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Lewis Hamilton returned to winning ways at 2015’s Canadian Grand Prix. The reigning Formula One drivers’ champion led every lap bar one to record his fourth victory of the season, beating team-mate Nico Rosberg by a little over two seconds. It marked the end of Rosberg’s winning streak, and we also saw the end of Ferrari’s run of six consecutive podium finishes. While the incident...
Published: June 8, 2015
The 2015 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix didn’t quite live up to the standards of its predecessors, but it nonetheless provided us with a very watchable, somewhat entertaining race. Mercedes strolled to yet another victory, aided in part by Ferrari pressing the self-destruct button. Sebastian Vettel’s qualifying gremlins and Kimi Raikkonen’s spin saw the team miss out on the podium...
Published: June 5, 2015
Lewis Hamilton says he has already moved on from the bitter disappointment of losing a certain victory in Monaco. Called in for an unnecessary pit stop after Mercedes miscalculated the gap back to the cars behind, Hamilton looked devastated with third—but it’s all behind him now. The championship leader insists he is now fully focused on the future and securing the best possible result...
Published: June 4, 2015
Twelve months ago, Sergio Perez crashed out of Formula One’s Canadian Grand Prix on the final lap. His clumsy move to defend fourth place from Felipe Massa’s attack sent both men into the wall and out of the race. The stewards investigated, placed the blame for the collision firmly at Perez’s door and gave him a five-place grid penalty for the next race. Amid the very public war of...
Published: June 3, 2015
Max Verstappen became Formula One’s youngest-ever driver when he lined up for the 2015 Australian Grand Prix at the age of just 17 years and 166 days. Some will have expected him to struggle or look out of his depth, but no driver would be given this kind of opportunity unless his team had every confidence in his ability to fit in straight away—and that’s exactly what he has done. Both...
Published: June 3, 2015
Formula One crosses the Atlantic Ocean for the first time in 2015 to visit the city of Montreal, host to the Canadian Grand Prix. The race has been a much-loved part of the F1 calendar since 1967. The venue for that first race was Mosport Park, but the grand prix moved to its present home on the Ile Notre Dame in 1978 and never looked back. Only twice since then—in 1987 and 2009—has it...
Published: June 1, 2015
The bizarre end to the last race in Monaco proved that even the dullest of processional races can kick up a surprise or two. What then can we look forward to when Formula One visits the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve—a venue renowned for producing more thrills per pound than any other on the modern calendar—for the 2015 Canadian Grand Prix? A repeat of last season’s awesome race is unlikely....
Published: May 29, 2015
A Formula One drive is the ultimate dream for thousands of young drivers around the world, and those who have made it to the GP2 series are within touching distance of their goal. For many, that’s as close as they ever get. Even the champion isn’t guaranteed a drive at the pinnacle of single-seater racing; Jolyon Palmer, Fabio Leimer and Davide Valsecchi will attest to that. But a select...
Published: May 28, 2015
The 2015 Monaco Grand Prix will not be remembered as an action-packed affair, but it did at least feature a number of great drives for fans to appreciate. Lewis Hamilton did everything right and looked on course for a dominant win before a strategy error by Mercedes dropped him to third. Sergio Perez also put in a flawless display; the Mexican was rewarded with six points for seventh. But the driver...
Published: May 28, 2015
Lotus have moved swiftly to deny Max Verstappen’s claims that he was brake tested by Romain Grosjean at the Monaco Grand Prix. The Dutchman ran into the back of Grosjean’s Lotus on Lap 63 before spearing into the barriers at St. Devote. Blame for the incident, which brought out the safety car and changed the complexion of the entire race, was placed squarely on Verstappen’s shoulders...