Formula One 2016

[SteveB]

2016 Russian Grand, how they finished.


1 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes

2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes

3 7 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari

4 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams

5 19 Felipe Massa Williams

6 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren

7 20 Kevin Magnussen Renault

8 8 Romain Grosjean Haas

9 11 Sergio Perez Force India

10 22 Jenson Button McLaren

11 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull

12 55 Carlos Sainz Jnr Toro Rosso

13 30 Jolyon Palmer Renault

14 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber

15 26 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull

16 12 Felipe Nasr Sauber

17 21 Esteban Gutierrez Haas

18 94 Pascal Wehrlein Manor

Not classified: Rio Haryanto, Nico Hulkenberg, Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen

[SteveB]

2016 FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVERS' STANDINGS (After Round 4 of 21)

1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 100
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 57
3 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 43
4 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 36
5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 33
6 Felipe Massa Williams 32
7 Romain Grosjean Haas 22
8 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull 21
9 Valtteri Bottas Williams 19
10 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso 13
11 Fernando Alonso McLaren 8
12 Kevin Magnussen Renault 6
13 Nico Hulkenberg Force India 6
14 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 4
15 Sergio Perez Force India 2
16 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 1
17 Jenson Button McLaren 1


2016 FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CONSTRUCTORS' STANDINGS (After Round 4 of 21)

1 Mercedes 157
2 Ferrari 76
3 Red Bull 57
4 Williams 41
5 Haas 22
6 Toro Rosso 17
7 McLaren 10
8 Force India 8
9 Renault Sport 6

[SteveB]

Conspiracy theory.

Is Mercedes favouring Nico Rosberg because he is German? Are Lewis Hamilton's mechanical problems no accident?

Mercedes open letter:-
http://www.mercedesamgf1.com/en/news...r-to-the-fans/

[SteveB]

Qualifying results for round 5 of the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship (F1), the Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Catalunya.

1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m 22.000s
2. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m 22.280s
3. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1m 22.680s
4. Max Verstappen Red Bull 1m 23.087s
5. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m 23.113s
6. Sebastian Vettel Ferrari1m 23.334s
7. Valtteri Bottas Williams 1m 23.522s
8. Carlos Sainz Jr Toro Rosso 1m 23.643s
9. Sergio Perez Force India 1m 23.782s
10. Fernando Alonso McLaren 1m 23.981s

11. Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1m 24.203s
12. Jenson Button McLaren 1m 24.348s
13. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1m 24.445s
14. Romain Grosjean Haas 1m 24.480s
15. Kevin Magnussen Renault 1m 24.625s
16. Esteban Gutierrez Haas 1m 24.778s

17. Jolyon Palmer Renault 1m 24.903s
18. Felipe Massa Williams 1m 24.941s
19. Felipe Nasr Sauber 1m 25.202s
20. Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1m 25.579s
21. Pascal Wehrlein Manor 1m 25.754s
22. Rio Haryanto Manor 1m 25.939s

[SteveB]

Drama in the first lap of the Spanish Grand Prix.
Nico Rosberg overtakes Lewis Hamilton at the start. Lewis Hamilton attempts to retake the lead. Both Mercedes colllide, both out of the race!

[SteveB]

Oh fuck, team mates hamilton and rosberg crash at the start. Who's to blame there?

Lewis I think was a bit aggressive.

[SteveB]

Oh fuck, team mates hamilton and rosberg crash at the start. Who's to blame there?

Race control will investigate the incident.
Their conclusion will be interesting. Lewis already has two cautions. One more would drop him ten qualifying places in the next race.

[SteveB]

Niki Lauda, non-executive chairman of Mercedes, and effectively Lewis Hamilton's boss, blames Lewis Hamilton for the incident.
Bad year so far for Lewis Hamilton.

[SteveB]

Max Verstappen at eighteen years old is leading the race at the moment.
Youngest person ever to lead a race.

[SteveB]

Most open race for a long time.
Impossible to predict how they will finish at the moment.
Max Verstappen could be the youngest ever podium finisher ever (or even the youngest winner ever).