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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: May 28, 2016
Almost two years after their last victory, Red Bull were winners again on May 15 as Max Verstappen sprayed champagne from the top step of the Spanish Grand Prix podium. But as one driver revelled in producing a much-needed feel-good story for Formula One, the other was finding it difficult to balance collective joy with personal dissatisfaction. While his colleagues fought between themselves to catch...
Published: May 26, 2016
As the 2016 Formula One season gets set to resume with the Monaco Grand Prix, all eyes will be on Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg following their first-lap crash in Spain on May 15. The drivers have clashed on several occasions since Mercedes’ rise to prominence at the beginning of 2014, but the Spanish GP was the first time both drivers were forced to retire as a direct result of an on-track...
Published: May 24, 2016
The sixth round of the 2016 Formula One season will take place at this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, where Red Bull will be the favourites to win a race for the first time in almost three years. Max Verstappen’s arrival from Toro Rosso has re-energised the four-time world champions, and everyone in the paddock seemed to be touched by the 18-year-old’s recent record-breaking victory...
Published: May 23, 2016
As the Formula One fraternity heads to Monaco for the sixth round of the 2016 season, McLaren-Honda are sensing an opportunity. With lingering concerns over the performance of their V6 turbo power unit, the tight, twisty streets of Monte Carlo should play to the strengths of the team’s MP4-31 chassis and allow McLaren to extend their run of top-10 finishes. But the Woking-based outfit are not...
Published: May 21, 2016
Shortly after becoming the youngest-ever winner of a Formula One race at last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, Max Verstappen had plenty of thanks to dish out. First and foremost to Red Bull Racing, who had provided him with “such a great car to win straight away” in his debut race for the team, as he told the post-race FIA press conference. Then to his mother Sophie, who “did...
Published: May 19, 2016
After Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg collided on the opening lap of last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, it didn’t take long for rumours surrounding Mercedes’ Formula One driver lineup to resurface. Rosberg‘s contract is set to expire at the end of 2016, and despite his strong start to the season—the German has won four of the opening five races of the campaign—there...
Published: May 17, 2016
At the age of 18, Max Verstappen became the youngest-ever driver to win a Formula One race in Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. After triumphing from fourth on the grid on his Red Bull debut, Verstappen’s maiden victory proved he is—as many have predicted since his arrival on the grid last year—on course to achieve great things in the pinnacle...
Published: May 16, 2016
On his debut for Red Bull Racing, Max Verstappen became the youngest driver to win a Formula One race in Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. After losing a head-to-head fight with new team-mate Daniel Ricciardo in qualifying, the 18-year-old ensured he came out on top in the race, producing a mature drive from fourth on the grid. Utilising a two-stop tyre strategy,...
Published: May 15, 2016
Max Verstappen claimed the first victory of his Formula One career in Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. After starting fourth on the grid, the 18-year-old drove with exceptional maturity on his Red Bull debut to withstand late pressure from Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen and become the youngest winner in the history of the sport. Verstappen’s route to success...
Published: May 14, 2016
Perhaps the biggest compliment you could pay Max Verstappen is that, for two-thirds of qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix, he made the best driver in Formula One look average. Over the opening four races of the 2016 season, Daniel Ricciardo had established himself as the outstanding performer on the grid, recapturing the understated speed and consistent class of his breakthrough year in 2014. As...