Have a look at this great compilation of the Top 10 F1 overtakes of 2016. Some absolutely fantastic overtaking here with Max Verstappen coming out at the top of the pack after fans voted in the official F1 website’s Twitter polls. Interesting to note how Lewis Hamilton must have spent so much time leading races that he doesn’t even feature.
Tag: f1 2016
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New Williams car ‘hitting targets’ early on
Williams Martini Racing are happy with the early performance of their car for the 2016 Formula One season which is currently in development.
Williams head of vehicle performance Rob Smedley says that the target for the upcoming season is to “get back to the front,” and that the Williams F1 team are definitely hitting targets.
“The 2016 car we have in the wind tunnel and the 2015 car are significantly different, so there’s nothing we could do from an aerodynamic point of view. Other parts of research and development and the mechanical design we are trialing all the time,” Smedley said.
“We think that everything we are seeing at the minute is good. We’re hitting targets. We are always looking, not just at numbers, but in other areas aerodynamic development as well, other significant areas.
“It’s a process of getting us back towards the front. At the moment, we are reasonably happy with what we are seeing.“Of course, it’s all relative. Williams could have a stellar development and Ferrari and Red Bull could have an, even more, stellar one.
“But everything we are seeing at the minute is good, we are hitting targets. We are always looking not just at headline numbers but in other areas of aero development, other important areas.
Smedley described the 2015 season as “lackluster” despite finishing third in the Constructors’ Championship and said constant development had been the reason for the stronger showing in 2014.
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FIA Confirms Biggest Ever F1 Season Calendar for 2016
At the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) meeting held on Tuesday the FIA confirmed the Formula 1 Calendar for 2016 making it the biggest F1 calendar in the history of the sport with 21 races.
The Mexican Grand Prix was scheduled in the provisional calendar to go back-to-back with the Brazilian Grand Prix. It has now been moved to go back-to-back with the US Grand Prix in Austin. The US Grand Prix is subject to an agreement with the promoter and the sporting authority.
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix is penciled in for 19 June 2016 which is the same day at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The FIA have scheduled the race to avoid any conflict with Le Mans.
The 2016 Calendar features 6 back to back races.
Date City Country 20 March 2016 Melbourne Australia 3 April 2016 Bahrain Bahrain 17 April 2016 Shanghai China 1 May 2016 Sochi Russia 15 May 2016 Barcelona Spain 29 May 2016 Monte Carlo Monaco 12 June 2016 Montreal Canada 19 June 2016 Baku Azerbaijan* 3 July 2016 Spielberg Austria 10 July 2016 Silverstone United Kingdom 24 July 2016 Budapest Hungary 31 July 2016 Hockenheim Germany 28 August 2016 Spa-Francorchamps Belgium 4 September 2016 Monza Italy 18 September 2016 Singapore Singapore 2 October 2016 Sepang Malaysia 9 October 2016 Suzuka Japan 23 October 2016 Austin USA** 30 October 2016 Mexico City Mexico 13 November 2016 Sao Paolo Brazil 27 November 2016 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
