F1 Madness

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton continued to set the pace during Friday’s practice sessions for the Chinese Grand Prix as he ended the second practice session almost half a second faster than Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen. Hamilton posted a time of 1:37.219 during the low-fuel runs on Option tyres finishing 0.443s ahead of Raikkonen. The Finn’s performance on […]

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In no time at all we are at round 3 of the Formula 1 World Championship which takes place at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. The circuit is characterized by the smooth surface, one very long straight,, a mixture of medium to high speed corners and the tightening radius turn 1 which is […]

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Jordan’s Narain Karthikeyan was very lucky to escape unharmed from a massive accident after crashing into a wall during the 2005 Chinese Grand Prix.

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Nearly a fortnight ago the world of Formula 1 was given a little shake up by Ferrari. People who were jeering Vettel at Red Bull were cheering him on after he won the Malaysian Grand Prix. The dominant Mercedes F1 Team were, for the first time in 20 races, a bit shaky and uncertain at […]

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Grand Prix of China – Hardest Braking Point The hardest braking point on the Shanghai International Circuit lies at the end of the longest straight, ahead of turn 14. The driver has to decelerate here by 268 km/h over just 161 metres. The calculated brake energy involved is 2,099 kW. In addition, the driver is […]

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During practice Sebastian Buemi’s Toro Rosso’s front suspension failed under heavy braking into T14 after the 1.2km straight. After the crash the young Swiss driver was completely unfazed by what had happened telling reporters that he’s not concerned about it happening again.

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Following their defeat in Sepang, Mercedes says it has assessed every aspect of the Malaysian Grand Prix in order to ensure that the team overcomes the threat posed by Ferrari. Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says that the team left Sepang with a whole lot to think about and saw Mercedes realise that Ferrari can […]

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Formula 1 tyre provider Pirelli has announced the tyre nominations for the Australian, Malaysian, Chinese, and Bahrain Grands Prix. For the Australian Grand Prix Pirelli will bring in the white medium and yellow soft compound tyres. In Malaysia, the Orange Hard and White Medium compound tyres will be used. Pirelli nominated these the two hardest […]

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Lewis Hamilton claimed his fourth pole position with a time of 1.53.860 ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix in a rather damp and drizzly qualifying session. In doing so, the Briton surpassed Jim Clark’s record for pole positions by a British driver. Daniel Ricciardo will start second on the grid tomorrow after out-qualifying Red Bull […]

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Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo finished fastest in rain-affected final practice session ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix. Most of the front running teams spent the majority of their time in the pits, not wanting to risk their cars in the damp conditions. Not that drivers were going all out to finish on the top of […]

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