F1 Madness

Three hours, five safety cars, and two red flags all combined to deliver a Brazilian grand prix that was high on intensity and high on emotion. But none of it fazed Lewis Hamilton as he cruised to his first ever victory in Brazil. Conditions proved so difficult that race director Charlie Whiting ordered a ten minute […]

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DRIVERS – Felipe MASSA (Williams), Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari), Daniel RICCIARDO (Red Bull Racing), Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing), Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes), Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes). Charlie WHITING (FIA) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Let’s start with Felipe, your last Brazilian Grand Prix as a Formula One driver, what does this weekend, this occasion, mean to you? Felipe MASSA: […]

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There is something about the Brazilian grand prix that brings out the very best that Formula 1 has to offer. For years the South American circuit has delivered some of the most memorable races and visuals in the sports history. The Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace has immortalised itself by crowning five world champion in the […]

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The Williams Formula 1 team has announced that Lance Stroll will be one of its drivers for the 2017 season. In a statement released my the Williams Martini F1 Team it was confirmed that Canadian teenager Lance Stroll will take over the vacant seat of retiring Brazilian driver Felipe Massa at the team for the […]

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Renault’s Kevin Magnussen was handed a 5-second time penalty for his pass on Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat at Turn 12 at the United States Grand Prix. Magnussen who was fighting Kvyat for 11th in the race passed Kvyat into T12 after the long back straight at the Circuit of the Americas. The Dane went deep […]

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Lewis Hamilton has returned to winning ways with a measured drive to victory at the United States grand prix. Lewis Hamilton ran perfectly controlled race to take his 50th career win and with it a fifth victory on American soil at the Circuit of the Americas. While the perception from the outside made it look […]

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The F1 paddock travels halfway around the world from Japan to the lone star state of Texas and the Circuit of the Americas for the 16th round of the season. The Circuit of the Americas (COTA), designed by F1 architect Herman Tilke, hosted its first race in 2012. As one of the newest circuits on […]

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Nico Rosberg topped the timing sheets at the end of the first free practice session for the Japanese grand prix. The 90 minute session got underway in brilliant sunshine with a track temperature hovering in the low 30 degrees Celsius range. Championship leader Rosberg set a quickest time of 1:32:431 on the yellow-walled soft tyres […]

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DRIVERS – Jenson BUTTON (McLaren), Felipe MASSA (Williams), Esteban OCON (Manor), Daniil KVYAT (Toro Rosso), Nico HULKENBERG (Force India), Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) PRESS CONFERENCE Jenson let’s start with you. Your 300th grand prix, only the third driver to do it, it’s a big number. What does your place in Formula One history mean to you? […]

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After 15 years in Formula One Grand Prix racing, Felipe Massa has announced that he will retire from the sport at the end of the 2016 season. Mobil 1 The Grid spoke to the Brazilian as he reflects on an illustrious career in F1 which saw him win 11 races with Scuderia Ferrari after making his […]

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