F1 2016 – The Story so far

Well, we are three races in to the 2016 Formula 1 season – what have we learned? Is it Rosberg’s Year?             A strong start to the season has seen Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg win all three rounds of the championship thus far, seeing him open up a 36-point lead over […]

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Chaos in China – F1 2016 Round 3

(Daniel Ricciardo darts down the inside of turn 1 at the start of the Chinese GP) Three races, three wins for Nico Rosberg in 2016 – and three entertaining races after China delivered. There was drama even before the race when Lewis Hamilton was unable to take part in qualifying owing to a lack of […]

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The 2016 F1 Season – Round 3: China

After a two week break we are back for round 3 of the 2016 Formula 1 championship, hosted by China. This fast circuit should play into the hands of Mercedes, and specifically Nico Rosberg, following the news that Hamilton has a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change. It would that, unless Rosberg suffers gremlins […]

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Bonkers Bahrain – the Race Review

Round 2 of the 2016 F1 season is done and dusted, and the happiest man in the paddock will without question be Nico Rosberg, after a comfortable win. His victory was virtually assured at the first corner, when Lewis Hamilton once again got away slowly, allowing himself to be squeezed going into turn 1, where […]

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The 2016 F1 Season – Round 2: Bahrain

After a brief pause following the exciting opening round in Australia, Formula 1 returns for round 2 in hot and dusty Bahrain, for the first of the ‘transitional’ races, which start during the evening and finish up under floodlights. In 2014 Lewis Hamilton won here after a race-long battle with Nico Rosberg, and Hamilton won […]

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The F1 2009 Game Diary – Season 3 Round 16: Brazil

The penultimate round of my little career concluded earlier on, with yet another wet race at Interlagos. My previous two attempts to win this grand prix failed, with the conditions proving tricky on tyres – a three stop strategy was the way to go, but intermediate tyres don’t fare too well even on a three […]

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The 2016 AUS GP Report

The inaugural race of the 2016 F1 season has just finished, and straight away I can say it was a considerably more entertaining fare than last year’s offering. Qualifying -New Format is a Farce For 2016 the aim had been to shake things up with a new ‘elimination style’ qualifying format, with the slowest car […]

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The 2016 F1 Season: Round 1 – Australia

It’s time! After what has felt like an eternity, Formula 1 is blasting back onto our screens! First up, Melbourne, Australia. This race will mark twenty years of hosting the Australian GP at Melbourne, and this ‘kat aims to be awake for the 5am start! 58 laps will be run, covering over 300KM (barring protracted […]

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