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After a dismal 2014 performance, where they didn’t pick up a single point for the first time in their history, Sauber were aiming to at least pick some points up in 2015. Running a blue and yellow livery courtesy of new sponsor Banco do Brasil the Swiss team arrived in Melbourne having completed the second […]
Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes may have dominated the year, but Formula One isn’t just about going out and winning every race, there’s plenty more on offer in the Read Motorsport 2015 Formula 1 awards. We take a look back at the year to find everything from the best overtake to the most disappointing driver of […]
Sebastian Vettel was the biggest surprise of qualifying yesterday when a wrong call lead to him starting from 15th on the grid. A podium was still possible for the German, and starting on the prime tyre meant he was on a different strategy to most of the cars around him. He made a good start, […]
Carlos Sainz Jr. finished the race in Abu Dhabi outside the points in 11th but says that this was the best the team could’ve expected. It has been Verstappen who’s been getting the better of the Spaniard on the race day on the most occasions this season, last losing out to Sainz back in Italy. […]
Nico Rosberg will start ahead of his teammate for the sixth race in a row after beating Hamilton by nearly four tenths of a second. Surprisingly both the Mercedes went straight out on the supersoft tyres in Q1, with Hamilton setting the early benchmark a tenth and a half quicker than his teammate with an […]
The Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships may have already been won, but there’s still more on offer at the season finale in Abu Dhabi. McLaren or Sauber, the battle for eighth place McLaren can still jump to seventh if they miraculously manage a one-two in Abu Dhabi. With that seeming extremely unlikely McLaren-Honda’s only realistic chance […]
GP3 driver Alfonso Celis will be Force India’s development driver for the 2016 Formula One season. The Mexican will be taking part in seven official practice sessions throughout the year, and will get his first chance to drive a F1 car in the end-of-season Pirelli test in Abu Dhabi. The 19-year-old spent the 2015 season […]
1st. Nico Rosberg Rosberg continued his impressive end of season form, denying Hamilton the chance to win his first Grand Prix at Interlagos in impressive style. He rarely looked in trouble and managed to keep Lewis behind him once again heading into the first corner. If he can keep this kind of form up heading […]
The McLaren’s found themselves racing quietly amongst themselves towards the back-end of the grid. After suffering problems in both Friday practice two and qualifying many, including himself, were probably expecting Fernando wouldn’t be able to make the full distance. The Spaniard ended up finishing the race behind his teammate in 15th but said that he’s just […]
McLaren driver Jenson Button says that they are still a long way off the front-runners pace, but is happy that his team are making progress. The McLaren showed good reliability on the day, and the 35-year-old hadn’t suffered the same issues that Fernando had been suffering all weekend. The team finished just 12 seconds off tenth […]
It was another disappointing day for the McLaren-Honda team, as both of their drivers failed to make it out of Q1. Fernando Alonso suffered a loss of power before he could set a competitive lap time whereas Jenson Button could only settle for 17th, beating only the Manor-Marussia’s. After their qualifying sessions were over, Jenson and […]
In an interview with Sky Sports 2009 World Champion, Jenson Button said that the team can close the gap next year, much like Ferrari did last winter. Ferrari have been Mercedes’ closest rivals this year, with Vettel winning three Grand Prix so far in 2015. “I heard rumours that they (Ferrari) found 100 horsepower over […]