F1 Madness

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Ayao KOMATSU (Haas), Paul HEMBERY (Pirelli), John McQUILLIAM (Manor), Otmar SZAFNAUER (Force India), James KEY (Toro Rosso), Beat ZEHNDER (Sauber) PRESS CONFERENCE James, if I can start with you. Toro Rosso have made a good step forward over the winter but perhaps you haven’t maximized potential over these first few races. Is […]

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Lewis Hamilton finished fastest in the second Free Practice session for the Russian Grand Prix. Hamilton set the fastest time of 1:37.853 on the super soft tyres in the Mercedes. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel was the second fastest more than a second off the pace. Vettel’s time of 1:38.235 was set using the super soft tyres […]

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Nico Rosberg set the fastest time for Mercedes in the first free practice session for the 2016 Russian grand prix. All eyes focused on Red Bull Racing as it trialed the aeroscreen for the first time. The aeroscreen is Red Bull’s offering for head protection to be introduced in 2017. The aeroscreen was run for […]

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When you think of motorsport Russia isn’t the first place that comes to mind. In fact, it’s probably not even in your top five. However, this weekend the Formula 1 paddock puts Russia front and center as it heads to the Sochi Autodrom for the fourth round of the 2016 season. The Sochi circuit hosted […]

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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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DRIVERS 1 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) 2 – Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari) 3 – Daniil KVYAT (Red Bull) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Kai Ebel) Congratulations, Nico, amazing gap, fantastic race, but just tell me why could Daniel Ricciardo pass you at the start? Nico ROSBERG: Ni hao, hello China. Yeah, the start was not quite good enough, […]

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Qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix race threw up some interesting points. The change back to the 2015 format mixed the grid more than the new 2016 regulations were meant to do. But one of the most talked about aspects is the tyre strategy come race day. The three tyre compound per race weekend has […]

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Nico Hulkenberg will drop three-places down the grid ahead of Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix race following a wheel nut incident in Qualifying. The Force India driver was on his out lap in final minutes of Q2 when his front left wheel nut came loose sending the trye careening towards the tyre walls. The stewards ruled […]

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Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen topped the second free practice session for the Chinese grand prix. The Finnish driver sets a quickest time of 1:36:896 on the red-walled supersoft tyre. Teammate Sebastian Vettel was one tenth adrift in second. Nico Rosberg was the first of the Mercedes in third, two and a half tenths off Raikkonen’s […]

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Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg topped the first free practice session ahead of Sunday’s Chinese grand prix. The session stumbled into life as cars trickled out onto the Shanghai International circuit which was holding a track temperature of 33 degrees Celcius. Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg set the quickest time of the session, a 1:38:037, on the yellow […]

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