Showing posts with label f1 2015. Show all posts
Showing posts with label f1 2015. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

F1 2015 finale

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The epic finale to the 2015 season of Formula One, held at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit, may not be one of the best F1 races to date but this is probably one of the most memorable races to remember for the year 2015 because it's a "Won More Time" for the Mercedes F1 team. They're the first to raked 12 one-two finishes over their record of eleven, they scored the most points in a single season, and once again, Lewis Hamilton is named as the world champion.

Sure, Rosberg may have won the Abu Dhabi GP but Hamilton is always the king of the hill when it comes to winning the world title once again. Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen from Ferrari had excellent performance this season but they have to keep up next time, too. As for the Williams F1 team, they have done well this season, although room of improvement is still a priority if they want to be better next year.

So, that concludes the 2015 season of the Formula One world championship. Although it may not be the best season so far, the rivalries are still a top priority and next year should be more promising than the 2015 season. Until then, see you next season.

Thursday, November 19, 2015

F1 2015: Brazilian GP

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As the climax for this season's Formula One draws near, the semi-final round held in Sao Paulo, Brazil is proven to be a heated battle not just for the two Mercedes drivers Hamilton and Rosberg, but for any Formula One driver who's got talent to impress the audiences. Even ninth-place finisher Max Verstappen from Toro Rosso is enjoying himself in the race.

In the end, Rosberg wins the Brazilian GP with Hamilton placed 2nd and Ferrari's Vettel placed third.

Onto the final standings, Lewis Hamilton's in the lead with 363 points, Nico Rosberg's in 2nd place with 297 points, and Sebastian Vettel's in 3rd place with 266 points.

The final round of the F1 2015 season will commence in Abu Dhabi on the 29th. Who will win the championship? Will this be the second time Hamilton's the world champ? Well, since he's in the lead right now, he's very likely to snag the title in the end but watch for it.

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

F1 2015 - Mexican GP

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After over two decades of hiatus, the Mexican Grand Prix has returned on this year's season and although everything's changed at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, its glorious past still remains the same, even though with numerous F1 drivers who are new to this track.

In the end, Nico Rosberg feels like he's back on the road after his gratuitous win at the Mexican GP, sending his teammate (and rival) Lewis Hamilton to 2nd place, due to downforce problems. That's another 1-2 finish for the Mercedes team. Williams' Valtteri Bottas placed 3rd.

Onto the overall standings, Lewis Hamilton still in 1st place with 345 points while Nico Rosberg, thanks to his win, sent him back to 2nd place with 272, and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel dropped back to 3rd with 251 points.

The semi-finals of the F1 2015 season will take place in Brazil on the 15th of November.

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

F1 2015: US GP

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It was a wet and wild action happening at Austin, Texas, probably because of the rainy weather due to the weakened Hurricane Patricia, but that rainy weather is one heck of a equalizer for the best of Formula One racers gunning to the top podium at this season's US Grand Prix.

In the end, Mercedes'  Lewis Hamilton scored ten wins for this season after placing first in the race, followed by his teammate Nico Rosberg, who placed 2nd, and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo, who placed 3rd. Among the other racers survived and finished are Daniil Kvyat, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel (despite a ten-spot grid penalty given for using a fifth engine and dropped to 13th), Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg from Force India, Felipe Massa from Williams, Max Verstappen from Toro Rosso, Fernando Alonso from McLaren, and Romain Grosjean from Lotus.

Onto the overall standings, Hamilton's first place lead improved with 327 points followed by Vettel with 251 points and Rosberg with 247 points.

Only three races remaining for this season and the next race will be in Mexico on the 1st of November.

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

F1 2015: Russian GP

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Yes, we all know that Lewis Hamilton scored another win at Sochi for this season's Russian GP and the Mercedes-AMG team snagged some constructors' titles, with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel placed 2nd and Sergio Perez from Force India first tasted his podium finished by placing 3rd but the happenings going on at the Russian GP are a bit of insanity judging from numerous crashes and DNFs occurred. The unlucky ones are Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo, Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz (who was discharged following his brutal crash during practice days pre-race), Lotus' Romain Grosjean, Mercedes' Nico Rosberg, and Force India's Nico Hulkenberg.

Onto the final standings, with Hamilton remained 1st overall with 302, Vettel is now 2nd overall with 236 points, and Rosberg, thanks to his humiliating incident at Sochi, dropped to 3rd with 229 points.

There are four races left in this season and the next race will be at the USA on the 25th of October.

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

F1 2015: Japanese GP


Once again, Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton showed his greatness in front of a huge crowd at Suzuka Circuit for this season's Japanese GP as well as second placer Nico Rosberg and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel as the big three making up the podium after a heavy-hitting race of the aces.

Meanwhile though, the two teams of Toro Rosso and Lotus had a spectacular run as they did their best to survive till the very end of the race. Seventh and eighth goes to Lotus' Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado while ninth and tenth goes to Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Jr. Not bad for a bunch of rookies.

Post race, Renault announced that they will taking over the Lotus F1 team for next season and have Grosjean and Maldonado continue as usual.

Onto the overall standings; Hamilton's now 277 points, Rosberg's 229 points, and Vettel's in 218 points.

The next race is set at Sochi, Russia, on the 11th of October, 2015.

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

F1 2015: Singapore GP

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Spectators enjoying last weekend's Singapore GP of the F1 2015 season is like a plot twist of their favorite show because with Lewis Hamilton retired at the 33rd lap due to some failures with his F1 car, looks like Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel scored himself another win for this season. Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo placed 2nd and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen placed 3rd. This is the first time the Ferrari F1 team taste a double podium finish since two years ago.

Onto the overall standings, Hamilton's still in the lead with 252 points, Rosberg's in 2nd with 211, and Vettel, thanks to his latest win, is now eight points behind Rosberg's.

The next race is set at Suzuka, Japan, on the 27th of September.

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

F1 2015 - Italian GP

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The battle in Monza for this season's Formula One is proven that Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton is still reeling in for his second title and with his teammate Nico Rosberg out of the picture after several laps later (thanks to his engine blowout), he knew his moment to come, even while shaking off against Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in the fight to the finish. As for Felipe Massa of the Williams F1 team, he managed to taste podium as he placed 3rd, ahead from his teammate Valtteri Bottas.

On the overall standings, Hamilton retains his 1st place overall with 252 points, with Rosberg on 199 points in 2nd place, and Vettel in 3rd place with 178 points.

The next race is set at Singapore on the 20th of September.

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

F1 2015: Belgian GP

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The Belgian Grand Prix on this season's Formula One is such a blast even with new regulations occurring for the mid-season. Just when we thought it's all about Lewis Hamilton gunning for the win as usual but this Grand Prix changes everything when Nico Rosberg snagged his 39th win of his career and his 80th podium finish.

The biggest blast occurred in the case of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel as he tries to overtake Lotus' Romain Grosjean for third place but when they cleared Eau Rouge, Vettel's right rear tire blew off, leaving Grosjean taste podium in third place.

Onto the overall rankings, Hamilton's still leading by 227 with Rosberg remained 2nd for 199 points and Vettel remained 3rd for 160 points.

The next race is set at Italy on the 6th of September.

Monday, July 27, 2015

F1 2015: Hungarian GP

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Two dominant drivers from the Mercedes F1 team faced their worst in this season's Hungarian GP and with Hamilton and Rosberg faced bitter consequences, looks it became everyone's game in Hungaroring and in this epic battle royale, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel clinched his second win of the season, edging out against two Red Bull drivers Daniil Kvyat and Daniel Ricciardo.

Ricciardo, placed 3rd, recorded the fastest lap in 1:24.821 during lap 68.

In the overall standings, Hamilton retains his season lead with 202 and Rosberg's 21 points behind Hamilton, and Vettel now 21 points behind Rosberg.

The next race is set at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, on the 23rd of August.

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

F1 2015: British GP

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Despite Silverstone is soaked in wet weather, the race between the best Formula One racers still heating up and in that race, it's the home-grown hero, Lewis Hamilton, who snagged the checkered flag, marking his third victory that matches the records of British legends such as Jim Clark and Nigel Mansell. With Hamilton win the race, Nico Rosberg was placed 2nd and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel placed 3rd.

Onto the driver's standings; Hamilton is still leading at 194 points while Rosberg's remained in 2nd place at 177 points, and Vettel still in 3rd at 135 points.

The next race is set at Hungary on the 26th of July, 2015.

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

F1 2015: Austrian GP

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Despite Lewis Hamilton's pole position during qualifying rounds, it looks like his teammate, Nico Rosberg ruled the Austrian GP with an iron fist thanks to a five-second penalty imposed on Hamilton after his poor pit exit. There has been numerous disasters occurred during the race, with both McLarens throwing in the towel with Fernando Alonso's spectacular failure with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen on the first lap. Mechanical troubles prompted Romain Grosjean, Carlos Sainz, and Will Stevens to leave the race immediately.

So far, on the driver's standings; Hamilton and Rosberg had a 10-point gap between them while Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel maintains his 3rd place with 120 points.

The next race will occur in Silverstone on the 5th of July, 2015.

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

F1 2015 - Canadian GP

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McLaren's Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button may hava face their worst day yet in Canada due to their F1 car's poor performance but in here, it was a lucky day for Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton because he was named as the winner of the Canadian GP of the F1 2015 season, leaving his teammate Nico Rosberg at 2nd place, and Williams' Valtteri Bottas in 3rd. The fastest time in this GP is set by Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen in 1:16.987 during the 42nd lap.

In the Driver's Standings, Hamilton's still in the lead with 151 points while Rosberg's in 2nd place with 134 points and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in 3rd place with 108 points.


The next race will set at Austria on the 21st of June.

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

F1 2015 - Monaco GP

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Mercedes-AMG's Nico Rosberg has scored his third win for this F1 2015 season in the Monaco Grand Prix having managed to outgun his teammate Lewis Hamilton, because of communication error, and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel. Hamilton placed 3rd while Vettel placed 2nd.

Meanwhile, Max Verstappen from Toro Rosso has been given a five-place grid penalty on the next race for crashing with Romain Grosjean on the 64th lap.

So far on the driver's standings; Hamilton and Rosberg now had a 10-point gap between them while Vettel remains 3rd for 98 points.

The next race is at Canada on the 7th of June, 2015.

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

F1 2015 - Spanish GP

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The continuing prominence of the Silver Arrows at the F1 2015 season still blazes on in the highly technical Circuit de Catalunya in Spain but this time, it's the German ace Nico Rosberg that steals the spotlight having managed to cross the line 16 seconds ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton while Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was placed 3rd.

In the driver standings, Hamilton's still leading by 111 points while Rosberg's 20 points behind and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel is 3rd place overall by 80 points.

The next race is at Monaco on the 24th of May, 2015.

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

F1 2015 - Bahrain GP

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The scorching hot weather in Sakhir, Bahrain, is no match for the heated Formula 1 battle where, once again, Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton wins big this season while Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen prevented Rosberg from gaining on Hamilton's rear, leaving Rosberg placed 3rd place. Before the race, McLaren's Jenson Button's F1 car did not start due to technical problems, probably an electrical fault.

In the driver's standings, Hamilton's in the lead by 93 points, with Rosberg 2nd place overall with 66 points, and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel 3rd overall at 65 points.

The next race is at Spain on the 10th of May, 2015.

Report: http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/4/second-bahrain-win-for-hamilton-as-raikkonen-splits-mercedes.html

Monday, April 13, 2015

F1 2015 - Chinese GP

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It was a sunny day in Shanghai, China, the venue for the third round of the Formula One 2015 season and looks like the bitter rivalry between Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg has been revived since last season. Rosberg, who placed 2nd, accused Hamilton, who won this race, of backing up into Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel. Hamilton denies everything, of course.

Two of Ferrari's F1 drivers, Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen placed 3rd and 4th, consecutively.

On the driver's standings, Hamilton's in the lead with 68 points, Vettel is in 2nd place with 55 points, and Rosberg is 3rd place overall at 51 points.

The next race is set at Bahrain on the 19th of April.

Monday, March 30, 2015

F1 2015 - Malaysian GP


A major surprise occurred during the Malaysian GP of the F1 2015 season and that surprise is that even though Sebastian Vettel transferred to the Scuderia Ferrari team, his win will put both the Mercedes F1 drivers on the line. His first win for the season marks Ferrari's first win since 2013. Mercedes' Hamilton left in 2nd place while Rosberg placed 3rd. Looks like the former world champion is seeking revenge against last year's world champion after all.

Next race is at China on the 12th of April.

Report: http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/3/vettel-stuns-mercedes-with-ferrari-win-at-sepang.html

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

F1 2015 - Australian GP



The 2015 Formula 1 season kicked off at Melbourne, Australia, where we can expect new twists and turns from our favorite F1 racers, as well as newcomers to the scene.

In the first race of the season, last year's world champion Lewis Hamilton from Mercedes, thanks to his pole position, took his first win of the season, leaving his teammate Nico Rosberg 2nd place and Sebastian Vettel, who is now new to the Ferrari F1 team, placed 3rd. There are only 11 cars finished in Melbourne and the last F1 car to finish is Jenson Button from the McLaren-Honda team.

Report: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/31893665

Next race will start at Malaysia on the 29th of March.

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