F1 Madness

If winter testing was anything to go by, then few would’ve expected the surprising war of attrition in the first round of the 2015 Formula 1 season. Even before the Australian GP got underway three drivers failed to make it to the grid. Williams’ Valtteri Bottas was deemed unfit to race by the FIA medical […]

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The appeal lodged by the Sauber F1 team yesterday after the Supreme Court of Victoria ruled that Giedo Van Der Garde should drive for them was dismissed today. The appeal, that was lodged yesterday, was deferred till today. The court decided to dismiss the appeal on grounds that the appeal itself was not “in the […]

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The Supreme Court of Victoria ruled that Giedo Van Der Garde should be allowed to race for Sauber after a contractual dispute between him and the team ended up in court. The dispute arose after Sauber appointed two new drivers for 2015 namely Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr. Van Der Garde took the matter to […]

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The pre-season testing sessions are complete and the Australian grand prix waits to either shatter the delusions or fulfil the promises made in Jerez and Barcelona. The Albert Park circuit in Melbourne, Australia is the first step in what can potentially be an enthralling season of Formula 1 racing. In a show of dogged determination […]

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Lewis Hamilton made it two for two for Mercedes on the penultimate day of the Barcelona pre-season test. Hamilton set his fastest time of 1:23.022 for the day on Pirelli’s yellow soft compound tyre in the afternoon session after spending most of the afternoon in the garage. Felipe Massa in the Williams was second fastest […]

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Felipe Massa set the fastest time on the first day of the final pre-season test in Barcelona on the soft tyre completing a qualifying simulation. Massa’s time of 1:23.500 is the fastest time seen so far in Barcelona. His time was 0.776s faster than second fastest of the day, Marcus Ericsson in the Sauber who […]

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Romain Grosjean put his Lotus on the top of the time sheets at the end of the final day of the second pre-season test while McLaren’s Fernando Alonso was air lifted to hospital after a crash at T3. Grosjean’s time of 1:24.067 on the soft compound tyres from Pirelli put him on top of the […]

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Lotus’ Pastor Maldonado claimed the fastest time of the day on the 3rd day of the Barcelona test on the super soft tyres. Maldonado’s run in the afternoon seen him cross the line with a 1:24.348, 0.391s ahead of Max Verstappen in the Toro Rosso who also did a run on the super softs. “We achieved […]

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Daniel Ricciardo finished on top of the time sheets for Red Bull on the second day of the second pre-season test in Barcelona. Ricciardo set his time of 1:24.574 just before the lunch break on the soft compound tyres. This time stood for the rest of the day. Second for the day was Ferrari’s Kimi […]

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Lotus’ Pastor Maldonado finished the first day of the second winter test ahead of the pack after running with the soft compound tyre. Maldonado’s time of 1:25.011 was 0.156s faster than Kimi Raikkonen in the Ferrari who held the top spot for most of the day. Although he set the fastest time, it was not […]

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