F1 Madness

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton topped the first free practice session for the 2016 Australian grand prix. The 2016 season got underway as Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel ventured out onto track with the full wet Pirelli tyres fitted to his car. Overnight rain and a consistent drizzle in the morning had ensured a wet start to the […]

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DRIVERS: Rio HARYANTO (Manor) Jolyon PALMER (Renault) Esteban GUTIERREZ (Haas) Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari) Daniel RICCIARDO (Red Bull Racing) Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes). PRESS CONFERENCE Daniel Ricciardo, let’s start with you. Here we are, 20 years on from the grand prix moving across from Adelaide to Melbourne, tell us about what a buzz it is for you […]

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The question at the forefront of everything is can Ferrari take the fight to Mercedes. All indications are that the Italian team has made strides since last year and has closed the gap to Mercedes. All that remains to be seen is how close they can get. As F1 2016 gets under way this season […]

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Nico Rosberg stamped Mercedes’ authority on day one of the second test in Barcelona by going quickest on the day. Rosberg’s fastest time of 1:23.022 just told half the story. Lewis Hamilton took over in the afternoon session and went on to complete a very impressive race simulation. Between the Mercedes drivers they managed to […]

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Kimi Raikkonen closed off the final day of the first pre-season test of 2016 on top of the time sheets in the Ferrari SF16-H The Finn set his fastest time of 1:23.477 on the Ultra Soft compound tyres late in the morning. Second fastest to Raikkonen was Daniil Kvyat in the Red Bull who was […]

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Formula 1 looks set to introduce an elimination style qualifying session in 2016. A meeting in Geneva between the Strategy Group and the Formula 1 Commission saw a unanimous vote passed to revamp the qualifying session for the 2016 season. The session will still remain as a one hour session split into three segments. However, […]

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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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Red Bull released the first images of its 2016 Formula One title challenger, the RB12, ahead of debuting the car on track at the opening day of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya. The team released studio photos via its various media channels moments before the RB12 hit the track with Daniel Ricciardo at […]

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Renault Sport F1’s managing director Cyril Abiteboul says that the controversial Formula One engine token system is set to be scrapped in 2017. In return for reducing the cost of power units for customer teams by 2017 the engine manufacturers will be allowed more freedom to develop. Drivers would still be limited as far as […]

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Watch as Renault launch their 2016 car and team with Kevin Magnussen alongside Jolyon Palmer. Renault unveiled their black and yellow livery which is set to change for the Australian Grand Prix. The team also confirmed the two new Renault drivers, Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer.  

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