F1 Madness

With all the penalties that have been applied after qualifying we have an idea of what the grid is looking like. Romain Grosjean drops 5-places due to a gearbox change Max Verstappen dropped 10-places for an engine change. Jenson Button gets a 25-place grid penaltie for taking his 7th and 8th engines and another 25 […]

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DRIVERS 1 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 2 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) 3 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Williams) TV UNILATERAL So Lewis, your sixth consecutive pole. You must be pleased, particularly with the way you achieved it, but I guess also, after Hungary, a little cautious about its significance, with the race coming up tomorrow? Lewis HAMILTON: Yeah, […]

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Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton ended the 3rd free practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix on top of the time sheets ahead of his team-mate Nico Rosberg. Hamilton set the fastest time of 1:48.984 on his option tyre run which was 0.498s quicker than Rosberg who managed a 1:49.482. Hamilton gained almost 2 tenths in the […]

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Chilling on board camera footage of Nico Rosberg’s tyre failure during Free Practice 2. The tyre gave out just before the very fast, flat out left handed Blanchimont corner.

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TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Nick CHESTER (Lotus) Andrew GREEN (Force India) Giampaolo DALL’ARA (Sauber) James ALLISON (Ferrari) Paddy LOWE (Mercedes) Paul MONAGHAN (Red Bull Racing) PRESS CONFERENCE If I could start with a question for all of you: coming in next year are further restrictions on driver aids and team radio assistance. Can you give us your thoughts […]

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German Formula 1 driver Nico Hulkenberg says that he has “good options” for 2016. The 24 Hour Le Mans winner is F1’s perennially overlooked but highly rated driver but despite this believes that he has a few options to consider for 2016. “There are a few good options out there, and I’m pretty confident I […]

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Finnish Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas says that the persistent rumours linking him to the Ferrari seat have been distracting. Over the last several months the Williams F1 driver has been constantly mentioned as a possible replacement for fellow Finn Kimi Raikkonen. However, after Ferrari’s announcement that they have re-signed the 2007 champion Bottas has […]

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Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has told Eyewitness News Sport exclusively that South Africa’s chances of hosting an F1 race in the next few years is slim. In an exclusive interview with EWN’s Jean Smythe Ecclestone confirmed that he would love to bring Formula 1 back to South Africa for the first time since 1993. […]

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We are over the halfway point in the Formula 1 season and on the home stretch now. Round 11 of the Formula 1 World Championship brings us to the magnificent Spa-Francorchamps. The Circuit de Spa-Francprchamps is a very fast and flowing circuit with long straights and fast corners. It’s a favorite of many drivers and […]

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DRIVERS: Max VERSTAPPEN (Toro Rosso) Daniil KVYAT (Red Bull Racing) Will STEVENS (Manor) Fernando ALONSO (McLaren) Kimi RAIKKONEN (Ferrari) Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) PRESS CONFERENCE Kimi, we have to start with you. Obviously Spa has been very good to you over the years – four wins – but your drive for 2016 confirmed yesterday. What do you […]

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