F1 Insiders Est. 2012
TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Franz TOST (Toro Rosso), Monisha KALTENBORN (Sauber), Federico GASTALDI (Lotus), Graeme LOWDON (Manor), Paul MONAGHAN (Red Bull Racing) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: A question to you all. The tender document for a commercially available Formula One engine has gone out – what do you think of the idea, in principle? Franz TOST: I … Read more
DRIVERS – Felipe MASSA (Williams), Felipe NASR (Sauber), Max VERSTAPPEN (Toro Rosso), Nico HULKENBERG (Force India), Jenson BUTTON (McLaren), Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari) PRESS CONFERENCE Jenson, if we could start with you, a former winner of this race of course, back in 2013 and you clinched your 2009 world championship here as well. But clearly this … Read more
Alonso confirms 100% he will be driving for McLaren in 2016 and 2017. DRIVERS – Romain GROSJEAN (Lotus), Daniil KVYAT (Red Bull Racing), Carlos SAINZ (Toro Rosso), Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes), Felipe MASSA (Williams), Fernando ALONSO (McLaren) PRESS CONFERENCE Daniil, can we start with you. Your home race, obviously. Last year you had a great … Read more
TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Jonathan NEALE (McLaren), Yasuhisa ARAI (Honda), Luigi FRABONI (Ferrari), Paddy LOWE (Mercedes), Christian HORNER (Red Bull Racing) PRESS CONFERENCE Arai-san, Suzuka is Honda’s home grand prix. How do you feel to be back home here and are you getting pressure from within the company and from fans? Yasuhisa ARAI: So, it … Read more
DRIVERS – Nico HULKENBERG (Force India), Max VERSTAPPEN (Toro Rosso), Will STEVENS (Manor), Valtteri BOTTAS (Williams), Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari), Jenson BUTTON (McLaren) PRESS CONFERENCE Sebastian, congratulations for last time out, only a few days since your win in Singapore. Is your performance there something you can translate to this track? Sebastian VETTEL: Well, it’s … Read more
Toto got testy, Claire was hot under the collar, Tost was terse, and Ferrari couldn’t be found. Quite an interesting press conference. 2015 Singapore Grand Prix TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – John BOOTH (Manor), Monisha KALTENBORN (Sauber), Franz TOST (Toro Rosso), Claire WILLIAMS (Williams), Toto WOLFF (Mercedes) PRESS CONFERENCE Toto, maybe we can start with you. You had … Read more
The first two practice sessions done and dusted. Now we hear from selected team representatives; Nick Chester (Lotus), Andrew Green (Force India), Giampaolo Dall’ara (Sauber), James Allison (Ferrari), Paddy Lowe (Mercedes), Paul Monaghan (Red Bull Racing) PRESS CONFERENCE If I could start with a question for all of you: coming in next year are further … Read more
It’s so close you can smell it. Yes, the second half of the 2015 Formula 1 season kicks off with Belgian Grand Prix and as is the norm, the dirver’s press conference on a Thursday. Today we hear from Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso), Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull Racing), Will Stevens (Manor), Fernando Alonso (McLaren), Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari), … Read more
Editor’s note: Probably the most compelling FIA press conference ever. TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Eric BOULLIER (McLaren), Monisha KALTENBORN (Sauber), Toto WOLFF (Mercedes), Vijay MALLYA (Force India), Gerard LOPEZ (Lotus) PRESS CONFERENCE Let me start with a general question to all of you if I may, about Formula One and the United States. Many of your teams … Read more
