No more ‘risky’ starts for Bottas
Jul.16 – Valtteri Bottas says he will not attempt a “risky” race start at Silverstone. After a gearbox penalty and a poor..
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Whiting defends FIA jump start system
Jul.11 – Charlie Whiting says there is nothing wrong with F1’s jump start system. Video evidence showed Valtteri Bottas‘..
Ferrari has caught Mercedes on race starts
May 25 – Lewis Hamilton has admitted Ferrari has caught up with Mercedes‘ race start technology in 2017. Mercedes entered the..
Wehrlein in doubt for second test, Melbourne
Feb.20 – Speculation is already mounting that Pascal Wehrlein could miss more than just the start of winter testing next week...
Report: Race starts to be even harder in 2017
Dec.15 – Drivers will find it even harder to make the perfect race start in 2017. That is the claim of Germany’s Auto Motor und..
Mercedes will not solve 2016 clutch problem
Sep.26 – Toto Wolff has admitted Mercedes‘ two drivers may continue to struggle with their race starts this year. Just 8 points..
Starting Grid 2016 European F1 GP
Event: European Grand Prix Track: Baku street circuit Starting Grid 2016 European F1 GP Notes: Kevin Magnussen, Renault RS16 will start..
Starting Grid 2016 Canadian F1 GP
Event: Canadian Grand Prix Track: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve F1 grid position 2016 Canadian GP Notes: Car 20, Kevin Magnussen, Renault RS16..
Starting Grid 2016 Monaco F1 GP
Event: Monaco Grand Prix Track: Monaco Circuit F1 grid position 2016 Monaco GP Notes: Car 12 – Felipe Nasr, Sauber C35 permitted to..
Starting Grid 2016 Spanish F1 GP
Event: Spanish Grand Prix Track: Catalunya Circuit F1 grid position 2016
Rosberg aims to avoid first lap drama
May 14 – Championship leader Nico Rosberg said he will wary at the start of Sunday’s Spanish grand prix, following a spate of..
Alonso: F1 drivers to discuss race start crashes
May 3 – Fernando Alonso says F1 drivers will discuss the recent series of messy race starts in 2016. Valtteri Bottas and Lewis..
Starting Grid 2016 Russian F1 GP
Event: Russian Grand Prix Track: Sochi Street Circuit F1 grid position 2016
Baku & F1 confirms revised start time
Apr.3 – Race organisers and F1 have confirmed reports that the race start time for the inaugural grand prix in Azerbaijan is..
Mercedes working to catch Ferrari on race starts
Apr.2 – In one area at least, Mercedes is working hard to catch up with Ferrari. The Maranello team’s strong challenge to the..
Starting Grid 2015 Abu Dhabi F1 GP
Event: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Track: Yas Marina Circuit Starting Grid 2015 Abu Dhabi F1 GP Penalties: Car 28 – Will Stevens,..
Lauda: Rosberg must watch out for Hamilton at start
Nov.29 – Nico Rosberg will have to watch out for a more aggressive than usual Lewis Hamilton at the start of Sunday’s..
Starting Grid 2015 Mexican F1 GP
F1 Event: Mexican Grand Prix Track: Autodromo Hermanos Rodriquez Starting Grid 2015 Mexican grand prix *Penalties: Car 22, Jenson Button..
Raikkonen practiced 100 race starts after Monza glitch
Sep.18 – Kimi Raikkonen is confident he will not suffer another disastrous race start this weekend in Singapore. After qualifying on..
Mercedes working on race start solution
Aug.28 – Mercedes is working on changes to its clutch system, following a series of bad race starts. At the last four races, and..
