In the round-up: New Grand Prix Drivers? Association president Romain Grosjean reveals the drivers who aren?t members of the group including seven active racers.
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Grosjean blasts and discloses non-GPDA members (F1i)
„I can tell you exactly who is not with us. Hamilton, Bottas, Verstappen, Stroll, Massa, Wehrlein, Sirotkin, Celis, Raikkonen, Hulkenberg and di Resta.“
Hamilton on Spanish GP win: That?s how racing should be (Crash)
„At the start, I don’t know exactly what’s gone wrong, I need to speak with my guys. It wasn’t good enough but trust me I did everything I was supposed to do.“
Crying child highlights new face of Formula One (Reuters)
„This has been the most fantastic day for us. We could not believe it when they came to get us and took us to Ferrari.“
Wolff explains ‚magic‘ Hamilton VSC pit call (Autosport)
„So we timed it perfectly, I really take my hat off to James (Vowles, chief strategist) and his group of strategists.“
Fernando Alonso says he had ’nothing to lose‘ at start of Spanish GP (ESPN)
„Those ahead of us were hitting each other, I took a risk, but maybe I could have stayed behind him, but I had nothing to lose.“
Losing to year-old Ferrari engine ‚a desperate situation‘ – Sainz (Motorsport)
„For the first time we were fighting the Sauber and it’s a bit of a desperate situation to have a Ferrari 2016 engine faster than us on the straights, compared to our car at the moment.“
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- Today in 1997 the FIA announced a change of venue for the final race of the season. ?Because of uncertainties as to the status of the work required at the Estoril circuit, the Grand Prix to be held on 26 October will take place at Jerez and will be known as the European Grand Prix,? they said in a statement.