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8 things we learnt from the Monaco Grand Prix

Hamilton claimed his first win of the year at the Monaco Grand Prix, and here are seven other things we learnt from round six of the Formula One season, brought to you by Kyle Archer.

The rain lashed down on the Principality of Monaco come race day, hampering Red Bull’s strategic qualifying play of sending Ricciardo out on the supersofts in Q2. Come the race though, a pit stop error by the team cost Ricciardo the win as Hamilton snuck through to claim his first victory of the season. 

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8 things we learnt from the Spanish Grand Prix

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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8 things we learnt from the Russian Grand Prix

Four races into the year and Rosberg continues to lead the way. But what else can we take from Russia? Here are eight talking points from Kyle Archer.

Sochi had been the home of two victories for Lewis Hamilton going into Russia this year. However just leaving with second was a victory for Lewis this time as Mercedes hit reliability issues again. But they were not alone in struggling in Sochi as frustrations boiled at Ferrari when Vettel and Kvyat clashed.

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8 things we learnt from the Bahrain Grand Prix

Two races into the year and things and starting to become clear in Formula One. Read on as Kyle Archer talks through eight things we learnt from the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Formula One is leaving itself with egg on its face whether they like it or not when it comes to qualifying. But when it comes to the race, the action is hot and fiercely contested throughout the field. Even if Rosberg did win the Bahrain Grand Prix at a canter with only back markers in his sights, continue his winning streak and set himself up perfectly for a historic first championship win.

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8 Things We Learnt From The Australian Grand Prix

After Formula One kicked off the 2016 season, Kyle Archer takes a look at eight things we learnt from the Australian Grand Prix.

Australia. The opening race of the 2016 Formula One season started as a damp squib but ended with a solid race Down Under. With the weekend as a whole drawing much speculation and scrutiny at the new elimination qualifying format. Yet come Sunday, that format was supposedly abolished before 57-laps of action saw Nico Rosberg open the campaign with a win.

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Formula One 2016 | A preview to the season

With the Australian Grand Prix this weekend, Kyle Archer previews the 2016 Formula One season.

Grab your passports and meet me in Melbourne, as Formula One is back and ready to go. Just a few days now remain until the F1 paddock crawls out onto the streets and begins the longest season in Formula One’s history. But will Hamilton make it a hat-trick of championships or can someone stop Hammer-Time?

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2015 F1 Season Driver Ratings and Reviews

Chris Laker of True Sport Real Talk takes you through his ratings and evaluations of all 21 drivers that participated in the 2015 Formula One season.

That’s it the final chequered flag of the season has fallen, calling an end to the 2015 season. I will now rate each driver out of ten for the season followed by a short paragraph, these will be organised in the order of the drivers championship standings. 

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Russian Grand Prix Preview

Chris Laker of True sport Real Talk has put together a guide for you to make the most out of the race weekend. 

We arrive in Sochi this weekend with Lewis Hamilton 48 points ahead of team-mate and closest rival Nico Rosberg with only one other driver mathematically in the hunt, Sebastian Vettel a further 11 points behind. After his dominance of the Japanese Grand Prix and huge lead over the rest of the drivers in the Championship Hamilton will arrive in Russia full of confidence at a race he won by more than 13 seconds in the inaugural Russian Grand Prix last season when on the podium he shared these comments, “It’s an amazing feeling to come to this beautiful place and to race on this track, “It’s got really good grip and great corners, with a lot at medium speed; it’s good fun.”

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Lessons From Singapore

Chris Laker of True Sport Real Talk takes you through some of the talking points from the Singapore Grand Prix.

There are a lot of things to discuss after the Singapore Grand Prix but only a few days to do it, so we better get stuck in before we return for the Japanese Grand Prix where we are likely to get more questions than answers once again. I have done my best to go through some of the major talking points below including my opinion on the matters in question. 

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What You Need To Know Ahead Of The Singapore Grand Prix

Chris Laker of True Sport Real Talk has put together a pre race guide to supply you with all of the information you need to enjoy the Singapore Grand Prix this weekend.

Two weeks on from Monza and we are preparing for Formula One’s original night race, set under the floodlights of the Marina Bay in Singapore this is not only a night race but it is also a street race. This race has become a favourite of fans since it inclusion back in 2008 and its easy to see why, the cars flashing past under the lights is a sight to behold, add to this the intrinsic layout of the street circuit which requires precision and skill to negate and you have yourself one of the most hotly contested races of the season. No team truly has the outright advantage here just like Monaco even the cars down on speed in the straights can soon move their way up the pecking order with some good cornering and brave maneuvers, but get it wrong and they can end up against one of the many close walls around here.

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