The 2015 Russian Grand Prix

(Nico Rosberg leads Lewis Hamilton into the first corner in Sochi) Lewis Hamilton left Russia with the world championship virtually in his grasp, having taken a routine victory whilst Nico Rosberg suffered his second DNF of the season, his race ruined early on due to a problem with his throttle. Second place for Ferrari’s Sebastian […]

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The 2015 Russian Grand Prix Preview

Russia plays host to the next round of the F1 championship, as we enter the final run-in – this is the start of the final five races, and soon key things will be decided in the key battles. Last year’s race was far from memorable. Lewis Hamilton won at a canter, facing no pressure as […]

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The 2015 Japanese Grand Prix Report

(fans pay tribute to the late Jules Bianchi at Suzuka) The story of the 2015 Japanese race is that of a comprehensive Mercedes victory, rebounding strongly after their relatively poor performance in Singapore. In qualifying Hamilton and Rosberg traded places through Q1 and Q2, before Rosberg took pole (by 0.076 of a second), with the […]

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The F1 2009 Diary: Season 3 Round 6 – Monaco

It’s been a while since one of these, and it’s been a little while since I played through this race! Once again, Monaco provided a challenge, and once again I was unable to get through it without a few bumps along the way. Pole was earned easily enough, and I got a decent start, getting […]

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The 2015 Japanese GP Preview

Just one week after the Singapore Grand Prix threw up  a surprising lack of performance from Mercedes virtually all weekend, F1 returns to Suzuka, Japan, home of one of the sport’s most iconic tracks. The unique figure of 8 configuration has played host to some of Formula 1’s most dramatic and memorable races. Suzuka has […]

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The 2015 Singapore GP Review

Have chinks appeared in Mercedes Armour? A dominant performance throughout practice, qualifying and the race itself. An established champion easing to victory. It sounds like a typical Hamilton-led Mercedes performance, but yesterday this was very much not the case. Instead, it was the scarlet Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel that controlled the race, having taken pole […]

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