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Home and away fixtures are non-existent in Formula One, but Lewis Hamilton managed to turn the Silverstone circuit into a fortress during the British Grand Prix weekend. Having previously won at the circuit in 2008, 2014 and 2015, the home of British motorsport once again became Hamilton’s own backyard for three days, with the triple world champion claiming a comfortable pole-to-flag victory in difficult conditions. After registering his fourth win of the season, the local hero has thanked the home crowd for energising him throughout the weekend, giving him the strength to perform at his...
Published: July 10, 2016
After experimenting with standing starts in 2013 and 2014, IndyCar reverted exclusively to safer rolling starts in 2015. Formula One, in contrast, has always used standing starts. That said, there have been a handful of exceptions—including Sunday’s British Grand Prix—where the track was deemed too wet and races started behind the safety car. The decision to start the British Grand Prix behind the safety car made the race more predictable and robbed the event of much of its drama and excitement. One of The Sun‘s headlines called it the “dullest launch in history.” As...
Published: July 10, 2016
Lewis Hamilton claimed his fourth victory of the 2016 Formula One season in Sunday’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Having claimed his sixth pole position of the year in qualifying, the three-time world champion was untroubled at the front of the field in a race of changeable conditions to register his third win in as many seasons at the home of British motorsport. Joining Hamilton on the podium were Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who was rewarded with second place after one of the finest performances of his F1 career to date, and Nico Rosberg, who suffered a post-race time penalty...
Published: July 10, 2016
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton continued his resurgence in the 2016 Formula One season at Silverstone on Sunday, as he raced to a win in the British Grand Prix. It’s the third time in a row the British driver has sampled victory in his home grand prix, taking the chequered flag ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who were second and third, respectively. The win here means Hamilton has reduced the gap to Rosberg to four points in the driver standings ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix in a fortnight’s time. The official Formula One Twitter feed provided...
Published: July 9, 2016
Lewis Hamilton will start in pole position at the 2016 Formula One British Grand Prix on Sunday after finishing first in Saturday’s qualifying session. His Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg finished close behind while Max Verstappen will start in third. Earlier, Hamilton had completed the hat-trick in practice by topping the classification in FP3 ahead of Rosberg, having finished quickest in both runs the day before. Here is a recap of Saturday’s action at Silverstone. Qualifying Recap Here is how the grid will line up on Sunday after the three qualification rounds,...
Published: July 9, 2016
Lewis Hamilton will attempt to maintain his charge to the top of the driver standings once again when he races in the Formula One British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday. Nico Rosberg will again provide the main threat to Hamilton’s supremacy, and the leader of the title race must be on his best behaviour after colliding with the world champion in their most recent battle in Austria. The home crowd will be cheering for the F1 icon as they scream for British success, but Rosberg has the motivation to keep Hamilton off the winner’s rostrum. Here is how you can follow...
Published: July 8, 2016
Despite Kimi Raikkonen‘s status as the most popular driver on the grid, Formula One let out a collective groan when his latest contract extension was confirmed by Ferrari ahead of the British Grand Prix. While many remain smitten with his monosyllabic tone of voice and one-word answers to half-baked media questions, there was an overwhelming suspicion that the 2007 world champion had reached the natural end of his time in the pinnacle of motorsport. The 36-year-old’s frustratingly inconsistent performances over the last two-and-a-half seasons had led to calls for Raikkonen to be replaced...
Published: July 8, 2016
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton topped the charts in second practice at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix, while his team-mate Nico Rosberg had to sit the session out due to reliability issues. The absence of Rosberg in the afternoon meant the home crowd favourite was comfortably the quickest man on track, ahead of the Red Bull pair of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen in second and third, respectively. Hamilton was fastest earlier in the day, too, although Rosberg did show some pace in the morning; the German finished just 0.033 seconds behind his team-mate at the end of FP1. Here is...
Published: July 7, 2016
With a world title in the bag and victories at circuits as iconic as Spa, Suzuka and Monaco to his name, Jenson Button has achieved almost everything he ever wanted in Formula One. But the seemingly ultimate goal, a podium finish in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, England, continues to elude the 2009 champion. One of the most popular British drivers in F1 history, Button has never finished higher than fourth at his bogey track and, despite his morale-boosting points finish in the Austrian GP, the 36-year-old has acknowledged his McLaren-Honda team still aren’t strong enough for him...
Published: July 6, 2016
Formula One returns to its heartland this weekend for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. It will be the fourth race in a ridiculous five weekends that have seen the teams crisscross the globe from Canada to Azerbaijan to Austria to the English countryside, 120 kilometres north-west of London. With only a few days to digest the action from the Red Bull Ring, where Nico Rosberg was penalised for crashing into Lewis Hamilton, his Mercedes team-mate, on the final lap, we should be in for a tense and fascinating weekend. Hamilton went on to win at the Red Bull Ring, while Rosberg limped to a fourth-place...