F1 Madness

The Toro Rosso Formula One Team announced today that young rookie Pierre Gassly will replace Daniil Kvyat at the Malaysian Grand Prix. This will be the Frenchman’s debut as a Formula 1 driver and will be in the driving seat for the next few races. Speaking about Gasly’s debut Toro Rosso Team Principal Franz Tost: “Scuderia […]

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IN 2008 Singapore became part of Formula 1 as the first night race on the calendar. Fast forward a decade and delivered another first by becoming F1’s first ever night race in the rain. As uncertainty ran rampant the rain wasn’t enough to induce a safety-car start. Sebastian Vettel, after producing a scintillating lap on […]

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The FIA race stewards have decided that no further action will be taken following the Turn 1 carnage at the start of the race for the Singapore Grand Prix which saw both Ferrari’s and the Red Bull of Max Verstappen collide subsequently putting them out of them out of the race. After average starts from […]

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Ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix race the Force India Formula One Team announced that they have extended Sergio Perez’s contract for 2018. Perez was tipped to leave Force India but after Ferrari announced that they will retain the services of Kimi Raikkonen it shifted the big moves in the paddock to 2018. “Staying with […]

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DRIVERS 1 – Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari) 2 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 3 – Daniel RICCIARDO (Red Bull Racing)   TRACK INTERVIEWS (conducted by Will Buxton) Sebastian, the crowd went crazy, the noise was huge when you crossed the line, and deservedly so. That lap was absolutely massive. You struggled yesterday, where did you […]

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PART TWO: TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Zak BROWN (McLaren), Cyril ABITEBOUL (Renault), Christian HORNER (Red Bull Racing) Q: Zak, let’s start with you. After much deliberation, you’ve separated from Honda. What was the tipping point, and what sacrifices do you have to make now? Zak BROWN: Well, let me start James, and then I’ll come back and answer […]

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PART ONE: TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Masashi YAMAMOTO (Honda), Katsuhide MORIYAMA (Honda), Franz TOST (Toro Rosso) PRESS CONFERENCE Moriyama-san, today the new partnership with Toro Rosso and also the separation with McLaren was announced. Can you make a comment from Honda’s point of view? Katsuhide MORIYAMA: Yes, good afternoon gentlemen, my name is Moriyama and I am […]

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It was all Red Bull on Friday for both Free Practice One and Free Practice Two at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore. Daniel Ricciardo topped both sessions leading the way for Red Bull and sending an early warning to Ferrari and Mercedes. Free Practice 1 FP1 got off to a bit of a […]

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The Renault Sport Formula 1 Team have confirmed that Carlos Sainz will drive for the works team for 2018 after being released from his Red Bull contract. The Spaniard will be loaned to the Enstone based team for 2018 following which he will return to Toro Rosso unless a new deal can be structured to keep […]

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Toro Rosso have announced that it will partner with Honda from 2018 after it was announced that McLaren will partner with Renault. The technical partnership no doubt comes with a cash injection into Toro Rosso as well. Work has already begun to adapt the 2018 car to accommodate the Honda Power Unit and gearbox. “We […]

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