F1 Madness

If you’d asked most people to point out Azerbaijan on a map they would probably struggle. If you then told them that its capital city Baku is going to host its first F1 race in 2016 it would possibly have been met with reluctant enthusiasm. Nevertheless, on the edge of the Caspian Sea the Azeri […]

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DRIVERS: Carlos SAINZ (Toro Rosso) Nico HULKENBERG (Force India) Rio HARYANTO (Manor) Valtteri BOTTAS (Williams) Fernando ALONSO (McLaren) Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari) PRESS CONFERENCE Fernando, you were here earlier in the year in your capacity as an ambassador for this race. How much has changed since then?  Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, a few things have changed then. Obviously […]

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Toro Rosso’s Carlos Sainz drove a great come back drive to finish 9th after starting 2oth in Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix. Sainz started 20th after crashing in Q1 on Saturday. The crash damaged his gearbox which dropped him 5-places down the grid eventually starting in 20th. From the start Sainz charged through the field making […]

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It’s old and outdated but never has it been more true – to finish first, first you must finish.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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Not even the #RoomofAwkard could have been as awkward as the Friday Drivers Press Conference following two practice sessions ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix. Demoted Daniil Kvyat – now racing for the Toro Rosso team, Promoted Max Verstappen – now racing for Red Bull, and Carlos Sainz (current and former team mate respectively) – […]

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DRIVERS: Fernando ALONSO (McLaren) Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) Kevin Magnussen (Renault) Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso) Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Fernando, a good result last time out in Russia with sixth place. Do you believe you’re closing in on the Williams-Red Bull battle? What development steps can we expect […]

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Traditionally the first European race of the F1 season sees a raft of updates made to the cars. It’s no different in 2016 as teams look to take a crucial step forward at Spain’s Circuit de Catalunya. Red Bull Racing dropped the bombshell a few days after the Russian grand prix that Dannil Kvyat and […]

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For years we’ve been frustratingly calling for Nico Rosberg to up his game. With a third win out of three in 2016 he’s done it. The German driver effortlessly converted pole position into victory as the chaos unfolded behind his Mercedes. However, it was second-placed starter Daniel Ricciardo who snatched the lead of the race […]

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After Saturday’s new qualifying format was unilaterally panned as farcical and anti-climatic F1 needed to bounce back quickly. It did so with an action packed Australian grand prix. Naturally, before the start of any race several scenarios run through your mind, all them which include some situation that will spice up the race from the […]

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The Mercedes F1 team suffered pretty mixed fortunes in another practice session dominated by unpredictable wet weather conditions. Lewis Hamilton finished on top of the time sheets once again in FP2 ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, while his team mate Nico Rosberg suffered a crash into the barriers at turn 6 during a very […]

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