F1 Madness

The Italian Grand Prix stewards have decided to take no further action against the Mercedes team or drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg following the investigation into their lower than minimum tyre pressures. The Mercedes drivers had been found to have pressures lower than allowed but the investigation has found them to be innocent of […]

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DRIVERS 1 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 2 – Kimi RÄIKKÖNEN (Ferrari) 3 – Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari)   TV UNILATERAL Lewis, seven in a row this season, not been done before by you and two laps good enough for pole in the end. So you felt you had everybody at arms length and was it good […]

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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton secured his seventh consecutive pole position for Sunday’s Italian grand prix. Bright sunshine bathed the famous Monza circuit as the one hour qualifying session got underway. Both McLaren’s failed to get out of the first part of qualifying as Jenson Button lapped a fraction faster than teammate Fernando Alonso to set […]

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Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in his Mercedes for the final free practice session ahead of Sunday’s Italian grand prix. The Mercedes driver set a time of 1:24:554 two and a half tenths clear of Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel. Nico Rosberg in the sister Mercedes was third quickest ahead of the two Williams drivers […]

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As the powers that be consider a plethora of changes to the sport it appears as if the traditionally passionate Monza circuit will not form part of it. No one will ever mistake F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone as soft touch. Then again, you don’t take a racing series and turn it into the pinnacle of […]

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There was a bit of commotion even before the Belgian grand prix officially got underway. Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg waved desperately from the cockpit of his car on the starting grid moments before the red lights were extinguished. It turns out that the German had a mechanical issue that would end his race before it […]

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DRIVERS 1 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 2 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) 3 – Romain GROSJEAN (Lotus) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by David Coulthard) Lewis, your 39th grand prix victory, your 80th time on the podium – equalling your great hero Ayrton Senna – a pretty good day at the office? Lewis HAMILTON: Wow. How you guys doing, you good? […]

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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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Lewis Hamilton easily claimed his 10th pole position from 11 races topping qualifying ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix. Hamilton set not one, but two, laps fast enough to take the top position during Q3 and finished the session almost half a second ahead of his team mate with a time of 1:47.197. Team mate […]

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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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