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Posted on 26 November 2016. Tags: abu dhabi grand prix, daniel ricciardo, f1, Formula 1, lewis hamilton, mercedes, nico rosberg, post qualifying press conference, red bull, yes marina circuit
DRIVERS 1 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 2 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) 3 – Daniel RICCIARDO (Red Bull Racing) TV UNILATERAL Q: Lewis, congratulations, a fantastic lap, your 12th pole position of the year – that’s something you’ve not done before in your Formula One career, big number there – and what a time to do it? […]
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Posted on 26 November 2016. Tags: 2016, abu dhabi, championship, f1, ferrari, Formula 1, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, manor, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, pirelli, quali, red bull, sauber, sebastian vettel, toro rosso, was marina circuit, williams
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel set the quickest time overall in the third free practice session ahead of the Abu Dhabi grand prix. The Ferrari driver’s quickest time of 1:40:775 was a tenth and a half quicker than Red Bull’s Max Verstappen while the sister Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen rounded out the top three some tenths adrift. […]
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Posted on 25 November 2016. Tags: christian horner, f1, red bull, tag heuer
Red Bull and Tag Heuer have announced that the team will continue to run the TAG Heuer branded engines till 2019. Towards the end of 2015 Red Bull threatened to leave F1 after struggling to find a replacement engine supplier after the poor performance of the Renault engines that previously powered the team to 4 […]
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Posted on 25 November 2016. Tags: abu dhabi grand prix, Claire Williams, f1, force india, Formula 1, friday press conference, manor, mercedes, monisha kaltenborn, otmar szafnauer, sauber, stephen fitzpatrick, toto wolff, williams, yas marina circuit
TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Toto WOLFF (Mercedes), Stephen FITZPATRICK (Manor), Otmar SZAFNAUER (Force India), Monisha KALTENBORN (Sauber), Claire WILLIAMS (Williams) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Monisha, can we start with you? Congratulations on the points in Brazil. Describe the emotions and the reaction within the team? Monisha KALTENBORN: Well of course it was very relieving considering that it […]
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Posted on 24 November 2016. Tags: abu dhabi grand prix, f1, Formula 1, lewis hamilton, mercedes, nico rosberg, yes marina circuit
Championship Press Conference Drivers: Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton Q: We’ll start with you Nico. How are the nerves? Compared to the 2014 Championship showdown are you feeling more confident this time? Nico ROSBERG: It definitely helps to have been there, done that, y’know? This is the third time that we’re fighting for the Championship and the […]
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Posted on 24 November 2016. Tags: abu dhabi grand prix, f1, felipe massa, felipe nasr, ferrari, Formula 1, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, max verstappen, mclaren, red bull, sauber, thursday press conference, williams, yes marina circuit
DRIVERS – PART ONE: Felipe MASSA (Williams), Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing), Kimi RAIKKONEN (Ferrari), Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing), Felipe NASR (Sauber). PART TWO: Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes), Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Jenson, if we could start with you: officially you’re on option for 2018 but as there’s a chance this could be your […]
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Posted on 23 November 2016. Tags: F1 championship title, f1 drivers' title, lewis hamilton, mercedes amg petronas, nico rosberg
So here we are again … Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton are once again head to head as we head into the season finale Abu Dhabi grand prix weekend. These two have been at it for months and make no mistake, it’s still a tight fight to the finish line. This time […]
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Posted on 23 November 2016. Tags: 2016, any dhabi, daniel ricciardo, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, manor, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, pirelli, red bull, sauber, sebastian vettel, toro rosso, wiliams, yas marina circuit
There is much significance to the 2016 season finale in Abu Dhabi this weekend. For one, it is going to decide if Nico Rosberg or Lewis Hamilton walks away with the ultimate prize of driver’s champion. What’s more, Formula 1 bids farewell to two drivers who have left their indelible mark in the history books […]
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Posted on 21 November 2016. Tags: f1, Formula 1, mclaren, zak brown
McLaren has announced that Zak Brown will be appointed as Executive Director at McLaren Technology Group starting next month. Brown will report to McLaren Technology Group’s Executive Committee and together with Chief Operating Officer, Johnathan Neale will lead the business as the Group transitions into a stronger organisational structure. In the mean time, the search […]
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Posted on 21 November 2016.
The Tourism and Culture Minster in Malaysia confirmed that the country will no longer host the Malaysian Grand Prix after their contract expires in 2018. Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz told the Malaysian Parliament that once the contract to host F1 expires in 2018 they will not renew the contract again citing high costs […]
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