Archive | August, 2016
Posted on 29 August 2016. Tags: 2016, eau rouge, f1, ferrari, Formula 1, kemmel straight, kimi raikkonen, max verstappen, red bull racing, spa
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen Belgian grand prix where left it tatters after a first corner incident which also involved the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel. However it’s another incident between the two that demands some attention. As Verstappen and Raikkonen set about recovering they once again came across each other on the […]
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Posted on 29 August 2016. Tags: 2016, belgium gp, carlos sainz, daniel ricciardo, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, kevin magnussen, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, manor, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico hulkenberg, nico rosberg, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, spa, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas, williams
The 2016 Belgian grand prix may have had a familiar victor at the end of its 44 laps but little else was as predictable as Nico Rosberg on the top step of the podium. The German Mercedes driver was in prime position after securing pole while teammate Lewis Hamilton was confined to the back of […]
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Posted on 28 August 2016. Tags: eau rouge, f1, Formula 1, kevin magnussen, raidilion, renault, spa-francorchamps
Renault’s Kevin Magnussen feels that he will be okay to race in Monza following his huge crash at Turn 4 at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. Magnussen had a snap of over-steer coming out of the high speed Eau-Rouge/Raidilion (Turn 4) complex of corners after riding over the kerbs which sent his car careening […]
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Posted on 28 August 2016. Tags: belgian grand prix, daniel ricciardo, f1, Formula 1, lewis hamilton, mercedes, nico rosberg, race, red bull, spa-francorchamps
DRIVERS 1 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) 2 – Daniel RICCIARDO (Red Bull Racing) 3 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Mark Webber) Ladies and gentlemen, what a weekend here in Belgium! A sell-out crowd. Maybe a driver up here that you might not have wanted but what a weekend! Nico, well done. Crazy […]
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Posted on 27 August 2016. Tags: belgian grand prix, f1, ferrari, Formula 1, kimi raikkonen, max verstappen, mercedes, nico rosberg, red bull, spa-francorchamps
DRIVERS 1 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) 2 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 3 – Kimi RÄIKKÖNEN (Ferrari) TV UNILATERAL Nico, many congratulations. Was that session as smooth on the inside as it looked from where we were sitting? Nico ROSBERG: No, we had a difficult weekend up to now, especially this morning. We were […]
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Posted on 27 August 2016. Tags: belgian grand prix, f1, ferrari, Formula 1, free practice 3, kimi raikkonen, spa-francorchamps
Kimi Raikkonen claimed the top spot on the time sheets at the third free practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix at the Circuit Spa-Francorchamps. Raikkonen set his best time of 1:47.974 on his second run on the super softs. Up until that point. Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo held the top spot also with a […]
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Posted on 26 August 2016. Tags: belgian grand prix, christian horner, Claire Williams, eric boullier, f1, force india, Formula 1, frederic vasseur, mclaren, monish kaltenborn, red bull, renualt, roberg fernley, sauber, spa-francorchamps, williams
EAM REPRESENTATIVES – Christian HORNER (Red Bull Racing), Claire WILLIAMS (Williams), Monisha KALTENBORN (Sauber), Eric BOULLIER (McLaren), Frédéric VASSEUR (Renault), Robert FERNLEY (Force India) PRESS CONFERENCE Eric, if we could start with you please. Let’s start by talking about the updated power unit you’re running in both cars this weekend. Where is it better than the […]
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Posted on 26 August 2016. Tags: 2016, belgium, daniel ricciardo, f1, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, manor, max verstappen, mercedes, molaren, nico rosberg, pirelli, red bull, renault, sebastian vettel, spa
Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen set the quickest time in the second free practice session for the Belgian grand prix. The second free practice session ran in pristine sunshine during which Dutch driver Verstappen set a quickest time of 1:48:085 ahead of his Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo. Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg set the third […]
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Posted on 26 August 2016. Tags: belgian grand prix, f1, Formula 1, lewis hamilton, mercedes, spa-francorchamps
Lewis Hamilton will drop a total of 30-places down the grid after Mercedes replaced his Power Unit before Free Practice 2 for the Belgian Grand Prix. Mercedes had given Hamilton a new PU before free practice 1 which put him on his 6th turbo charger and 6th MGU-H. That would’ve dropped him 15 places. Just […]
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Posted on 26 August 2016. Tags: belgian grand prix, f1, fernando alonso, formual 1, mclaren
McLaren’s Fernando Alonso will take a 35-place grid drop at the Belgian Grand Prix for replacing his power unit after a water leak kept him out of FP1. Honda arrived at Spa with an updated engine after spending 7 tokens on upgrading the turbo and the combustion. Both Alonso and Button were given their 5th […]
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