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As one of the finest drivers of his generation, Fernando Alonso would dearly love to fight for the Formula One title once more. But with his McLaren-Honda team still not quite strong enough to compete for major honours, the two-time world champion is, like the rest of us, taking much interest in the battle between Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. Rosberg was the overwhelming favourite...
Published: July 25, 2016
Just two months ago, a winless Lewis Hamilton was 43 points behind Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in the Formula One drivers’ standings. After securing his fifth victory in six races in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix, however, the British driver has moved to the top of the championship and is now the hot favourite to win a fourth world title in 2016. It has been a remarkable turnaround,...
Published: July 22, 2016
After many months of speculation, Mercedes have confirmed that Nico Rosberg will remain with the team for the 2017 and 2018 Formula One seasons. Rosberg has established himself as an integral member of the team since arriving from Williams at the beginning of 2010, becoming the first German driver to win behind the wheel of a German car in the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix before helping Mercedes win two...
Published: July 21, 2016
Does Fernando Alonso truly believe he can win the Formula One title in 2017? Or does he just keep saying it to keep McLaren-Honda motivated during one of the most difficult periods in their history? With the Spaniard restricted to just four top-10 finishes over the last 18 months, the chances of McLaren making enough progress to even challenge for the world championship this time next year seem remote. But...
Published: July 18, 2016
Formula One could be set to return to Imola for the first time in 11 years next season, with the circuit signing a contract to host the 2017 Italian Grand Prix. After much debate surrounding the future of F1 in Italy and the troubled Monza track, the revelation of Imola’s deal is the first piece of concrete news that the pinnacle of motorsport will continue to visit Ferrari’s homeland beyond...
Published: July 17, 2016
Formula One is trapped in some sort of Goldilocks storyline when it comes to tyre durability: First they are too soft, then too hard, then too soft again. The only difference is that F1 never seems to find a level of tyre degradation that is just right. And, based on Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery’s recent interview with the official F1 website, the controversy and bickering surrounding...
Published: July 16, 2016
Rio Haryanto became the final piece of Formula One’s 2016 jigsaw puzzle in mid-February when, just four days before the start of winter testing, he was confirmed as a Manor Racing driver for the new season. With a patchy record in GP2—each of his three victories in F1’s official feeder series came in reverse-grid “sprint” races—it was obvious from the outset that...
Published: July 14, 2016
Although Mercedes have won all but one of the opening 10 races of the 2016 Formula One season, Ferrari have stubbornly refused to admit defeat in the world championship fight. Even when Sebastian Vettel was assaulted by Daniil Kvyat on the first lap in Russia and his Austrian Grand Prix ended with a spectacular tyre failure, Ferrari were convinced the title battle was not over. But with the Prancing...
Published: July 13, 2016
Formula One, it seems, is the only professional sport where it is not acceptable for fans to express themselves with boos. After last Sunday’s British Grand Prix, some fans jeered Nico Rosberg during the podium celebrations, presumably in response to his crash with home favourite Lewis Hamilton at the previous race in Austria. “You have to understand that they’re mad, passionate fans,...
Published: July 11, 2016
Home and away fixtures are non-existent in Formula One, but Lewis Hamilton managed to turn the Silverstone circuit into a fortress during the British Grand Prix weekend. Having previously won at the circuit in 2008, 2014 and 2015, the home of British motorsport once again became Hamilton’s own backyard for three days, with the triple world champion claiming a comfortable pole-to-flag victory...