Archive | October, 2016
Posted on 17 October 2016. Tags: f1, ferrari, Formula 1, haas, manor, mclaren, mercedes, red bull, renault, sauber, toro rosso, williams
Around this time of year into every Formula 1 season we are well into what has not become known as “silly season”. The rumor mill is cranking out at full steam about which driver is moving to a new team, which drivers are staying at their current teams. More often than not, the look of […]
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Posted on 14 October 2016. Tags: f1, force india, Formula 1, nico hulkenberg, renault
Nico Hulkenberg will drive for the Renault F1 team from 2017. Hulkenberg will join the Enstone based team on a multi-year deal. Rumors have been circulating about Hulkenberg’s exit from Force India but in the recent weeks they’ve become louder. He was, however, tied to Force India for another year but Deputy Team Principal at […]
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Posted on 14 October 2016. Tags: f1, f1SillySeason, force india, Formula 1, renault f1
The Sahara Force India Formula One Team confirmed that Nico Hulkenberg will leave the team at the end of the season to “pursue other opportunities within Formula One.” Word has been going around that Hulkenberg was on the verge of leaving Force India to take a drive with the Renault Formula. This latest announcement opens […]
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Posted on 10 October 2016. Tags: 2016, daniel ricciardo, f1, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, japan, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, manor, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, red bull, renault, sebastian vettel, suzuka, williams
Nico Rosberg continues to achieve firsts in this 2016 and has now added a first-time victory in Japan. The Mercedes driver, never troubled, strolled towards the chequered flag while teammate Lewis Hamilton dropped further behind in the race for the championship. While Nico Rosberg charged off his pole starting position Lewis Hamilton was swamped by […]
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Posted on 09 October 2016. Tags: f1, Formula 1, japanese grand prix, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mercedes, nico rosberg, post race press conference, race, red bull, suzuka
DRIVERS 1 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) 2 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 3 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Kai Ebel) Q: Congratulations Nico, a fantastic win. Nico ROSBERG: It’s been an awesome weekend for sure, the whole weekend had gone great from the word go, so it’s been very, very special, […]
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Posted on 09 October 2016. Tags: f1, ferrari, Formula 1, japanese grand prix, lewis hamilton, mercedes, suzuka
Sebastian Vettel defended Ferrari’s strategy decision at the Japanese Grand Prix race which seen him finish 4th, possibly missing out on a podium finish. While Vettel completed the race with a 2-stop strategy, his was slightly different to the rest. The most widely used two-stop was to start on the softs, then two stints on […]
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Posted on 08 October 2016. Tags: ferrari, japanese gp, japanese grand prix, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, mercedes amg petronas, nico rosberg, suzuka
Drivers: 1 – Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), 2 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), 3 – Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari). TV UNILATERAL Q: Nico, the pressure was really on for that final run but you did it, pole by 13 thousandths of a second which I think your team calculates to be 82 centimetres around this Suzuka circuit. Nico […]
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Posted on 08 October 2016. Tags: daniel ricciardo, ferrari, japanese gp, japanese grand prix, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mercedes, nico rosberg, red bull racing, sebastian vettel, suzuka
Formula One World Championship leader Nico Rosberg snuck in to steal the Japanese Grand Prix pole from Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton by just 0.013s. Rosberg claimed his third consecutive Suzuka pole position with a time of 1:30.647. Ferrari outperformed their Red Bull championship rivals to claim the third and fourth spots on the grid. […]
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Posted on 08 October 2016. Tags: 2016, daniel ricciardo, f1, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, japan, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, manor, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, suzuka, toro rosso, williams
Nico Rosberg set the quickest time in the third free practice session for the Japanese grand prix. The one hour session was slow to get underway as the Suzuka circuit remained damp from an earlier rain shower. However, under overcast skies drivers began to venture out on intermediate tyres before soon switching to slicks. Mercedes’ […]
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Posted on 07 October 2016. Tags: ayao komatsu, bob bell, f1, ferrari, Formula 1, friday press conference, haas, honda, japanese gp, luingi fraboni, mercedes, paddy lowe, pat symonds, renault, suzuka, williams, yusuke hasegawa
TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Ayao KOMATSU (Haas), Bob BELL (Renault), Luigi FRABONI (Ferrari), Paddy LOWE (Mercedes), Yusuke HASEGAWA (Honda), Pat SYMONDS (Williams) PRESS CONFERENCE Bob, let’s start with you: How have you been getting on rebuilding the staff at Enstone, where do you still lack and what will the effect of all this be on the […]
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