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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: April 21, 2016
Formula One caught a glimpse of the future during pre-season testing in March, when Ferrari became the first team to trial the “halo” head-protection concept with Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel. Despite the good intentions behind the test, the device received a mixed reaction, with plenty—including a certain three-time world champion—questioning the aesthetic appeal of the halo (or lack of it). In the meantime, Red Bull have been busy pioneering their own solution to motor racing’s biggest problem and could debut their own canopy concept at next weekend’s...
Published: April 19, 2016
Sebastian Vettel recovered from a poor start to finish second in Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, but the four-time world champion wasn’t entirely happy after claiming his second podium of the 2016 Formula One season. In his efforts to avoid hitting Daniil Kvyat at Turn 1, Vettel had accidentally collided with Kimi Raikkonen’s rear-right tyre, leaving his Ferrari team-mate limping at the rear of the field. Even as he made progress through the field, the first-lap collision played on a loop in Vettel’s mind, with the German criticising Kvyat’s driving on three separate...
Published: April 18, 2016
Nico Rosberg may have a 36-point lead over Lewis Hamilton after his victory in Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, but the German is all too aware of how quickly things can change in Formula One. It was not too long ago, remember, that Rosberg held a 29-point advantage over his Mercedes team-mate with six races remaining, only to end up losing the world championship by a margin of 67 points as Hamilton finished 2014 with a flourish. And while Rosberg has extracted maximum points from the opening three races of the 2016 season, and extended his career-best winning streak to six, he has acknowledged...
Published: April 17, 2016
It almost seems to be turning into a routine for Nico Rosberg—another race, another win. The Mercedes driver won his sixth straight Formula One race on Sunday at the Chinese Grand Prix, extending his lead in the championship to 36 points over his team-mate, Lewis Hamilton. And what to make of Hamilton, who has not stood on the top step of the podium since last October, at the U.S. Grand Prix? His results this season are trending in the wrong direction, as he finished second in Australia, third in Bahrain and now seventh in China. Are Hamilton’s recent results merely part of the normal...
Published: April 17, 2016
Nico Rosberg claimed his third straight victory of the 2016 Formula One season in Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit. The German secured his first pole position of the new campaign on Saturday and was allowed to take another routine win in the race as his nearest rivals yet again pressed their self-destruct buttons in the early stages. Sebastian Vettel was among those who proved to be their own worst enemies, with the four-time world champion colliding with Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen at Turn 1. After recovering to second place, Vettel did not hesitate...
Published: April 17, 2016
Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg made it three wins in a row at the start of the 2016 Formula One season on Sunday, producing a virtuoso performance to take the chequered flag at the Chinese Grand Prix. After a chaotic beginning to the race saw a host of positional changes, the German showed his class to pull comfortably away from the field. There were some thrilling tussles behind, though, which saw Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull’s Daniil Kvyat come home in second and third place, respectively. Reigning champion Lewis Hamilton, who started at the back of the grid, recovered well...
Published: April 16, 2016
Nico Rosberg may have won the opening two races of the 2016 Formula One season, establishing an early 17-point lead in the drivers’ standings, but Lewis Hamilton was reluctant to reach for any panic buttons in the immediate aftermath of the Bahrain Grand Prix. For the second race in succession, he had been condemned to damage-limitation mode at the very first corner after another poor start left him unable to capitalise on pole position and vulnerable to those behind, and a collision with Williams‘ Valtteri Bottas ultimately forced him to settle for third. But although his Mercedes...
Published: April 16, 2016
Lewis Hamilton’s miserable week at the Chinese Grand Prix continued on Saturday, as he was eliminated in the first round of qualifying, with his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg taking pole position in Shanghai. Some power problems prevented the world champion from setting a time in the opening stanza, meaning he’ll start from the very back of the grid on Sunday. His team-mate, who already has a 17-point lead in the championship, will lead the way ahead of Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo and Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari in second and third place, respectively. Earlier in the day, Ferrari’s...
Published: April 16, 2016
Nico Rosberg will have a golden opportunity to increase his lead in the Formula One standings during the 2016 China Grand Prix, as Mercedes team-mate and top title challenger Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday’s race with a five-place grid penalty. Rosberg enters the weekend in the form of his life, having won the last five races stretching back to last season, and the China Grand Prix has always had a special place in his heart―he took his first-ever win in Shanghai in 2012. Fernando Alonso will likely make his return to racing, as he was provisionally cleared for action, per BBC Sport’s...
Published: April 15, 2016
Ferrari‘s Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel set the two fastest laps during the second free practice session for the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix. Raikkonen‘s lap of one minute, 36.896 seconds was 0.109 seconds quicker than Vettel‘s best effort and—more importantly—0.237 seconds ahead of Nico Rosberg in the top Mercedes car. Ferrari’s quick laps around the Shanghai International Circuit led Sky Sports commentator David Croft to question during the broadcast whether Mercedes’ streak of four straight poles in China was under threat. But wasn’t it...