F1 Madness

Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo finished fastest in rain-affected final practice session ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix. Most of the front running teams spent the majority of their time in the pits, not wanting to risk their cars in the damp conditions. Not that drivers were going all out to finish on the top of […]

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TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Pat FRY (Ferrari) Charlie WHITING (FIA) Yasuhisa ARAI (Honda) Andy COWELL (Mercedes AMG HPP) Rob WHITE (Renault Sport F1)   PRESS CONFERENCE If we can start with you Charlie? The new power units have excited a lot of debate since the beginning of the year. Will you once again briefly take us through the […]

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Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton set the pace in Free Practice 2 for this weekends Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton set a time of 1:38.315 on the options to set the fastest time of the session. In what looks like a complete turn around for the Italian team, Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso finished the session in P2 with a […]

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Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso ended set the fastest time for the first free practice session in China. A relatively quiet session was marked with a track temperature of 18 degrees Celcius for nearly all of the 90 minutes of running. Overcast conditions around the Shanghai International circuit made it more difficult to optimise the tyre temperatures; […]

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DRIVERS: Adrian SUTIL (Sauber) Sergio PEREZ (Force India) Esteban GUTIERREZ (Sauber) Daniel RICCIARDO (Red Bull Racing) Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) Fernando ALONSO (Ferrari)   PRESS CONFERENCE Daniel, some bad news earlier on at the start of this week for you, what was your reaction to that? Daniel RICCIARDO: Obviously a little bit disappointed but at the […]

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The Shanghai International Circuit is properly modern Formula 1 track – A gigantic complex of grandstands, large run-off areas and an intricate track layout incorporating long straights, high-speed corners and several chances for overtaking. The Shanghai International circuit and paddock is an engineering feat which speaks to the country’s determination to be a part of […]

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We are in Shanghai, China for the fourth round of the formula 1 world championship. The Shanghai International Circuit plays host to the 10th Chinese Grand Prix. Its been hosting the Chinese Grand Prix since 2004. The circuit is a mix of tightening radius corners with some fast switch back corners and one long straight. […]

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The General Secretary of the FIA’s International Court of Appeal has said that a verdict on Red Bull’s appeal against the disqualification of Daniel Riccardo at the Australian Grand Prix, will only be given on Tuesday. “We will announce the decision tomorrow morning at the latest,” said Jean-Christophe Breillat following a six-hour long hearing at […]

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The Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 team announced today that Bob Bell will step down from his position as Technical Director. Bell resigned from his position in December 2013 and he will leave the team at the end of November 2014 with the intention of pursuing new challenges outside the company. His position as technical […]

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Lotus’s Nick Chester talks about the E22’s potential, the upcoming Chinese Grand Prix, qualifying, and car development. Q: Where does the E22 stand heading to China? Nick Chester: The E22 has tremendous potential even if we are only gradually unlocking it. in the Bahrain grand Prix we
 were closer to Mercedes, Williams and McLaren than […]

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