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Haryanto hopes home crowd messages keep F1 dream alive
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2016 06:00
Haryanto hopes home crowd messages keep F1 dream alive Indonesia's first Formula One driver Rio Haryanto is hoping text messaging, and many millions of potential helping hands can raise money to keep his dreams on track....
Steve Torrence leads Top Fuel qualifying at SpringNationals
Miami Herald - 30 Apr 2016 05:09
Steve Torrence led Top Fuel qualifying Friday night in the NHRA's SpringNationals at Royal Purple Raceway, breaking both ends of the track record with a 3.724-second run at 329.42 mph. …
Ricciardo encouraged after 'aeroscreen' debut
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2016 02:20
Red Bull's ‘aeroscreen' made its debut in Friday practice Daniel Ricciardo was impressed by Red Bull's new cockpit safety device following a brief trial in Friday practice. The Red Bull driver completed a solitary inst...
Rexona promote Magnit partnership through Williams in Sochi
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2016 23:40
Lead Williams F1 team partner Rexona (Unilever deodorant brand known as Sure in the UK) are promoting an innovative new partnership with Russian retailer Magnit with revised branding on the FW38 for the Russian Grand Pri...
Sebastian Vettel: 'I am confident for tomorrow'
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2016 23:30
Sebastian Vettel ended Saturday's qualifying session in second place on the track, but will receive a five place grid penalty for changing his gearbox, and will start the race from seventh position. The German is confide...
Nico Rosberg: 'I never write off my opponents'
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2016 23:30
Nico Rosberg is on the run of his life this season after bagging a further pole position ahead of the 2016 Russian Grand Prix, whilst team-mate Lewis Hamilton was again struck with misfortune following a Power Unit failu...
I don't know where I'm going to start yet - Hamilton
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2016 23:20
I don't know where I'm going to start yet – Hamilton Nico today claimed his 24th career pole position - his second at the Sochi Autodrom and second of the 2016 season. Nico's Q2 time of 1:36.119 was 1.776 seconds faste...
Valtteri Bottas: 'My lap in Q3 puts us in a very good position for the race '
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2016 23:20
Valtteri Bottas put in an excellent final lap in Q3 to steal third place from fellow countryman Kimi Raikkonen, during qualifying on Saturday. The Finn will start from the front row of the grid however, due to the five p...
Just one Toro Rosso driver on Q3 at Sochi
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2016 23:20
James Key: "This is a tricky track." Max Verstappen (STR11-01, Car 33) Qualifying - Best lap: (Q1) 1:38.123, (Q2) 1:37.510, (Q3) 1:37.583, pos. 9th "I'm pleased and happy with today's qualifying result. Especially after ...
Kimi Raikkonen 'Obviously I'm disappointed with what happened'
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2016 23:10
After looking like he would easily take third position for the Scuderia Ferrari squad in qualifying, Kimi Raikkonen was pipped to the spot by fellow countryman Valtteri Bottas and had to settle for fourth place instead, ...
Formula 1 teams agree to raise maximum fuel limit for 2017
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2016 23:10
Formula 1 teams have unanimously agreed to raise the maximum fuel limit from next season, with the change already reflected in the revised 2017 Technical Regulations. With the increased downforce, wider tyres and an ove...
Sergio Perez: "We are making good progress as a team"
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2016 22:40
Sergio Perez showed impressive pace during qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix, and was rewarded with a place on the third row of the grid at the event he secured a podium finish in 2015. The Sahara Force India driver ...
We are usually stronger in the race - Haas F1
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2016 22:20
We are usually stronger in the race – Haas F1 Russian Grand Prix qualifying was held under identical conditions to Friday practice, offering continuity to the proceedings with a partly sunny sky. Unlike previous qualif...
Lewis Hamilton: 'It's not going to be easy to make my way forward'
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2016 22:00
It was another disappointing qualifying session for Lewis Hamilton, as the Brit experienced the same Power Unit failure as he did in China during Q2. The current world champion was classified in tenth place after the ses...
Max Verstappen: "Q3 is something I honestly didn't expect"
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2016 22:00
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Chase Elliott wins pole at Talladega 30 years after his dad
Miami Herald - 30 Apr 2016 21:58
Chase Elliott wasn't born yet when his father turned a record-setting lap to win the pole at Talladega Superspeedway. …
Sochi is not the strongest for us - Red Bull
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2016 21:40
Sochi is not the strongest for us – Red Bull Daniel aims for top five as Dany gets set for his home Grand Prix. The Team react to qualifying at the Russian Grand Prix. DANIEL RICCIARDO, Qualifying position: 6 (will sta...
I'm almost helpless, says Hamilton
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2016 21:40
Lewis Hamilton feels "almost helpless at some points" in the face of the problems that have hit him this season. Hamilton qualified 10th for Sunday's Russian Grand Prix after the recurrence of an engine failure that put ...
Hamilton admits to feeling 'almost helpless'
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2016 21:01
Doing his best to keep his emotions in check following another failure which will see him start at best from the fifth row of the grid on Sunday, depending on whether his team needs to change vital power unit components ...
Ricciardo keen to try something on raceday
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2016 21:01
Daniel Ricciardo has said that he is prepared to go against the grain on strategy if it helps him move up the order in the Russian Grand Prix The Australian, despite being hampered at one point by his right-hand mirror f...
Palmer losing confidence from unbalanced Renault
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2016 21:01
Jolyon Palmer says he is struggling to find confidence in an unbalanced Renault RS.16 after he was comfortably out-paced by both Kevin Magnussen and FP1 stand-in Sergey Sirotkin during practice for the Russian Grand Prix...
Mercedes teams opposed fuel limit raise on principle - Wolff
Total F1 - 30 Apr 2016 21:00
The limit will rise from 100kgs to 105kgs next year to allow all teams to better exploit their power units with next year's faster cars. Wolff says that the Mercedes-powered teams - Mercedes, Williams, Force India and Ma...