Mercedes went to war, Verstappen made history and Renault are improving the engine. Here are eight things we learnt from the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, by Kyle Archer.
Hamilton knew he needed a result going into Spain on the back of yet another Nico Rosberg victory. But after a race-ending collision between the duo, Max Verstappen and Red Bull took full advantage to re-write history as the new, youngest ever, Grand Prix victor.
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Ahead of the British Grand Prix, The Sport Space’s F1 writer Kyle Archer looks at the problems facing McLaren-Honda and what the future holds for the team.
The British Grand Prix at Silverstone, the home of British motorsport, but what will this weekend’s race hold for Britain’s biggest Grand Prix team McLaren? They find themselves down in ninth place in the Constructors Championship with only Manor-Marussia behind them as they continue their battle to move through the field amidst endless reliability problems dragging them back down. But once they fix their issues, can they compete for championships again or will they still find themselves in the midfield?
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F1 writer Dane Hansen, takes you through the motions of what to expect this coming Grand Prix in Bahrain. He shares all the need-to-know facts and beautifully describes the obscure race in the middle of the desert.
It’s hot, it’s dry, it’s dusty, it’s Bahrain. Formula One makes its first stop in the desert this year. This isn’t your typical F1 scene with green trees, grasses and other “normal” features. Instead there only a handful of palm trees and a surplus of dunes and rocky outlays around the track region. The title fight continues with Nico Rosberg just a sniff away from a superior Lewis Hamilton, all whilst an intimidating Ferrari becomes a near constant threat to the Mercedes.
In time for the Australian GP next week, The Sport Space’s F1 man Kyle Archer prepares you with a look over this year’s pre-season testing.
Over the last few weeks, Formula One teams have been getting all the track time they can in Spain to prepare for the upcoming season. Now as they get the cars ready for transport, we look at what the 12 days of testing in Jerez & Barcelona showed and what implications they will have on the season.
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F1 pundit Dane Hansen, writes for The Formula 1 Issue giving you weekly breakdowns of exclusive, need to know facts about the exciting and dynamic world that is Formula One.
Going into the final test at Barcelona, there has been some fantastic news with positive steps forward for Manor/Marussia team, a refreshed Ferrari, and always the controversy. This week Alonso and his mysterious accident has been the focal point of Formula One.
F1 pundit Dane Hansen, writes for The Sport Space giving you weekly breakdowns of exclusive, need to know facts about the exciting and dynamic world that is Formula One. Find out what happened in the first week at testing in Jerez.
Formula One fans can now stop holding their breathes. On the 1st of February 2015, the silence in Europe was broken by the ever growing louder 1.6l turbo engines. Why are they getting louder? Nobody actually knows. But what we do know, is that there is much much more to look forward to this year. Fans, engineers and drivers were able to get their first taste of F1 in 2015 at the first test in Jerez. Speaking of Hispanic tracks, the sport will also make its first return to Mexico since Nigel Mansell won there in 1992 – just one of many exciting prospects for the coming season.
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