Archive for category: F1 Interviews

  • Exclusive Q&A with Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg

    F1 Interviews 19/12/2011 23:35

    After a frustrating season sitting on the sidelines as a third driver, Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg will return to racing in 2012 after replacing outgoing Adrian Sutil in the team’s line-up.

    Hulkenberg, who made waves during his debut Formula One sea…

     
  • Q&A with HRT’s Luis Perez-Sala

    F1 Interviews 19/12/2011 05:30

    HRT’s newly-appointed team principal, former F1 driver Luis Perez-Sala, shares his feelings, hopes and objectives following the official announcement of his role. It comes as the Spanish squad prepare for their third season in Formula One racing, a sea…

     
  • Franz Tost on Toro Rosso’s ‘rookie training school’

    F1 Interviews 15/12/2011 19:14

    A day after announcing that his team are dropping their experienced 2011 drivers in favour of an all-new line-up, Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost explains the reasoning behind the decision

     
  • Q&A with Toro Rosso’s Daniel Ricciardo

    F1 Interviews 15/12/2011 18:34

    The Red Bull stable will field two Australians next season, one highly experienced, the other little more than a rookie. While elder statesman Mark Webber continues at Red Bull Racing, 22-year-old heir-apparent Daniel Ricciardo gets his first full F1 c…

     
  • Q&A with Toro Rosso’s Jean-Eric Vergne

    F1 Interviews 15/12/2011 18:18

    Formula One has not had a French driver on the grid since Sebastien Bourdais in 2009. Next season it will have at least three: Romain Grosjean at Lotus, Charles Pic at Marussia and – as of this week – Jean-Eric Vergne, aka ‘Jev’, at Toro Rosso.

    Great …

     
  • Exclusive Q&A with Force India’s Paul di Resta

    F1 Interviews 13/12/2011 12:42

    Results-wise, Force India’s Paul di Resta proved himself king of rookies this season, but while Sauber’s Sergio Perez and Williams’ Pastor Maldonado have already secured their drives for a second season, Di Resta is patiently waiting to hear whether he…

     
  • Sergio Perez Q&A: It wasn’t easy but I’ve learnt valuable lessons

    F1 Interviews 12/12/2011 13:48

    For any young driver, a debut Formula One season is as challenging as it is thrilling. But Sauber’s Sergio Perez had a more eventful time than most after a heavy crash at the Monaco round severely dented his midseason chances.

    Although he believes it…

     
  • Exclusive Q&A with Group Lotus’s Dany Bahar

    F1 Interviews 09/12/2011 12:42

    After a so-so season in which circumstance rather than strategy all too often dictated their course, Renault are looking forward to a new beginning in 2012, when the team officially becomes Lotus, and former world champion Kimi Raikkonen joins their ra…

     
  • Formula One Fantasy – Renault’s Bruno Senna

    F1 Interviews 08/12/2011 15:13

    It’s been a big year for Bruno Senna, drafted into a Renault race seat mid-season after the team opted for youth over experience when they dropped Nick Heidfeld. Retaining that drive for 2012 is now top of Senna’s Christmas wish list, but what else wou…

     
  • Pirelli: 2011′s star rookie – exclusive Paul Hembery Q&A

    F1 Interviews 07/12/2011 13:21

    Despite only six months’ notice before becoming Formula One’s sole tyre supplier, Pirelli delivered on all fronts in 2011, supplying compounds that changed race strategies and made for thrilling racing.

    But Pirelli’s arrival was not only a success for…

     
  • Q&A with Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi

    F1 Interviews 06/12/2011 13:31

    Kamui Kobayashi reviews his 2011 season, his second in Formula One racing. By coming fifth in the Monaco Grand Prix, the Japanese driver put in Sauber’s best result of the year, and by finishing ninth in Brazil he achieved a positive result in the seas…

     
  • Adrian Sutil Q&A: More than one option for 2012

    F1 Interviews 02/12/2011 15:05

    With 2012 race seats filling up fast, Adrian Sutil must feel under pressure to secure his Formula One future. His recent run of strong drives with Force India will doubtless help his cause and he hopes to have things sorted in the next couple of weeks….