Tag Archive | "2016"
Posted on 28 October 2016. Tags: 2016, f1, Formula 1, free practice, lewis hamilton, mercedes, mexico, pirelli
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton set the quickest time for the first free practice session for Sunday’s Mexican grand prix. The first one and a half hour session got underway in cool condition and with a dusty track surface. Nevertheless, as drivers became to find their way around the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez it was Lewis Hamilton […]
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Posted on 28 October 2016. Tags: 2016, autodromo hermanos rodriguez, daniel ricciardo, esteban gutierrez, f1, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, haas, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, manor, max verstappen, mercedes, mexico, nico rosberg, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, toro rosso, williams
The eyes of the racing world will be on Nico Rosberg this weekend as the Mercedes driver has his first chance to win the driver’s title. It isn’t a straightforward chance though. For Rosberg to clinch his first title he’ll have to win the race and Lewis Hamilton will have to finish tenth or lower. […]
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Posted on 24 October 2016. Tags: 2016, america, carlos sainz, circuit of the americas, daniel ricciardo, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, manor, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, texas gp, toro rosso, united states, virtual safety care, williams
Lewis Hamilton has returned to winning ways with a measured drive to victory at the United States grand prix. Lewis Hamilton ran perfectly controlled race to take his 50th career win and with it a fifth victory on American soil at the Circuit of the Americas. While the perception from the outside made it look […]
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Posted on 19 October 2016. Tags: 2016, circuit of the americas, daniel ricciardo, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, grand prix, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, manor, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, north america, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, texas, tor rosso, united states, Valtteri Bottas, williams
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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Posted on 10 October 2016. Tags: 2016, daniel ricciardo, f1, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, japan, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, manor, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, red bull, renault, sebastian vettel, suzuka, williams
Nico Rosberg continues to achieve firsts in this 2016 and has now added a first-time victory in Japan. The Mercedes driver, never troubled, strolled towards the chequered flag while teammate Lewis Hamilton dropped further behind in the race for the championship. While Nico Rosberg charged off his pole starting position Lewis Hamilton was swamped by […]
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Posted on 08 October 2016. Tags: 2016, daniel ricciardo, f1, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, japan, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, manor, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, suzuka, toro rosso, williams
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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Posted on 07 October 2016. Tags: 2016, daniel ricciardo, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, japanese gp, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, manor, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, suzuka, Valtteri Bottas, williams
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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Posted on 05 October 2016. Tags: 2016, daniel ricciardo, f1, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, japanese gp, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, manor, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, suzuka, williams
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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Posted on 03 October 2016. Tags: 2016, daniel ricciardo, f1, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, jolyon palmer, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, malaysia, manor, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, seeping international circuit, williams
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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Posted on 29 September 2016. Tags: 2016, daniel ricciardo, f1, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, malaysia, manor, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, pirelli, red bull, renault, sauber, sebastian vettel, sepang, williams
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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