F1 Madness

Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel finished the first day of the first pre-season test of 2016 on top of the time sheets ahead of defending champion Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes W07 Hybrid. The German set his best time of 1:24.939 on the medium compound tyres just before lunch to take the top spot for the day. […]

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Pirelli concluded their two day wet weather tyre test at the Paul Ricard Circuit in the south of France to develop the 2016 Wet tyres. More than 650 laps were completed and a total of 2 326km driven between 5 drivers and three teams. The circuit was chosen because of its very sophisticated variable sprinkler […]

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McLaren has passed a mandatory crash test for the front-end of its MP4-31. The Woking based team reportedly completed and passed a dynamic test of the front of their 2016 car. The nosecone of the McLaren is rumoured to be similar in style to what the Red Bull Racing team ran in 2015. However, the […]

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2016 is here and it brings with it the opportunity to create a dynamic, and with any luck, an unforgettable new chapter of Formula 1 racing. Already an array of topics from driver line-ups to power unit suppliers is demanding attention. Ferrari expectations The Italian marquee’s 2015 season while not earth shattering has created big […]

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The McLaren Formula 1 team was the first from the other teams to announce the launch date for its 2016 contender, the MP4-31. The team made the announcement in a tweet early in the after noon on Monday in a rather cheeky tweet following a much hyped up countdown by Ferrari. Many expected that Ferrari […]

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McLaren boss Ron Dennis has praised Fernando Alonso’s maturity in the wake of McLaren’s rueful F1 2015 campaign, in which the team could manage only only ninth place in the Constructors’ Championship standings. Dennis and Alonso had a famously hostile relationship in 2007 but managed to iron out their differences to reunite for the 2015 […]

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As the year draws to its conclusion it and the 2015 Formula 1 season will soon be consigned to the history books. As ever the season’s intriguing battles were never solely consigned to the race track. The engine debate Engines have been the subject of heated debate for the entire season. From the cost of […]

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As far as thrillers go the Abu Dhabi grand prix isn’t quite going to make the list of most memorable races. Though visually spectacular the Yas Marina circuit has brought the 2015 season to a close in fairly mundane manner but still provided several talking points. In only the second time in its seven year […]

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Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has secured his sixth straight pole position ahead of the 2015 Abu Dhabi grand prix. The first session of the qualifying hour was highlighted by miscalculation of Sebastian Vettel’s side of the Ferrari garage. It meant that the German missed out on advancing to the next stage of the session and […]

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Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg topped the timing sheets for Mercedes in the first and second free practice sessions for the Abu Dhabi grand prix. The first of the one-and-a-half hour sessions started under bright sunlight and was topped by the number 44 Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton. The reigning champion set a quickest time of […]

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