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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: November 28, 2016
Nico Rosberg secured the 2016 Formula One world championship in Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit. Nursing a 12-point advantage over Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton ahead of the final race, Rosberg knew a 16th podium finish of the season would be enough to secure his first world title. The German started and finished second in a tense race under the lights, beating Hamilton—who...
Published: November 25, 2016
Formula One’s loss is McLaren-Honda’s gain. After announcing his resignation as chief executive officer of CSM Sport and Entertainment in September, leading motorsport business figure Zak Brown seemed almost certain to help shape the future of F1 under proposed new owners Liberty Media. Having shared his impressive vision for the sport in a four-part interview with F1 journalist Peter Windsor,...
Published: November 24, 2016
So, who will become the 2016 Formula One world champion at this weekend’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix? Will it be Nico Rosberg, the son of a title-winner, who has led the standings for much of the year and enters the race with a healthy 12-point lead? Or will it be Lewis Hamilton, who already has three titles in the bag and has made a habit of bouncing back from disappointments throughout...
Published: November 22, 2016
The final round of the 2016 Formula One season will take place at this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit, where Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton will fight for the world championship. Having held a 33-point lead over his team-mate following October’s Japanese GP, Rosberg’s advantage has been cut to just 12 points after Hamilton’s three consecutive victories...
Published: November 21, 2016
With his personal sponsors reportedly linked to Sauber‘s new owners, many regard Marcus Ericsson as one of the most brazen pay drivers to enter Formula One in recent years. But is it time to give the Swede, set to begin his fourth F1 season in 2017, the credit he deserves? Behind the wheel of a dreadful car in the most difficult of seasons for Sauber, Ericsson has generally outperformed highly...
Published: November 19, 2016
Despite Jolyon Palmer’s best efforts in the second half of the season, the contest for Formula One’s unofficial Rookie of the Year award is sure to be a one-horse race in 2016. After winning the DTM touring car championship last year, Pascal Wehrlein has almost seamlessly readjusted to single-seater racing this season, establishing himself as the sport’s standout newcomer. In a year...
Published: November 17, 2016
So would you rather help shape the future of Formula One or help one of its greatest institutions climb back to the summit of the sport? That appears to be the rather nice dilemma facing leading motorsport business figure Zak Brown, who seemed set to work with F1’s proposed new owners, Liberty Media, but has now received an appealing offer to replace Ron Dennis at McLaren. With Eric Boullier—his...
Published: November 15, 2016
After months of speculation, one of the most intriguing driver moves of the 2016 Formula One season was confirmed at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Having spent a single season with Renault, Kevin Magnussen will partner Romain Grosjean at Haas in 2017 as he attempts to kickstart his stalling career. With Renault set to improve considerably under the upcoming regulation changes, walking away from Team Enstone...
Published: November 14, 2016
Even before he made his Formula One debut in 2015, Max Verstappen was frequently compared to three-time world champion Ayrton Senna, widely regarded as the greatest driver who ever lived. The boy wonder has lived up to that billing over the last two seasons, pulling off a range of spectacular overtaking manoeuvres, taking on his more experienced rivals both on and off track and delivering almost logic-defying...
Published: November 14, 2016
Lewis Hamilton claimed his ninth victory of the 2016 Formula One season in Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos. After setting pole position on Saturday, the British driver was dominant at the front of a chaotic race, with his third consecutive win cutting Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg’s championship lead to 12 points ahead of the final-race title decider. Joining Hamilton on the...