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Darius Needham

About author
I am 21 years old and a big fan of Formula 1 and Chelsea FC. I write articles for The Checkered Flag and The Chelsea Social. I am a UCFB Graduate in Sports Business and Sport Broadcasting and aspiring to work in the Sports Industry.
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Formula 1

Alfa Romeo's Frédéric Vasseur: “We’ll give it our all to bring home some points”

By Darius Needham
October 8, 2022
1 Mins read

Principal Frédéric Vasseur is confident that Alfa Romeo can have a great race tomorrow in Japan and they’ll be giving it their all to score some points.

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Formula 1

Valtteri Bottas after Q2 Elimination: “It’s disappointing, but we’re not far off”

By Darius Needham
October 8, 2022
2 Mins read
Mixed emotions from both Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN drivers after a second round exit in qualifying as they still remain positive in scoring some points in Sunday’s race.
Formula 1

Esteban Ocon: “Suzuka is one of the most exciting tracks in the world”

By Darius Needham
October 7, 2022
2 Mins read
Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso will be looking to improve on a disappointing race last time out around Singapore, which saw both driver’s retire.
Formula 1

Frédéric Vasseur: “We must maximise our efforts and bring back home some points”

By Darius Needham
October 7, 2022
1 Mins read
Frédéric Vasseur, Team Principal of Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN believes the they must maximise their efforts across the race weekend in order to score some much needed points.
Formula 1

Valtteri Bottas: “Hopefully we can put ourselves in the game from the start and fight for the top ten”

By Darius Needham
October 7, 2022
2 Mins read
Both Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu will be hoping for a better team result this time round in Japan, after finishing outside the points again in Singapore.
Formula 1

Dave Robson: “Suzuka should offer a much better opportunity for the FW44”

By Darius Needham
October 7, 2022
1 Mins read
Dave Robson, Head of Vehicle Performance at Williams Racing believes that the Japanese Grand Prix can offer a better opportunity for the car and team this weekend.
Formula 1

Alex Albon: “I think this track will suit our car”

By Darius Needham
October 7, 2022
2 Mins read
Alex Albon and Nicholas Latifi will be hoping that they put in a better performance for Williams Racing this time round at Suzuka after a double DNF for the team at Singapore.
Formula 1Other

Charles Leclerc claims his ninth Pole Position of the season at the Singapore GP

By Darius Needham
October 1, 2022
4 Mins read
Charles Leclerc claimed his ninth pole position of the season at the Singapore Grand Prix as Max Verstappen had to settle for eighth place on the grid for tomorrow’s race.
Formula 1

Charles Leclerc fastest in a delayed Third Practice Session

By Darius Needham
October 1, 2022
2 Mins read
Charles Leclerc went fastest in a delayed Practice Three Session due to wet conditions out on track in Singapore.
Formula 1

AlphaTauri’s Claudio Balestri: “Hopefully we can fight for points”

By Darius Needham
September 4, 2022
1 Mins read
Scuderia AlphaTauri’s Chief Engineer Claudio Balestri summarised the teams difficult weekend so far with the hope of scoring points in the Dutch Grand Prix.
Formula 1

Yuki Tsunoda: “It was a bit of a surprise to make it through to Q3”

By Darius Needham
September 4, 2022
2 Mins read
Both Scuderia AlphaTauri drivers Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Gasly reflected on a more positive qualifying for the team as they both aim for a points finish for Sunday’s race.
Formula 1

Haas’ Guenther Steiner: “Mick starts in the top 10 and hopefully we can bring some points home.”

By Darius Needham
September 4, 2022
1 Mins read
Guenther Steiner reflected on a qualifying session which saw one of his drivers in the top ten and the other near the back of the grid ahead of Sunday’s race.
Formula 1

Mick Schumacher: “It’s great to be in Q3 and obviously we’re very happy with our performance”

By Darius Needham
September 4, 2022
1 Mins read
Both Haas F1 Team drivers Mick Schumacher and Kevin Magnussen reflected on their qualifying performances as they line up in eighth and eighteenth for Sunday’s race.
Formula 1

Alfa Romeo’s Frédéric Vasseur: “The team did a good job, given the circumstances”

By Darius Needham
August 30, 2022
1 Mins read
Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN’s team principal Frédéric Vasseur, reflected positively upon the team’s performance despite unfortunate circumstances as they now look ahead to Zandvoort.
Formula 1

Valtteri Bottas: “It’s disappointing to finish my race so early”

By Darius Needham
August 30, 2022
2 Mins read
Both Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu reflected on an unfortunate and disappointing day which saw them pick no points at Spa-Francorchamps.
Formula 1

Lando Norris: “We tried but we just weren’t quick enough this time round”

By Darius Needham
August 30, 2022
3 Mins read
Both McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo reflected on a difficult day which saw both of them finish outside of the points at Spa-Francorchamps.
Formula 1

McLaren’s Andreas Seidl: “We’ll use the next few days to reset, regroup and analyse our performance”

By Darius Needham
August 30, 2022
1 Mins read
McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl reflects upon a difficult weekend for the team which saw both drivers score no points.
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