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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 to claim the 2016 crown after victories in each of the opening four races gave him a 43-point championship lead, but Hamilton has taken just two months to turn that large deficit into a six-point...
Published: July 27, 2016
After a one-year hiatus, the German Grand Prix is back. Hockenheim, in southwestern Germany, near the French border, hosts the race on Sunday. Mercifully, the German race marks the end of a ridiculous six grands prix in eight weekends and the beginning of the four-week summer break. Lewis Hamilton leads the championship for the first time this season after a dominant performance at the Hungarian Grand Prix. On the constructors’ side, Mercedes are once again running away with the title, but Ferrari lead Red Bull by one point for second place in what should be a fascinating battle for the rest...
Published: July 26, 2016
The 12th round of the 2016 Formula One season will take place at this weekend’s German Grand Prix at the Hockenheim circuit, where Nico Rosberg will need to halt the slide. The German established a 43-point advantage over Lewis Hamilton after winning the opening four races of the year, but now he finds himself six points adrift of his Mercedes team-mate having been restricted to just three podium appearances in the last seven races. With Hamilton enjoying his best run of form since last autumn, and given the three-time world champion’s habit of producing his best performances in the...
Published: July 25, 2016
Just two months ago, a winless Lewis Hamilton was 43 points behind Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in the Formula One drivers’ standings. After securing his fifth victory in six races in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix, however, the British driver has moved to the top of the championship and is now the hot favourite to win a fourth world title in 2016. It has been a remarkable turnaround, and after becoming the most successful driver in the 30-year history of the Hungaroring, Hamilton admitted he was pleased to win after a mediocre weekend by his standards. Kimi Raikkonen may only have...
Published: July 24, 2016
Lewis Hamilton claimed his fifth victory of the 2016 Formula One season in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring. After winning four of the previous five races, the three-time world champion was unfortunate to miss out on pole position after yellow flags appeared at the end of qualifying, gifting the No. 1 grid slot to Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg, However, Hamilton recovered from second on the grid to snatch the lead at the start and secure his fifth Budapest win in 10 appearances at the track, overtaking Rosberg for top spot in the drivers’ championship. Joining Hamilton...
Published: July 24, 2016
Like Sasquatch or Kimi Raikkonen’s smile, the so-called “hot hand” may or may not exist. One thing we can be certain of, though, following Lewis Hamilton‘s victory in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix, is that if the hot hand does exist, the British driver currently has it. Hamilton’s win at the Hungaroring, northeast of Budapest, was his fifth in the last six Formula One races. More importantly, the 25 points he scored pushed him past his Mercedes team-mate, Nico Rosberg, and into first place in the drivers’ championship. Hamilton won the world championship...
Published: July 24, 2016
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton leads the Formula One driver standings for the first time in 2016 after racing to victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday. The world champion overtook pole-sitter Nico Rosberg, who came home in second, off the line and was able to maintain a comfortable distance to his team-mate. Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo joined the two Mercedes men on the podium, taking a hard-earned third place. This win, Hamilton’s fifth at the Hungaroring, means he leads Rosberg by six points in the race for the title, with just one race remaining before the summer break. Here...
Published: July 23, 2016
Nico Rosberg beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to pole position for the 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix after a rain-soaked qualifying session on the Hungaroring circuit in Budapest on Saturday. Rosberg took pole in slightly controversial fashion, after a late spin from McLaren’s Fernando Alonso caused Hamilton to slow in the face of a yellow flag. Earlier, a chaotic Q1 session blighted by heavy rain saw four red flags and three crashes halt the race at different stages. Williams’ Felipe Massa, Sauber’s Marcus Ericsson and Manor’s Rio Haryanto all went off the track...
Published: July 23, 2016
Lewis Hamilton heads to Budapest aiming to continue his fine run of results at the 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix after reducing World Championship rival Nico Rosberg‘s advantage to just three points. Trailing 43 points behind his long-term nemesis earlier in the year following a difficult start to the season, Hamilton has turned his fortunes around with some magnificent driving and has won four of the last five races. Per Formula One, the Hungaroring is one of the three-time World Champion’s favoured circuits with four wins to his name, however Rosberg will be desperate to halt his run...
Published: July 22, 2016
After many months of speculation, Mercedes have confirmed that Nico Rosberg will remain with the team for the 2017 and 2018 Formula One seasons. Rosberg has established himself as an integral member of the team since arriving from Williams at the beginning of 2010, becoming the first German driver to win behind the wheel of a German car in the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix before helping Mercedes win two consecutive world championships in 2014 and ’15. The 31-year-old’s place at the Silver Arrows had come under much scrutiny due to his troubled relationship with team-mate Lewis Hamilton,...