F1 Madness

For the 2016 Spanish grand prix Pirelli nominated the hard (orange), medium (white), and soft (yellow) compound tyres. The circuit de Catalunya in Spain has always dictated that track position is king. It was no different in 2016 as the two stop strategy of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen beat the the […]

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It’s old and outdated but never has it been more true – to finish first, first you must finish. The two front-row starting Mercedes’ of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg know this saying well but putting it into practice became entirely too difficult. The teammates dramatic collision in turn four put them both out of […]

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Full transcript of the post-race press conference following the Spanish Grand Prix. Drivers: 1 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull), 2 – Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari), 3 – Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari). PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Placido Domingo) Q: Max Verstappen, of course you are aware that you are the youngest winner ever in Formula One. How does […]

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Renault’s Kevin Magnussen was given a 10-second time penalty and two penalty points on his license after his Turn 13 incident with team-mate Jolyon Palmer. Magnussen made contact with Palmer on the final lap of the race while attempting a pass at Turn 13 for 13th position. While Magnussen was on the soft tyres and […]

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Following the first lap crash which saw both Mercedes cars out of the Spanish Grand Prix. The stewards have decided that no further action will be taken on either Nico Rosberg or Lewis Hamilton. The crash happened before Turn 4 on the opening lap of the Spanish Grand Prix after Nico Rosberg took the lead […]

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Gutiérrez’s 11th-place effort was his best of the season. Utilizing a two-stop strategy, Gutiérrez began the 66-lap race around the 4.655-kilometer (2.892-mile), 16-turn circuit on the Pirelli P Zero Yellow soft tire. He pitted on lap 15 for another set of softs and after pit stops had cycled through, was up to 15th. A spirited […]

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All eyes were on Max Verstappen heading into Spain following his surprise promotion from Toro Rosso to Red Bull. 18yr old Verstappen put in a stellar performance during Saturday’s Spanish Grand Prix qualifying session. Max finished in fourth place with team mate Daniel Ricciardo only narrowly beating him. Q: Max, did you envision starting this […]

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Full transcript of the post qualifying press conference ahead of the Spanish GP. Drivers: 1 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), 2 – Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), 3 – Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull). TV UNILATERAL Q: Lewis, a bit of pressure on you there in the final run after that mistake in the first run of Q3 but […]

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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has secured pole position for Sunday’s Spanish grand prix. The one hour qualifying session got underway under bright Spanish skies and in front of an excited crowd. The biggest casualty in the first part of qualifying was Williams driver Felipe Massa who will start 18th on the grid. It was good […]

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Depsite a sensor switching his car into protective limp mode during the third and final Spanish GP practice session, Nico Rosberg maintained his strong form topping the time sheets for the session. Sebastian Vettel went third fastest for Ferrari setting the fastest overall times through the first and second sectors. His time was 0.147s off […]

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