Why Lewis Hamilton Should Start from Pit Lane in 2016 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa

As Lewis Hamilton made a stuttering start to the 2016 Formula One season, it didn’t take long for the conspiracy theorists to crawl out of the woodwork. Following the three-time world champion’s poor getaways from pole position in Australia and Bahrain, and his two identical MGU-H failures in as many qualifying sessions in China and Russia, those stuck in cyberspace quickly became convinced Mercedes were deliberately plotting against their star driver. After almost two years of Hamilton dominance, they said, the team had clearly decided this was the turn of Nico Rosberg—who had... 

Belgian F1 Grand Prix 2016 Qualifying: Results, Times from Friday’s Practice

Max Verstappen was fastest in second practice on Friday at the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, edging out fellow Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo. The 18-year-old posted the fastest time of the day on the supersoft tyre ahead of his team-mate; Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg finished third. Mercedes pair Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton focused on long runs in the afternoon, posting the sixth and 13th quickest times, respectively. Earlier in the day, Rosberg topped the standings in the first practice session, comfortably ahead of his team-mate on the quickest tyre compound. It has also been... 

Formula 1’s Latest Rumours and Talk: McLaren-Honda, Felipe Nasr to Renault, More

As the 2016 Formula One season resumes at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, decision time is fast approaching for McLaren-Honda. It is common knowledge that Jenson Button is fighting with reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne for the opportunity to partner two-time world champion Fernando Alonso in 2017, with the team seemingly forced to decide between experience and youth. And racing director Eric Boullier has said the team cannot afford to let their heart rule their head when making such a huge decision. With F1’s month-long summer break coming to an end, the driver market is beginning... 

Belgian Grand Prix 2016 Preview: Start Time, TV Info, Weather, Schedule, Odds

After a four-week break, Formula One returns this week for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. The fast, undulating circuit south-east of Liege, near the German border, is a favourite among drivers and about as close as any current track gets to the high-speed layouts of the sport’s early years. Lewis Hamilton, you may remember, won six of the last seven races before the summer holiday to open a 19-point lead over his Mercedes team-mate, Nico Rosberg, in the drivers’ standings. Hamilton won last year at Spa, as well as back in 2010, when he was still racing for McLaren. Among... 

Belgian Grand Prix 2016: 5 Bold Predictions for Spa Race

The 13th round of the 2016 Formula One season will take place at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, where Lewis Hamilton will hope to continue his charge toward a fourth world title. Having overturned a 43-point deficit to take the lead of the drivers’ standings in Hungary, the British driver extended his advantage over Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg to 19 points with victory in July’s German GP at Hockenheim. But even though his lead at the halfway point of 2016 was just two points smaller than the gap he held at the same stage last year, Hamilton admitted... 

Formula 1’s Latest Rumours, Talk: Red Bull, Fernando Alonso-Lewis Hamilton, More

In Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen, Red Bull have arguably the strongest, most exciting driver lineup in Formula One, and with two great drivers comes a great responsibility for the team to manage them effectively. Having eased the tensions between Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber to win four consecutive world championships between 2010 and ’13, Red Bull know more than most about the challenges that come with employing two very capable drivers. And team principal Christian Horner has admitted the team are already preparing to deal with their current drivers when—not if—the... 

Grading Pascal Wehrlein’s Start to Life in Formula 1

Pascal Wehrlein may be regarded as Mercedes’ answer to Max Verstappen, but there was a very real danger the German wouldn’t be in Formula One in 2016. When the Mercedes-backed youngster won the prestigious DTM touring car championship in October 2015, just two weeks after the Manor F1 team announced a deal to use Mercedes engines, it felt like the ideal time for one of the more predictable driver deals of 2016 to be confirmed. Yet the wait for the news of his graduation to F1 went on and on to the point where Wehrlein told F1i.com’s Chris Medland he was more likely to defend his... 

Formula 1’s Latest Rumours, Talk: Renault’s Kevin Magnussen, Sergio Perez, More

Renault were thought to have secured a major coup when they signed Kevin Magnussen on the eve of the 2016 Formula One season, but are the team set to drop the Dane already? Even when he was released by McLaren-Honda in the closing months of last season, Magnussen was widely regarded as a potential world champion, but his reputation has been battered behind the wheel of an uncompetitive, underdeveloped car this year. And with the team openly flirting with other drivers in the paddock, he has called for Renault to make a swift decision over their 2017 lineup. The leading contender to replace Magnussen... 

Revised Expectations for Ferrari Going into 2nd Half of 2016 Formula 1 Season

After kissing the kerb of Turn 17 for the 66th time in the German Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel lifted his right foot from the floor and coasted toward the Hockenheim finish line. As a lapped Renault disappeared into the distance, the four-time world champion took Formula One’s tiresome debate surrounding track limits to a whole new level by ignoring the apex of Turn 1 and taking to the run-off area to pick up fragments of discarded rubber. At the end of another long, hard and forgettable race, Vettel’s Prancing Horse was rolling around the tyre marbles with all the giddiness of a pig... 

Formula 1’s Latest Rumours, Talk: Felipe Massa, Haas’ 2017 Driver Decision, More

Felipe Massa may have helped Williams finish third in the Formula One constructors’ championship in 2014 and 2015, but there is a sense that if the team are to move to the next level, they need to sign a more fashionable driver. Williams have openly admitted their interest in 2009 world champion Jenson Button and Force India’s Sergio Perez in recent weeks, undermining Massa’s position within the Grove-based outfit. And the Brazilian, who is holding discussions with a number of teams about next season, has insisted he will retire from F1 at the end of 2016 if he doesn’t feel... 

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