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Posted on 18 April 2015. Tags: 2015, f1, ferrari, Formula 1, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, mercedes, sebastian vettel
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has secured his first pole position around the Sakhir International circuit ahead of Sunday’s Bahrain grand prix. The double world champion will share the front row of the grid with Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel while teammate Nico Rosberg could only manage the third fastest time. Kimi Raikkonen, in the sister Ferrari, […]
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Posted on 15 April 2015. Tags: breakthrough of the year, daniel ricciardo, lareus spots award
Australian Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo has won the Laureus breakthrough of the year award. The 25 year-old Ricciardo joined the Red Bull Racing team in 2014 and racked up three impressive victories and five podium finishes in a season otherwise dominated by Mercedes. Despite not being able to attend the prestigious awards ceremony in […]
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Posted on 15 April 2015. Tags: 2015, bahrain, china, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, Lotus, manor f1, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, red bull, sakhir international circuit, sebastian vettel, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas, williams
It was just about a month ago that the agonising wait for the start of the 2015 season was all but over as the Australian grand prix loomed large within touching distance of starved Formula 1 fans. As the Bahrain grand prix approaches, a mere seven days after the third round in China, Lewis Hamilton is […]
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Posted on 12 April 2015. Tags: chinese gp, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, Lotus, max verstappen, mclaren, romain grosjean, sebastian vettel, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas, williams
Formula 1 is the biggest patience game you’re ever going to play. From Mercedes’ response, to Ferrari’s progress, to McLaren’s struggles, all of it requires buckets loads of determination and persistence. Mercedes showed a bona fide champion’s mentality after being beaten at the Malaysian grand prix. As speculation about strategies, tyre performance and pace dominated […]
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Posted on 11 April 2015. Tags: 2015, carlos sainz jr, china, chinese gp, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, qualifying, red bull, sebastian vettel, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas, williams
Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg locked out the front row of the grid ahead of the 2015 Chinese grand prix. The first part of the qualifying session was highlighted by neither McLaren being able to advance to Q2. Jenson Button out-qualified Fernando Alonso who suffered with severe oversteer after having missed the morning’s […]
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Posted on 11 April 2015. Tags: 2015, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, sebastian vettel, shanghai, Valtteri Bottas, williams
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg set the first and second fastest time for Mercedes in the final free practice session for the Chinese grand prix. The Mercedes drivers were separated by roughly two tenths of a second while the Ferrari duo of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen were comfortably the second quickest pairing in the […]
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Posted on 09 April 2015. Tags: 2015, china, chinese gp, f1, felipe massa, felipe nasr, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, malaysia, maurizio arrivibene, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, pirelli, sauber, sebastian vettel, shahghai, temperature, toto wolff, Valtteri Bottas, williams
If you’re not mulling several burning questions and theories at the same time then you’re more than likely not thinking about Formula 1 and the upcoming Chinese grand prix. The biggest of these burning questions is whether Ferrari’s stunning Malaysian grand prix victory was indicative of something or just a flash in the Mercedes dominated […]
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Posted on 29 March 2015. Tags: 2015, carlos sainz, daniel ricciardo, daniil kvyat, f1, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, malaysia, maurizio arrivebene, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, michael schumacher, nico rosberg, red bull racing, sebastian vettel, sepang, toto wolff
Ferrari has won the Malaysian grand prix and no this is not a very long typo and neither is it something that the Mercedes F1 team ever saw coming. Sebastian Vettel has fulfilled a long held dream by becoming a race winner with the famed Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 team. For the majority of last […]
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Posted on 25 March 2015. Tags: 2015, carlos sainz jr, championship, christian horner, daniel ricciardo, danill kvyat, f1, felipe massa, felipe nasr, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, helmut marko, jenson, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, Lotus, malaysia, manor f1, marcus ericsson, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, monisha kaltenborn, nico hulkenberg, nico rosberg, niki lauda, pastor maldonado, pr, red bull, renault, romain grosjean, ron dennis, sauber, sebastian vettel, sepang, sepang interntional circuit, sergio perez, susie wolff, toro rosso, toto wolff, Valtteri Bottas, will stephens, williams
The first race of the season around Australia’s Albert Park circuit is a highly anticipated one. It’s the keenness to kick off a new F1 season which gives the streets of Melbourne that distinctive feeling of excitement. Its twenty-five points awarded to the winner are no less important than some of the more iconic races […]
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Posted on 15 March 2015. Tags: 2015, albert park, australia, carlos sainz jr, f1, felipe massa, felipe nasr, fernando alonso, ferrari, formual 1, honda, jenson button, kevin magnussen, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, Lotus, marcus ericsson, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico hulkenberg, nico rosberg, pastor maldonado, pit stops, renault, romain grosjean, sauber, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, toro rosso, tyres, Valtteri Bottas, williams
If winter testing was anything to go by, then few would’ve expected the surprising war of attrition in the first round of the 2015 Formula 1 season. Even before the Australian GP got underway three drivers failed to make it to the grid. Williams’ Valtteri Bottas was deemed unfit to race by the FIA medical […]
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