink ribbon, silverstone, vijay mallya
The Sahara Force India team has announced that it is partnering with Breast Cancer Care. In a multi-year deal both of Force India’s Formula 1 cars will carry the famous pink ribbon, which has become the symbol in the fight against breast cancer. This year the famous pink ribbon is celebrating twenty-five years and the […]
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Posted on 23 May 2017. Tags: 2017, bernie ecclestone, carlos sainz, casino square, chase carey, christian horner, daniel ricciardo, daniil kvyat, eric boullier, esteban ocon, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, honda, jenson button, jolyon palmer, kimi raikkonen, la rascasse, lance stroll, lewis hamilton, marcus ericsson, maurizio arrivabene, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, monaco, monte carlo, nico hulkenberg, nico rosberg, niki lauda, nouvelle chicane, Pascal Wehrlein, pirelli, red bull, renault, ross brawn, sauber, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, ste devote, stoffel vandoorne, swimming pool, tabac, toro rosso, toto wolff, tunnel, Valtteri Bottas, williams
The Formula 1 paddock arrives in the Principality of Monaco this weekend for the sixth round of the 2017 season around the famous streets of Monte Carlo. The Monaco grand prix has long since been regarded at the most glamorous and prestigious race on the calendar. Celebrities pour into the Principality and parties spring up […]
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Posted on 15 May 2017. Tags: 2017, circuit de catalunya, daniel ricciardo, esteban ocon, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, haas, honda, kimi raikkonen, lance stroll, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, Pascal Wehrlein, pirelli, red bull, renault, romain grosjean, sauber, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, spain, Valtteri Bottas, williams
For eighty-eight percent of the time all races around the circuit de Catalunya have been won from pole position. While this stat was re-affirmed in 2017 by pole sitter Lewis Hamilton’s victory it was nearly as straightforward as that. Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes were made to work hard for all of the sixty-six laps of […]
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Posted on 12 May 2017. Tags: 2017, circuit de catalunya, f1, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, haas, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, marcus ericsson, mclaren, mercedes, pirelli, renault, romain grosjean, sauber, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, spain, stoffel vandoorne, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas
Lewis Hamilton topped the second free practice session ahead of the Spanish grand prix. The Mercedes driver quickest time of 1:20:802 was 90 thousands of a second quicker than his teammate Valtteri Bottas in seconds. The two Ferrari’s of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel were third and fourth quickest with Raikkonen three tenths off the […]
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Posted on 12 May 2017. Tags: 2017, carlos sainz, circuit de catalunya, daniel ricciardo, daniil kvyat, f1, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, haas, kevin magnussen, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, maar verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, Pascal Wehrlein, pirelli, red bull, renault, romain grosjean, sauber, sebastian vettel, spain, stoffel vandoorne, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas
Lewis Hamilton led the way from his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas in the first free practice session of the Spanish grand prix. The ninety-minute session was topped by Hamilton’s 1:21:521 which was 29 thousands quicker than Bottas’ P2 time. The two Ferrari’s followed in third and fourth with Raikkonen setting a 1:22:456 ahead of Vettel, […]
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