Archive | October, 2017
Posted on 23 October 2017. Tags: breast cancer awareness, circuit of the americas, f1, ferrari, Formula 1, haas, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, mclaren, mercedes, pirelli, red bull, renault, ricciardo, sebastian vettel, texas, united states gp, Valtteri Bottas, verstappen
If Sebastian Vettel’s chance of winning the 2017 driver’s title were slim going into the United States grand prix they’ve now all but evaporated. Lewis Hamilton delivered a controlled drive to not only win in Texas but also ensure Mercedes as the 2017 constructor’s champions. Despite Hamilton’s 72nd pole position Sebastian Vettel tried his damnedest […]
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Posted on 22 October 2017. Tags: circuit of the americas, CoTA, f1 f, ferrari, Formula 1, lewis hamilton, mercedes, qualifying, sebastian vettel, united states grand prix, usgp, Valtteri Bottas
DRIVERS 1 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 2 – Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari) 3 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes) TRACK INTERVIEWS Cowboy Lewis, and you rode that car beautifully around there and you even left a couple of ‘11s’ on the lap coming down out of Turn 1. The first sector wasn’t perfect but the lap was […]
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Posted on 21 October 2017. Tags: breast cancer awareness, circuit of the americas, f1, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, haas f1, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, mclaren, mercedes, pirelli, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, toro rosso, united states gp
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton topped both of Friday’s free practice sessions ahead of the United States grand prix. The first session proved a rather difficult one to read as most of the running was done on the intermediate tyre. While conditions remained slippery, and tricky, several cars spun out but, thankfully, didn’t incur any damage. […]
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Posted on 20 October 2017. Tags: circuit of the americas, CoTA, f1, Formula 1, lewis hamilton, mercedes, united states grand prix, usgp
Lewis Hamilton had a rather dominant Friday during both free practice sessions for the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Hamilton, who has one hand on the drivers championship trophy coming into this weekend, looked comfortable in his car as soon as he took to the track comfortably […]
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Posted on 20 October 2017. Tags: f1, Formula 1, max verstappen, red bull
The Red Bull Formula One Team confirmed on Friday just before the first Free Practice session for the United States Grand Prix that Max Verstappen has agreed to extend his contract at the team till 2020. Verstappen, who took his first victory in F1 with the Red Bull team in 2016, was on the radar […]
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Posted on 20 October 2017. Tags: brendon hartley, circuit of the americas, f1, Formula 1, mclaren, nico hulkenberg, renault, stoffel vandoorne, toro rosso, united states grand prix, usgp, william
Before Free Practice one had got underway at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin Texas there were a few drivers that had a number of power unit components changed which will drop them down the grid a few places. Renault has introduced a few 2018 parts to their current engines and have fitted them to […]
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Posted on 19 October 2017. Tags: circuit of the americas, f1, fernando alonso, Formula 1, haas, kevin magnussen, mclaren, nico hulkenberg, renault, romain grosjean, thursday press conference, united states grand prix, usgp
PART TWO – DRIVERS: Fernando ALONSO (McLaren), Kevin MAGNUSSEN (Haas), Romain GROSJEAN (Haas), Nico HÜLKENBERG (Renault) Q: Let’s start with Fernando Alonso. Two-time Formula One World Champion who’s just announced a new deal with McLaren that I think will take you to 17 seasons in Formula One. Tell us your feelings, and also what […]
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Posted on 19 October 2017. Tags: brendon hartley, carlos sainz, circuit of the americas, f1, Formula 1, lewis hamilton, marcus ericsson, mercedes, renault, sauber, thursday press conference, toro rosso, united states grand prix, usgp
PART ONE: DRIVERS – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes), Brendon HARTLEY (Toro Rosso), Carlos SAINZ (Renault), Marcus ERICSSON (Sauber) PRESS CONFERENCE Lewis, five-time US Grand Prix winner, three-time F1 world champion, US Grand Prix always a big one for your, personally and for the team, no doubt many commitments in the run-up to the event, but I just […]
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Posted on 19 October 2017. Tags: f1, fernando alonso, Formula 1, mclaren
The McLaren Formula One Team announced that Fernando Alonso will continue to drive for the team throughout 2018. This will be the Spaniard’s 4th consecutive season with the Woking based team since they switched to Honda power in 2015. Alonso’s future at the team was up in the air after Honda’s dismal performance this season. […]
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Posted on 18 October 2017. Tags: brendon hartley, carlos sainz, circuit of the americas, f1, f1 2017, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, mclaren, mercedes, pirelli, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, texas, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas
Most people would hold the opinion that the fight for the 2017 world championship is all but over. And you’d be hard pressed to make a legitimate argument against this opinion given that Hamilton holds a mammoth 59 point lead going into the United States grand prix. It’s as good a time as any then […]
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