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May212019 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Niki Lauda died

The Formula 1 racing world was shocked early this morning by the news that the legendary Niki Lauda had died at the age of seventy. The three-time world champion has been battling health problems since the middle of last year. He also had to undergo a lung transplant in August last year, which left him in hospital for two months. Recently, he is also said to have kidney problems. Today, however, it was reported to the public that he unfortunately lost the battle with the disease and died in a family circle on Monday. The family told the public: "It is with deep sadness that we announce that our beloved Niki died peacefully in the family circle. His sporting achievements will never be forgotten. Nor will his direct attitude, positivity and courage. An example and benchmark for all of us. the public was loving and skr

Jul82018 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Lauda: That's not fair

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Niki Lauda said the accidents between Ferrari and Mercedes racers in the last races are neither fair nor funny. In the last three races we have seen the collision of two Ferrari and Mercedes racers twice. In France, Sebastian Vettel collided with Valtteri Bottas, and today Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton also collided. Hamilton managed to break through to second place from start to finish today. Niki Lauda was in a very bad mood after the race due to the collision: "Lewis did a great job today, no doubt about it. This accident was not fair, as it happened to us for the second time that a Ferrari racer crashed into ours in the first lap. It's not funny, but it's what it is. " Vettel received a penalty of five seconds for his collision and Raikkonen ten. "The first time the commissioners made a mistake was when Vett

Jun242018 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Lauda: Vettl's punishment is ridiculous

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Niki Lauda believes Sebastian Vettel should have received a higher penalty for colliding with Valtteri Bottas in the first turn of today’s race. The German managed a good start and then collided with Valtteri Bottas in the first turn due to the blocking of the front wheels, thus puncturing his rear left tire. The race commissioners inspected the accident and gave the German a five-second penalty for causing the collision. Vettel served the penalty during his second stop in the pits and broke through to fifth place by the end of the race, two places ahead of Bottas. Niki Lauda was not the least bit enthusiastic about all this. After the race, when asked if both Mercedes racers could finish the race first and second, he replied: "I think we could succeed and I really don't understand why Vettel is for such a race. got a big mistake in just five-seconds

Apr112017 by Klara LjubiNo Comments

Who is Ferrari’s hit in full?

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Ferrari's first successes this season surprised many Formula 1 analysts. If they fought with the others last season, the others had to fight with them in the first two races. And what has changed like that during the winter break? Niki Lauda is convinced that the new technical manager of the Ferrari team, Mattia Binotto, is to blame for the success. He also mentioned this in an interview for the Italian newspaper Repubblica. 'And you think Binotto is Italian? He may already have a surname, but otherwise he comes from Switzerland, and accordingly he also organized you Italians and made sure that you work and gave you enough space for your ideas, "Lauda was clear. Lauda bets everything on Binotti. "He is the main figure of success with them, I totally believe in that," Lauda is convinced. Either way, Binotti didn’t have an easy job as he did

Jan192017 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Lauda: Bottas will be just as fast as Rosberg

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Niki Lauda is convinced that Mercedes has chosen the right racer with Valtteri Bottas, and not only that, he believes that the Finn will be a serious competitor to Hamilton. “Bottas is an outstanding racer,” Lauda told German RTL. '' I believe he can drive as fast as Nico Rosberg drove, so we're starting a new season with him and Hamilton. We were looking for a racer who would be suitable for our team. So far, we’ve always had two top racers vying for the world title. Nico and Lewis were a good example of this as they fought against each other. A few times there was one in front, a few times another. In the last three years, we have won everything that could be won. That's why we decided to sign with Bottas, because it brings experience and speed to the team. " The Austrian claims that the Silver Arrows will be there again this year

Sep72016 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Verstappen invites Laudo to join him at the psychiatrist

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It is no secret that Max Verstappen received a lot of criticism after the race for the Belgian Grand Prix, which did not subside at the last race in Monza. Some other and former racers, as well as experts, have criticized him for his aggressive driving style, which he practiced even before the first race of the second part of this season. Before the race for the Italian Grand Prix, Verstappen had a conversation in which Charlie Whiting, the race manager, also took part, and then drove the race on Sunday as if nothing had happened in the past few days. One of the loud critics was also Niki Lauda, who said that Verstappen should talk to the team or to a psychiatrist. In the talk show Peptalk, Verstappen went on to say that if someone already needs to see a psychiatrist, then it’s best to go both. He also added that he, too,

Avg292016 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

A wave of criticism of young Verstappn

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Some Formula 1 experts are of the opinion that young racer Max Verstappen has already had a little too much time to race. Thus, he was declared the biggest loser of yesterday's race. And that’s basically justified, as he ended up in eleventh place after the second starting spot. Already in the first corner he had a maneuver in which Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel also took part. He also indulged in sharp maneuvers with both of them in the continuation of the race, when Räikkönen and Vettel overtook him. If several connoisseurs also admitted that Verstappen was not to blame for the maneuver in the first turn, they were mostly of the same opinion for the next one. "His actions are reckless," Räikkönen was critical. The Finn had problems with him in the penultimate race for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Which made Finca even angrier j

Avg12016 by Blaž Štremfelj9 Comments

Rosberg disagrees with the sentence

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Once again, a sharp overtaking was the main topic of yesterday's race for the German Grand Prix, where Nico Rosberg overtook Max Verstappen with an offensive maneuver, and he drove off the track. Rosberg disagrees with the five-second penalty imposed on him by the race management. “The punishment surprised me because I didn’t want to deliberately push him off the track. Understandably, I didn’t want to give it much space, but I couldn’t wrap it more sharply than I did. This is just a race and such maneuvers go hand in hand, "Rosberg explained. However, the leaders of the Mercedes team saw the opposite. "For me, the penalty was justified, as his turn was too long and so Verstappen could only move away," Niki Lauda defended the sentence. Toto Wolff also agreed with the sentence. "It simply came to our notice then

May282016 by Blaž Štremfelj1 How

Mercedes wants Rosberg to stay

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Niki Lauda is putting additional pressure on Nic Rosberg and on his decision to extend his contract. The current manager's current contract expires this season, so Lauda expects Rosberg to announce his decision within three weeks. “I’m sure and I know we want to keep Nice and I’m sure Nico wants to stay with us. However, we have to carry out the procedures, ”explained Lauda, who wants to prevent the current dream team from falling apart. “We need to give him a clear signal that we want to stay together in the years to come. I only make suggestions, the final decision is in the hands of Toto Wolff, "explained the Austrian. But there is an additional problem here, as Rosberg’s father and former racer Keke Rosberg asked his friend Gerhard Berger to take over the negotiations on behalf of Nice. It's Berger

May162016 by Blaž Štremfelj3 Comments

Apologies yes, no guilty plea

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The race management also assessed yesterday's event between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton as a normal racing accident after talking to both of them. Thus the racers were not subsequently penalized. This did not calm the relationship and the situation within the Mercedes team, which has always advocated giving both racers a free hand in the event of mutual overtaking. Niki Lauda later told reporters that Hamilton apologized to the team, but not to Rosberg, as Hamilton refuses to admit guilt. Hamilton also said this later, before being questioned by the race delegates, “Hamilton also apologized to the team at first, as we were left without points. This is the greatest punishment for us. The guys worked hard to give us every chance of success. However, we are a very connected team. This allows us to be even more so