First free practice at the Brazil Grand Prix topped by Lewis Hamilton.
At Felipe Massa’s final home Grand Prix and a must-win race for Lewis, Hamilton kicked off the weekend on top. Leading Verstappen by a tenth of a second, while Massa came home in eighth place.
Pole for the Mexico GP secured by Lewis Hamilton.
Vamos Hamilton as Lewis storms qualifying to secure pole at the Mexican Grand Prix. Storming Q3 to edge Rosberg in Mercedes’ 13th front row lock-out of the year. While Ferrari faltered in qualifying and Verstappen set the Q2 pace.
Preview Round 19 of the 2016 Formula One season, the Mexican Grand Prix.
Onwards to Mexico, Formula One crosses the border for the 2016 Mexican Grand Prix. F1’s second visit back to the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriquez following a 21-year absence. Where last year’s race signalled the start of Rosberg’s dominant streak that has teed up a potential title clincher this weekend.
Nico Rosberg goes quickest in FP2 at the Japanese Grand Prix.
Narrow margins split the Silver Arrows, as Rosberg comes out fighting in FP2. Retaining the deficit from the opening session, leaving Hamilton to cross the line marginally down to his team-mate at the Japanese GP.
Recap the Singapore Grand Prix with 8 talking points from Marina Bay.
Rosberg celebrated his 200th Grand Prix with victory under the stars, narrowly edging Ricciardo over the line after Hamilton triggered an aggressive finale. All watched on by Formula One’s new chairman, Chase Cary.
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Kimi Raikkonen tops the final practice session at the Belgian Grand Prix
Flying in the final sector, the Iceman topped the final practice session as Verstappen hit trouble and Hamilton focused on race pace. Ricciardo had topped the timesheet prior to Kimi’s lap, but the Ferrari’s strong final sector left them one-three at the flag. Continue reading
Recap the German Grand Prix with eight talking points from round 12.
Hamilton’s victory and Nico’s poor start meant the Briton, and reigning Formula One champion, went into the summer break with the championship lead in his luggage. Overcoming a 43-point deficit with a 62-point swing in just six races.
Hamilton’s victory and questions raised on double yellow flags – the 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix.
With victory around the Hungaroring, Hamilton became the most winningest driver at the Hungarian Grand Prix to leave the circuit with the championship lead. But questions still remained from qualifying, where double yellow flags cost Hamilton his chance at pole while a lift gifted Nico the top spot.
Second free practice at the Monaco Grand Prix topped by Daniel Ricciardo.
The streets of Monte Carlo were alive to sound of Formula One once more, as Daniel Ricciardo topped the second practice timesheet at the Monaco Grand prix. The benefit of the new, upgraded Renault power unit in his Red Bull saw the Australian edge his team-mate by one second, and create a six tenth lead over the best Mercedes.
Mercedes feel the pain in Spain, as Max Verstappen re-writes history wins the Spanish Grand Prix.
A first lap collision between Rosberg and Hamilton saw the Silver Arrows flop at the Spanish Grand Prix. Teeing up a four car battle between Red Bull and Ferrari, with max Verstappen topping the order after 66-laps to become the youngest ever Formula One race winner.
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