Recap the Brazilian Grand Prix with eight talking points from Interlagos.
With rain pouring throughout and the safety car regularly required, Lewis Hamilton finally conquered the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace. But while he reduced Rosberg’s championship lead, it was Max Verstappen shining brightly as he stormed through the stormy field. A storm also brewed between Alonso and Vettel as the Spaniard claimed he’s ready “drive into” the Ferrari. Continue reading
Lewis Hamilton wins the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Pouring rain and pouring hearts for a safety car start at the Brazilian Grand Prix. But when Raikkonen crashed out 10 seconds into a restart to instigate a red-flag, race control’s safety concerns were warranted. Yet when the race got going, more hearts bled for Massa and fans cheered for Verstappen – but it was Lewis Hamilton controlling the race for his first Brazilian victory.
Lewis Hamilton claims P1 in FP1 at the Mexico Grand Prix.
Tumbling times in Mexico City as the dust cleared from the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriquez, where Hamilton set the initial pace. Starting the day in the high 1:28s and ending with the only 1 minute 20, despite running on the hardest tyre on offer by Pirelli.
Rosberg capitalised on Hamilton’s error for Italian Grand Prix victory and seven other talking points coming out of Monza.
Hamilton had mastered the Temple of Speed on Saturday as the Brit secured his third-straight Monza pole. But a launch error for Hamilton sent him down to sixth, while Rosberg walked off into the sunset with the 25-points in his pocket. In Rosberg’s wake also laid the retirement of Massa, the retirement/non-retirement of Button and a potential new owner of Formula One.
Nico Rosberg wins the 2016 Italian Grand Prix.
Monza, the Temple of Speed, but speed was not entirely needed for Rosberg as he walked off into the sunset to claim victory at the Italian Grand Prix. Hamilton had begun the day sitting on pole, but would be forced to settle for second as Nico further reduced the Brit’s championship lead.
Second Free Practice topped by Hamilton as Rosberg hits problems at the British Grand Prix.
In a session littered with mechanical issues, Hamilton topped the timesheet at his home Grand Prix for the second time today. Lewis’ 1:31.660 may have been six-thousandths of a second off his morning benchmark, but as Rosberg watched on from the garage – Lewis had the edge over Ricciardo and Verstappen. Continue reading
Monaco Grand Prix pole secured by Daniel Ricciardo.
Daniel Ricciardo contrasted the norm and secured his first pole position in Formula One at the 2016 Monaco Grand Prix. As his team-mate crashed out in Q1 and Hamilton suffered an engine issue in Q3, qualifying was a mesmerising session where Red Bull claimed their first pole since 2013. Breaking the stronghold Mercedes have held, with their drivers claiming all but two poles since the introduction of the V6 hybrids. Continue reading
Pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix secured by Nico Rosberg.
After being under Hamilton’s thumb during Q1 and Q2, Rosberg found the edge in the final qualifying stage to claim his fifth pole in a row. Hamilton himself was chasing pole number 50 but will have to search for his first Brazilian Grand Prix victory from second on the grid.
Nico Rosberg fastest from Raikkonen and Grosjean in final free practice at the 2015 Canadian Grand Prix.
With just an hour on track teams had to set their cars up for qualifying and make up for the lost time from second free practice. But two red flags meant supersoft running was limited but when the chequered flag fell over the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Rosberg was the fastest man on track with a 1:15.660.
It’s time for round two of the 2015 Formula One World Championship, the Malaysia Grand Prix.
Two weeks ago, the new season kicked into gear with Lewis Hamilton picking up another victory for Mercedes. However out of the drivers competing, only 11 saw the chequered flag and now we move on to the most demanding race on the calendar.
Kyle Archer 