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Posted on 06 November 2014. Tags: 2014, 2015, adrian sutil, felipe nasr, Formula 1, marcus ericsson, monisha kaltenborn, sauber
The Sauber F1 team has announced the signing of both Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr for the 2015 season. The Swede, Ericsson, was the first driver announced by the mid-field team and team principal Monisha Kaltenborn believes that the 24-year-old has shown enough during the season to warrant his signing. “He did not have an […]
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Posted on 03 November 2014. Tags: 2014, daniel ricciardo, f1, fernando alonso, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, Lotus, mercedes, nico rosberg, pastor maldonado, red bull, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, texas, US GP
In general terms a conundrum is defined as a difficult and confusing problem. In Nico Rosberg terms the conundrum is Lewis Hamilton. The latest win in Texas gives Hamilton five consecutive race victories and leaves Rosberg without any answers. As the weekend started to take shape it was Rosberg who stepped up to the qualifying […]
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Posted on 01 November 2014. Tags: circuit of the americas, f1, lewis hamilton, mercedes, nico rosberg, qualifying, texas
Nico Rosberg has taken pole position for the 2014 US grand prix. The front of the grid for the Sunday’s grand prix around the Circuit of the Americas has a familiar feel to it as Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton secured yet another one-two for the Mercedes team. Rosberg, seventeen points adrift in the driver’s […]
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Posted on 29 October 2014. Tags: austin, beer, bernie ecclestone, brazil, caterham, daniel ricciardo, danill kvyat, f 1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, jenson button, kevin magnussen, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, marussia, mclaren, mercedes, nascar, nico rosberg, pirelli, red bull, sebastian vettel, texas, united states, US GP, Valtteri Bottas, williams, world championship
Judging by the harmonious blend of NASCAR and beer the Americans have a pretty good idea on how to spend most of their weekends. More recently they struck on another golden combination by bringing the world’s premier racing serious to the lone star state of Texas. Dubbed the Circuit of the Americas, or COTA, Formula […]
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Posted on 21 October 2014. Tags: 2014, crash, emerson fittipaldi, f1, fia, japanese gp, jules bianchi, ross brawn, stefano domenicalli
A few weeks after the crash that severely injured Marussia driver Jules Bianchi the FIA has instituted an accident panel. The panel will be tasked with investigating Bianchi’s crash at the Japanese grand prix. Their investigation is expected to culminate in the proposal of potential changes at the next World Motor Sport Council meeting slated […]
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Posted on 13 October 2014. Tags: caterham, daniel ricciardo, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, hermann tilke, jenson button, kamui kobayashi, kevin magnussen, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, marussia, max chilton, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, red bull, russia, russian grand prix, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, sochi autodrom, toro rosso
The most exciting thing about the first ever Russian Grand Prix was … nothing. If truth be told the only moment that induced any sort of eyebrow-raising was a 60 meter lock-up by Nico Rosberg as he tried to steal the lead of the race from Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton. Other than Rosberg’s rather frantic […]
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Posted on 11 October 2014. Tags: f1, fernando alsono, Formula 1, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, nico rosberg, qualifying, russia, sochi
Lewis Hamilton has secured the first ever pole position for the Russian grand prix. The Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg locked on the front row of the Sochi Autdrom but it wasn’t without pressure from behind. Williams driver Valterri Bottas nearly pulled a rabbit out of the proverbial hat but a slide […]
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Posted on 10 October 2014. Tags: 2014, charlie whiting, crash, f1, fia, Formula 1, japanese gp, jules bianchi
The FIA has revealed more details about Jules Bianchi’s crash during the Japanese grand prix. Formula 1 race director Charlie Whiting went through CCTV footage taken a handful of minutes before the Marussia driver’s crash. “There is a dryish line. As the rain has intensified, a little bit of water creeps on to the drier […]
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Posted on 10 October 2014. Tags: charlie whiting, f1, fia, Formula 1, jules bianchi, yellow flag
Formula 1 teams will come together this weekend to discuss the possible implementation of a specified yellow flag speed limit. The FIA and race director Charlie Whiting has called for a meeting to discuss the possibility of limiting the speed of cars in the yellow flag zones. The meeting comes as a result of Jules […]
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Posted on 10 October 2014. Tags: f1, f1 2014, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, jenson button, lewis hamilton, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, russia, sergey sirotkin, sochi
Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton finished the first two practice session at Russia’s Sochi Autodrom on top of the timing sheets. For the first time in its illustrious history Formula 1 commenced an official F1 race weekend in Russia. The circuit, 5.8 km in length and designed by Herman Tilke, was praised by several drivers. […]
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