Formula 1 news

• Hamilton: I don’t like sharing my data with my teammate

  19-02-2017 18:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Triple Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed that sharing data with his teammate is one of the things he detests about driving for Mercedes, and believes if a driver cannot figure his way around a track then he should not be racing at the pinnacle of the sport.
  Hamilton said in an interview, “I go out, do my laps, do all my homework, [and] the other guy can see everything. I have asked my team. I don’t want to see my teammate’s. I don’t feel it’s fai
  
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• Grosjean: You always want to beat your teammate

  19-02-2017 18:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Romain Grosjean is looking forward to his second season with the Haas F1 team and the challenge of the new faster Formula 1 cars of 2017, while aiming to improve on the American team’s sensational first season at the pinnacle of the sport.
  His team released the following Q&A looking back on the off-season while previewing the season ahead which begins on 27 February with the first preseason test of the year.
  You participated in two unique and literally cool events this off-season &nda
  
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• Magnussen: To improve on last year will be a real challenge

  19-02-2017 17:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Haas F1 team ‘new boy’ Kevin Magnussen is relishing the idea off getting as much mileage as possible with his new team during the first Formula 1 preseason test which begins on 27 February in Bareclona.
  The Dane who moved from Renault to the American outfit spoke in a team released preview ahead of the first test at Circuit de Catalunya.
  How did you spend your off-season?“Mainly spending time with friends and family but, obviously, the big focus this off-season was training. I
  
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• Steiner: The more you drive the more you learn

  19-02-2017 17:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Haas F1 team principal Guenther Steiner is hoping for long runs with few mechanical issues when his team takes to the track in Barcelona for the first 2017 Formula 1 test of the year, starting on 27 February.
  Here is a Q&A with Steiner supplied by his team as a preview to action at Circuit de Catalunya.
  Explain what happens during a test.“In our first test of the season, you try to make sure everything works as you designed it. You just prove out whatever you did, and in the second pa
  
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• Pirelli: Simulations suggest F1 field will spread out during 2017

  19-02-2017 14:29
  
  Pirelli believes the Formula 1 field will spread out as the 2017 season goes on based on downforce simulations it has received from each outfit
  
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• Williams: We stood in Valtteri’s way when Ferrari came along

  19-02-2017 12:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Williams team chief Claire Williams has admitted that her team blocked Valtteri Bottas’ move to Ferrari when they came calling on them to release him to replace fellow Finn Kimi Raikkonen at Maranello in 2015.
  I an interview Williams justified why they agreed to release Bottas to Mercedes this year, “We stood in Valtteri’s way once, when Ferrari came along. I made a promise to Valtteri I wouldn’t stand in his way again, I honour my promises.”
  “He has an
  
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• Marchionne: I have to admit that I looked silly

  19-02-2017 12:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne made a ‘rookie’ mistake of predicting and expecting results for his team ahead of the 2016 season which he admits did his credibility no favours.
  Marchionne led a revolution at Maranello, ousting Luca di Montezemolo, appointing Marurizio Arrivabane as team chief and signing off on a huge deal to lure Sebastian Vettel to Maranello.
  He then went on to declare early last year, “We want to present ourselves in Australia as the team to beat. We k
  
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• Stroll: My hero in racing was Michael Schumacher

  19-02-2017 11:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Teenage rookie Lance Stroll has revealed that Michael Schumacher was his Formula 1 hero that he looked up to throughout his junior ‘career’ and admits he knows a thing or two about the history of the sport.
  Speaking to F1i, Stroll said, “Growing up, my hero in racing, I would say was Michael Schumacher. Jacques [Villeneuve], I think won the championship a year before I was born, it’s a bit before my time!”
  “I know a bit of my history and I’ve obvio
  
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• Hellmund: We had agreed to terms to buy Manor

  19-02-2017 11:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The rescue of Manor nearly happened according to businessman Tavo Hellmund who led a consortium in a bid to takeover the struggling backmarker team, but all the efforts to save the team came to naught.
  Hellmund, a key figure in securing the United States Grand Prix in Austin, told F1i, “At one point we had agreed to terms. We made two stabs at it. We offered 22 million pounds a year and one-half ago. The first go-round, we were even going to involve Anthony Hamilton, Lewis’ dad.&rdq
  
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• Wolff: You need to fear everybody

  19-02-2017 11:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Despite three years of total domination, Mercedes chief Toto Wolff is adamant that the Formula 1 World Champion team is not resting on their laurels and are wary of the possibility that one of their rivals come up with a surprise package in 2017.
  Speaking to BBC, Wolff said, “In a regulation change you need to fear everybody. Nobody would have expected Brawn to be a championship contender in 2009, so we look at everybody and there is opportunity for everybody.”
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• Hamilton: No plans of staying around after my time

  19-02-2017 10:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Triple Formula 1 World Champion is adamant that when he retires will simply ride into the sunset and not look back on the sport that made him a mega-star.
  In an interview with UBS, Hamilton said, “I don’t have any plans of staying around after my time.”
  “There are a lot of drivers who seem to just hold on and stick around. I guess it’s easier to do so because it is what they’ve known for their whole life.”
  Hamilton is a keen musician and when not racing
  
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• Hamilton calls for end to data sharing between team-mates in F1

  19-02-2017 09:43
  
  Lewis Hamilton says he would prefer that team-mates didn't share data in Formula 1, claiming that drivers should have to "find it all themselves" when it comes to on-track performance
  
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• QUIZ: What's in an F1 car name?

  19-02-2017 08:00 via skysports.com
  
  It's Formula 1 launch season and teams are finally rolling out their 2017 challengers. But how much do you know about the names of the cars, past and present?
  
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