Tag: FIA Press Conference

I made up for the lapse 2 years back: Vettel

| June 10, 2013
I made up for the lapse 2 years back: Vettel

DRIVERS 1 – Sebastian VETTEL (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Fernando ALONSO (Ferrari) 3 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) PODIUM INTERVIEW  (Conducted by Eddie Jordan) Q: [to Vettel] Three World Champions, I’m spoilt for choice here. What a great win, a text book win, pole position, you seemed to win it at ease. Tell me about [...]

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Vettel on pole; Hamilton second

| June 9, 2013
Vettel on pole; Hamilton second

8 June 2013 (IST Sat Morn) FIA Saturday Press Coference (DRIVERS 1 – Sebastian VETTEL (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 3 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Williams) TV UNILATERAL Q: Sebastian, you seemed to be on top of those extraordinary conditions all the way through qualifying. Was that the case? Sebastian VETTEL: Well it was [...]

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Team leaders on `Secret Testing’ at FIA Friday press meet

| June 8, 2013
Team leaders on `Secret Testing’ at FIA Friday press meet

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Martin WHITMARSH (McLaren), Christian HORNER (Red Bull Racing), Stefano DOMENICALI (Ferrari), Monisha KALTENBORN (Sauber), Ross BRAWN (Mercedes) PRESS CONFERENCE Monisha, gentlemen, I’m sure most of my colleagues here would like to hear your views and opinions regarding the tyre test carried out at Barcelona last month. I’m afraid it’s ladies first, Monisha; can [...]

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Euphoria of Monaco is gone, focus is on Montreal: Rosberg

| June 7, 2013
Euphoria of Monaco is gone, focus is on Montreal: Rosberg

DRIVERS – Charles PIC (Caterham), Jean-Eric VERGNE (Toro Rosso), Giedo VAN DER GARDE (Caterham), Pastor MALDONADO (Williams), Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes), Felipe MASSA (Ferrari) PRESS CONFERENCE Charles, your second Formula One season, now of course with Caterham. What are your feelings about that? Do you feel that you’re making progress yourself now that you are in your [...]

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To win at home is very special: Rosberg

| May 27, 2013
To win at home is very special: Rosberg

DRIVERS  1 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) 2 – Sebastian VETTEL (Red Bull Racing) 3 – Mark WEBBER (Red Bull Racing) TV UNILATERAL Q: Nico, you controlled the race from pole position but you had to deal with two safety cars, a red flag, a lot of mental resets no doubt, but describe your feelings right [...]

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It’s great to be on pole again: Rosberg

| May 26, 2013
It’s great to be on pole again: Rosberg

Drivers present at the Saturday’s FIA Press Conference after qualification:  1 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes),  2 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes),  3 – Sebastian VETTEL (Red Bull Racing) TV UNILATERAL Q: Nico, I guess in some ways the result that many people had expected – but it was not straightforward in the way it was achieved [...]

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It does not matter how much else you do, you ‘ve to make the tyres work: Bob

| May 24, 2013
It does not matter how much else you do, you ‘ve to make the tyres work: Bob

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Christian HORNER (Red Bull Racing), Paul HEMBERY (Pirelli), Gerard LOPEZ (Lotus), Robert FEARNLEY (Force India), Franz TOST (Toro Rosso), Alain PROST (Renault Sport) PRESS CONFERENCE Alain, it’s been a while since we last saw you in an FIA press conference, welcome. Explain a little bit about your role with Renault Sport? Alain PROST: Well, [...]

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Monaco is very unforgiving, tricky circuit: Adrian Sutil

| May 23, 2013
Monaco is very unforgiving, tricky circuit: Adrian Sutil

DRIVERS – Jenson BUTTON (McLaren), Adrian SUTIL (Force India), Jules BIANCHI (Marussia), Nico HULKENBERG (Sauber), Romain GROSJEAN (Lotus), Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) PRESS CONFERENCE A question to you all. Round six of a 19-race season coming up, the same points are up for grabs as any other Grands Prix. It’s just another race… or is it? Is [...]

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Winning at home is very special: Alonso

| May 13, 2013
Winning at home is very special: Alonso

DRIVERS 1 – Fernando ALONSO (Ferrari) 2 – Kimi RAIKKONEN (Lotus) 3 – Felipe MASSA (Ferrari) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Eddie Jordan) Fernando, how much did this crowd… we saw you go off to see the crowd… How much did the embrace of the crowd help you today? Fernando ALONSO: Well, hello everybody. Definitely it was [...]

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Front row 1-2 is fantastic for the team: Rosberg

| May 11, 2013
Front row 1-2 is fantastic for the team: Rosberg

DRIVERS 1 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes) 2 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 3 – Sebastian VETTEL (Red Bull Racing) TV UNILATERAL Nico, two in a row. Just looking at the lap there on the monitors, it looked like a very clean lap. Tell us about where you found the speed today? Nico ROSBERG: It’s just been… things [...]

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