F1 Madness

The FIA today imposed a ban on all tyre swapping for this weekend’s German Grand Prix. They have also issued strict limits on tyre pressures and cambers for the race. This follows a request by Pirelli to the FIA, to limit how F1 teams exploit the rubber because according to Pirelli this was a major […]

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Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton set  the fastest time of 1:31.754  in the first practice session of the German Grand Prix. His team mate Nico Rosberg, 0.219s slower finished the session in P2. Red Bull’s Mark Webber ended the session in P3 with a 1:32.769. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso had a very difficult morning as he could not […]

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Formula One drivers have threatened to boycott the German Grand Prix this weekend if a repeat of the problems at Silverstone are experienced. Four drivers suffered blown tyres during a dramatic British Grand Prix on Sunday at Silverstone, forcing Pirelli to revert to Kevlar-belted tyres for this weekend’s race at the Nurburgring. They will also be introducing a […]

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Preview quotes from Pirelli’s Paul Hembery ahead of the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring this weekend. Paul Hembery, Pirelli motorsport director “Surprisingly, the Nurburgring is one of the circuits that we have the least experience of, having only raced there once before in Formula One, but we’re certain that we have chosen the correct […]

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Preview Quotes from the Lotus F1 Team ahead of the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus “I have always enjoyed driving in Germany, but the problem is that luck has never been on my side there and something has always happened to stop me winning. I’ve got four poles to show my […]

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Preview quotes from Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber ahead of this weekend’s German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull “(The Nurburgring is) one of the longer tracks, and one I know very well from when I was racing in the junior series in Formula BMW and Formula 3. I’ve always had a […]

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Preview quotes from the McLaren team ahead of the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring this weekend. Jenson Button, McLaren “Of course, the Silverstone result wasn’t where we want to be, but there were some reasons to be encouraged by last weekend. Our car is now better balanced and more driveable, so we’re hoping for […]

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Preview quotes from the Williams F1 Team ahead of the German GP to be held at the Nurburgring this weekend. The German GP will be the 600th race for the Williams Team. Pastor Maldonado, Williams “Although the Nurburgring layout has changed recently and lost some of its old character, it’s still a pretty fast and […]

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Charles Pic, Caterham “After quali in Silverstone Giedo, Cyril, Heikki and I went back to Leafield for a great staff and family event at the factory. They’d had a barbecue and then we took part in a Q&A session with everyone who’d gone and one of the questions I was asked was what’s my favourite […]

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Preview quotes from the Sauber F1 team ahead of this weekend’s German Grand Prix. Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber “I know the Nurburgring very well. Since 2005 I have driven numerous races in several categories there, and, as far as I can remember, I won a race in every category there. I like the Eifel, and the […]

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