F1 Madness

The Red Bull Racing F1 team is set to debut its canopy protection system during the first free practice session ahead of the Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom. The sport has been making attempts to increase driver head protection in recent months, with the ‘halo’ device which was recently trialled by Ferrari, currently […]

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Former Manor team boss John Booth has joined the Toro Rosso Formula One team as Director of Racing, on a consultancy basis. Booth left the Manor F1 team at the end of 2015 after differences of opinion with team owner Stephen Fitzpatrick. The two disagreed over the direction that the team was going. Since leaving […]

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The Russian Grand Prix was moved up in 2016 and it’s now Round 4 of the Formula 1 World Championship. The Sochi Autodrom is a semi permanent facility that was built as part of the Winter Olympics park. Built on the shores of the warm waters of the Black Sea the popular seaside area is […]

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F1’s official tyre supplier Pirelli, has announced the tyre choices for the upcoming Russian Grand Prix. The Red Bull and Haas F1 teams have gone super aggressive with their selections – both choosing 10 sets of super-soft tyres per driver for the race weekend. Teams are able to select 10 of the 13 sets of […]

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Pirelli have announced the tyre choices for round 4 of the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship which will take place at the Sochi Autodrom in Russia. Pirelli have nominated the White Medium, Yellow Soft and Red Supersoft tyre for the Russian Grand Prix race weekend. The medium and soft compound tyres are Pirelli’s nominated tyre […]

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DRIVERS 1 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 2 – Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari) 3 – Sergio PEREZ (Force India) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Eddie Jordan) Well, I don’t need to remind you, ladies and gentlemen, that today he scored his 42nd win in grand prix racing. And we’ll talk to Sebastian, because they equal each other, 42 […]

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DRIVERS 1 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes)  2 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 3 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Willams) TV UNILATERAL Nico, you were fastest in Q1 and Q3, fastest after the first run in Q3, on pole by a decent margin. Are you pleased with that? Nico ROSBERG: Yeah, for sure, I’m very happy. It’s been a difficult […]

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After a horror crash in Free Practice 3, Toro Rosso Driver Carlos Sainz has been released from hospital while his team shed some light on what may have went wrong in the build up to the crash. Although Sainz is out of the hospital, he will still need to undergo a check by the FIA […]

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The Sochi Autodrom situated within the Sochi Olympic park plays host to the Russian Grand Prix and round 15 of the Formula 1 World Championship. The track which was built within the Olympic Park is 5.848km long which makes it the third longest on the F1 calendar. The circuit has a good mix of corners which […]

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Honda have spent their remaining tokens for the seasons on upgrades to their power unit ahead of the Russian Grand Prix. Because of time constraints, Honda were only able to bring one upgraded engine which will be fitted to Fernando Alonso’s car. This will mean the Spaniard will more that likely start from the back […]

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