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Three drivers have been handed grid penalties after qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix. Renault’s Jolyon Palmer, Manor’s Rio Haryanto and Sauber’s Felipe Nasr have all been demoted three places on the grid for ignoring the yellow flags that were in place at the end of Q1. They have also had two penalty points applied […]
Track: Red Bull Ring Number of Laps: 71 Circuit Length: 2.7 miles (4.3km) Race Length: 190.8 miles (307.146km) Start Time: 13:00 BST Fastest Lap: 1:07.908 (Michael Schumacher, Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, 2003, Pre-Qualifying) Fastest Race Lap: 1:08.337 (Michael Schumacher, Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, 2003) 2015 Pole Position: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG Petronas, 1:08.455, Supersoft Tyres 2015 Race […]
Stoffel Vandoorne could replace Jenson Button at McLaren next season, according to the BBC. The 24-year-old replaced the injured Fernando Alonso at the Bahrain Grand Prix and scored a point on his début – bagging McLaren’s first of the season at the same time. It is because of this feat – and the fact that he […]
Jolyon Palmer is pleased with Renault’s improvement in form after teammate Kevin Magnussen picked up the French manufacturer’s first points of 2016. Palmer went from 18th on the grid to finish 13th, whilst Magnussen progressed from seventeenth to seventh. Although the Brit has once again been out-qualified and out-raced by his teammate, the rookie is […]
Sergio Perez was pleased with his fight back into the points after suffering a puncture on the opening lap of the Russian Grand Prix. The Force India driver was caught up in the carnage at Turn 2 and had to pit with a punctured rear right tyre. After the resultant pit stop, the Mexican fought his […]
Renault drivers Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer had mixed feelings after qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix. Magnussen struggled to get his tyre temperatures balanced, leading him to qualify seventeenth with a time of 1:38.914. “It wasn’t a brilliant qualifying lap from me and we struggled to get the tyres into their correct operating window, […]
Track: Sochi Autodrom Number of Laps : 53 Circuit Length: 3.6 miles (5.8km) Race Length: 192.5 miles (309.7km) Start Time: 13:00 GMT Fastest Lap: 1:37.113 (Nico Rosberg, Mercedes AMG Petronas, 2015. Q3) Fastest Race Lap: 1:40.071 (Sebastian Vettel, Scuderia Ferrari, 2015) 2015 Pole Position: Nico Rosberg, Mercedes AMG Petronas, 1:37.113, Supersoft Tyres 2015 Race Winner: […]
Sauber driver Felipe Nasr has been left frustrated after contact on the opening lap ruined his race at the Chinese Grand Prix. The Brazilian was forced to take avoiding action after Kimi Raikkonen attempted to rejoin the circuit, causing Nasr to collide with a helpless Lewis Hamilton and the Brazilian to pick up front wing […]
Track: Shanghai International Circuit Number of Laps: 56 Circuit Length: 3.4 miles (5.5km) Race Length: 189.6 miles (305.1km) Start Time: 07:00 BST Fastest Lap: 1:32.239 (Michael Schumacher, Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, 2004, Race) 2015 Pole Position: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG Petronas, 1:35.782, Soft Tyres 2015 Race Winner: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG Petronas Tyre Compounds: Supersoft, Soft, […]
Track: Bahrain International Circuit Number of Laps: 57 Circuit Length: 3.4 miles (5.4km) Race Length: 191.6 miles (308.4km) Start Time: 16:00 BST Fastest Lap: 1:29.527 (Mark Webber, Williams-BMW, 2005, FP4) Fastest Race Lap: 1:30.252 (Michael Schumacher, Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, 2004) 2015 Pole Position: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG Petronas, 1:32.571, Soft Tyres 2015 Race Winner: Lewis […]
Sky Sports has announced that they will become the exclusive home of live Formula One from the 2019 season. The news, which comes after the GPDA criticised the move to pay TV, means that only the British Grand Prix will be broadcast live on free-to-air television in the UK from 2019-2024. Sky will offer FTA […]
The Grand Prix Drivers Association has published an open letter to the FIA, FOM and Formula One’s stakeholders demanding a change to the way the sport is run. Signed by GPDA chairman Alex Wurz, along with current drivers Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button, the letter calls for the “obsolete and ill-structured” decision-making process to be […]