Formula One Season Starts This Weekend

[peregine]

Well done Kimi. Hard luck on Seb.

[SteveB]

Ferrari’s problems continue with Sebastian Vettel getting a five-place grid penalty for illegally overtaking another car under red-flag conditions.
Sebastian Vettel,was only 16th fastest in qualifying because of system failure in his Ferrari.
This will put him on the back row of the grid.

[Rachel Divine]

Fernando Alonso may also possibly retire and enter some other form of racing. Although considered by many to be probably the best in the world, the way his luck has fallen, it looks unlikely he will ever win another Formula One race.

Don't think he will. He said this year forget about winning, just get the car ready for the next one.

[SteveB]

Canadian Grand Prix – How they finished.
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes-Mercedes 70 laps 1hr 31m 53.145s
2. Nico Rosberg Mercedes-Mercedes +02.2s
3. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes +40.6s
4. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari-Ferrari +45.6s
5. Sebastian Vettel Ferrari-Ferrari +49.9s
6. Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes +56.3s
7. Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Mercedes +1m 06.6s
8. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes +1 lap
9. Daniil Kvyat Red Bull-Renault +1 lap
10. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Mercedes +1 lap
11. Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes +1 lap
12. Carlos Sainz Jr Toro Rosso-Renault +1 lap
13. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault +1 lap
14. Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari +1 lap
15. Max Verstappen Toro Rosso-Renault +1 lap
16. Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari +1 lap
17. Will Stevens Manor-Ferrari +4 laps
Rtd Roberto Merhi Manor-Ferrari 59 laps completed
Rtd Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 56 laps completed
Rtd Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 46 laps completed loss of power

Fastest lap Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari1m 16.987s

[SteveB]

Austrian Grand Prix Qualifying
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 08.455s
2. Nico Rosberg Mercedes-Mercedes 1m 08.655s
3. Sebastian Vettel Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 08.810s
4. Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1m 09.192s
5. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m 09.278s
6. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1m 09.319s
7. Max Verstappen Toro Rosso-Renault 1m 09.612s
8. Daniil Kvyat Red Bull-Renault 1m 09.694s [plus 10-place grid penalty to be added]
9. Felipe Nasr Sauber-Ferrari 1m 09.713s
10. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Mercedes No time
11. Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Mercedes 1m 10.374s
12. Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1m 10.426s
13. Carlos Sainz Jr Toro Rosso-Renault 1m 10.465s
14. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault 1m 10.482s[plus 10-place grid penalty to be added]
15. Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda 1m 10.736s [plus15-place grid penalty to be added]
16. Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 1m 12.522s
17. Jenson Button McLaren-Honda 1m12.632s [plus15-place grid penalty to be added]
18. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 12.867s
19. Roberto Merhi Manor Marussia-Ferrari 1m 14.071s
20. Will Stevens Manor Marussia-Ferrari 1m 15.368s

[Rachel Divine]

OMG !! What a nasty crash between Kimi and Alonso...

[SteveB]

OMG !! What a nasty crash between Kimi and Alonso...

Both drivers OK. Alonso has minor sore knees.

[SteveB]

Rosberg got off to good start, overtaking Hamilton. To add to Lewis Hamilton's problems, he has five-second penalty, a penalty for crossing the white line on the pit exit.

[Rachel Divine]

Both drivers OK. Alonso has minor sore knees.

I didn't get who hit who tbh ...
Kimi mumbled something...

[SteveB]

Nico Rosberg wins the Austrian Grand Prix; Lewis Hamilton second

Massa takes third
4 Vettel fourth
5 Bottas,
6 Hulkenberg,
7 Maldonado,
8 Verstappen,
9 Perez and
10 Ricciardo