Jason Harvey

Jason Harvey

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Raikkonen escapes penalty after Monaco crash
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Raikkonen escapes penalty after Monaco crash

Race stewards decided to take no further action against Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen for unsafe driving in the Monaco Grand Prix. The Finnish driver broke his front wing against the barriers at the Grand Hotel Hairpin on lap 11 and despite attempting to recover to the pits, pulled off the track at the Nouvelle chicane to […]

Magnussen: “Kvyat just lost his mind”
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Magnussen: “Kvyat just lost his mind”

Kevin Magnussen was furious with Daniil Kvyat after the Toro Rosso driver crashed into him early in the race. The Renault driver started the race in 16th place under the Safety Car whilst Kvyat endured a nightmare start from ninth place when his Toro Rosso was stuck at a limited speed forcing him to drop […]

Grosjean not entirely happy despite points
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Grosjean not entirely happy despite points

Romain Grosjean scored points for the third race out of four this season after benefiting from the first lap incidents. The Haas driver started the race from 15th with his teammate alongside him, managed to be ninth at the end of the opening lap after avoiding the incident ahead involving the Red Bull duo and […]

Hulkenberg hoping luck will change in Spain
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Hulkenberg hoping luck will change in Spain

Nico Hulkenberg retired from the Russian Grand Prix at Turn 2 for the second consecutive year. The German, taking part in his 100th Grand Prix weekend, started the fourth race of the season from 13th but unluckily for Hulkenberg he suffered the same fate as last season when he was taken out of the race at […]

Raikkonen philosophical despite Vettel collision
China - Shanghai

Raikkonen philosophical despite Vettel collision

Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen was left considering what could have been after a first corner collision with teammate Sebastian Vettel resulted in a long recovery race for the Finn. Raikkonen, having out-qualified Vettel, made a strong start from the second row but ran slightly wide into turn one. Meanwhile, Daniil Kvyat took advantage of a gap […]

Hulkenberg disappointed with frustrating race
China - Shanghai

Hulkenberg disappointed with frustrating race

Nico Hulkenberg endured a difficult Chinese Grand Prix finishing a lowly 15th for the second time this season. The German started in 13th after he was handed a three-place grid penalty for his wheel coming loose in qualifying yesterday. Hulkenberg made an impressive start and also capitalised on the collision between the Ferrari drivers to end […]

Ricciardo believed a “fairy tale” podium was possible
Australia - Albert Park

Ricciardo believed a “fairy tale” podium was possible

Australia’s Daniel Ricciardo finished a superb fourth for Red Bull at the season-opening race in Melbourne. The home fans’ hero showed strong pace throughout the race and capitalised on a good team strategy to get in front of both the Toro Rosso drivers at the first stop and also gained time from the red flag […]

Alonso says he is “lucky to be here” after huge crash
Australia - Albert Park

Alonso says he is “lucky to be here” after huge crash

Fernando Alonso was reflective in his post-race interviews after escaping uninjured following a crash involving Esteban Gutierrez on lap 18. The pair were battling for position with Gutierrez in front of Alonso approaching turn three when Alonso pulled out of the slipstream to the outside of the corner but the right-front of the McLaren clipped […]

Raikkonen: ”We have some work to be done”
Australia - Albert Park

Raikkonen: ”We have some work to be done”

Kimi Raikkonen’s 2016 season got off to a poor start after being forced to retire from the Australian Grand Prix. The Finn started the race well and took advantage of both the Mercedes’ poor starts to lap in second place behind team-mate Sebastian Vettel in the first stint. However, Raikkonen dropped to third when he […]

Grosjean reflects on ‘amazing weekend’ in Melbourne
Australia - Albert Park

Grosjean reflects on ‘amazing weekend’ in Melbourne

Romain Grosjean secured an impressive sixth place on the debut of the Haas F1 team at the Australian Grand Prix. The Frenchman, having moved from Lotus to the new American outfit, drove particularly well after the red-flag to deliver strong race pace and keep the Force India of Nico Hulkenberg behind to cross the line […]

Teams approve ‘elimination’ qualifying format
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Teams approve ‘elimination’ qualifying format

The Formula One teams have agreed on making significant changes to the qualifying format as an attempt to improve the spectacle of the sport. Following lengthy discussions about multiple changes to the sport including success ballast, reverse grids and points for qualifying, teams have agreed on one topic and that is to adjust the qualifying […]

Innovative upgrades coming for Mercedes
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Innovative upgrades coming for Mercedes

Mercedes may have re-written the rules on pre-season testing first-day mileage with Lewis Hamilton completing an astonishing 156 laps at Barcelona, but the defending Champions are not resting on their laurels as they push to pull further away from the field. According to autosport.com, Toto Wolff commented after the opening day of testing for the […]