F1 Madness

PART ONE: DRIVERS – Fernando ALONSO (McLaren), Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes), Jolyon PALMER (Renault) PRESS CONFERENCE Fernando, these 2017 Formula One cars were intended to be more physical. Everyone seems to have coped fine so far, but is this the race that the drivers are expecting to be really tough? Fernando ALONSO: Probably, yes. I think this one […]

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Nico Rosberg must be feeling a little boost on his bid for the F1 championship title after putting in a sensational lap to secure a crucial pole position for the Singapore GP this weekend. Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton will not be feeling as boosted though. Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo beat him to the second […]

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DRIVERS 1 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) 2 – Daniel RICCIARDO (Red Bull Racing) 3 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) TV UNILATERAL Nico, congratulations, that was a stunning lap, half a second quicker than anyone else, tell us about it? Nico ROSBERG: yeah, definitely happy with that one for my 200th grand prix. For sure one of […]

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Force India’s Sergio Perez was handed a cumulative 8-place grid penalty for two incidents, both for ignoring yellow flags during Q2 for the Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. The first incident was when Romain Grosjean crashed his Haas into Turn 9. Perez, who was on a flying lap, failed to slow […]

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Max Verstappen put his Red Bull on top of the time sheets in the first Free Practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Circuit. Verstappen set a time of 1:45.823 on the super softs to take him to the top of the time sheets. His team mate Daniel Ricciardo was second […]

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DRIVERS – Marcus ERICSSON (Sauber), Felipe NASR (Sauber), Jolyon PALMER (Renault), Sergio PEREZ (Force India), Daniel RICCIARDO (Red Bull Racing), Valtteri BOTTAS (Williams) PRESS CONFERENCE Congratulations on your marriage last week. While your private life is settled, clearly you will be looking for a new partner in a professional sense next year, as a team-mate […]

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The hardest braking point on the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore is approaching Memorial corner. Here the driver has to decelerate by 229 km/h over just 131 metres inside 1.43 seconds. In the process, power of 2,203 kW gets released. The driver is subjected to 5.1g and has to push with 155 kg onto […]

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The Singapore city circuit has 23 corners – more than any other track. Andrew Shovlin – the Team`s Chief Race Engineer comments „The track is demanding for the tires with so many corners. It`s about balancing the whole lap“. For MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS F1 Team driver Nico Rosberg Singapore is very special event – it […]

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One of our contributors took a trip this year to the Singapore Grand Prix in September and wrote about his experience. We realise this is a bit late but he’s had quite a busy schedule since he’s been back. Please note that the views expressed in this piece do not reflect the views of F1 […]

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A 27-year-old man has been arrested by local police in Singapore after walking onto the circuit along the Esplanade Drive and taking a leisurely stroll during the Singapore GP. The man climbed onto the track from the outside of the circuit and walked across, shortly before race leader Sebastian Vettel passed through. Vettel immediately reported […]

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