F1 Madness

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg topped the timing sheets at the end of the first free practice session. Nico Rosberg set a fastest time of 1:34:274 ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton and Toro Rosso’s Max Verstappen. The Mercedes driver sent a clear message of intent to Hamilton as he set the quickest time of the […]

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A Formula 1 fan is a scholar of history, a lover of all that came before in this majestic sport. The Grand Prix Drivers Association global fan survey asked for your view on the history of the sport and the response was pretty resounding. Formula 1 cars have always been achingly beautiful pieces of machinery […]

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DRIVERS: Valtteri BOTTAS (Williams) Jenson BUTTON (McLaren) Kimi RAIKKONEN (Ferrari) Marcus ERICSSON (Sauber) Pastor MALDONADO (Lotus) Will STEVENS (Manor)   PRESS CONFERENCE Valtteri, why don’t we start with you? You finished second here last year from, I think, 14th on the grid – equal best result so far in Formula One, your finish. Is this […]

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The F1 Strategy Group which met yesterday in Biggin Hill announced a few changes to the regulations for the current and future seasons in F1. There will be restrictions on driver aids and driver coaching, especially during race starts. “Increased restrictions on driver aids and coaching received unanimous support and will be rapidly implemented, starting […]

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There is an age-old question that all Formula 1 are inevitably asked – Who do you support? In the GPDA global fan survey a third of the fans said that they support more than one team and driver with less than 10% only following one team. It doesn’t really come as surprise that Ferrari ranked […]

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The Grand Prix Drivers Association’s global Formula 1 fan survey has revealed a strong social media presence. Of the more than 215 000 fans who participated in the survey Twitter was named as the most popular  social media platform for following the sport. Right here is where we want to give a personal shout out […]

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The Grand Prix Driver’s Association (GPDA) has released the result of their global Formula 1 fan survey. The overall make-up of the global survey revealed that more than 215 000 fans from 194 countries took part in the survey.  “As F1 drivers we share a passion and deep love for our sport with our fans…We […]

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The Sauber F1 Team announced on Wednesday 01 July 2015 that former Caterham Technical Director Mark Smith will join the Hinwil based team in the same capacity. Smith left Caterham before the team was sold by Tony Fernandez. Before his stint at Caterham he worked at Force India from 2010 to 2011. Prior to working at […]

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The hardest braking point on the Silverstone Circuit lies ahead of Vale Corner. The Formula One driver decelerates by 132 km/h over just 72 metres. 2,351kW of power are released in the process. The driver is subjected to 5.5 g, while having to push with 166 kg onto the brake.

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Control is a concept that when given up is difficult to regain. Yet, Nico Rosberg overcame his pole starting teammate and controlled all seventy-one laps for an important victory in Austria. The multi-lingual German secured his third victory of the season and second consecutive Austrian race win. But for a “vibration” late on in the […]

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