F1 Madness

In one way or another the famous streets of Monte Carlo have featured in every one of Formula 1’s 66-year history.  The scale and prestige of the Monaco grand prix is no less as it hosts the 6th round of the 2016 season. Several street tracks have come and gone in Formula 1 and some, […]

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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It’s old and outdated but never has it been more true – to finish first, first you must finish.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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Ferrari finished the Spanish Grand Prix 2nd and 3rd with Kimi Raikkonen ahead of Sebastian Vettel. Although it was a double podium finish for the team, they ruing the missed opportunity at a race win. Sebastian Vettel “Today there was a big chance to win the race, so definitely I was attacking to win, that […]

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Both Mercedes drivers failed to finish Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix following their opening lap crash. The stewards have decided that no further action will be taken on either of their drivers and have deemed it a racing incident. Lewis Hamilton “I had a decent start from pole but got slipstreamed on the way to the […]

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Williams struggled for pace for most of the weekend. Felipe Massa’s Q1 exit was put down to bad timing. But with a good strategy the team were able to finish 5th with Valtteri Bottas and 8th with Felipe Massa. Massa’s 8th place finish came courtesy of a strategy change to a three stop strategy which […]

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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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Renault Sport Formula One Team finished a close-packed thirteenth and fourteenth in today’s Pirelli Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. A different strategy was employed across the two cars, with Kevin Magnussen changing to a three-stop race and Jolyon Palmer running to two stops. Both drivers were right together for the final laps, with […]

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Force India scored six points in today’s Spanish Grand Prix with Sergio Perez racing to seventh place. Teammate Nico Hulkenberg was an early retirement following an oil leak and fire. Sergio Perez “It was a very good race and I think we managed to get the maximum result we could hope to achieve today. We […]

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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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