In the round-up: Retired reigning champion Nico Rosberg has reaffirmed that he has no desire to come out of retirement and race in Formula 1 once again.
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Nico Rosberg: Formula 1 world champion on Valtteri Bottas & retirement (BBC)
„I am completely fulfilled. It is a page that has turned for me. It was the perfect ending for me, the perfect career.“
Marchionne: ‚Vettel can stay as long as he likes‘ (F1i)
„If he is happy in the car, and he likes the car, he can stay as long as he likes“
Angry Force India says numbers ruling a ‚huge‘ precedent (Motorsport.com)
Andy Green: „How do we know we are legal now? I’ve got no idea. We’ve gone through scrutineering but to me now scrutineering means nothing. The precedent that it has set is huge. Absolutely huge.“
Stroll: ‚If you don’t touch the wall in Monaco, you’re not on the limit‘ (ESPN)
„I think if you don’t touch the wall in Monaco, you’re not on the limit. At least I knew I was pushing, I know where I need to be now on Saturday and I have FP3 to still get back into it.“
McLaren keeping faith over Fernando Alonso 2018 stay (Sky)
Zak Brown:“As long as he’s getting in the car and feels we are moving forward and is helping move it forward and feeling competitive he’ll continue to be patient.“
Button: ‚I am not in Monaco to say goodbye. I am here to have fun‘ (Telegraph)
„I?m nervous, of course. I think I would be wrong not to be. If I didn?t have butterflies, I shouldn?t be getting in the car, because that would mean I didn?t care. And I do care ? I want to do the best job I can.“
F1 proving harder than expected, admits Haas (FoxSports)
„All these teams, they?re all very good at what they do. We?re weak in areas like tire strategy and we?re a little weak in our pit areas. We get caught behind cars that cost us positions.“
GP Monaco F1 2017 Brembo brakes (Brembo)
„From the starting line to the checkered flag, the Brembo technicians forecast that each driver will apply a load of 116 tons on the brake pedal, which is the same as the total weight of 92 Ferrari LaFerrari cars. In other words, the drivers will be required to apply a force of more than 1,050 kg on the brake pedal every minute of the race.“
Model Jessiqa Pace returns to the Monaco Grand Prix (News.com.au)
„Pace?s billboard reportedly distracted the men behind the wheel as they made their way around the iconic street circuit. Lewis Hamilton crashed at the corner her advertisement was situated and Jenson Button and Felipe Massa reportedly had their difficulties keeping their minds on the job.“
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