Feature: Italian GP - Our Post-Race Quotes

F1Insider78 Feature - Post-Race Quotes

Amy Hawk - "What a race. Like I said, Italy is one of my favourites. I really enjoyed the wheel-to-wheel battle between Jenson and Checo (Perez) - I think the fans really enjoyed it too.

Congrats to Lewis on his win and of course to the other podium finishers (Rosberg, Massa) - It was a tough race and I think they all performed very well out there, especially around the new parabolica which was challenging.

It was a shame to see Alonso out in the middle of the race. It was shocking as well, but he'll be back for Singapore and will fight to be up in front.

At the end of the race, the contact between Gutierrez and Grosjean was a bit frightening, as it is with all driver-collisions. It was minor and I don't really consider it anyone's fault as Gutierrez reported he was having braking issues, so.. It was just a racing accident. No harm done to either of them, so that's a relief.

We're looking forward to Singapore, which is probably my top favourite circuit for many reasons. Not only is it a street circuit but it's also a night race and when you combine those two, you're in for a good race. Can't wait!"

Frances Fry - "This Grand Prix proved to me, that Monza is an incredible circuit for mistakes to be made without causing too much damage. I think Daniil Kvyat did a more than thorough job of displaying that. In addition to this, the Russian rookie did a fantastic job of displaying the 200mph+ speeds that the driver reach on this track made of mainly straights. 

The only real damage that was made in the race was a few bald spots on tires from locking up, a puncture for Esteban Gutierrez and of course, the DNF of Max Chilton. Having experienced his second DNF of his Formula 1 career, Chilton expressed his upset, having to sit out for the remainder of the race. 

Esteban Gutierrez's puncture was a very sad sight to see. Both Saubers had been supplying an incredible fight for their mid-teen positions before the Mexican made a slight misjudgement of space and pulled back in front of Romain Grosjean after he believed he had made the pass. With Gutierrez's rear right tyre colliding with Grosjean's front left, a puncture was caused on the tyres that Gutierrez had been using since lap 11! 

After all the incredible racing that took place in this round of the championship I believe the drivers deserve the opportunity to grab a small break in the next couple of weeks before they race again."

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Feature: Belgian GP - Our Post-Race Quotes

Frances Fry, F1Insider78 - "This weekend's race was in no way short of thrills and excitement, living up to the reputation Spa has earned through the years, being one of the most anticipated races on the calendar. Following in the tracks of previous world champion, Vettel, Hamilton had shot past his team mate, Rosberg, and stolen first place by the first corner. On the second lap, the two Mercedes drivers experienced contact. Both Niki Lauda and Toto Wolff have since expressed much concern on the matter. 

The first few laps are consistently the most thrilling. The start gives the drivers a chance to shuffle around in order. This is why Hamilton was kept out after asking for retirement for 20 laps. As mentioned over the team radio, the team were waiting, hoping the safety car would make an appearance in order for a mock start to occur.

 Although this is without a doubt a clever tactic, you can't help doubting their decision to keep him out on the track. After the race Lewis said he had already used several aspects of the power engine and didn't see the point in putting himself at risk of a 10 place grid penalty, which is given to a driver after they have a new power unit aspect five times. It was a decision that was justified whatever the decision. What would you have done? Kept him out, hope for a safety car or brought him in and kept the power unit in a good condition? 

In other disappointing news, Lotterer, who was driving Kamui Kobayashi's Caterham on his Formula 1 debut found himself retired after his car simply broke down on the side of the track. The 32 year old shrugged at the camera before continuing on his way back to the pit lane, practicing sporting maturity and quite possibly earning a few fans. 

Now, on the more positive side of the event, Sauber have quite clearly brought some improvements to the team with both Gutierrez and Sutil finishing the race. Adrian Sutil was in 14th with Esteban Gutierrez in 15th, one of their most promising finishes of the season! Things are certainly looking up. Despite this, after qualifying on Saturday Gutierrez said that it was "Not acceptable to have a weekend like this" before going on to say that he believes the team has already lost too many sessions due to technical issues. He clearly feels he is doing all he can.  Hopefully we can see Sauber win some points in Monza next time to give them something positive to concentrate on. 

Speaking of positive, my driver of the weekend was without a doubt, Valtteri Bottas, taking Williams to the podium yet again! I can do nothing other than praise this man. Congratulations to him and his team, I can't wait to see how far he can take them!"

Amy Hawk, F1Insider78 - "First of all, I'd like congratulate Daniel Ricciardo on another well-deserved win. This race was definitely another exciting one. Fans got to experience the wheel-to-wheel racing that they arrived for. 

Where the situation at Mercedes is concerned, I don't really want to comment on it at the moment. I think what happened is now in the past. I do feel bad for Lewis though, you could clearly see the disappointment after the race. It was tough.

As for Force India, after Kevin's (Magnussen) penalty, the team came away with another double-points haul which is great. Also, the team is only a handful of points away from surpassing their record points-tally, which will be a great accomplishment.

Sauber is obviously improving and I couldn't be happier to see both cars finishing and in the top 15. It's a better pace than in the previous race and I think Monza will be another good weekend to show the improvements. I think in this later-half of the season there is a chance of points.. You can't count it out, nothing is impossible.

So, yes, Italy is next and it's one of my favourite races, so I'm really looking forward to it."

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Feature: German GP - Our Post-Race Quote

Amy Hawk (F1Insider78) - "First of all, I'd like to congratulate Nico Rosberg for winning at his home race. He gave an absolute incredible drive to take the win. Also congratulations to Valtteri and Lewis for their podium finishes. Overall it was a very entertaining and suspenseful race and I saw a lot of true wheel-to-wheel racing which is always great. 

Force India had a tough race, but fought hard and came away with another good handful of points. I believe they will achieve more great results in Hungary. As for Sauber, there was an unfortunate event with Adrian spinning out when he was so close to points. As for Esteban, he finished the race in a positive position and of course, they must take the positivity to the next race.

The accident between Kevin (Magnussen) and Massa was obviously a very seious thing. We don't enjoy seeing accidents happen and of course, you're instantly worried about the drivers involved. Luckily no one was injured. I am now looking forward to the coming race at the Hungaroring. It's one of my favourite GP's and the track is beautiful. It's also the last race before the Summer Break, so hopefully everyone will come out of it with good results."

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F1Insider Special: P1 & P2 After Quotes.

"What we've seen today is that most teams are getting the hang of things and getting better at taking care of the problems that occur with the cars. There's no promise that certain cars will finish or not finish the race on Sunday. It's touch and go at the moment.

   Force India looks strong and I'm happy about that, being a part of the Force India family, we're not overly nervous, but we don't want to be overly confident. Like Checo said, there are areas that need to be improved. We'll see how things go tomorrow. I'm a huge supporter in that team and I want things to work out well.

   Mercedes and Ferrari are also looking well-shaped so far and it is nice to see Redbull not having as much trouble as they had in testing. Williams could really be back this year and it would be sweet relief for Massa to get a win. As for the others, there's things that need to be sorted out.. I'm sure things will fall into place after a few races. Everything is important right now and everything needs to work properly. Hopefully enough cars finish Sunday to fill up the top 10 points positions."

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