9 years ago There’s no love lost between Daniil Kvyat and Sebastian Vettel, as the Red Bull driver takes Vettel out of the Russian Grand Prix on lap one. The incident occurred only a few corners into the race, following double contact between the pair. Kvyat was found to be at fault and handed a penalty. At the
9 years ago This weekend was spent at the Sochi Autodrom for the Russian Grand Prix, which was held five months earlier than last season. After taking another race victory in China, Nico Rosberg was looking for his fourth win of the season, while Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari were looking for their first victory this season and hoping
9 years ago The new Haas F1 Team started the season with some very impressive results, but the recent performance doesn’t reflect that. The team’s eyes are once again on double points, but neither driver seems particularly pleased with their results so far this weekend. Romain Grosjean has been the only driver on the team to score any
9 years ago It would appear that good fortune has not been Lewis Hamilton’s strength in 2016, as his qualifying is ruined for the second race in a row by a mechanical failure. The malfunction appears to be very similar to the issue that the reigning World Champion suffered in the Chinese Grand Prix. Last round’s Chinese Grand
9 years ago Sergio Pérez was satisfied with the performance of his car, as he starts from sixth on the grid. Although his teammate was not as fortunate with qualifying performance, Pérez was impressed with his Q3 lap time, calling it “fantastic”. The first qualifying session was a little slow for the Mexican, but he was able to
9 years ago The Formula One circus is at the Sochi Autodrom for the third annual Russian Grand Prix. Nico Rosberg grabs the pole, while two of the main contenders find themselves lower down on the grid than they would have hoped to be. The Russian Grand Prix takes its new spot in the calendar, being held a
9 years ago Tim Malyon will be leaving Sauber at the end of the month, just over three months into the job. He was given the position of Sauber’s head of track engineering in January. When Sauber’s engineer, Giampaolo Dall’Ara, left the team prior to the 2016 season after more than 15 years with the Swiss team, the
9 years ago Amid speculation by Felipe Nasr, who believes that his chassis is inferior to his teammate’s, Sauber has given Nasr a new chassis for the Russian Grand Prix. This was confirmed by Nasr during the Thursday press conference in Russia, insisting that this was a “sensible step from the team”. Nasr has been complaining for the
9 years ago Kevin Magnussen will not be in the first session of the Russian Grand Prix weekend, as Renault signs Sergey Sirotkin as a test driver. The 20 year old Russian has joined the team as part of his “long term development plan”, although Renault has not announced if he will be taking part in other race
9 years ago Lewis Hamilton suffered technical issues in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix, which prevented him from setting a timed lap and required an engine replacement for the race. However, the team may be using that engine for this weekend’s Russian Grand Prix, as Mercedes believes that they have pinpointed and repaired the issue. © Mercedes-Benz
