F1 Madness

DRIVERS – Carlos SAINZ (McLaren), Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari), Pierre GASLY (Red Bull Racing), George RUSSELL (Williams), Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes)  Q: Carlos, welcome home. You’ve said that this is the most important race of the year, just tell us why that is and tell us what you’ve been up to in the build-up? Carlos SAINZ: Thank you and […]

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TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Claire WILLIAMS (Williams), Christian HORNER (Red Bull Racing), Otmar SZAFNAUER (Racing Point), Toto WOLFF (Mercedes), Cyril ABITEBOUL (Renault) Q: Claire, if we can start with you and the incident in FP1. What’s your reaction, and what’s the state of the car? Claire WILLIAMS: I knew you were going to start with me! My […]

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For all the hype that surrounded the 1000thgrand prix event the Chinese grand prix didn’t underscore it in the way many would have hoped for. For the seventh time in his career Valtteri Bottas lined up in pole position alongside teammate Lewis Hamilton. Ferrari locked out the second row of the grid with Sebastian Vettel […]

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Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas has taken pole position for the 2019 Chinese grand prix. By a mere 0.0023 Bottas bested teammate Lewis Hamilton and in the process ensure a front row lock out for Mercedes in Formula 1’s 1000th race event. Sebastian Vettel put his Ferrari in third, some three tenths adrift, and ahead of teammate […]

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At the end of the 2019 season I will have, officially, covered twelve complete seasons of the Formula 1 world championship. While this is not trivial by any means consider that this weekend’s Chinese grand prix marks the 1000thworld championship race. Without fail there are two questions I am asked. Almost always the first question is […]

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As Formula 1 celebrated its 999thrace in Bahrain through all of it what has remained true is the undeniable fact that it is the most unpredictable sport in the world. The 2019 Bahrain grand prix dished up a cracking race filled to the brim with drama, overtakes, and astonishing turnarounds. For the first time in […]

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Sixteen different grand prix venue organisers have recently singed onto a letter that speaks to the concerns that they have for the future of Formula 1. Amongst other issues Liberty Media’s unwillingness to have an open and productive dialogue with various race organisers was raised as one of the concerns. Another issue raised by race […]

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Much has been written about Ferrari’s drafting youngster Charles Leclerc into one of the most coveted seats in Formula 1. While expectations are exceedingly high for the young Monegasque driver there are other quite significant changes that have been made at Ferrari for the 2019 season. The sudden death of Sergio Marchionne was a big […]

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The 2018 Formula 1 season is in the history books and with a number of impressive and standout performances will be revered and talked about for some time to come. Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton Comparing different eras of the sport is usually discouraged but it is difficult to remember a more dominant team in the sport’s […]

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Despite the fact that the 2018 Formula 1 season consisted of 21 races it ran through the calendar rather quickly. As the season finale Abu Dhabi grand prix brought down the curtain on a season that will be remembered by many for a variety of reasons. One of the biggest and most lasting memories of […]

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