F1 Madness

Daniel Ricciardo finished on top of the time sheets for Red Bull on the second day of the second pre-season test in Barcelona. Ricciardo set his time of 1:24.574 just before the lunch break on the soft compound tyres. This time stood for the rest of the day. Second for the day was Ferrari’s Kimi […]

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For as long as cars have been running around test tracks, most have warned against reading too much into the pre-season. It is, after all, just that, a test. Teams truck their way to European race tracks with their new cars and set about an examination and assessment of what exactly the engineers and designers […]

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Pirelli also issued a statement today about the three day test carried out in Barcelona with the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team. Here is the full statement: Milan, 31 May 2013 – Pirelli, in development testing with teams carried out in 2013, has not favoured any teams and, as always, acted professionally, with transparency and […]

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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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It would be easy to say that Fernando Alonso’s victory at the Spanish grand prix was effortless and uncomplicated. In reality it was the way he blitzed the start that set up his afternoon. A fifth place on the grid would have been considered below par for the Spaniard but the Ferrari driver always had […]

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Fernando Alonso brought the Spanish crowd into sheer ecstasy when he beat the rest of the field to take the win in Barcelona. He finished ahead of Kimi Raikkonen with what really was a commanding lead. Team mate Felipe Massa finished third to take the final spot on the podium for his first podium of […]

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Not many would have predicted that Mercedes would steal the pole position today in Barcelona F1 Qualifying, but they did. After FP3 this morning, it looked almost certain that either Ferrari or Lotus would lock out the front row but it was the German Mercedes team that took the honours. Rosberg delivered two amazing qualifying […]

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Felipe Massa went fastest during the final practice session in Barcelona this morning. He inched just 0.006 seconds ahead of Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen. The biggest losers this session were certainly McLaren who seem to really be struggling despite all the upgrades they brought along to Barcelona so it really seems like it’s back to […]

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This weekend Formula 1 returns to Europe and as always Barcelona marks the beginning of the European season. Showers are predicted for Friday practice but it should clear up and remain partly cloudy for the rest of the weekend.

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In the world of motorsport there is no shortage of Spanish sporting heroes. The current crop of Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marques and their domination of MotoGP is testament to the fact. Spain may be smitten with MotoGP but it was Fernando Alonso who transformed this country’s interest in Formula 1 from mild […]

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