F1 Madness

The Grand Prix Drivers Association’s global Formula 1 fan survey has revealed a strong social media presence. Of the more than 215 000 fans who participated in the survey Twitter was named as the most popular  social media platform for following the sport. Right here is where we want to give a personal shout out […]

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The Grand Prix Driver’s Association (GPDA) has released the result of their global Formula 1 fan survey. The overall make-up of the global survey revealed that more than 215 000 fans from 194 countries took part in the survey.  “As F1 drivers we share a passion and deep love for our sport with our fans…We […]

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The Sauber F1 Team announced on Wednesday 01 July 2015 that former Caterham Technical Director Mark Smith will join the Hinwil based team in the same capacity. Smith left Caterham before the team was sold by Tony Fernandez. Before his stint at Caterham he worked at Force India from 2010 to 2011. Prior to working at […]

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The first ever Formula 1 world championship season took place sixty-five years ago in 1950. The British grand prix was the first official world championship race in that 1950 season and it remains, though altered, on the Formula 1 calendar. The high speed circuit of Silverstone and the famously quick sequence of Maggots and Becketts […]

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The hardest braking point on the Silverstone Circuit lies ahead of Vale Corner. The Formula One driver decelerates by 132 km/h over just 72 metres. 2,351kW of power are released in the process. The driver is subjected to 5.5 g, while having to push with 166 kg onto the brake.

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Control is a concept that when given up is difficult to regain. Yet, Nico Rosberg overcame his pole starting teammate and controlled all seventy-one laps for an important victory in Austria. The multi-lingual German secured his third victory of the season and second consecutive Austrian race win. But for a “vibration” late on in the […]

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DRIVERS 1st Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 2nd Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) 3rd Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari) TV UNILATERAL Lewis, many congratulations, but that looked very hard-earned out there today. Can you just tell us what happened? Lewis HAMILTON: Generally it was quite a difficult qualifying session, I think, probably for everyone, just with the track conditions. I was grateful […]

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Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel topped the timing sheets at the end of the third free practice session ahead of the Austrian grand prix. The running around the Styrian circuit got underway in cloudy conditions and with the Mercedes pairing of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton trading fastest laps. However, the emergence of Sebastian Vettel from his […]

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The McLaren F1 team face a difficult Austrian Grand Prix after confirming that both their drivers will incur grid penalties. It was announced on Friday that Fernando Alonso will incur a 20-place grid drop for replacing an engine, a turbo charger and a MGU-H.  During a rain hit Free Practice 3 on Saturday , Alonso […]

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TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Mattia BINOTTO (Ferrari) James KEY (Toro Rosso) Rob WHITE (RenaultSport) Tom McCULLOUGH (Force India) Pat SYMONDS (Williams) Paul MONAGHAN (Red Bull Racing) PRESS CONFERENCE Mattia, if we could start with you. This morning Sebastian had some engine-related problems and this afternoon there were other problems, seemingly gearbox-related. Could you please explain what happened and […]

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