Tag Archives: Lewis Hamilton
Why looking long term early makes sense for Mercedes
Despite making a positive start to 2013, Mercedes have this week confirmed more than half of their workforce will be concentrating on the 2014 car by the end of May. Some see this as a surprise move given how competitive the Silver Arrows are this year, but in my opinion allocating a higher proportion of
Raikkonen sets quickest time in Friday Practice at Sakhir
Kimi Raikkonen edged out the 2 Red Bull’s to set the quickest time in Friday’s 2 practice sessions for the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Finn’s 1:34.154 in the second session was enough to be the quickest of the day although a mistake at the final corner did cost the Lotus man a few tenths of
Too much Hype not enough Caution
Everyone’s talking about the Austin Circuit. All the Journalists are asking Drivers: What are your impressions of the track? And the majority of drivers are responding as F1 politics dictates. It’s a daft question at the moment with the only driver to have turned a wheel on the completed track being Jerome D’Ambrosio. Some of
Race – Italian Grand Prix
It was lights out in Monza, Lewis Hamilton led the way into the first corner despite coming under pressure from Felipe Massa, who had the jump over the second McLaren of Jenson Button. Rosberg and Webber lost a number of places at the start whilst Timo Glock made contact with a HRT and lost the
2012 Italian GP Results
Pos. Driver Team Points 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 25 2 Sergio Perez Sauber 18 3 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 15 4 Felipe Massa Ferrari 12 5 Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 10 6 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 8 7 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 6 8 Paul di Resta Force India 4 9 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 2 10 Bruno Senna Williams
2012 Italian GP Qualifying Results
Pos . Driver Team Time 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 01:24.010 2 Jenson Button McLaren 01:24.133 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 01:24.247 4 Paul di Resta Force India 01:24.304 5 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 01:24.540 6 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 01:24.802 7 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 01:24.833 8 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 01:24.855 9 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 01:25.109 10 Fernando
Hungaroring… The Fans Verdict
Mixed weather conditions plagued the F1 teams once again as the Hungarian circuit threw up some very hot temperatures with the occasional thundery shower in the mix meaning testing new parts was very limited for the teams. The mixed conditions created mixed results so lets see what you made of Round 11 of the F1
Hamilton the Hungaro-king.
Lewis Hamilton sustained McLarens dazzling form by winning the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest after being the fastest car all weekend. Friday’s practice sessions saw Hamilton arise victorious in both sessions, the only practice session that Hamilton didn’t top was P3 where he was beaten by Red Bull’s Mark Webber by 0.093 seconds. Qualifying resulted
Hamilton Wins in Hungary, A Race Report
A tight, twisty, technical track took what was otherwise shaping up to be a thrilling race. As it was, there was plenty of tension and movement up and down the field. See the full race results here. The race began after an extra formation lap, courtesy of Michael Schumacher shutting down his engine on the
2012 Hungarian GP Results
Pos. Driver Team Points 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 25 2 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus 18 3 Romain Grosjean Lotus 15 4 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 12 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 10 6 Jenson Button McLaren 8 7 Bruno Senna Williams 6 8 Mark Webber Red Bull 4 9 Felipe Massa Ferrari 2 10 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
A Hockenheim round up
Hello JLF1 Weekly readers. What a great German Grand Prix it was, in this weeks column I will express my feelings and opinion on the controversial race. There is no doubt that the standard of Grand Prix’s this season has been high, so its no surprise that the German GP looked slightly mediocre compared to
#F1 : RBR – Webber Signing Affects Driver Market
With Mark Webber off the market for 2013, no team seems to be willing to pull the trigger on a deal. The reality is that the teams themselves, are in no rush to sign drivers who have contracts expiring at the end of the 2013 season. Unfortunately, there are two factors involved here. One of
Keep Calm and Practice
The Silverstone weekend is well and truly under way! FP1 and FP2 took place yesterday, obviously, but both sessions were affected by rain meaning we can’t really learn too much from the final standings at the end of the sessions. Then again, it looks like Qualifying and the race will be rain-hit as well so
Wet but the fan’s love it!
I think we should all admit to this right now. We all love it when the rain decides to fall during an F1 weekend! We all know that it slows the cars down and that it is a tactician’s nightmare but it makes the racing even more exciting, makes crashes almost inevitable and means that
