F1 Madness

In some cases traditional can be interpreted as being out-dated or bland. But sometimes the tried and tested brings its own unique concoction of nostalgia and character to the table.  The Formula 1 paddock returns to Europe for a dose of Spain’s historic Circuit de Catalunya and the fifth round of the season. Despite the […]

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For the first time in his seven year career Lewis Hamilton has scored a hat-trick of victories. A complete domination of the 2014 Chinese grand prix was the latest in a list of victories to be added to the Brit’s resume. Seemingly nothing can stand in the way of Mercedes’ all-dominant string of results. Not […]

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Lewis Hamilton claimed his fourth pole position with a time of 1.53.860 ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix in a rather damp and drizzly qualifying session. In doing so, the Briton surpassed Jim Clark’s record for pole positions by a British driver. Daniel Ricciardo will start second on the grid tomorrow after out-qualifying Red Bull […]

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This afternoon at the Shanghai International Circuit there was a Q&A session with the new Team Principal of the Ferrari Formula 1 Team Marco Mattiacci. This is what he had to say. You come here relatively unknown to Formula 1 people. I think even Fernando and Kimi say they knew very little about you. Do […]

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New Ferrari Team Principal Marco Mattiacci has promised that he will do what ever it takes to get Ferrari back to the top of Formula 1. Speaking to Autosport on Friday, Mattiacci seemed confident that he will be able to get Ferrari back to winning ways even if it mean going on a massive recruitment […]

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TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Pat FRY (Ferrari) Charlie WHITING (FIA) Yasuhisa ARAI (Honda) Andy COWELL (Mercedes AMG HPP) Rob WHITE (Renault Sport F1)   PRESS CONFERENCE If we can start with you Charlie? The new power units have excited a lot of debate since the beginning of the year. Will you once again briefly take us through the […]

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Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton set the pace in Free Practice 2 for this weekends Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton set a time of 1:38.315 on the options to set the fastest time of the session. In what looks like a complete turn around for the Italian team, Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso finished the session in P2 with a […]

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Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso ended set the fastest time for the first free practice session in China. A relatively quiet session was marked with a track temperature of 18 degrees Celcius for nearly all of the 90 minutes of running. Overcast conditions around the Shanghai International circuit made it more difficult to optimise the tyre temperatures; […]

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DRIVERS: Adrian SUTIL (Sauber) Sergio PEREZ (Force India) Esteban GUTIERREZ (Sauber) Daniel RICCIARDO (Red Bull Racing) Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) Fernando ALONSO (Ferrari)   PRESS CONFERENCE Daniel, some bad news earlier on at the start of this week for you, what was your reaction to that? Daniel RICCIARDO: Obviously a little bit disappointed but at the […]

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The Shanghai International Circuit is properly modern Formula 1 track – A gigantic complex of grandstands, large run-off areas and an intricate track layout incorporating long straights, high-speed corners and several chances for overtaking. The Shanghai International circuit and paddock is an engineering feat which speaks to the country’s determination to be a part of […]

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