F1 Madness

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton finished a tenth clear of Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel to take pole position for the German grand prix. Briton Lewis Hamilton has taken his second consecutive pole position and twenty-ninth of his Formula 1 career at the home grand prix for his team, Mercedes. The biggest casualty of the day was teammate […]

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Formula One drivers have threatened to boycott the German Grand Prix this weekend if a repeat of the problems at Silverstone are experienced. Four drivers suffered blown tyres during a dramatic British Grand Prix on Sunday at Silverstone, forcing Pirelli to revert to Kevlar-belted tyres for this weekend’s race at the Nurburgring. They will also be introducing a […]

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Preview quotes from the McLaren team ahead of the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring this weekend. Jenson Button, McLaren “Of course, the Silverstone result wasn’t where we want to be, but there were some reasons to be encouraged by last weekend. Our car is now better balanced and more driveable, so we’re hoping for […]

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Team and Driver quotes following today’s qualifying session at Silverstone. Mercedes Lewis Hamilton (1st, Q3 – 1m 29.607s) “It feels incredible to be on pole, just like it did back in 2007. We have the greatest Formula One fans in the world here in Britain and there was a great turnout today, which makes the […]

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Drivers – Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), Jenson Button (McLaren) Max Chilton (Marussia), Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), Paul Di Resta (Force India), Mark Webber (Red Bull). Q: Max, your first home Grand Prix, what are your thoughts coming up to this? Max Chilton: It’s an extremely exciting moment. To be racing in Formula One is amazing. In Australia, that […]

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Here’s what Jenson Button, Sergio Perez and Martin Whitmars had to say ahead of the upcoming Silverstone Grand Prix this weekend. Jenson Button, McLaren “Any  driver’s home race is a special thing, but racing at Silverstone means so much to me: it’s the place where I grew up watching Formula 1 – I first came […]

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The Canadian Grand Prix weekend is famous for its unpredictability. Even though it didn’t stand up to its usual erratic nature there were still some surprises in the offing. The two biggest surprises came in the form of no driver hitting the famous Wall of Champions – at any stage of the weekend and the […]

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The Canadian Grand Prix weekend is famous for many things including changeable weather conditions. The Formula 1 pack had to contend with tricky track conditions as the rain rendered the use of slick tyres completely out of the question. The first session of qualifying sported the beginnings of a dry racing line but no driver was […]

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Force India’s Paul Di Resta was the surprise of the First Free Practice session at the Canadian GP. Di Resta finished top of the time sheets with a 1:21.020 ahead of McLaren’s Jenson Button who was 0.088s off his pace with a 1:21.108. Lotus’ Romain Grosjean finished P3 with a 1:21.258, 0.238s off the P1 […]

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The McLaren team preview quotes ahead of the upcoming 2013 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, with Jenson Button, Sergio Perez and Martin Whitmarsh. Jenson Button: “I’ve always enjoyed the Canadian Grand Prix – Montreal is one of the nicest cities on the calendar, we’re always made to feel welcome by the Quebecois, and it’s a […]

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