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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: September 16, 2016
Mercedes star Nico Rosberg recovered from a crash in first practice to top the lap times in Friday’s second practice session ahead of Sunday’s Formula One Singapore Grand Prix, finishing with a time of one minute, 44.152 seconds. Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen was just 0.275 seconds behind that time, while the Red Bull duo of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo took third and fourth, respectively, building on an impressive start to their practice runs. A roller-coaster day for Mercedes was compounded, however, after reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton was unable to finish second...
Published: September 15, 2016
Lewis Hamilton is clinging on to a two-point lead over rival Nico Rosberg heading into Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix, a true spectacle on the Formula One calendar. Hamilton has watched his Mercedes team-mate eat away at his lead over recent races and will need to make sure he gets off the start line better at the Marina Bay Street Circuit to stop it being overhauled completely. We take a closer look at the key battles heading into Round 15 of the season. Key Battles Nico Rosberg vs. Lewis Hamilton Although he has never crossed the line first at Singapore, Rosberg...
Published: September 15, 2016
The 15th round of the 2016 Formula One season, the Singapore Grand Prix, will be the big test for Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. The Silver Arrows have dominated F1 for the last three seasons, but the team and drivers were utterly humiliated at the Marina Bay street circuit in 2015, when Hamilton was 1.5 seconds adrift of pole position as Mercedes were ambushed by Ferrari and Red Bull. Even now, nobody knows exactly why Mercedes were so anonymous last year, but Hamilton is convinced the team will be back to their best upon their return to Singapore this weekend. Someone who is slowly...
Published: September 14, 2016
The Formula One world will take a short break from the breathless coverage of the sport’s sale to Liberty Media for the Singapore Grand Prix. In just eight years, the Singapore night race has established itself as an integral part of the F1 calendar. The “Monaco of the East,” where the teams work all night and sleep all day, is run on a floodlit street circuit through the city. With back-to-back wins, Nico Rosberg now trails Lewis Hamilton by just two points in the drivers’ championship, setting up a thrilling fight to the finish between the Mercedes team-mates. Mercedes...
Published: September 13, 2016
The 15th round of the 2016 Formula One season will take place at this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay street circuit, where the Red Bull boys are ready to run riot. Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have dominated F1 for much of the last three seasons, but the Singapore GP promises to be the most unpredictable weekend for some time, with no fewer than three teams thought to be in contention for victory. With the best chassis on the grid at their disposal, Red Bull are expected to fly on the tight and twisty streets, and both Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo...
Published: September 12, 2016
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 with no outstanding candidates emerging, Renault have decided to delay a decision on their 2017 lineup as they continue to search for a driver who can lead them for years to come. Renault...
Published: September 11, 2016
Daniil Kvyat‘s Formula One career is on life support, and you get the feeling the good doctor, in this case Helmut Marko, the de facto head of Red Bull’s young driver programme, already has one hand on the plug, ready to pull it out. Ever since his midseason demotion from Red Bull to make room for Max Verstappen, Kvyat has been living his F1 life on borrowed time. That is why stories keep popping up like the one about current GP2 leader Pierre Gasly replacing Kvyat, even if they are not true. But, despite his struggles since rejoining Toro Rosso (who wouldn’t struggle in those...
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 competitive element faded away at a very early stage of the year as Massa, the only driver to score points in each of the opening six races, scored just one in the next six. And as that barren...
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, that theme has continued for much of 2016. However, Raikkonen appears to be fighting back. Following his signing of a contract extension in July, he is beginning to look like the Raikkonen of old—even...
Published: September 7, 2016
Liberty Media Corporation confirmed it has agreed to purchase a significant stake in Formula One motor racing as part of a deal that will ultimately lead to the full sale of the sports organisation. Sky News reported on Wednesday the deal was worth a sum of $8 billion (£6 billion), although BBC Sports’ Dan Roan revealed only a partial stake would be sold at first: Current owner Bernie Ecclestone has played an executive role at the top level of Formula One for more than 40 years, having ascended into a chief position in the early 1970s. However, the business mogul may not be an absent...