Archive | July, 2017
Posted on 28 July 2017. Tags: 2017, f1, ferrari, Formula 1, fred vasseur, giovinazzi, le clerc, marcus ericsson, power unit, sauber
The Sauber F1 team announced today that they will be retaining their partnership with Ferrari for the 2018 season. The announcement comes on the back of the fact that Sauber has broken off its deal with Japanese manufacturer Honda earlier this week. The short-lived partnership was announced earlier in the season by then team principal […]
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Posted on 27 July 2017. Tags: f1, force india, Formula 1, haas, hungarian gp, hungarian grand prix, hungaroring, kevin magnussen, max verstappen, mclaren, red bull, sergion perez, stoffel vandoorne, thursday press conference
PART TWO: DRIVERS – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull), Sergio PÉREZ (Force India), Stoffel VANDOORNE (McLaren), Kevin MAGNUSSEN (Haas) Q: Session one we had a lot of talk about the implementation of the Halo cockpit head protection in 2018. I’d just like to get each of your thoughts on that. Perhaps we could start with Max. […]
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Posted on 27 July 2017. Tags: f1, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, hungarian grand prix, hungariangp, hungaroring, mclaren, nico hulkenberg, renault, sebastian vettel, thursday press conference
PART ONE: DRIVERS – Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari), Fernando ALONSO (McLaren), Nico HULKENBERG (Renault) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Gentlemen, if we could by getting your thoughts on the Halo cockpit protection that is going to be introduced from the start of 2018. Sebastian, if we could begin with you, what are your thoughts about the Halo and how […]
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Posted on 27 July 2017. Tags: f1, ferrari, Formula 1, honda, mercedes, renault, sauber
Sauber have confirmed that their 2018 technical partnership with Honda been cancelled. “It is very unfortunate that we have to discontinue the planned collaboration with Honda at this stage,” said Vasseur “However, this decision has been made for strategic reasons, and with the best intent or the future of the Sauber F1 Team in mind. […]
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Posted on 26 July 2017. Tags: british gp, british grand prix, f1, Formula 1, kimi raikkonen, pirelli
After revealing their findings on Sebastian Vettel’s tyre failure at the British Grand Prix, Pirelli has now announced their findings on Kimi Raikkonen’s tyre failure and have concluded that damage to the tyre was caused by an external source effectively absolving he Italian tyre manufacturer of any blame. Pirelli say that they uncovered damage to […]
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Posted on 26 July 2017. Tags: 2017, budapest, daniel ricciardo, f1, felipe massa, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, haas, hungarian gp, hungaroring, kimi raikkonen, lance stroll, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mercedes, niki lauda, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, toro rosso, toto wolff, Valtteri Bottas, williams
In an F1 championship as closely contested as the 2017 edition every race weekend becomes an important one. At this stage, as Vettel and Hamilton are separated by a single point, none are more vital than the last race before the summer break. The 2017 Hungarian grand prix runs around the Hungaroring. A tight and […]
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Posted on 21 July 2017. Tags: british grand prix, f1, ferrari, Formula 1, kimi raikkonen, pirelli, sebastian vettel
Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has concluded the investigation into the tyre failure that dropped Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel from 4th to 7th. Pirelli say that a slow puncture was the cause of the first failure. Vettel ran off the track out of Brooklands 2-laps before the end of the race as a result of his […]
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Posted on 19 July 2017. Tags: f1, fia, Formula 1
The FIA have confirmed that the Halo head protection device that was trailed in 2016 will be implemented for the 2018 season. For the first time, all the F1 teams were represented at the Strategy Group Meeting. Observers from Renault, Toro Rosso, Sauber and Haas were present at the meeting. A few enhancements will be […]
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Posted on 17 July 2017. Tags: british gp, daniel ricciardo, esteban ocon, f1, felipe masa, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, honda, jim clark, kimi raikkonen, lance stroll, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, pirelli, red bull, renault sauber, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, silverstone, stoffel vandoorne, Valtteri Bottas, williams
The phenomenon of home ground advantage has nearly always been touted in the world of sport as a sort of mythical influence that makes the team or a person nearly unbeatable. This advantage was no more evident as Lewis Hamilton took a record-equaling fifth British grand prix win around the famed Silverstone circuit. While Hamilton […]
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Posted on 16 July 2017. Tags: british grand prix, britishGP, f1, ferrari, Formula 1, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, mercedes, silverstone, sunday race, Valtteri Bottas
DRIVERS: 1 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 2 – Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 3 – Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Owen WILSON and Jenson BUTTON) Owen Wilson: Congratulations, what an exciting race. You made it look easy out there. Lewis Hamilton: It was not so easy. It’s never easy. OW: How are you guys doing? Great […]
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