Tag: Formula One
Monaco on course for a two-stop race: Pirelli
And one from Pirelli…. Monaco, 23 May 2013: Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has gone fastest in both the free practice sessions at Monaco today, setting fastest time in the morning on the P Zero Yellow soft tyre, and then going fastest again in the afternoon, this time using the Pirelli P Zero Red supersoft. His fastest [...]
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 [...]
Monaco holds a special place in our hearts: Mallya
Sahara Force India looks forward to round six of the season, the Monaco Grand Prix. Team Principal, Vijay Mallya, looks forward to the Monaco Grand Prix. “Monaco holds a special place in the heart of every Formula One fan. Its history, the unforgiving circuit and the unique atmosphere of the place make it a highlight [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
This car has the potential to win races: Andrew Green
TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Dave GREENWOOD (Marussia), Mike COUGHLAN (Williams), Mark SMITH (Caterham), Andrew GREEN (Force India), Nikolas TOMBAZIS (Ferrari), Adrian NEWEY (Red Bull Racing) PRESS CONFERENCE Mike Coughlan, if we can start with you. You won here last year but what conclusions are we to draw from your performances so far this season? Mike COUGHLAN: Well, we’re [...]
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes launches new Twitter handle
WOKING, SURREY (UK), 10 May 2013: Vodafone McLaren Mercedes has unveiled the next chapter of its digital engagement strategy with the launch of a new Twitter handle. The move, which has seen the industry-acclaimed @TheFifthDriver modified to @McLarenF1, will be marked at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix with the new handle appearing on the front wing endplate [...]
Home race is a special week-end: Alonso
DRIVERS – Valtteri BOTTAS (Williams), Daniel RICCIARDO (Toro Rosso), Esteban GUTIERREZ (Sauber), Sebastian VETTEL (Red Bull Racing), Fernando ALONSO (Ferrari), Sergio PEREZ (McLaren) PRESS CONFERENCE Sergio, sixth in Bahrain, was that a breakthrough result for you with McLaren? Sergio PEREZ: Considering where we started from, I think it was pretty much the maximum we could get. We [...]
Sahara Force India feels podium-finish is not far away
Bangalore, 7 May 2013: Sahara Force India, the only Indian team in the Formula One World Championship, began the 2013 season on a bright note with a double finish at the season opener in Australia but despite bad outings in Malaysia and luck deserting Adrian Sutil, Paul di Resta matched his career-best fourth-place finish in [...]
Kimi Räikkönen: “Let’s hope I’m happier in Spain”
Drivers Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean share their thoughts on the Circuit de Catalunya, while Team Principal Eric Boullier and Technical Director James Allison look ahead to the start of the European season. After taking his third podium finish of the year in Bahrain, our Iceman looks forward to racing closer to home with the [...]
