Formula 1® Grand Prix special thread

91d74b5d-b351-48cc-b682-e9f7a3356a2d.jpg
 
Sikuangalia race ili highlights kupitia BBC Sports. LH sijui itakuwaje msimu huu japo mapema.

LH anapambana lakini inavyoonekana mwaka huu wajerumani wanataka huyu mjerumani wao ashinde.
Daniil Kvyatt nae naona ameamua kusaka biffu na Vettel
 
f1-russian-gp-2016-kevin-magnussen-renault-sport-f1-team-rs16.jpg


Renault driver Kevin Magnussen has won the Driver of the Day vote for the Russian Grand Prix.

The Dane scored his and Renault's first points of the season after finishing in seventh place in the Sochi race.

Magnussen had started the grand prix from 17th position, and had not driven in first practice after he was replaced by Sergey Sirotkin.

Magnussen joins Romain Grosjean (Australia and Bahrain) and Daniil Kvyat (China) on the list of winners of the new award introduced this year.
 
Daniil Kvyatt nae naona ameamua kusaka biffu na Vettel

Asipojipanga vizuri, huu unaweza kuwa msimu wake wa mwisho na Red Bull! Pamoja na kuharibu race ya Vettel, vile vile aliweza kumwaribia teammate wake Ricciardo pamoja na yeye mwenyewe, na kusababisha team nzima ya Red Bull kukosa points muhimu!
 
Hungarian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton wins to take lead in drivers' championship
_64200050_bbcsport'schieff1writerandrewbenson.jpg

By Andrew Benson

_90500594_start3_getty.jpg

Hamilton takes the lead on the run out of Turn One en route to a record fifth win at the Hungaroring
Lewis Hamilton cruised to a comfortable victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix to take the championship lead for the first time this season.

The world champion controlled the race from the moment he passed Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg at the start and is now six points ahead of the German.

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo briefly threatened the leaders at mid-distance but his challenge faded.


Ricciardo had to be content with holding off Sebastian Vettel for third.

The Australian's team-mate Max Verstappen was fifth with Vettel's Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen finishing close behind.

Raikkonen, who drove well from 14th on the grid, collided with Verstappen's Red Bull in a lively fight in the closing laps but was unable to pass the Dutchman.

McLaren's Fernando Alonso took seventh but it was a difficult afternoon for the Spaniard's team-mate.

Jenson Button qualified one place behind Alonso in eighth but dropped to last with hydraulic problems early on, giving him what he described as "the race from hell".

Button was running 20th when the team told him to stop with seven laps to go - the only retirement of the race.

Ten races remain in a record 21-race season. The next round is the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim next weekend.

Mercedes in total control
_90500598_hamilton_ap4.jpg

Hamilton celebrates his first win in Hungary since 2013
The biggest threat to Mercedes' control of a largely soporific race was at the start, when Ricciardo and Verstappen benefited from the slipstream of the silver cars and the two Red Bulls threatened the Mercedes into the first corner.

Ricciardo was alongside Hamilton on the outside as they went around Turn One but had to drop back on the exit.

Rosberg then passed Ricciardo around the outside of Turn Two to slot into position behind Hamilton.

The top three held position through the first pit stops, after which Ricciardo had slipped eight seconds behind Rosberg.

But Hamilton complained he was "struggling for pace" as Rosberg lapped just a second behind him, and Ricciardo homed in to within three seconds of the Mercedes pair after 30 laps.

Hamilton was warned to up the pace, or Mercedes would bring Rosberg in first at the final stops - a clear warning that his victory was under threat.

Hamilton responded by increasing his pace by a second on the next lap.

And when Ricciardo made an early final pit stop on lap 33, the true pace advantage of the Mercedes became clear.

The threat was that Ricciardo could use his fresh tyres to close the gap on the Mercedes and be ahead when they made their final pit stops a few laps later.

Instead, Hamilton and Rosberg were able to lap as fast as and often faster than the Red Bull despite tyres that were 20 laps older. From that point on, the race was clearly over.

There were, though, a couple of nervous moments for Hamilton.

He was held up by Haas' Esteban Gutierrez on lap 52 of 70 - for which the world champion gave the Mexican a middle-finger salute as he finally passed - and Rosberg closed to within half a second.

And a mistake from Hamilton at Turn 12 in the last 10 laps after a momentary lapse of concentration again put Rosberg on his tail.

But each time Hamilton was able to extend his advantage at will and he eased to his fifth win of the year.

_90500148_bbc.jpg

How did Vettel pass Verstappen?
Ricciardo and Verstappen started together on the second row ahead of Vettel and maintained those positions through the first stint.

But the four-time champion was able to get ahead by making his first pit stop two laps earlier than Verstappen, whose race was further damaged by emerging behind Raikkonen who was yet to stop.

It was perhaps a strategic error by Red Bull to leave Verstappen out so long, and the battle was rejoined late in the race as Raikkonen emerged after his second pit stop right behind the Dutchman.

Ferrari started Raikkonen on the soft tyre and then used two sets of super-softs, rather than the super-soft/soft/soft strategy of those in the top 10.

On faster tyres, Raikkonen challenged Verstappen, only to run into the back of him when misjudging an overtaking manoeuvre on lap 57 and damage his front wing.

Despite losing aerodynamic downforce, Raikkonen came back again at Verstappen but the Red Bull was able to hold off the Ferrari - youth trumping experience again in a repeat of their battles at the Spanish and Austrian Grands Prix already this year.

Hungarian Grand Prix race results

_90500995_ricciardo_getty.jpg

The smile's back - Daniel Ricciardo celebrates his first podium finish since May's Monaco GP
_90500894_palmer_getty2.jpg

Jolyon Palmer was on target for his first points finish in F1 before spinning off at Turn Four
_90500601_raikkonen_getty.jpg

Kimi Raikkonen had a strong drive from 14th on the grid
 
Lewis Hamilton takes fourth win in a row
_64200050_bbcsport'schieff1writerandrewbenson.jpg

By Andrew Benson

_90575167_germangp.jpg

Lewis Hamilton dominated the German Grand Prix to move into a 19-point lead in the championship over Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.

Hamilton shot into the lead at the start from second on the grid as Rosberg slipped to fourth, where he finished after a difficult afternoon.

Rosberg was penalised for forcing Red Bull's Max Verstappen off the track.


The German finished behind Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo and Verstappen after being unable to make up the lost time.

_90575037_germangp.jpg

As Hamilton drove away and Rosberg was swamped, Verstappen overtook team-mate Daniel Ricciardo brilliantly around the outside
Hamilton in control - of the race and the title
It was the icing on the cake for a perfect afternoon for Hamilton, who has put a stranglehold on the championship after a remarkable recovery from a difficult start to the season.

In seven races, Hamilton has turned his season around, moving from a 43-point deficit to Rosberg after five races to his current advantage of just six points short of an entire win. This was his fourth consecutive victory.

_90574327_senna_stewart_fangio_alonso_edit_rex_getty.jpg

Hamilton joins the greats as three-time German GP winners: Ayrton Senna, Jackie Stewart, Juan Manuel Fangio and Fernando Alonso. Source: Forix
Hamilton knows he will have to take a grid penalty for using more than the permitted number of engine parts at one of the first two races after the summer break, starting with the Belgian Grand Prix at the end of August.

And he targeted a result like this to try to ensure that when he does have to start from the back, he will not leave that race with another big deficit to Rosberg.

"What a race," said Hamilton. "Yesterday second place but got a great start, the balance was amazing and it was just about keeping it cool and looking after the engine."

_90575170_verstappen_2_getty.jpg

Verstappen was overtaken by Rosberg for second place, but Rosberg was penalised for being too aggressive
Rosberg the aggressor, Verstappen the 'victim'
This victory was determined by the start. Rosberg, who had taken a superb pole position under highly pressured circumstances on Saturday, bogged down off the line.

Hamilton shot into the lead, and Rosberg exited the first corner behind both Red Bulls as well, with Verstappen slotting into second ahead of Ricciardo.

Despite the Mercedes' inherent pace advantage, Rosberg was unable to pass either Red Bull before the second pit stops just before the 30-lap mark.

The key moment for Rosberg's attempt to recover ground on Hamilton came after that stop.

Mercedes tried the 'under-cut' on Verstappen, getting an advantage by stopping a lap earlier, and when the Red Bull emerged from its stop at the start of lap 29, Rosberg was right behind Verstappen.

_90574389_rosberg_2_getty.jpg

"No, I don't have Lewis one." Rosberg was driving at his home grand prix
Rosberg dived late for the inside into Turn Six, as Verstappen moved to the right to defend in the braking zone - a manoeuvre which he has made something of a trademark, to the anger of the other drivers, who feel it breaks a gentleman's agreement between them about a dangerous tactic.

In response, Rosberg went straight on deep into the corner, and emerged ahead.

But Verstappen complained on the radio he had been "forced off the track", the stewards looked into it and penalised Rosberg five seconds.

Mercedes take too long a penalty
Rosberg, who passed Ricciardo into second when the Australian made his second stop on lap 33, had to serve that at his third and final pit stop on lap 44, dropping back to fourth again.

Mercedes technical boss Paddy Lowe admitted the team had held Rosberg a little too long at the stop, but it is unlikely it would have made any difference.

Rosberg emerged 5.4 seconds behind Verstappen but could make no progress towards the Red Bulls and had to settle for a disappointing fourth, Lowe admitting: "There wasn't the pace in the car to make up that gap."

Rosberg now has a four-week break to ponder how his season has fallen apart, and his best chance yet of winning the title appears to have already as good as evaporated.

_90575003_michael_schuumacher_1992_getty.jpg

It's Michael Schumacher who has the most German GP wins, with four. Source: Forix
Ferrari in the doldrums, McLaren in the points
Ferrari had an underwhelming first race following the departure of technical director James Allison, with Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen an anonymous fifth and sixth, ahead of the Force India of Nico Hulkenberg.

Behind Hulkenberg, McLaren's Jenson Button passed Williams' Valtteri Bottas for eighth place on the penutimate lap, just after team-mate Fernando Alonso had lost out to Force India's Sergio Perez for the final point after a mix-up with Verstappen as the Red Bull lapped the McLaren and then slowed down.

Alonso backed out of an attempt to unlap himself, and Perez took advantage of the McLaren's wearing tyres to slip by after Alonso locked up on the entry to Turn Six.

The Spaniard appeared to have worn out his tyres closing in on Button earlier in the final stint - as Button warned over the radio would happen to both if the two drivers were not careful.

What's happens now?
Formula 1 heads into its summer break, returning for the Belgian Grand Prix on August 28 at Spa Francorchamps, where Hamilton dominated last year.

_90574325_mickschumacher_reuters.jpg

Mick Schumacher, the son of seven-time F1 champion Michael, watched the German GP weekend from the pit garages
_90575033_germangp.jpg

X-man: Actor Nicholas Hoult was on the grid
_90575592_red_bull_3_getty.jpg

Ricciardo congratulates Verstappen for letting him past during the race...
_90575536_ricciardo_6_getty.jpg

...And then drinks champagne from his show - as you do
_90575594_hamilton_17_epa.jpg

German Grand Prix results
 
BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING RESULTS
1 Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes 1min 10.736s

2 Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes 1:10.838

3 Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:11.404

4 Verstappen (Hol) Red Bull 1:11.485

5 Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 1:11.495

6 Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull 1:11.540

7 Grosjean (Fra) Haas 1:11.937

8 Hulkenberg (Ger) Force India 1:12.104

9 Perez (Mex) Force India 1:12.165

10 Alonso (Spa) McLaren 1:12.266

ELIMINATED FROM Q2

11 Bottas (Fin) Williams 1:12.420

12 Gutierrez (Mex) Haas 1:12.431

13 Massa (Bra) Williams 1:12.521

14 Kvyat (Rus) Toro Rosso 1:12.726

15 Sainz (Spa) Toro Rosso 1:12.920

16 Palmer (Gbr) Renault 1:13.258

ELIMINATED FROM Q1

17 Button (Gbr) McLaren 1:13.276

18 Magnussen (Den) Renault 1:13.410

19 Wehrlein (Ger) Manor 1:13.427

20 Ocon (Fra) Manor 1:13.432

21 Ericsson (Swe) Sauber 1:13.623

22 Nasr (Bra) Sauber 1:13.681


upload_2016-11-12_23-2-28.png


Lewis Hamilton on pole position tomorrow ... ...

upload_2016-11-12_23-3-37.png


upload_2016-11-12_23-3-53.png


upload_2016-11-12_23-4-12.png


upload_2016-11-12_23-4-35.png


Natumaini atashinda kesho kupeleka mashindano hayo kwenye
round ya mwisho kule Middle East
 
article-3932196-3A58212700000578-703_964x486.jpg

Kama kawa LH ametoka kidedea Brazil GP ....... ..... Gustavo what a racer ... ...... ... . five safety car deployed during the race.
 
upload_2016-11-13_19-26-2.png


Hamilton was mobbed by his mechanics and race engineers after
leaping off the front of his car at Interlagos

upload_2016-11-13_19-26-57.png


The Brazilian Grand Prix, the penultimate race of the 2016 Formula One season,
started behind the safety car on Sunday

upload_2016-11-13_19-27-51.png


Hamilton leads the way ahead of title rival and Mercedes team-mate Rosberg
as the pair follow the safety car early on

upload_2016-11-13_19-28-51.png


Hamilton, who started at the front of the grid, and his fellow F1 drivers had to cope with driving in poor weather conditions

upload_2016-11-13_19-30-47.png


Massa crushed out

upload_2016-11-13_19-31-45.png


Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari is removed from the Interlagos track following his crash which saw the red flag come out on Sunday

upload_2016-11-13_19-32-55.png


Hamilton and his Mercedes team-mate Rosberg, who started second on the grid, steer their cars past debris on the track

upload_2016-11-13_19-33-53.png


upload_2016-11-13_19-34-9.png


upload_2016-11-13_19-34-35.png


upload_2016-11-13_19-34-51.png


upload_2016-11-13_19-35-2.png


upload_2016-11-13_19-35-42.png


LH said the easiest win so far - all to play for in Abu Dhabi
The gap between NR down to 12 point ..... ...... ... Ding ... Dong!

 

Attachments

  • upload_2016-11-13_19-23-15.png
    upload_2016-11-13_19-23-15.png
    201.3 KB · Views: 54
What a race from Max Verstappen, I could only wish for Verstappen to have a Marcedes engine at the back of his his car....he would have eaten LH for lunch!!
 

Similar Discussions

Back
Top Bottom