Posted on 08 June 2013. Tags: 2013, canadian gp, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, intermediates, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, mclaren, qualifying, rain, sebastian vettel, Valtteri Bottas, williams
The Canadian Grand Prix weekend is famous for many things including changeable weather conditions. The Formula 1 pack had to contend with tricky track conditions as the rain rendered the use of slick tyres completely out of the question. The first session of qualifying sported the beginnings of a dry racing line but no driver was […]
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Posted on 08 June 2013. Tags: Canadian Grand Prix, fp3, FP3 timesheets, mark webber
The third practice session in Canada was delayed for half an hour before getting started due to barrier repairs that needed to be completed before the session could begin. Due to the fact that there needs to be a 2 hour gap between FP3 and Qualifying, the practice session was shortened and drivers only had […]
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Posted on 08 June 2013. Tags: christian horner, f1 tyres, mercedes, pirelli, red bull, ross brawn, tyre testing
Christian Horner revealed during a Team Principals press conference that Red Bull were approached to take part in the Pirelli tyre tests in Barcelona but the team refused, fearing that it would breach Formula One FIA regulations. This will a key aspect when the Pirelli testgate saga goes to the FIA International Tribunal as the […]
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Posted on 07 June 2013. Tags: fia, international tribunal, paul hembery, pirelli, ross brawn, tyre testing
A very interesting team principal press conference followed the second practice session ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix today. Most notably, Ross Brawn revealed that it was him who made the decision to go ahead with the controversial Pirelli tyre testing in Barcelona following the Spanish Grand Prix. Playing it very cool, calm and collected, […]
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Posted on 07 June 2013. Tags: Canadian Grand Prix, fernando alonso, ferrari, fp2 results, FP2 timesheets, lewis hamilton, mercedes
Fernando Alonso just pipped Lewis Hamilton to go fastest in FP2 ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. Alonso’s Ferrari finished the session just 0.012 seconds ahead of Hamilton with a time of 1:14:818. Rain stayed away for the session, threatening with only a few drops near the end of the session, giving teams a lot more […]
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Posted on 07 June 2013. Tags: Canadian Grand Prix, force india, FP1, jenson button, Lotus, mclaren, paul di resta, romain grosjean
Force India’s Paul Di Resta was the surprise of the First Free Practice session at the Canadian GP. Di Resta finished top of the time sheets with a 1:21.020 ahead of McLaren’s Jenson Button who was 0.088s off his pace with a 1:21.108. Lotus’ Romain Grosjean finished P3 with a 1:21.258, 0.238s off the P1 […]
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Posted on 06 June 2013. Tags: fan blog, gallery, Monaco Grand Prix
A Monaco Grand Prix Gallery of photos sent to us by F1 fan Claire Jane Earley. Follow Claire on Twitter @ClaireEarleyF1 Click here to read Claire’s Monaco blog.
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Posted on 05 June 2013. Tags: ferrari, fia, mercedes amg petronas, pirelli, tyre testing
The FIA has called Mercedes to appear before its International Tribunal to answer questions concerning the controversial F1 tyre test for Pirelli. In a statement released by the sport’s governing body they said, “In the light of all the replies received and in view of the information gathered during this inquiry, the President of the […]
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Posted on 05 June 2013. Tags: lewis hamilton, mercedes amg petronas, nico rosberg, preview quotes, ross brawn, toto wolff
Here are the preview quotes from the Mercedes F1 team ahead of the 2013 Canadian Grand Prix. Nico Rosberg: The Canadian Grand Prix is always a great event as the fans in Montreal are so enthusiastic. The whole city really loves the race and it’s such a lively place to be over the weekend. We […]
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Posted on 05 June 2013. Tags: 2013, finland, Formula 1, mika hakkinen, pastor maldonado, rookie, Valtteri Bottas, williams, zero points
Before start of the 2013 season Finland’s Valtteri Bottas was ‘the one to watch’ in most pundits’ opinion. However, since his debut with the Williams team the rookie hasn’t set the world alight. With the expectation of a competitive car well and truly out the window Bottas has admitted to fearing that his less than […]
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