F1 Madness

The FIA F1 Bahrain Grand Prix stewards have decided to take no further action against either Sebastian Vettel or Sergio Perez after the two drivers colllided during the second practice session ahead of this weekend’s race at the Sakhir International Circuit. With just over ten minutes remaining in the practice session, Vettel clipped the rear […]

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Kimi Raikkonen has been reprimanded by the Formula One race stewards for driving in a “potentially dangerous manner” in the pit lane during the second practice session ahead of this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Both Raikkonen and Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton crossed the white line indicating two lanes in the pits, and cut behind a […]

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It was just about a month ago that the agonising wait for the start of the 2015 season was all but over as the Australian grand prix loomed large within touching distance of starved Formula 1 fans. As the Bahrain grand prix approaches, a mere seven days after the third round in China, Lewis Hamilton is […]

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The Bahrain Grand Prix is back-to-back with the Chinese Grand Prix. We here at Madness HQ really enjoy these back-to-back races. It keeps us busy and eases with withdrawal. Round 04 of the Formula 1 World Championship takes us to the Bahrain International Circuit where for the second time it will play host to the […]

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DRIVERS 1st Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 2nd Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) 3rd Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari)   PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Edwin Moses) Lewis, the gap was relatively small in the first part of the race. What happened in the second part of the race? Lewis HAMILTON: First of all, a fantastic job by the team. It was great […]

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Formula 1 is the biggest patience game you’re ever going to play. From Mercedes’ response, to Ferrari’s progress, to McLaren’s struggles, all of it requires buckets loads of determination and persistence. Mercedes showed a bona fide champion’s mentality after being beaten at the Malaysian grand prix. As speculation about strategies, tyre performance and pace dominated […]

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DRIVERS 1st Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 2nd Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) 3rd Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari)   TV UNILATERAL Lewis, quickest in both sessions yesterday, quickest again today in all sessions, it’s looking pretty good for you this weekend? Lewis HAMILTON: Yeah, I think China’s continuing to be generally a good circuit for me, and a very, very positive […]

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Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg locked out the front row of the grid ahead of the 2015 Chinese grand prix. The first part of the qualifying session was highlighted by neither McLaren being able to advance to Q2. Jenson Button out-qualified Fernando Alonso who suffered with severe oversteer after having missed the morning’s […]

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Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg set the first and second fastest time for Mercedes in the final free practice session for the Chinese grand prix. The Mercedes drivers were separated by roughly two tenths of a second while the Ferrari duo of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen were comfortably the second quickest pairing in the […]

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TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Yasuhisa ARAI (Honda) Andrew GREEN (Force India) James KEY (Toro Rosso) Paul MONAGHAN (Red Bull Racing) James ALLISON (Ferrari) Pat SYMONDS (Williams)   PRESS CONFERENCE If I may start with you Arai-san: How would you characterise the past three months and also how tough has the start of this new F1 adventure for Honda […]

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