Archive | November, 2015
Posted on 27 November 2015. Tags: abu dhabi, engine, f1, Formula 1, italian gp, lewis hamilton, mercedes, monza, nico rosberg, power unit, yas marina
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg says he is at a disadvantage this weekend by having to use an “extremely old” engine. When the German team introduced its upgraded power unit at the Italian grand prix Nico Rosberg was forced to abandon the unit in the back of his car. The engine was believed to have been […]
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Posted on 27 November 2015. Tags: 2015, abu dhabi, carlos sainz, daniel ricciardo, daniil kvyat, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, Lotus, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico hulkenberg, nico rosberg, pastor maldonado, pirelli, red bull, romain grosjean, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, supersoft, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas, williams, yas marina circuit
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg topped the timing sheets for Mercedes in the first and second free practice sessions for the Abu Dhabi grand prix. The first of the one-and-a-half hour sessions started under bright sunlight and was topped by the number 44 Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton. The reigning champion set a quickest time of […]
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Posted on 27 November 2015. Tags: 2015, 2016, christian horner, f1, ferrari, Formula 1, honda, mercedes, pirelli, power unit, red bull, renault
Red Bull Racing has finally confirmed that it has finalised a 2016 power unit supply deal. After months of negotiating the Red Bull Racing F1 team has finally put pen to paper on a power unit for the 2016 season. After spectacularly falling out with Renault mid way through the season the team went shopping […]
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Posted on 27 November 2015. Tags: abu dhabi gp, abu dhabi grand prix, daniel ricciardo, daniil kvyat, red bull racing
The Red Bull F1 Team preview the Abu Dhabi GP weekend Daniel Ricciardo “I think it [Abu Dhabi] really was my best weekend of 2014. It wasn’t a win but I nailed qualifying, I nailed the race, I nailed the whole thing. Pace, consistency, everything was awesome and it got me from the back of […]
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Posted on 27 November 2015. Tags: abu dhabi gp, abu dhabi grand prix, lotus f1 team, nick chester, pastor maldonado, romain grosjean
The Lotus F1 team previews the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Romain Grosjean “It’s a good track with very nice paddock facilities which in my opinion are amongst the best on the calendar. It’s also a very special Grand Prix given that it starts in the day and finishes under lights, which makes it incredible for […]
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Posted on 27 November 2015. Tags: abu dhabi gp, abu dhabi grand prix, force india, nico hulkenberg, sergio perez, vijay mallya
The Force India F1 team preview the Abu Dhabi GP race weekend Sergio Perez “The 2015 season has gone by so quickly, but I have lots of great memories and I’m very proud of what we have achieved. I think it’s probably been my best season in Formula One in terms of results and also […]
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Posted on 26 November 2015.
The final stop of the Formula 1 World Championship brings us to the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. Last year the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was the title decider which ultimately seen Mercedes Lewis Hamilton crowned World Champion. This year things are much different. Hamilton and Mercedes have the drivers and constructors championships all […]
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Posted on 26 November 2015. Tags: daniil kvyat, fernando alonso, ferrari, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, Lotus, manor, mclaren, mercedes, red bull, roberto merhi, romain grosjean
DRIVERS: Fernando ALONSO (McLaren) Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) Romain GROSJEAN (Lotus) Daniil KVYAT (Red Bull Racing) Roberto MERHI (Manor) Kimi RÄIKKÖNEN (Ferrari) PRESS CONFERENCE First of all then, a question to you all: how would you sum up your year and what was your favourite moment? Romain, why don’t you get us started. Romain GROSJEAN: Well, […]
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Posted on 26 November 2015. Tags: abu dhabi gp, abu dhabi grand prix, eric boullier, fernando alonso, jenson button, mclaren f1 team, mclaren-honda, yas marina, yasuhisa arai
McLaren Fernando Alonso The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend represents many things for us at McLaren-Honda: the end of a challenging season and a significant learning curve; the opportunity to collect as much information as possible and continue our learning; and the start of the winter period where we are all focussed on working incredibly […]
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Posted on 26 November 2015. Tags: abu dhabi gp, abu dhabi grand prix, felipe nasr, giampaolo dall'ara, marcus ericcson, sauber f1 team
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Preview Quotes from the Sauber F1 Team Marcus Ericsson “Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the last race of the season – it is unbelievable how time flies. It is very exciting to come back to Abu Dhabi, and I am looking forward to enjoying the race weekend there. This grand prix in […]
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