F1 Madness

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg set the fastest time ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton in third and final practice session for the Japanese grand prix. The rain finally abated as the one hour long third free practice session got underway on Saturday morning. Several cars immediately streamed out onto circuit to get their run programs underway […]

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TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Jonathan NEALE (McLaren) Yasuhisa ARAI (Honda) Luigi FRABONI (Ferrari) Paddy LOWE (Mercedes) Christian HORNER (Red Bull Racing) PRESS CONFERENCE Arai-san, Suzuka is Honda’s home grand prix. How do you feel to be back home here and are you getting pressure from within the company and from fans? Yasuhisa ARAI: So, it is great to […]

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Red Bull driver Danill Kvyat set the fastest time in a wet second Free Practice at Suzuka. Kvyat’s time of 1:48.277 was 0.023s quicker than Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg who set a time of 1:48.300. Lewis Hamilton ended his session 3rd fastest with a time of 1:48.853. Kvyat set his time just before the rain started […]

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Toro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz set the quickest time in a rain-hit first free practice session in Japan. Roughly and and a half hours before the start of the first free practice session in Japan the heavens opened and drenched the Suzuka circuit. As usual it did nothing to dampen the spirit of the Japanese […]

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McLaren driver Jenson Button remained  tight lipped about his future in F1. When asked by journalists on Thursday’s press conference all Button could say was that he is in “good talks” with the team. “I can’t give you anything else,” said Button when asked about his future plans. “Since the last race there’s no more […]

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DRIVERS: Nico HULKENBERG (Force India) Max VERSTAPPEN (Toro Rosso) Will STEVENS (Manor) Valtteri BOTTAS (Williams) Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari) Jenson BUTTON (McLaren) PRESS CONFERENCE Sebastian, congratulations for last time out, only a few days since your win in Singapore. Is your performance there something you can translate to this track? Sebastian VETTEL: Well, it’s a completely different track […]

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In less than seven days the Formula 1 paddock goes from the floodlit city streets of Singapore to the sublime Suzuka circuit in Japan. The return to Suzuka one year after the tragic crash of Jules Bianchi is poignant one.  The heartbreaking passing of the French driver has never been too far away from the […]

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The Force India team has confirmed the re-signing of driver Sergio Perez to the team for the 2016 season. The Mexican driver joined the Force India team in 2014 after completing a year at McLaren and is happy to continue his time with the Silverstone based team. “I am very happy to confirm that I […]

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Japan’s Suzuka circuit is one of the greatest tracks in the history of Formula One and is an enormous test of both car and driver ability. Suzuka was built by Honda as a test facility in 1962 and was designed by Dutchman John Hugenholz. It held its first grand prix in 1982 and has hosted […]

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Amidst increased swirling speculation regarding his Formula One career, Jenson Button has admitted that the “joy” of competing in F1 is no longer there and has hinted at exiting the sport. The British driver has always said that the moment he no longer enjoys being behind the wheel of a Formula One car, he would […]

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