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Team orders have been a part of Formula One since the first world championship was held in 1950. Most teams used them to some degree or another, and not just in the modern, “move aside” manner; in the days when such things were allowed, it wasn’t uncommon for a driver to be asked to give up his car to the team leader. Juan Manuel Fangio benefited from this practice three times in...
Published: May 11, 2015
Mercedes swept to their fourth victory of the year at the 2015 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix—but this time it was Nico Rosberg on the top step of the podium. The German drove a faultless race from pole to record his first win of the current season. Team-mate Lewis Hamilton followed him home in second to complete a dominant one-two for the Silver Arrows; the closest non-Mercedes was more than...
Published: May 8, 2015
The 2015 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix will be the 25th to be held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Built and first raced on in 1991, over the years, the circuit has become notorious for producing processional, occasionally dull racing. Great for testing, not so good for racing. Overtaking is very difficult and a lot of the action in recent years has taken place in the pit lane. But it has also...
Published: May 7, 2015
McLaren will show off their new livery on a race track for the first time in Friday practice for the 2015 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix. The new graphite-grey paint scheme marks a departure from the silver-and-chrome liveries used in recent years, and it just about manages to be an improvement. But eagle-eyed fans will note the unfortunate similarity to a certain 2010 car with a less-than-spectacular...
Published: May 6, 2015
The 2015 Spanish Grand Prix marks the end of a three-week break between races and the start of Formula One’s European season. For the 25th consecutive year, the race will be held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Teams frequently bring substantial upgrades to this event, so we can expect to see new parts on all the cars—though a significant change to the running order is unlikely. Championship...
Published: May 5, 2015
Before the 2015 Formula One season began, which driver pairing would you have picked as the least-evenly matched? Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado at Lotus may have got a look in, as might Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat at Red Bull. Perhaps this would be the year Valtteri Bottas would crack on and truly dominate Felipe Massa—or maybe, given their contrasting junior records, Roberto Merhi...
Published: May 4, 2015
With Lewis Hamilton 27 points clear of his nearest rival after just four races, a victory for someone else in the forthcoming 2015 Spanish Grand Prix would breathe a little bit of life back into the title fight. The defending champion is favourite to win and rightly so, but it’s not a foregone conclusion. Nico Rosberg has been strong at the Circuit de Catalunya in recent years, and there’s...
Published: May 2, 2015
Three-week gaps between races ruin the flow of the Formula One season and bring back uncomfortable memories of the pre-season withdrawal period. But they do at least give us a chance to pause, reflect on what has happened so far and have a dig into the statistics for some interesting facts and figures. Lewis Hamilton currently looks the clear favourite for the drivers’ championship, his three...
Published: May 1, 2015
Nico Rosberg is a man under pressure. Team-mate Lewis Hamilton‘s victory in Bahrain gave him a 27-point lead in the drivers’ championship. Winless Rosberg, yet to qualify or finish ahead of Hamilton, is just one point clear of third-placed Sebastian Vettel. If he wants to take the title fight to Hamilton again, the German needs to put in a stellar performance at the Spanish Grand Prix—and...
Published: April 30, 2015
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier insists that although his team have endured their worst start to a season since their formation in 1966, changes made throughout the organisation are bearing fruit. The Frenchman highlights an improved success rate for upgrades and also reveals a big change of aerodynamic direction was needed if the team were to return to the front of the grid. The jury remains...