F1 Madness

As the 2016 Canadian grand prix developed Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel found themselves in front of an open goal. But a dubious strategy call saw the Italian team score an own goal instead. From third on the grid Vettel rocketed into the lead of the race leaving the two Mercedes to bang wheels into turn […]

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The St. Lawrence Seaway is transformed this weekend into the seventh round of the 2016 F1 season as it hosts the famed Canadian grand prix. Named after one of the greatest drivers in F1 history the circuit Gilles Villeneuve has a distinct street-like feel thanks to the close proximity of the barriers. It’s long straights, […]

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If a race around the confined streets of Monte Carlo isn’t a big enough challenge the rain that came down made sure that it was emphatically more demanding. Daniel Ricciardo started the Monaco grand prix from his first career pole position and would’ve felt he had half the job done. As the race got underway […]

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Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen will start from the pit lane at Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix race after his Q1 crash. Verstappen crashed in Q1 making contact with the inner barrier at Turn 15 with his front right wheel. He broke his cars track rod in the contact. With no steering control Verstappen speared into […]

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Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel set the quickest time in the final free practice session ahead of Sunday’s Monaco grand prix. The one hour session got underway in gloriously sunny conditions and saw Sebastian Vettel set the quickest time overall on the purple-walled ultrasoft tyre. Mercedes Lewis Hamiton was second quickest, a mere 0.018 off Vettel’s lap […]

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DRIVERS – Jolyon PALMER (Renault), Romain GROSJEAN (Haas), Pascal WEHRLEIN (Manor), Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing), Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes), Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari)   PRESS CONFERENCE We’ll start without most recent race winner, the youngest ever Formula One race winner at 18, and Holland’s first grand prix winner. What’s the reaction been like and are we […]

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In one way or another the famous streets of Monte Carlo have featured in every one of Formula 1’s 66-year history.  The scale and prestige of the Monaco grand prix is no less as it hosts the 6th round of the 2016 season. Several street tracks have come and gone in Formula 1 and some, […]

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For the 2016 Spanish grand prix Pirelli nominated the hard (orange), medium (white), and soft (yellow) compound tyres. The circuit de Catalunya in Spain has always dictated that track position is king. It was no different in 2016 as the two stop strategy of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen beat the the […]

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It’s old and outdated but never has it been more true – to finish first, first you must finish. The two front-row starting Mercedes’ of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg know this saying well but putting it into practice became entirely too difficult. The teammates dramatic collision in turn four put them both out of […]

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Full transcript of the post-race press conference following the Spanish Grand Prix. Drivers: 1 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull), 2 – Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari), 3 – Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari). PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Placido Domingo) Q: Max Verstappen, of course you are aware that you are the youngest winner ever in Formula One. How does […]

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