F1 Madness

Former GP2 Chamption and Lotus Test and Reserve Driver Jolyon Palmer was announced as Lotus’ second driver alongside Pastor Maldonado for 2016. A seat at Lotus opened up when Romain Grosjean signed with Haas F1 for 2016. With Renault planning a take over of Lotus which is set to be finalised towards the end of […]

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The Lotus F1 team has announced that Pastor Maldonado will remain with the Enstone squad for the 2016 Formula One season, his third year with the team. Maldonado made his Formula 1 debut with Williams in 2011 and claimed victory in the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix before switching to Lotus in 2014 and taking his […]

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Here’s a look at what the drivers at to say at the Thursday press conference ahead of the Singapore GP. Drivers – Romain Grosjean (Lotus), Sergio Perez (Force India), Valtteri Bottas (Williams), Roberto Merhi (Manor), Pastor Maldonado (Lotus), Felipe Nasr (Sauber). Q: Let’s start with you Romain, back on the podium this year. Do you […]

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As the powers that be consider a plethora of changes to the sport it appears as if the traditionally passionate Monza circuit will not form part of it. No one will ever mistake F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone as soft touch. Then again, you don’t take a racing series and turn it into the pinnacle of […]

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In several aspects there is much turmoil that surrounds Formula 1. There is no argument though that the sport returns, after its month-long hiatus, to the greatest circuit in the world, Spa-francorchamps. The glorious Belgian circuit situated in the heart of the Ardennes forest encompasses everything that is great about Formula 1. Its spectacular corners […]

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Lotus’ Romain Grosjean feels that Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo is to blame for his premature exit on the opening lap of the British Grand Prix race. Ricciardo made contact with Grosjean going into Turn 3. This sent Grosjean into the side of his team mate Pastor Maldonado. Both Maldonado and Ricciardo were able to continue […]

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DRIVERS: Valtteri BOTTAS (Williams) Jenson BUTTON (McLaren) Kimi RAIKKONEN (Ferrari) Marcus ERICSSON (Sauber) Pastor MALDONADO (Lotus) Will STEVENS (Manor)   PRESS CONFERENCE Valtteri, why don’t we start with you? You finished second here last year from, I think, 14th on the grid – equal best result so far in Formula One, your finish. Is this […]

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Control is a concept that when given up is difficult to regain. Yet, Nico Rosberg overcame his pole starting teammate and controlled all seventy-one laps for an important victory in Austria. The multi-lingual German secured his third victory of the season and second consecutive Austrian race win. But for a “vibration” late on in the […]

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Lewis Hamilton secured pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix during a pretty dramatic final qualifying shootout session at the Red Bull Ring, after both Mercedes drivers went off track in their final runs. Hamilton claimed the pole position with a time of 1:08.455, beating team mate Nico Rosberg, who was comfortably quickest in Q1 […]

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Most would hold the opinion that the Canadian grand prix was far from the riveting showpiece it typically delivers. In terms of on track action they would be right but there were a number of significant goings-on for various teams. It wouldn’t have been considered outlandish to expect McLaren to be threatening the outskirts of […]

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