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Formula 1 Lotus

Q&A with Kimi Raikkonen

The Lotus F1 Team has released a short Q&A interview with Kimi Raikkonen following his victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: How does it feel to take your 19th win ? I’m very happy for the team – and myself – but mainly for the all the crew here and everyone at Enstone. It’s […]

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2012 German GP: Post-race press conference

Here’s the press conference from last night’s German Grand Prix, won by Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso. As you’ll see from the transcript a lot of the questions focus on the overtaking move of Sebastian Vettel on Jenson Button. The German Grand Prix stewards showed no favours to Vettel, handing down the local lad a 20 second […]

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Formula 1 McLaren

Lewis and Jenson star in new cartoon

This animated cartoon, featuring McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, was broadcast by Sky TV in the build up to last week’s British Grand Prix. It’s the first of a 12-part series called Tooned and has been produced by Framestore. As cringeworthy as your first impression to this series may be, it’s actually not […]

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2012 European GP: Post-race press conference

That’s quite a handy looking podium there, there’s a total of 10 world championships represented. Of course, in all the commotion last night Fernando Alonso’s win at the European Grand Prix makes him the first driver in 2012 to win two races. Before you start reading the full transcript from the post-race press conferences there’s […]

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Formula 1 Red Bull Racing

Red Bull asked to end holey floors

As always nothing is ever certain in F1 and the floor used on the Red Bull RB8 at the Monaco Grand Prix, previously signed off by the FIA, has now been deemed illegal. Specifically, Red Bull had, for the last three races, incorporated small rectangular holes towards the rear of the floor designed to reduce […]

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Ferrari Formula 1 Lotus

2012 Spanish GP: Post-race press conference

If you could have asked Sir Frank Williams how he would like to celebrate his 70th birthday you’d reckon a race win would have been at the top of his wish list. Of course, that wish did come true thanks to Pastor Maldonado, who added the distinction of being the first Venezuelan to win an […]

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Formula 1 McLaren Red Bull Racing

2012 Australian GP: Post-race press conference

The dust has settled, the crowds are enjoying Melbourne’s nightlife and the FIA has released the transcript of the post-race press conference from the Australian Grand Prix. It goes without saying that Jenson Button now leads the drivers’ championship and with a first and third to their name McLaren also takes the early lead in […]

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Formula 1

Perez quickest on Day 3 in Barcelona

Sergio Perez has recorded the fastest time so far in any of the seven pre-season test days at Barcelona. And with just one day of testing to go before the Australian Grand Prix things are getting tight at the top of the timesheet. Perez negotiated the Circuit de Catalunya in 1:22.094, just nine one thousandths […]

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Formula 1

Pirelli gives insight to F1 test at Jerez

Pirelli has kindly gathered a bunch of stats from the recent F1 testing in Jerez that offers a valuable insight into their role as tyre supplier. For the conservationists reading, you might want to look away now. Over the four days of testing 23 drivers completed almost 15,000 kilometres and used a total of 724 […]

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2010 Korean Grand Prix in pictures

“Our Mark” binned it! Can you believe it. It was a race that promised so much; an opportunity for Webber to really intensify the pressure on his rivals. Instead, on a dramatic and soaking wet afternoon in Yeongam, Mark put it into the wall and he walked away empty handed. Pressure does strange things and […]

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2010 Singapore Grand Prix in pictures

Fernando added to his Italian Grand Prix win to make it a double with victory in Singapore. By doing so he has put himself right at the pointy end of the driver’s title race; he’s now second. Sebastien set the field alight during practice but faltered during qualifying and played second fiddle to Alonso for […]

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2010 Italian GP – post-race press conference

The Italian Grand Prix finished as it started, at least as far as the podium is concerned. Fernando won the race after starting from pole position. He didn’t have things go all his own way, though, with Jenson Button, starting from P2, getting the jump on Alonso and snatching the lead on the first lap. […]