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In an interview with ESPN F1 today, Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg says the characteristics of the Sochi circuit were “very unique” on Friday, prompting his engineers to try “something completely creative.” Rosberg finished fourth quickest in Friday’s second practice having set the pace in the day’s earlier session. While his team mate Lewis Hamilton set […]
In an interview with Autosport today, Sauber reserve driver Sergey Sirotkin feels he should be given a chance to prove that he has what it takes to be in Formula 1. Sirotkin had a taste of the action during the in-test in Bahrain in April, but he was part of an official race weekend for the […]
This morning we saw Mercedes picking up where they let off in FP1 and setting the pace in FP2 at the Russian Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton fastest ahead of Kevin Magnussen and Fernando Alonso. During the session, we saw the track improving in grip and in the second half of the session, we saw […]
Today in an interview with Autosport, Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen suspects “something isn’t right” with his Ferrari Formula 1 car, after struggling for speed throughout the Japanese Grand Prix weekend.# Raikkonen felt he had made a breakthrough with the set-up of his F14 T during the previous race in Singapore, where he was matching team-mate Fernando […]
Yesterday afternoon, the new Baku European Grand Prix street circuit has been unveiled to the media and the layout will take in views of the seaside promenade and the city centre. Bernie Ecclestone confirmed back in July that Azerbaijan will join the calendar in 2016 and the Formula 1 ringmaster and renowned track architect Herman […]
This morning the Marussia F1 team have thanked Formula One fans for their support and have asked publically for patience as will only release details of Jules Bianchi’s condition with the consent of his family. Bianchi remains in ICU at the Mie General Medical Center in Yokkaichi having undergone emergency surgery on Sunday night. Bianchi […]
Yesterday evening, we heard the tragic news that long-time Formula 1 driver Andrea de Cesaris has died in a motorcycle accident in Italy at the age of 55.Italian press reports said de Cesaris was killed instantly in the crash in Rome. De Cesaris was an F1 regular from 1980 to 1994. He got his first […]
In an interview with the media this morning, Toro Rosso rookie Max Verstappen’s first participation in a Grand Prix weekend came to a smokey end when his STR suffered an engine failure in FP1. Verstappen who turned 17 on Tuesday, was in action in Friday’s opening practice for the Japanese Grand Prix.He completed 22 laps […]
Before the start of FP2 this morning, Lotus driver Pastor Maldonado is set to be hit by a 10-place grid penalty as a result of using his sixth power unit component of the season. The 2014 regulations state that each driver can only use five of each component, with an automatic penalty being applied if […]
This morning, Marussia has announced Will Stevens as part of its Formula 1 reserve roster, although plans to run him in the Japanese FP1 session today have fallen through at the last minute. Stevens who was previously part of the Caterham team’s junior driver academy and had twice tested with the squad is with Marussia […]
This morning we saw Mercedes setting the pace in opening practice at the Japanese Grand Prix, with Nico Rosberg fastest ahead of his team mate Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. But all eyes were on Toro Rosso rookie Max Verstappen made history as F1’s youngest driver to take part in a Grand Prix weekend. The […]
In an interview with the media this morning, Caterham driver Kamui Kobayashi says the Caterham race team are waiting for the arrival of team boss Manfredi Ravetto at Suzuka to learn more about the current situation at the embattled outfit. Last night, Caterham issued a strongly-worded statement following reports that bailiffs had been called into […]