F1 Madness

PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Kimi, if we could start with you please. You’ve been generating a few column inches this past week. Can you just talk us through what happened and why you’re on the move next year? Kimi RÄIKKÖNEN: I guess you know what happened. I don’t know what else you want to know. This is what […]

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It’s not a stretch to say that more than a few scribes had been readying their ‘Raikkonen career highlights’ pieces in anticipation of the Finn’s retirement from Formula 1. Instead, in a stunning move that few would’ve predicted, he took to his Instagram page to announce that he would not be leaving the sport and […]

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Formula 1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen has announced that he will be joining the Alfa Romeo Sauber team for the 2019 and 2020 season. After weeks and months of speculation the current Ferrari driver took to his ever-popular Instagram account to announce the move. “Guess who’s back?! Next two years with @sauberf1team ahead!” he wrote. […]

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There’s a specific time of year that those gamers inclined towards F1 get a little bit giddy. It’s around mid-year when Codemasters announce the launch date for its latest installment in the F1 game franchise. To build anticipation to a fever pitch this is also underscored by the release of dev diaries and beta testers […]

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What a difference a day can make. On Saturday the Tifosi were in raptures as Ferrari locked out the front row of the grid with Kimi Raikkonen setting the fastest lap, in terms of average speed, in Formula 1 history. But Ferrari’s front row lockout didn’t go anything like they would’ve planned.While it was a […]

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Untroubled, Sebastian Vettel drove the perfect race to secure victory at the 2018 Belgian grand prix. While Saturday qualifying, wet in the final part, went the way of Lewis Hamilton Sunday was brought a completely different complexion as the Ferrari driver skillfully scythed past pole sitter Hamilton into the lead of the race. Both Force […]

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Good things are worth waiting for and they don’t come any better than the mythical Spa-Francorchamps circuit in the foothills of Belgium’s Ardennes. Formula 1 returns this weekend after its nearly month long ‘shut down’ but while the racing on track may have ceased for a few weeks the sport that never sleeps has continued […]

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The Hungarian grand prix weekend was never one Mercedes would’ve marked as one where they had a clear shot at the win. Its tight and twisting layout rewards superior aerodynamics and a shorter wheelbase, which are two areas where Ferrari and Red Bull hold the upper hand. But Formula 1 in 2018 has arguably been […]

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Coming into the weekend Red Bull looked the favourites for the 2018 instalment for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Come Free Practice 1 on the Friday and they showed that they were in the running from the outset with Daniel Ricciardo taking the honours in the first practice session. Free Practice 2 was more of the […]

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How dramatically the Formula 1 pendulum can swing. For most of the German grand prix pole sitter Sebastian Vettel seemed well in control and seemingly heading towards a first win at the Hockenheimgring. He led Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen cleanly from the start and was eking out the first stint on the ultrasoft compound. […]

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