Archive | April, 2017
Posted on 30 April 2017. Tags: f1, ferrari, Formula 1, kimi raikkonen, mercedes, post race press conference, race, russian grand prix, sebastian vettel, sochi autodrom, Valtteri Bottas
DRIVERS 1 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes) 2 – Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari) 3 – Kimi RÄIKKÖNEN (Ferrari) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Eddie Jordan) Valtteri, tell us, what does it feel like, your first ever win in grand prix racing? Valtteri BOTTAS: Amazing. It took quite a while, more than 80 races for me, but definitely […]
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Posted on 29 April 2017. Tags: f1, ferrari, Formula 1, kimi raikkonen, mercedes, post qualifying press conference, russian grand prix, sebastian vettel, sochi autodrom, Valtteri Bottas
DRIVERS 1 – Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari) 2 – Kimi RÄIKKÖNEN (Ferrari) 3 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes) TV UNILATERAL Q: Sebastian, it was an incredibly tight battle at the front and a last-minute, do-or-die effort from you seemed to make the difference. Talk us through the session. Sebastian VETTEL: Yeah, I had a good start […]
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Posted on 29 April 2017. Tags: f1, ferrari f, Formula 1, kimi raikkonen, qualifying, russian grand prix, sebastian vettel, sochi autodrom
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen locked out the front row in qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix. The first time Ferrari had locked out a front row since the French Grand Prix in 2008. Raikkonen, who held provisional pole in Q3, was beaten by Vettel on his final throw of the dice at a […]
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Posted on 29 April 2017. Tags: 2017, carlos sainz, daniel ricciardo, daniil kvyat, esteban ocon, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, haas, honda, jolyon palmer, kevin magnussen, kimi raikkonen, lance stroll, lewis hamilton, marcus ericsson, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico hulkneberg, niki lauda, Pascal Wehrlein, pirelli, red bull, renault, romain grosjean, russia, sauber, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, sochi autodrom, soft, stoffel vandoorne, supersoft, toro rosso, toto wolff, ultrasoft, Valtteri Bottas, williams
Sebastian Vettel set the quickest time in the final free practice session ahead of the Russian grand prix. Ferrari driver Vettel set a fastest time of 1:34:001 ahead of teammate Kimi Raikkonen in second. Valtteri Bottas slotted in third ahead of his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton. Meanwhile Jolyon Palmer didn’t get out of the garage […]
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Posted on 28 April 2017. Tags: f1, ferrari, Formula 1, free practice 2, russian grand prix, sebastian vettel, sochi international circuit
Ferrari hold the advantage after the Friday practice sessions for the Russian Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time of the second free practice session on Friday afternoon in Sochi with a best time of 1:34.120 on the ultra soft tyres. Second fastest of the afternoon was Kimi Raikkonen 0.263s off Vettel’s time with […]
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Posted on 28 April 2017. Tags: 2017, carlos sainz, daniel ricciardo, dannil kvyat, f1, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, haas, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico hulkenberg, niki lauda, pirelli, red bull, renault, romain grosjean, russia, sebastian vettel, sochi autodrom, stoffel vandoorne, toro rosso, toto wolff, Valtteri Bottas
Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen has topped the first free practice session at the Sochi Autodrom ahead of the Russian grand prix. The first free practice session got underway in stunning clear conditions with a track temperatures hovering in the mid-thirties for the duration of the session. Local driver took over the Renault seat from Nico Hulkneberg but […]
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Posted on 27 April 2017. Tags: daniel ricciardo, f1, ferrari, Formula 1, kimi raikkonen, Pascal Wehrlein, red bull, russian grand prix, sauber, sochi international circuit, thursday press conference
PART TWO: DRIVERS – Kimi RÄIKKÖNEN (Ferrari), Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull), Pascal Werhlein (Sauber) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Kimi, you’ve been knocking on the door of a podium at every race this year – but judging by your radio messages, you’re still not happy with the car. What feeling is it giving you and how does […]
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Posted on 27 April 2017. Tags: daniil kvyat, f1, Formula 1, haas, mercedes, romain grosjean, russian grand prix, sochi international circuit, thursday press conference, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas
PART ONE: DRIVERS – Daniil KVYAT (Toro Rosso), Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes), Romain GROSJEAN (Haas) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Daniil, welcome and happy birthday for yesterday. It is of course a home race for you but that means an awful lot of commitments. Were you able to even enjoy your birthday? Q: Daniil KVYAT: Yeah, I was. […]
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Posted on 26 April 2017. Tags: 2017, daniel ricciardo, esteban ocon, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, haas, kimi raikkonen, lance stroll, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico hulkenberg, pirelli, red bull, renault, romain grosjean, russia, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, sochi autodrom, stoffel vandoorne, Valtteri Bottas, williams
From the middle of the Bahrain desert the Formula 1 paddock travels to coast of Russia for the fourth round of the 2017 season. The Sochi Autodrom made its debut on the F1 calendar in 2014 and received a fairly lukewarm reception from fans. For one thing the circuit lacks any sort of elevation change, […]
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Posted on 25 April 2017. Tags: f1, f1 strategy group, fia, Formula 1
The F1 Commission and the F1 Strategy Group met today (25 April 2017) in Paris to discuss technical and sporting changes to F1. The meeting, was for the first time, attended by the CEO of the Formula One Group, Chase Carey. The sporting and technical changes have all been agreed to and will now go […]
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