F1 Madness

The one thing Nico Rosberg needed to be this weekend was perfect and he came as close to it as any Formula 1 driver could ever dream of. Nico Rosberg converted his tenth pole position of the season into victory at the Brazilian Grand Prix under serious pressure from teammate Lewis Hamilton. The two Silver […]

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TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Paul MONAGHAN (Red Bull Racing) Pat FRY (Ferrari) Paul HEMBERY (Pirelli) Rob SMEDLEY (Williams) Sam MICHAEL (McLaren)   PRESS CONFERENCE Paul Hembery, if we could start with you? Interesting day today to say the least. Obviously a new track surface here at Interlagos [along with] your choice of soft and medium tyres for […]

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McLaren’s Jenson Button says that there are other opportunities for him outside of F1 if he does not manage to secure a drive next season. Speaking to journalists on Thursday at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Button says that because of the uncertainty around his future it opened his eyes to other opportunities. “It makes […]

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DRIVERS: Kevin MAGNUSSEN (McLaren) Adrian SUTIL (Sauber) Pastor MALDONADO (Lotus) Jean-Eric VERGNE (Toro Rosso) Felipe MASSA (Williams) Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes)   PRESS CONFERENCE Nico, if we could start with you? It’s the first time this year, in this championship, that the championship itself is out of your hands, in the sense that two wins, here […]

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The penultimate round of the Formula 1 World Championship brings us to the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in Sao Paulo, Brazil for the Brazilian Grand Prix. Usually the final Grand Prix of the season, but this year things are a bit different. But that doesn’t matter. No matter where on the calendar you put the Brazilian […]

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Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat will drop 10-places down the grid because of an engine change. Toro Rosso fitted a 7th engine to Kvayt’s car before the start of qualifying for the United States Grand Prix. Kvyat’s team mate, Jean-Eric Vergne had his engine replaced on his Toro Rosso as well, but did not incur any […]

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Team representatives: Eric Boullier (McLaren) Monisha Kaltenborn (Sauber) Toto Wolff (Mercedes) Vijay Mallya (Force India) Gerard Lopez (Lotus) Q: Let me start with a general question to all of you if I may, about Formula One and the United States. Many of your teams have been involved in activities in the build up to this […]

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McLaren’s Jenson Button will drop 5-places down the grid at this weekend’s United States Grand Prix due to a gearbox change. This is because his previous gearbox only lasted him 2 races. Formula 1 Technical Regulation 28.6 (a) states that a driver may use no more than one gearbox for six consecutive races. Button’s gearbox was […]

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Judging by the harmonious blend of NASCAR and beer the Americans have a pretty good idea on how to spend most of their weekends. More recently they struck on another golden combination by bringing the world’s premier racing serious to the lone star state of Texas. Dubbed the Circuit of the Americas, or COTA, Formula […]

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Former Ferrari President, Luca Di Montezemolo confirmed last night that Fernando Alonso will be leaving the Maranello based team at the end of the season. Speaking on a television show yesterday, Di Monetzemolo told Italian media that Alonso is leaving for two reasons. “One, he wants another environment. Two, because he is an age when he […]

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