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Kimi Raikkonen was left disappointed following the Japanese Grand Prix after only salvaging a fifth place from a promising weekend for the Finn. The 2007 world champion had shown strong pace throughout practice and qualified an impressive third behind the two Mercedes drivers. However, his race was dealt a blow early on Sunday when his Ferrari team […]
Valtteri Bottas was delighted after he claimed fifth place at the Malaysia Grand Prix. With those points crucial in helping Williams in their battle with Force India for fourth place in the Constructor’s Championship. Having qualified in 11th place after a disappointing Saturday for Bottas, his Williams team opted for an optimistic one-stop strategy compared to the […]
Daniel Ricciardo secured fifth at the Italian Grand Prix in a race which saw him complete arguably the best overtake of the season so far. The Australian started the race from sixth place and made up one position off the grid as a result of Lewis Hamilton’s slow launch. He was soon passed by Hamilton […]
Daniel Ricciardo scored back-to-back second place finishes for Red Bull as Formula One returned from its Summer break in Belgium. The Australian started from fifth on the grid after a couple of mistakes on both his final qualifying runs and three places behind his young teammate Max Verstappen. Ricciardo avoided a collision at the start […]
Red Bull have had an interesting first half of the season to say the least. After failing to find an alternative power unit provider for 2016, following a disastrous campaign with Renault last season, it looked certain that Red Bull would once again be a distance from the podium this year. The team rebranded their […]
Max Verstappen came third in the German Grand Prix behind his Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo. It was the Dutch driver’s third podium in four races and fourth of his career as he closes in on the two Ferrari drivers in the championship. When asked by Sky Sports F1 if second place was possible at […]
Fernando Alonso delivered another strong performance in the improving McLaren-Honda as he recorded a seventh place at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Spaniard, having qualified seventh in qualifying, made a superb start to get ahead of Carlos Sainz and run sixth in the early stages of the race. Alonso was passed by Kimi Raikkonen during […]
Daniel Ricciardo returned to the podium for the first time since the Monaco Grand Prix with third place at Hungary. The result sees the Australian also move up to third in the Drivers’ Championship just one point ahead of Kimi Raikkonen. It is also Ricciardo’s third podium in as many years at the Hungaroring circuit […]
Daniel Ricciardo was left bored by his run to fourth place in the British Grand Prix. Following a downpour of rain just 15 minutes prior to the formation lap, a safety car start was declared meaning the Red Bull driver would remain in fourth for the opening few laps. Once the race got underway, Ricciardo […]
Kimi Raikkonen was left disappointed after only managing third in the Austrian Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver started the race from fourth position on the grid alongside McLaren’s Jenson Button and had a very strong chance to challenge Mercedes for the win given the alternate strategy his Ferrari team had opted for by starting on the […]
Valtteri Bottas was left ruing poor pace from Williams at the inaugural race in Baku as the Finn finished in sixth place. Heading into the race weekend, the Williams team were optimistic of a strong result with the long straights likely to favour their Mercedes-powered car. Friday practice demonstrated the team were right to be […]
Nico Hulkenberg was frustrated after the Monaco Grand Prix despite stealing sixth place from Drivers’ Championship leader Nico Rosberg on the line. The Force India driver began the race from fifth after an impressive qualifying position but both the team and Hulkenberg admit the stop for Intermediate tyres was too early in the race losing […]