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We’re less than a third of the way through the 2015 Formula One season, but the vultures are already circling Kimi Raikkonen. Qualifying struggles have seen the Finn comprehensively outshone by Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel, and rumours linking his countryman Valtteri Bottas to the Scuderia refuse to go away. But Raikkonen isn’t the only driver whose 2016 plans are far from certain....
Published: May 25, 2015
The 2015 Monaco Grand Prix won’t take up a lot of space on the end-of-year season-highlights DVD, but what happened in the race may have a significant and lasting impact on the sport’s leading team. The inexcusable blunder by Mercedes that robbed Lewis Hamilton of his second Monaco win ranks among the worst strategic mistakes in recent Formula One history. But until that point everything...
Published: May 21, 2015
Lewis Hamilton has at last signed a new contract with Mercedes, bringing to an end the speculation over his future. The three-year deal will keep him at the reigning world champions until the end of 2018 and is thought to have made him the highest-paid driver on the grid. The man he may have knocked down into second in that regard, Fernando Alonso, has also been talking about the future. The Spaniard...
Published: May 20, 2015
McLaren head into the Monaco Grand Prix on the back of the worst start to a season in their long, proud history in Formula One. After five races, the team that boasts 12 drivers’ championships and eight constructors’ titles hasn’t scored a single point. Jenson Button came close in Australia, and Fernando Alonso‘s 11th in Bahrain looked like a promising step. The Spaniard’s...
Published: May 20, 2015
The Monaco Grand Prix has long been considered the jewel in Formula One’s crown. Held on the absurdly tight, twisty and slow streets of one of the smallest countries in the world, the race will be the sixth round of the 2015 season. This will be the 73rd time a grand prix has been held on the Circuit de Monaco and 62nd time it has been a part of the world championship. The list of winners reads...
Published: May 19, 2015
The Monaco Grand Prix is perhaps the most unusual motorsport event in the world. Thoroughbred Formula One racing machines with 900 horsepower belong on the wide, open, purpose-built circuits they are designed to operate on. The best drivers in the world should be driving on smooth, pristine surfaces laid down in their honour. But for one weekend every year, those cars and drivers are shoehorned onto...
Published: May 18, 2015
Nico Rosberg’s victory in Spain gave the Formula One title race a much-needed boost—and there’s no reason to think he can’t take another win at this weekend’s 2015 Monaco Grand Prix. As in Barcelona, qualifying is set to be key in his fight with Lewis Hamilton. The German took pole here last season in somewhat controversial circumstances, but he has the confidence and...
Published: May 15, 2015
Tyres are a big deal in Formula One and have been since the start of 2011. Pirelli’s rapidly degrading rubber has divided opinion. Some love the increased drama and unpredictability it brings; others hate the artificial nature of the racing. But Paul Hembery and co’s future in the sport may be in doubt. Rival tyre giant Michelin has expressed an interest in returning to F1 in 2017, but...
Published: May 14, 2015
Nico Rosberg topped the timesheets for Mercedes as the first Formula One in-season test drew to a close at the Circuit de Catalunya. The German, who won Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix, set a time almost two seconds quicker than anyone else. He was, however, using an set of unmarked, developmental Pirelli tyres. Jolyon Palmer was second-fastest for Lotus after bolting on a set of super-softs, with...
Published: May 13, 2015
The 2015 Spanish Grand Prix wasn’t Formula One’s finest hour. While not the worst race the Circuit de Catalunya has ever produced, it was far from the best. Such races make it difficult for a driver to shine, but Nico Rosberg was among the few to manage it. The German had a near-perfect weekend, following up his pole position with the race win to cut team-mate Lewis Hamilton‘s championship...