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Posted on 19 September 2016. Tags: 2016, daniel ricciardo, daniil kvyat, f1, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, jenson button, kevin magnussen, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, manor, marina bay circuit, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico hulkenberg, nico rosberg, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, singapore, toro rosso, williams
There are twenty-three corners crammed into the Marina Bay circuit and the Singapore grand prix delivered nearly as many talking points. Nico Rosberg dominated Saturday qualifying while Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo beat an off-colour Lewis Hamilton to the front row of the grid. It was a weekend in which Hamilton never looked comfortable or close […]
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Posted on 14 September 2016. Tags: 2016, daniel ricciardo, f1, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, manor, marina bay circuit, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, singapore, toro rosso, williams
The Formula 1 paddock leaves Europe behind as it sets off the final push for the 2016 season. First on the flyaway schedule is the Marina Bay Circuit in Singapore. As the first ever night race on the calendar the 2008 debut of the Singapore grand prix will forever be shrouded in controversy. It was […]
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Posted on 05 September 2016. Tags: daniel ricciardo, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, italy, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, manor, max verstappe, mclaren, mercedes, monza, nico hulkenberg, nico rosberg, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, tifosi, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas, williams
When Lewis Hamilton secured pole position on Saturday by half a second over his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg looked a beaten man. But little did he know that he would be gifted the lead of the Italian grand prix mere seconds after the red lights went out. A mistake from Hamilton on the starting grid […]
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Posted on 03 September 2016. Tags: 2016, 2017, 2018, f1, fernando alonso, Formula 1, jenson button, mclaren, stoffel vandoorne
Jenson Button has announced that he will not be racing in Formula 1 in 2017. The 2009 champion announced at a press even on Saturday that he will not be driving for McLaren in 2017. However, the Brit confirmed that he will remain with the team in a team and car development role. “I’m delighted […]
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Posted on 03 September 2016. Tags: 2016, ascari, daniel ricciardo, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, italy, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lesmo, lewis hamilton, manor, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, monza, nico rosberg, parabolica, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas, williams
Championship leader Lewis Hamilton dominated the field in the final free practice session ahead of the 2016 Italian grand prix. The number 44 Mercedes set a quickest time of 1:22:008 while teammate Nico Rosberg’s 1:22:401 was some 0.393 adrift in second. The first of the Ferrari’s came in the form of Sebastian Vettel who set […]
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Posted on 02 September 2016. Tags: 2016, daniel ricciardo, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, italy, jenson button, kevin magnussen, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, manor, max verstapen, mclaren, mercedes, monza, nico rosberg, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, tifosi, Valtteri Bottas, williams
The Mercedes driver pairing maintained their position on top of the timing sheets with Lewis Hamilton setting the quickest time ahead of Nico Rosberg in the second free practice session. The normal format for the second one-and-a-half hour session on Friday’s include a qualifying simulation run as well as a focus on the long run pace […]
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Posted on 01 September 2016. Tags: 2016, ascari, daniel ricciardo, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, italy, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lesmo, lewis hamilton, manor, max verstappen, mercedes, michael schumacher, molaren, monza, nico rosberg, parabolica, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, tifosi, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas, williams
Most would agree that the Autodromo Nazionale Monza is one of the most unique circuits on the F1 calendar. It’s uniqueness doesn’t just stem from one thing either. When you describe Monza as a classic it is a literal description as the first grand prix it ever hosted was in 1950. It may have undergone a […]
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Posted on 29 August 2016. Tags: 2016, belgium gp, carlos sainz, daniel ricciardo, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, kevin magnussen, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, manor, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico hulkenberg, nico rosberg, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, spa, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas, williams
The 2016 Belgian grand prix may have had a familiar victor at the end of its 44 laps but little else was as predictable as Nico Rosberg on the top step of the podium. The German Mercedes driver was in prime position after securing pole while teammate Lewis Hamilton was confined to the back of […]
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Posted on 26 August 2016. Tags: 2016, belgium, daniel ricciardo, f1, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, manor, max verstappen, mercedes, molaren, nico rosberg, pirelli, red bull, renault, sebastian vettel, spa
Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen set the quickest time in the second free practice session for the Belgian grand prix. The second free practice session ran in pristine sunshine during which Dutch driver Verstappen set a quickest time of 1:48:085 ahead of his Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo. Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg set the third […]
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Posted on 26 August 2016. Tags: belgian grand prix, f1, fernando alonso, formual 1, mclaren
McLaren’s Fernando Alonso will take a 35-place grid drop at the Belgian Grand Prix for replacing his power unit after a water leak kept him out of FP1. Honda arrived at Spa with an updated engine after spending 7 tokens on upgrading the turbo and the combustion. Both Alonso and Button were given their 5th […]
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