F1weekly podcast number 574 Special Interview with Inder Lal from McLaren F1 Pastor Madonado takes his first victory in the Spanish Grand Prix. Pastor: “It was so close. We were looking to manage the tyre degradation so I couldn’t push that hard, just to keep the tyres alive for the end of the race and […]
Lewis Hamilton takes his first Spanish pole position number 150 for McLaren. Pastor Maldonado puts his Williams on the front row. Lewis Hamilton: “It was a fantastic qualifying session for me, very very happy with it – one of the best I ever had,” said Hamilton. “Amazing job by the guys in the garage and […]
Photo: Williamsf1 WILLIAMS F1 CHINESE GRAND PRIX PREVIEW Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: Having secured our first points of the season in Malaysia with what is a much improved and competitive car the team are eager to move onto Shanghai as soon as possible. The fundamental characteristic of the circuit is that it is […]
Photo: axisofoversteer F1weekly podcast number 562 Desiree’s 2012 F1 Grand Preview WILLIAMS F1 WITH THEIR MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX PREVIEW The first Hermann Tilke-built Formula One track hosts its 14th Malaysian Grand Prix this year, and it’s endeared itself to the teams and drivers over that period. It has several quick corners, particularly turns 5 and […]
Photo: attwilliams.com Williams has launched its 2011 livery at its factory in Didcot. New sponsor PDVSA, the state-owned Venezuelan oil company, features prominently and the livery as a whole is a nod towards the Rothmans-sponsored Williams of the mid-1990s. However, the team has mainly stuck to its corporate colours of blue and white. The car […]
Photo/Antonio Calanni Fernando Alonso gives Ferrari their first pole in two years. ALONSO: Well, it was a nice surprise. When I stopped in parc ferme and by radio they told me that we were keeping the first position but still cars on their laps and Jenson was pink in the second sector, so I thought […]