F1 Madness

Pirelli have announced that they will be supplying a revised specification F1 tyre for Friday’s Free Practice at the Canadian Grand Prix. The new revised P Zero White medium compound will only be available in Friday’s Practice Sessions to all the teams and not for the entire race weekend. The new specification tyres, according to […]

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The Williams F1 Team and Mercedes Benz have announced an engine agreement for 2014. The agreement covers the engines and the Energy Recovery System (ERS), which will be able to deploy ten times more energy than the current KERS. The new ERS will harvest energy from the exhaust turbine and rear axle. The transmission and […]

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It has taken thirty years for a son to emulate his father’s victory around the tight and twisting streets of Monte Carlo. Mercedes’ chances in Saturday qualifying had always looked good but the test would come in the 78 lap race. The team’s struggles with tyre degradation had been well documented and many had expected […]

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Ferrari have confirmed on Tuesday, 28 May that a suspension failure caused the crash that ended Felipe Massa’s race on Sunday at the Monaco Grand Prix. Massa lost control of his car into Saint Devote. He struck the barrier on the left before the corner and went straight on into the tech pro barriers on […]

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Below is the transcript of the post race press conference following the Monaco Grand Prix. Q: Nico, you controlled the race from pole position but you had to deal with two safety cars, a red flag, a lot of mental resets no doubt, but describe your feelings right now, you’re a Monaco Grand Prix winner? […]

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The FIA has issued a statement saying that it only sanctioned the use of a 2013 Formula One car at the recent Pirelli tyre test conducted with Mercedes IF all teams were offered the same opportunity to take part in the test. Mercedes said that they received confirmation from the FIA that the test was […]

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Here are the Team and Driver Quotes following the 2013 F1 Monaco Grand Prix. Mercedes Nico Rosberg (1st) “Monaco is such a special place to win and it just feels amazing today. It was my childhood dream to win this race and to do it in a Silver Arrow on the streets where I have […]

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The Toro Rosso team has announced that they will switch engine manufacturers for next year. The sister team to Red Bull, formely known as Minardi, have been using Ferrari engines since 2007 but will switch to the French manufacturer for 2014. The engine regulations that come into affect for the 2014 season stipulates the use […]

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The Formula 1 paddock is deeply unhappy after it was revealed that rivals Mercedes had conducted a three-day 1000 kilometer tyre test after the Spanish GP. There has been nowhere for Mercedes to hide on raceday as the team faded badly due to excessive tyre wear throughout the last few grand prix. However, a secret […]

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Nico Rosberg took his third pole position in a row today as Mercedes locked out the front row of the grid for the Monaco Grand Prix in a rain hit qualifying session. The Red Bull drivers will be occupying the second row of the grid tomorrow, followed by Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso. Q1 started […]

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