F1 Madness

The hardest braking point on the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore is approaching Memorial corner. Here the driver has to decelerate by 229 km/h over just 131 metres inside 1.43 seconds. In the process, power of 2,203 kW gets released. The driver is subjected to 5.1g and has to push with 155 kg onto […]

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Liberty Media Group has announced that it has agreed to acquire Formula One from CVC Capital and others. The deal, which values Formula One at $8.0 Billion and a $4.4 billion equity value, will be concluded in stages. An 18.7% minority stake will be acquired initially for $746 million which will be funded in cash […]

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The Singapore city circuit has 23 corners – more than any other track. Andrew Shovlin – the Team`s Chief Race Engineer comments „The track is demanding for the tires with so many corners. It`s about balancing the whole lap“. For MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS F1 Team driver Nico Rosberg Singapore is very special event – it […]

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When Lewis Hamilton secured pole position on Saturday by half a second over his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg looked a beaten man. But little did he know that he would be gifted the lead of the Italian grand prix mere seconds after the red lights went out. A mistake from Hamilton on the starting grid […]

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DRIVERS 1 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) 2 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 3 – Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari)   PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Eddie Jordan)   Nico, I don’t need to tell you, your 50th podium, your 21st race win and more importantly, his first win in Monza! Nico ROSBERG: Thank you very much everyone, it’s absolutely […]

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Jenson Button has announced that he will not be racing in Formula 1 in 2017. The 2009 champion announced at a press even on Saturday that he will not be driving for McLaren in 2017. However, the Brit confirmed that he will remain with the team in a team and car development role. “I’m delighted […]

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Championship leader Lewis Hamilton dominated the field in the final free practice session ahead of the 2016 Italian grand prix. The number 44 Mercedes set a quickest time of 1:22:008 while teammate Nico Rosberg’s 1:22:401 was some 0.393 adrift in second. The first of the Ferrari’s came in the form of Sebastian Vettel who set […]

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The Mercedes driver pairing maintained their position on top of the timing sheets with Lewis Hamilton setting the quickest time ahead of Nico Rosberg in the second free practice session. The normal format for the second one-and-a-half hour session on Friday’s include a qualifying simulation run as well as a focus on the long run pace […]

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The Mercedes of Nico Rosberg set the quickest time of the first free practice ahead of Sunday’s Italian grand prix. The session got underway under sunny skies and in front of a boisterous Italian crowd. Nico Rosberg set the quickest time overall with a 1:22:959 ahead of his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton who set a […]

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DRIVERS – Esteban GUTIERREZ (Haas), Carlos SAINZ (Toro Rosso), Kevin MAGNUSSEN (Renault), Jenson BUTTON (McLaren), Kimi RÄIKKÖNEN (Ferrari), Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari) PRESS CONFERENCE Kevin, obviously a horrible accident in Spa. How are you and what did you have to do to get ready for this race? Kevin MAGNUSSEN: I have just relaxed. Nothing was broken, […]

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