Monthly Archives: November 2019

F1 – 2019 GERMAN GRAND PRIX FRIDAY PRESS CONFERENCE

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Toto WOLFF (Mercedes), Mario ISOLA (Pirelli), Otmar SZAFNAUER (Racing Point), Franz TOST (Toro Rosso), Guenther STEINER (Haas)   Q: Toto, you’re celebrating Mercedes’ 200th race this weekend, 125 years in motorsport. What do those stats mean to you, the boss, and do you have a favourite moment you can tell us about? […]

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PROMISING OUTCOMES PRESENTED AT THE FIA EUROPEAN YOUNG WOMEN PROGRAMME CLOSING CONFERENCE

The Conference was opened by FIA Women in Motorsport Commission President and former Vice World Rally Champion, Michèle Mouton. FIA President Jean Todt, European Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc, and two of the Girls on Track Karting Challenge finalists joined the opening session held in the presence of European commissioners, executives from national, public and […]

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Cross Country – Baja Portalegre 500 victory secures title for Terranova & Graue

The MINI John Cooper Works Rally crew of Orlando Terranova and Ronnie Graue claimed a maiden FIA World Cup for Cross Country Bajas title in fine style today by winning the final and title-deciding round, Baja Portalegre 500*. The Argentineans beat the 2018 winner, Nani Roma – this year co-driven by Dani Oliveras – by […]

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Ecclestone: ‘Money will always keep Mercedes at the top’

Rule changes won’t prevent Mercedes from sustaining its dominant position in Formula 1, says Bernie Ecclestone, as the Silver Arrows outfit will always be lavishly funded. The German squad is on the verge of conquering its fifth consecutive Constructors’ title, thanks to its engineering excellence since the advent of the hybrid era, while its drivers […]

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Leclerc will boost Ferrari in 2019, predicts Brawn

Formula 1 director of motorsports Ross Brawn believes that Charles Leclerc will bring much needed new energy to Maranello in 2019. The 21-year-old Monaco native will join Ferrari after a single season at Sauber where he finished in the points on ten occasions, with a best finish of sixth place in Azerbaijan. He claimed 39 […]

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Stunning Ricciardo denies Verstappen in Red Bull lock-out

Daniel Ricciardo pulled out a very special lap indeed in qualifying for the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix, to thwart his Red Bull team mate Max Verstappen’s hopes of becoming Formula 1’s youngest ever pole winner. The Australian’s final Q3 run clocked in at 1:14.759s which meant that 0.026s ahead of Verstappen. The Red Bull lockout […]

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Wolff: Hamilton ‘thoughtful’ comments on India ‘spun out of context’

Click:biodegradable confetti cannon Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has defended Lewis Hamilton after the social media backlash that hit the Brit following his comments on F1’s former Grand Prix in India. Click Here: Crystal Palace Shop The five-time world champion said he had felt “very conflicted” about racing in India given the contrast he observed between […]

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Alonso names the one achievement that surpasses his F1 titles

As a new chapter dawns on Fernando Alonso’s motorsport career, the Spaniard looks back on his past achievements and notes one accomplishment that surpasses all his race wins and titles. Click Here: Golf special The two-time F1 world champion has picked out his 2005 Premio Principe de Asturias award – bestowed upon a personality for […]

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Barcelona pre-season data ‘not the most relevant’ – Perez

Racing Point’s Sergio Perez says the massive data collected by teams during pre-season testing won’t be of significant value next weekend at Barcelona. Buoyed by a productive sixth-place finish in Azerbaijan, Perez will be looking to sustain his momentum at the Circuit de Catalunya. “The result in Baku was a big boost for us,” said […]

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Grosjean ready to go on the ‘attack’ with Haas in Australia

Romain Grosjean won’t be cruising Down Under when the Australian Grand Prix weekend kicks off, with the Haas driver set to activate attack mode at the outset. In terms of performance, Grosjean is hoping Haas’ VF-19 will prove as efficient and incisive in Melbourne as its predecessor was last year, when the US outfit was […]

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