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Having finished third in the constructors’ championship in each of the last two seasons, Williams are growing tired at staring up at Formula One’s glass ceiling. With a slice of luck, no mistakes and aggressive thinking, the Grove-based team might have won a number of races since the beginning of 2014, but Williams have been forced to settle for a scattering of podium finishes as the likes...
Published: January 16, 2016
The trapdoor sprung open and Martin Whitmarsh was instantly consigned to the history of McLaren, never to be seen again, and replaced by a blast from the past. Throughout his time as team principal, there was always a sense that Whitmarsh was the David Moyes to Ron Dennis‘ Sir Alex Ferguson—a man of integrity who was groomed for the role over a sustained period of time but ultimately lacked...
Published: January 14, 2016
Kevin Magnussen’s Formula One career came to a complete standstill toward the end of 2015 when he was released by McLaren-Honda, ending his five-year association with the team. After making way for two-time world champion Fernando Alonso at the end of the previous campaign, the Dane appeared to be facing another season on the sidelines in 2016. But Magnussen may yet feature on this year’s...
Published: January 12, 2016
At the end of another long, hard race at the end of another long, hard Formula One season, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg sat side by side for the final time in 2015. With their overalls still damp with Abu Dhabi podium rosewater, the Mercedes drivers—along with third-placed Kimi Raikkonen—sat in the televised post-race press conference, where they were asked a particularly revealing...
Published: January 11, 2016
After two consecutive world championships for Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes’ dominance of Formula One is beginning to grow tiresome. There is a widespread hunger for Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel to challenge the Silver Arrows on a regular basis in 2016 and create a three-way fight for the title. But Hamilton believes Mercedes will remain the team to beat in the upcoming season and continue to dominate...
Published: January 9, 2016
As a three-time world champion at the age of 31, Lewis Hamilton is living proof of what can happen when Formula One teams place their faith in young drivers. Placed alongside two-time world champion Fernando Alonso at the age of 22, Hamilton immediately repaid McLaren’s trust by coming within a point of becoming the first-ever rookie champion in 2007. Hamilton made up for his near-miss by winning...
Published: January 7, 2016
Carlos Sainz Jr. and Max Verstappen, the Toro Rosso rookies, were among the stars of the 2015 Formula One season. Despite their lack of experience, the youngsters seamlessly adjusted to the demands of the pinnacle of motorsport to emerge as the most exciting talents to graduate from Red Bull’s junior-driver scheme since Sebastian Vettel, now a four-time world champion. But Sainz fears the team...
Published: January 5, 2016
Formula One drivers rarely have the chance to bow out on their own terms, but knowing when to walk away is among an athlete’s greatest strengths. Most tend to outstay their welcome and are unable—or just unwilling—to acknowledge their powers are waning or their bodies and minds are no longer capable of what they once were; therefore, they harm their legacies and blur their memories...
Published: January 4, 2016
Romain Grosjean rejected the chance to represent Renault in the 2016 Formula One season after deciding to join the brand-new Haas team. His switch to the American outfit is supposedly the Frenchman’s first step toward a future Ferrari drive, but he has not closed the door on a possible return to the team with whom he made his grand prix debut in 2009. Grosjean has revealed just how much the Enstone-based...
Published: January 2, 2016
With runaway championship winners in Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes, the 2015 Formula One season ultimately failed to meet our expectations. For the second year in succession, the Silver Arrows sealed the constructors’ title as early as the Russian Grand Prix, while Hamilton—having been pushed all the way by team-mate Nico Rosberg in 2014—was able to take his foot off the gas with three...