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Mercedes’ championship leader Nico Rosberg appeared to apportion blame for the incident, which robbed him of what seemed to be a certain win, to his teammate and reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton. After the race, Rosberg was almost lost for words, after losing what was both the most certain and most unlikely of wins and […]
Manor’s Rio Haryanto came home in a lonely 15th place in his first Monaco Grand Prix, last of all the remaining runners and behind his teammate Pascal Wehrlein, despite outqualifying the German who had two 10 second time penalties during the race. That being said the former GP2 race winner felt that he was going […]
Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg was forced to retire from the Spanish Grand Prix, making it the second consecutive race in which the German has failed to reach the chequered flag. The reigning Le Mans champion was told to pull over after seeing smoke from the right-hand bank of the engine, which soon turned into a […]
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton was devastated to crash out of the Spanish Grand Prix on lap one when he got onto the grass on the inside of the run into turn four of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The end result was a double retirement for Mercedes, which left the reigning World Champion lost for words. “First […]
Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo felt his race was over after his Turn 3 collision with Sebastian Vettel, which was caused by the Australian’s teammate Daniil Kvyat. The three-time Grand Prix winner struggled for pace on the medium compound tyre and ended up just outside the points in 11th. Ricciardo, though, was quick to dust himself […]
Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen came across as somewhat aggrieved in the post-race press conference, despite finishing the Russian Grand Prix in third place, right where he started on the grid. During his podium interview, Raikkonen lamented the role of his Ferrari’s lack of power that hampered the early part of his race, as he spent much […]
Over the years, certain teams have become defined by their sponsors and sponsors by their teams. Some liveries define certain periods of the sport through the domination of the teams lavished in those colours. Some liveries last a day while others come to define a generation. In many ways, the wholly subjective battle of what […]
McLaren’s early promise flattered to deceive in China, as Jenson Button slumped to a 13th place finish having run as high as fourth in the first half of the Grand Prix. The 2009 World Champion took advantage of the first corner mayhem to jump ahead of both Ferraris, among others, and the Brit also felt […]
After yet another crowd-pleaser in Bahrain, Nico Rosberg came out on top, leading the way from lights to flag whilst his team-mate and championship rival was left to dwell on what might have been after a first corner collision with Valtteri Bottas. Behind Rosberg was a whole host of drivers contending for the ‘driver of […]
Nico Hulkenberg came home in a lacklustre 15th for Force India in a race that hardly even got going for him as he was caught up in the first corner melee and suffered from damage that forced him into the pits, something which the German says hampered rest of the race. “A difficult and disappointing […]
Toro Rosso’s Carlos Sainz salvaged two points from the opening race of 2016, despite qualifying in seventh place. A mix of bad luck and equally poor strategy calls meant that the Spaniard was unable to capitalise on his early race pace. Despite being well placed at the red flag, in sixth place, Sainz and his […]
Sauber’s Marcus Ericsson endured a testing opening race ofthe season, retiring mid-way through the Australian Grand Prix due to a terminal tyre issue. The Swede, who out-qualified his teammate on Saturday, seemed to go missing up until the red flag when he joined a long list of drivers whose races were hindered by the stoppage. […]