2017 Malaysian Grand Prix team radio highlights: Practice
2017 Malaysian Grand Prix
Practice began half an hour later due to rain and ended 20 minutes early due to a broken drain on Friday. Here’s what the drivers had to say on the radio.
Practice began half an hour later due to rain and ended 20 minutes early due to a broken drain on Friday. Here’s what the drivers had to say on the radio.
Haas has been given a special dispensation to break the working hours curfew in order to repair Romain Grosjean’s car following his crash in practice.
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner said it is “not acceptable” a broken drain cover damaged Romain Grosjean’s car and caused his crash in practice.
Pirelli plans to add a sixth tyre compound next year in order to expand the range it can offer at each race weekend.
F1 team principals have voiced concerns an FIA figure with extensive knowledge of current and future car designs could join one of their rivals for 2018.
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Romain Grosjean says he didn’t see the drain cover which caused his crash during the second practice session for the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Sebastian Vettel was emphatically fastest in the second practice session for the Malaysian Grand Prix but the main talking point was a crash which brought the session to an end.
The Shanghai International Circuit will continue to host the Chinese Grand Prix until at least 2020 following the announcement of a new contract.
Max Verstappen headed first practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix following a half-hour delay due to heavy rain at the Sepang International Circuit.
The first practice session for the Malaysian Grand Prix has been delayed due to heavy rain.
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Robert Kubica has voiced strong support for the Halo head protection system which will be introduced in Formula One and Formula Two next year.
Jacques Villeneuve’s victory in the 1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix was the last of his career and put him within touching distance of the title.
Robert Kubica has admitted his chance of making a return to Formula One is “very slight” despite his recent tests for Renault.
Carlos Sainz Jnr is frustrated he will not drive in the first practice session for the second weekend in a row in Malaysia.
Pierre Gasly says he doesn’t know whether he’ll do all six of the remaining races after he makes his F1 debut for Toro Rosso this weekend.
Sebastian Vettel said the first corner crash at the Singapore Grand Prix which eliminated him and three other drivers was “part of racing”.
The disappearance of the Malaysian Grand Prix from the calendar after this weekend’s race is not causing Kimi Raikkonen any concern.
Will Sunday’s final Malaysian Grand Prix be affected by rain? The threat from thunderstorms has fallen slightly since the race changed date last year.