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After representing Mercedes and Renault in various test and practice sessions in the first half of 2016, Esteban Ocon will make his Formula One debut at the upcoming Belgian Grand Prix after joining Manor. The Frenchman will compete in the final nine races of the season alongside fellow Mercedes protege Pascal Wehrlein following Rio Haryanto’s demotion to a reserve-driver role, and the teenager...
Published: August 9, 2016
It was, as ever, Martin Brundle who called it right. The champagne was only just beginning to dry on the Russian Grand Prix podium when the Sky Sports television pundit, armed with a microphone, marched onto the balcony and toward the race-winner. “Congratulations!” he told Nico Rosberg as he accepted a handshake that, whether he liked it or not, quickly morphed into a borderline man hug. “Wow,...
Published: August 8, 2016
Kevin Magnussen was delighted when Renault offered him the opportunity to keep his Formula One career alive at the beginning of 2016, but the first half of the season has been rather depressing for the Danish driver. Renault’s heavy focus on the 2017 regulation changes has seen Magnussen restricted to just one points finish in the opening 12 races of this season, hampered by a modified 2015 car...
Published: August 6, 2016
December 2014. Less than three weeks after the final grand prix of another long, hard year, Ferrari‘s factory in the Italian town of Maranello was a dark, quiet and lonely place. No Fernando Alonso. No Luca di Montezemolo. No Stefano Domenicali. No Marco Mattiacci. No Pat Fry. No Nikolas Tombazis. No Hirohide Hamashima. And no light at the end of the tunnel. With the exception of Alonso, who...
Published: August 4, 2016
With Formula One’s summer break just beginning, decision time is fast approaching for Jenson Button. Unlike his previous retirement sagas in 2014 and ’15, when his attitude was “McLaren-Honda or nothing,” the 2009 world champion has opportunities to remain in F1 next season, with Williams openly admitting their interest in Button. But Williams have warned Button to jump before...
Published: August 2, 2016
There is normally a tinge of sadness when Formula One’s annual summer break begins. With a whole month separating one race from the next, teams, drivers and spectators are usually left twiddling their thumbs for four weeks, counting down the days until the Belgian Grand Prix—one of the highlights of a given season—arrives. But this year, the sport’s Spa weekend can wait a while. Following...
Published: August 1, 2016
Less than 24 hours after finishing fifth in the German Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel was back behind the wheel of a Formula One car on Monday as Pirelli’s preparations for 2017 began. With wider tyres set to be introduced alongside major bodywork changes next year, Pirelli needs all the information it can get to prepare for F1’s season of change, with Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes providing...
Published: July 31, 2016
Lewis Hamilton claimed his sixth victory of the 2016 Formula One season in Sunday’s German Grand Prix at Hockenheim. As at last weekend’s Hungarian GP, the British driver missed out on pole position at the climax of a fiercely contested qualifying session, but enjoyed yet another strong start to pass Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg and dominate from the front. Joining Hamilton on the podium...
Published: July 29, 2016
As Formula One assessed the pros and cons of the halo concept in the early months of 2016, the most compelling debate to take place concerning increased cockpit safety was the argument Lewis Hamilton had with himself. Or, put another way, the world champion’s internal struggle to ignore his natural racing driver’s instincts and bring himself to accept the arrival of a device that, deep...
Published: July 28, 2016
As one of the finest drivers of his generation, Fernando Alonso would dearly love to fight for the Formula One title once more. But with his McLaren-Honda team still not quite strong enough to compete for major honours, the two-time world champion is, like the rest of us, taking much interest in the battle between Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. Rosberg was the overwhelming favourite...