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Formula One flirted with disaster at last weekend’s United States Grand Prix, where heavy rain prevented the cars from taking to the track. The postponement of qualifying meant the two most crucial sessions of a grand prix weekend were separated by just five hours at the Circuit of the Americas, which resulted in one of the most memorable races of the 2015 season. And Kimi Raikkonen, rarely one...
Published: October 26, 2015
Lewis Hamilton sealed his third Formula One world title in Sunday’s United States Grand Prix and immediately declared his 2015 success was his best yet. It was quite a statement to make, given the highly dramatic, joyous circumstances surrounding his previous triumphs in 2008 and 2014, but reaching the top has left the British driver with something of an internal battle. After realising his lifelong...
Published: October 26, 2015
Lewis Hamilton claimed his 10th win of the 2015 Formula One season in Sunday’s United States Grand Prix to secure his third world championship. For the third weekend in a row, the British driver won the race from second on the grid. But after marching to victory in Japan and Russia, Hamilton was made to work for his success at the Circuit of the Americas after Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg...
Published: October 24, 2015
The signs, literally, were there. “ATTENTION,” shouted the big screens at the Circuit of the Americas on Friday afternoon, minutes after the second free-practice session ahead of the United States Grand Prix had been cancelled due to torrential rain. “STORMS ARE STILL IN THE AREA.” And sure enough, 24 hours later, the dark-grey skies hanging over Austin, Texas, had shown no...
Published: October 23, 2015
Stuck in 18th place as his rookie team-mate topped Q1 at the 2013 United States Grand Prix, Pastor Maldonado had seen more than enough. In the knowledge that he would be leaving the team at the end of the season, the Venezuelan spent much of the race week mocking his employers, telling BBC Sport’s Andrew Benson how he was “happy” to walk away and claiming he “delivered more...
Published: October 22, 2015
After signing a contract extension with McLaren-Honda at the beginning of October, Jenson Button will embark upon his 17th season in Formula One in 2016. The announcement of his new deal came just days after Button appeared ready to walk away from F1, and the 2009 world champion has explained why he just couldn’t leave the sport behind just yet, while revealing his excitement for next season. As...
Published: October 19, 2015
Lewis Hamilton has had it easy for much of the 2015 Formula One season, winning nine races and claiming 11 pole positions in the first 15 races. Most drivers would relish a clean, relatively trouble-free route to glory, but Hamilton is eager to be subjected to a sterner test in 2016. The Mercedes driver has spoken of his admiration for Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari, who have formed a formidable partnership...
Published: October 17, 2015
The modern-day Lotus team bears little resemblance to the original Team Lotus, who competed in Formula One for almost four decades before their final grand prix in 1994. It is fashionable to suggest the only similarity between the two constructors is their name—and what’s in a name?—but that would be to miss the point, for both are and were driven by spirit and soul. In a sport of...
Published: October 16, 2015
Was it really worth it? It’s a question we have pondered over for much of the 2015 Formula One season as the wounded warriors of Manor continued to flounder, seemingly without purpose or ambition, at the rear of the grid. The team, formerly known as Marussia, had been rescued from administration at the beginning of the year, but—handicapped with a modified 2014 car and an ancient Ferrari...
Published: October 13, 2015
Nico Rosberg‘s chances of winning the 2015 Formula One World Championship suffered a fatal blow in Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix, when his car developed a debilitating mechanical problem. A faulty throttle pedal saw the German lose the lead of the Sochi Autodrom race to team-mate Lewis Hamilton before retiring on Lap 7, with the episode playing out on team radio as Rosberg and Mercedes tried...