F1 Madness

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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Lewis Hamilton stormed to pole position in Silverstone qualifying today a massive four tenths ahead of team mate Nico Rosberg for a Mercedes front row lock out. Hamilton’s time, a 1.29.607 proved too fast for Rosberg, or the Red Bulls to contest. The Red Bull team mates locked out the second row, a mere 0.009 […]

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The FIA Institute has been working with Formula One teams to develop a new side impact system that will be on all cars in 2014. One of the biggest safety developments for F1 in recent years is underway and will feature on all cars next season. This is the result of a year-long collaboration between the […]

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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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It has taken thirty years for a son to emulate his father’s victory around the tight and twisting streets of Monte Carlo. Mercedes’ chances in Saturday qualifying had always looked good but the test would come in the 78 lap race. The team’s struggles with tyre degradation had been well documented and many had expected […]

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McLaren’s techincal director Paddy Lowe is join the Mercedes team in June after recieving an early release from McLaren. Lowe will start work at Mercedes on 3 June but was originally expected to see out his contract with McLaren until the end of the year. Lowe will join the Mercedes team as executive technical director and […]

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Here is what the McLaren Mercedes F1 team have to say ahead of this weekend’s Monaco F1 GP. Jenson Button: “Monaco is unlike any other racetrack in Formula One. A qualifying lap around there is an exhilarating experience for a driver: you turn into corners on the limit and you kiss every barrier at the […]

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