10 years ago © Manor Racing When fans cast their votes for Formula One’s new Driver of The Day campaign for the Australian Grand Prix, anyone with a bit of technical knowledge could view the vote counts. Although Romain Grosjean was crowned the fan favourite of the weekend, another unexpected choice topped the charts. The Driver of The
10 years ago © Pirelli & C. S.p.A. Daniil Kvyat’s Australian curse returned in 2016, as he spent the race in the garage after failing to start the race. There was talk of the car returning to the track part way through the Grand Prix so that the team could use it as a testing session, but that
10 years ago © Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd. Despite a rough start for last year’s World Constructors’ Champions, Mercedes was able to bring both of their cars to the end to get their first 1-2 finish of 2016. Nico Rosberg led Lewis Hamilton across the line, but it has been revealed that Rosberg was almost forced to retire
10 years ago © Sauber Motorsport AG Marcus Ericsson received a drive through penalty at the Australian Grand Prix for an issue during the red flag stoppage. This didn’t really influence his race results much, as he retired his Sauber car on lap 39. The penalty came as the teams were preparing to go racing again after the
10 years ago The Haas F1 Team didn’t appear to have the pace in the pre-season testing and the practice sessions at the Australian Grand Prix, but they fought back to score their first Formula One championship points on their debut. They have become the first brand new team to score points on their debut since Toyota did
10 years ago © Pirelli & C. S.p.A. The Australian Grand Prix was overshadowed by a massive accident between the McLaren of Fernando Alonso and the Haas of Esteban Gutiérrez. The McLaren took most of the damage in the high speed accident, as it was left in pieces. There was a brief safety car period following the accident,
10 years ago The 2016 Formula One season kicked off at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit for the Australian Grand Prix this weekend. Mercedes and Ferrari were the main focus, as fans were eagerly waiting to see which team would take the early championship lead in 2016. The first day of the season was soggy. Lap times were
10 years ago © Pirelli & C. S.p.A. After seeing the new elimination-style qualifying system in action for the first time at the Australian Grand Prix, opinions about the new system were all but positive. That being said, the F1 team bosses have agreed to dump the new system after a single race. Teams met with the FIA
10 years ago © Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd. The Australian Grand Prix marked the appearance of the new elimination-style qualifying format that was devised by the FIA. It was created in order to tighten competition, but Toto Wolff is not satisfied. The new qualifying format was a last-minute change that was announced after the first pre-season test in
10 years ago © Sauber Motorsport AG Teams and drivers have been warned ahead of the Australian Grand Prix that the FIA will now be enforcing their rule that prohibits visor tear-offs from being thrown on the track. This is an existing rule in all open wheel racing, but it had not been penalized in Formula One. The
