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With Felipe Massa and 2009 world champion Jenson Button resolving their futures over the Italian Grand Prix weekend, Formula One is waiting for Renault to make the next move in the driver market. The yellow team are expected to make significant progress under the new regulations in 2017 and, as such, have been linked to a number of drivers eager to further their careers with a full-blown factory operation. But...
Published: September 10, 2016
Make no mistake, Felipe Massa knew the moment—the day he would announce his retirement from Formula One—was coming. As long ago as last November, he had hinted the 2016 season could potentially be his last, telling Brazil’s UOL Esporte (h/t ESPN F1’s Nate Saunders) he would only continue if he had a “competitive” car in a team who made him feel “loved.” The...
Published: September 8, 2016
Ever since he returned to Ferrari at the beginning of 2014, Kimi Raikkonen has often looked like a driver merely delaying his retirement from Formula One. The 2007 world champion was annihilated by Fernando Alonso that season and was powerless to prevent Sebastian Vettel making the team his own upon his arrival from Red Bull in 2015. Despite a series of strong results at the beginning of this year,...
Published: September 6, 2016
For the first time in the 2016 Formula One season, Nico Rosberg looked like a broken man after qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix. Just six days after Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton joined him on the Belgian GP podium from 21st on the grid, Rosberg was a huge 0.478 seconds slower than the championship leader in a two-way fight for pole position at Monza. The German was unable to hide his horror in...
Published: September 5, 2016
The Italian Grand Prix was one of those weekends when the racing got in the way of the rumours in the Formula One paddock. It all started on Thursday afternoon when Felipe Massa—one of the most popular figures on the current grid—announced his retirement from F1 at the end of 2016. The Brazilian’s impending departure has created a vacancy alongside Valtteri Bottas, and it was initially...
Published: September 4, 2016
Nico Rosberg claimed his seventh victory of the 2016 Formula One season in Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza. The German was comprehensively beaten to pole position by Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton on Saturday, but the three-time world champion’s slow start gifted Rosberg the lead at the first corner. Having exited Turn 1 in sixth place, Hamilton recovered well to finish second—limiting...
Published: September 2, 2016
After 14 seasons in the pinnacle of motorsport, Felipe Massa has confirmed he will retire from Formula One at the end of 2016. One of the warmest, most sensitive figures in the paddock, the Brazilian has become a cult hero since arriving on the grid with the Sauber team in 2002 and will celebrate his 250th F1 start when he makes his final appearance at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in November. Massa spent...
Published: September 1, 2016
Williams driver Felipe Massa is set to announce his retirement from Formula One ahead of this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. As reported by F1 journalist Andrew Benson, the Brazilian will hold a joint press conference with deputy team principal Claire Williams at Monza, where he is expected to confirm the end of his long and successful F1 career. Massa’s probable exit will mean the team...
Published: August 30, 2016
The 14th round of the 2016 Formula One season will take place at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza, where Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg will recommence their fight for the world championship. Hamilton’s grid-drop penalties at the recent Belgian GP meant we were denied a battle between the Mercedes drivers at Spa-Francorchamps, where Rosberg claimed a routine win from pole position. But...
Published: August 29, 2016
The Belgian Grand Prix was a golden opportunity for Nico Rosberg to regain the initiative in the 2016 Formula One title race. With Lewis Hamilton, his Mercedes team-mate and main rival, forced to start from the back of the grid, the German had the chance to take back the championship lead he threw away after a strong start to the season. Rosberg did all he could, recording a comfortable pole-to-flag...