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Posted on 14 May 2017. Tags: f1, fia, force india, Formula 1, spanish grand prix
The Sahara Force India Formula One team has been handed a €25 000 suspended fine for not complying with the new interpretation of Article 9.2 of the FIA Sporting Regulations. The stewards handed down the fine which was suspended for 12months after Force India agreed to work with the FIA stewards to bring the team […]
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Posted on 14 May 2017. Tags: circuit de barcelona catalunya, daniel ricciardo, f1, ferrari, Formula 1, lewis hamilton, mercedes, post race press conference, red bull, sebastian vettel, spanish gp, spanish grand prix, sunday race
DRIVERS 1 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 2 – Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari) 3 – Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull Racing) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Pedro de la Rosa) Q: Lewis, tell us about the race? First of all, bad things, what happened at the start? Lewis HAMILTON: First of all, I just want to say a […]
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Posted on 13 May 2017. Tags: circuit de barcelona catalunya, f1, Formula 1, lewis hamilton, mercedes, qualifying, spanish gp, spanish grand prix
Lewis Hamilton secured his 64th career pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday just narrowly beating Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. Hamilton, in the Mercedes, set his best Q3 and pole time of 1:19.149 on his first run in Q3. This was enough to get him pole over Vettel by just 0.051s. Vettel who improved […]
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Posted on 13 May 2017. Tags: circuit de barcelona catalunya, f1, ferrari, Formula 1, lewis hamilton, mercedes, qualifying, sebastian vettel, spanish gp, spanish grand prix, Valtteri Bottas
DRIVERS 1 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 2 – Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari) 3 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Lewis the 64th pole of your career and your third of this year. Sixty-fourth pole puts you one behind Ayrton Senna, I’m sure you’re well aware of that, but did you feel you had control […]
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Posted on 13 May 2017. Tags: circuit de barcelona catalunya, f1, ferrari, Formula 1, free practice 3, kimi raikkonen, sebastian vettel, spanish gp, spanish grand prix
Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen finished on top of the time sheets ahead of team-mate Sebastian Vettel for the 3rd Free Practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Raikkonen set a time of 1:20.214 to go 0.242s clear of team mate Vettel who set a 1:20.456 as his best time of the […]
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Posted on 12 May 2017. Tags: christian horner, f1, ferrari, Formula 1, friday press conference, maurizio arrivabene, monisha kaltenborn, red bull, sauber, spanish grand prix
PART TWO: TEAM REPRESENTATIVE – Maurizio Arrivabene (Ferrari), Christian HORNER (Red Bull), Monisha Kaltenborn (Sauber) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Christian, there was talk of the Red Bull for this Spanish Grand Prix being a substantial step ahead of the car that started the season. How different is it in the end, and how satisfied are you […]
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Posted on 12 May 2017. Tags: cyril abiteboul, f1, force india, Formula 1, friday press conference, mercedes, renault, robert fernley, spanish grand prix, toto wolff
PART ONE: TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Cyril ABITEBOUL (Renault), Robert FERNLEY (Force India), Toto WOLFF (Mercedes) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Today is the FIA Volunteers’ Day and there will be a ceremony later this afternoon on the pit straight to honour their contribution to motor sport. Perhaps a word from you all on the work of the […]
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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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Posted on 11 May 2017. Tags: 2017, carlos sainz, circuit de catalunya, daniil kvyat, esteban ocon, europe, f1, felipe masa, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, haas, honda, kimi raikkonen, lance stroll, lewis hamilton, mclaren, mercedes, pirelli, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, spain, spanish gp, stoffel vandoorne, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas, williams
There isn’t too much about Spain’s circuit de Catalunya that isn’t already known. As the fifth round of the 2017 season this staple of the Formula 1 calendar has, over the years, become the definitive barometer of car performance. The 4.6-kilometer layout of the Spanish circuit comprises the perfect mixtures to test car balance and […]
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