F1 Madness

The F1 paddock travels halfway around the world from Japan to the lone star state of Texas and the Circuit of the Americas for the 16th round of the season. The Circuit of the Americas (COTA), designed by F1 architect Herman Tilke, hosted its first race in 2012. As one of the newest circuits on […]

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Nico Rosberg set the quickest time in the third free practice session for the Japanese grand prix. The one hour session was slow to get underway as the Suzuka circuit remained damp from an earlier rain shower. However, under overcast skies drivers began to venture out on intermediate tyres before soon switching to slicks. Mercedes’ […]

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Nico Rosberg topped the timing sheets at the end of the first free practice session for the Japanese grand prix. The 90 minute session got underway in brilliant sunshine with a track temperature hovering in the low 30 degrees Celsius range. Championship leader Rosberg set a quickest time of 1:32:431 on the yellow-walled soft tyres […]

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At the 2015 Japanese grand prix the stories were all about Lewis Hamilton. In 2016 the headlines are still about the Mercedes driver but now has a far different context to them. The triple world champion arrives in Japan 23 points adrift and a little sheepish after some emotionally charged comments after his retirement from […]

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At the start of the Malaysian grand prix Mercedes were expected to dominate on a circuit tailor made to emphasize the best aspect of their racing car and they did. However, Formula 1 isn’t called the most unpredictable sport in the world without reason. For as dominant as Lewis Hamilton was from pole position on […]

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Usually by this stage of a Formula 1 season the Malaysian grand prix had long since played its part in the championship as the second round of the year. However, in 2016 the dazzling challenge that is the Sepang International circuit hosts the 16th round of the championship. The grand prix circuit, just outside of […]

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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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Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg set the quickest time overall in the final free practice session for the Singapore grand prix. The one hour session was momentarily red flagged early on as Pascal Wehrlein’s Manor made contact with the wall and left debris on the circuit. As the session resumed several drivers took the the circuit […]

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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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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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