F1 Madness

It’s no secret that several past Bahrain Grand Prix had been a bore fest. However, since the introduction of a night race two years ago the desert circuit has come alive. Lewis Hamilton’s dominant start to the 2015 season continued with yet another faultless victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Pole position by four tenths […]

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DRIVERS: Sergio PEREZ (Force India) Max VERSTAPPEN (Toro Rosso) Will STEVENS (Manor) Pastor MALDONADO (Lotus) Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) Daniel RICCIARDO (Red Bull Racing)   PRESS CONFERENCE Lewis, you’re coming off the back of three straight poles to a circuit where you’ve never been in on pole position before in your career. How do you see this […]

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It was just about a month ago that the agonising wait for the start of the 2015 season was all but over as the Australian grand prix loomed large within touching distance of starved Formula 1 fans. As the Bahrain grand prix approaches, a mere seven days after the third round in China, Lewis Hamilton is […]

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The Bahrain Grand Prix is back-to-back with the Chinese Grand Prix. We here at Madness HQ really enjoy these back-to-back races. It keeps us busy and eases with withdrawal. Round 04 of the Formula 1 World Championship takes us to the Bahrain International Circuit where for the second time it will play host to the […]

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Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg locked out the front row of the grid ahead of the 2015 Chinese grand prix. The first part of the qualifying session was highlighted by neither McLaren being able to advance to Q2. Jenson Button out-qualified Fernando Alonso who suffered with severe oversteer after having missed the morning’s […]

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TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Yasuhisa ARAI (Honda) Andrew GREEN (Force India) James KEY (Toro Rosso) Paul MONAGHAN (Red Bull Racing) James ALLISON (Ferrari) Pat SYMONDS (Williams)   PRESS CONFERENCE If I may start with you Arai-san: How would you characterise the past three months and also how tough has the start of this new F1 adventure for Honda […]

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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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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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DRIVERS: Carlos SAINZ (Toro Rosso) Felipe NASR (Sauber) Daniil KVYAT (Red Bull Racing) Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) Kimi RAIKKONEN (Ferrari) Fernando ALONSO (McLaren) PRESS CONFERENCE: Fernando, if I can start with you. This has been a happy hunting ground throughout your career – you got your first pole here, you won with three different manufacturers – […]

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