F1 Madness

Lewis Hamilton claimed his fourth pole position with a time of 1.53.860 ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix in a rather damp and drizzly qualifying session. In doing so, the Briton surpassed Jim Clark’s record for pole positions by a British driver. Daniel Ricciardo will start second on the grid tomorrow after out-qualifying Red Bull […]

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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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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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Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg topped the timing sheets for the second free practice session in Malaysia. As the Malaysian heat intensified Nico Rosberg set the fastest time on the white-walled medium compound tyres in the second free practice session for Sunday’s Malaysian grand prix. Track temperatures reached nearly 50 degrees Celsius during the ninety minute […]

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The first free practice session for the Malaysian GP was headed by Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton. Sweltering weather conditions greeted the Formula 1 paddock as the first practice session for round two of the 2014 season kicked off. Teams were allocated an extra set of tyres by Pirelli for the first thirty minutes of the session […]

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Roughly a year ago Red Bull’s biggest worry was the unrest between its two drivers. In a ruthless move Sebastian Vettel ignored the now infamous ‘multi-21’call to hold position and pinched victory from Mark Webber. Twelve months later the second round of the championship again brings Red Bull and the paddock to Malaysia. The reigning […]

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It was at the completion of the 2013 Abu Dhabi grand prix when Sebastian Vettel, on his way to a nine race winning streak, reminded his team to savour their victorious memories. How spot-on he was. The free practice session made it quite clear that Mercedes’ favourites tag was no gaffe. For the 35th time Lewis […]

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The 2014 Formula 1 season officially got underway with the first free practice session from Australia. It was quite a sizeable crowd that gathered to finally see the 2014 challengers and, more importantly, hear what they sound like. Some may not be a fan of the new V6 Turbo engine but it wasn’t unpleasant at all. […]

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The FIA announced late last year that drivers would be issued with permanent numbers to be carried throughout their Formula 1 careers. All drivers were asked to nominate two numbers between #2 and #99 as Sebastian Vettel has an automatic hold on #1 as the current F1 champion. The complete list of numbers that the drivers […]

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The Lotus F1 Team revealed that they will skip the first test in Jerez that is due to take place on 28 January. Lotus F1 Technical Director, Nick Chester, said that they plan to launch the E22 at the Bahrain test in more representative conditions. “We’re going to keep our car under wraps a little […]

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