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GP of Russia

1st Constructors' Championship for Mercedes! Fourth victory in a row for Hamilton, at the very first GP of Russia. Rosberg, despite being forced to pit early and drive almost the whole race with the same set of tyres, finished second. That was the ninth 1-2 for Mercedes this year, which secured the 1st ever Constructors' Championship for the "Silver Arrows" Race Results 1 Hamilton Mercedes 2 Rosberg Mercedes 3 Bottas Williams 4 Button McLaren 5 Magnussen McLaren 6 Alonso Ferrari 7 Ricciardo Red Bull 8 Vettel Red Bull 9 Raikkonen Ferrari 10 Perez Force India Fastest men FP1 Rosberg FP2 Hamilton FP3 Hamilton QP Hamilton Race Bottas Standings after the race Drivers' Championship Pos Driver Points 1 Hamilton 291 2 Rosberg 274 3 Ricciardo 199 4 Bottas 145 5 Vettel 143 6 Alonso 141 7 Button 94 8 Hulkenberg 76 9 Massa 71...

GP of Japan

Dangerous race The race of Japan ended earlier, because of a horrible accident. Bianchi lost the control of his Marussia and crashed into a crane which was removing Sutil's car (who also had lost the control and crashed into the barriers). Unfortunately Bianchi was hurt so they had to take him to the hospital. At the time these lines were written no announcements were made about his health... Race Results 1 Hamilton Mercedes 2 Rosberg Mercedes 3 Vettel Red Bull 4 Ricciardo Red Bull 5 Button McLaren 6 Bottas Williams 7 Massa Williams 8 Hulkenberg Force India 9 Vergne Toro Rosso 10 Perez Force India Fastest men FP1 Rosberg FP2 Hamilton FP3 Rosberg QP Rosberg Race Hamilton Standings after the race Drivers' Championship Pos Driver Points 1 Hamilton 266 2 Rosberg 256 3 Ricciardo 193 4 Vettel 139 5 Alonso 133 6 Bottas 130 7 Button 82 8 ...

GP of Singapore

50% success That was Hamilton's 7th victory, out of 14 races so far and that put him on top of the standings. Of course he took advantage of his team mate's DNF! Red Bull made a strong appearance with both cars finishing on the podium. Alonso, as always, got the best out of a bad car. On the other hand, Button failed to finish and Magnussen was just 10th and now McLaren has dropped behind Force India at the Constructors' Championship. Race Results 1 Hamilton Mercedes 2 Vettel Red Bull 3 Ricciardo Red Bull 4 Alonso Ferrari 5 Massa Williams 6 Vergne Toro Rosso 7 Perez Force India 8 Raikkonen Ferrari 9 Hulkenberg Force India 10 Magnussen McLaren Fastest men FP1 Alonso FP2 Hamilton FP3 Alonso QP Hamilton Race Hamilton Standings after the race Drivers' Championship Pos Driver Points 1 Hamilton 241 2 Rosberg 238 3 Ricciardo 181 4 ...

GP of Italy

Mercedes POWER Hamilton won the italian grand prix despite his awful start. Rosberg finished second, but that is good enough for him, as he is still leading the championship by 22 points over Hamilton. We knew that Ferrari has a bad car this year, but their home race was the worst. Alonso retired in the middle of the race and Raikkonen was just ninth. On the contrary, the drivers of Williams did a great job, finishing 3rd and 4th and now the team stands in 3rd place at the Constructors' Championship, over Ferrari. Ricciardo shined again, when he brilliantly passed Perez and Vettel to claim 5th position. Kvyat made the move of the day, when he didn't brake for the first turn and drove sideways on the grass in order to control the car and to return to track. The drivers McLaren fought again with Force India's Perez for 7th place. Magnussen was given another penalty and Button failed to pass the Mexican. Hence, the two teams are now separated by 1 point (110 for McLare...

GP of Belgium - UPDATE

Apart from Mercedes, only Ricciardo Ricciardo won the 2nd race in a row. That was the Australian's third victory this year, while Vettel is struggling just to get on the podium. Rosberg hit Hamilton on the first lap, while trying to gain the first place he lost to his team mate. That resulted a damaged front wing for the German and a flat tyre for the Briton. Hamilton was forced to drive several kilometers with that puncture, until he reached the pits. After that, he was outpaced and finally retired a few laps before the end. That was not the only problem of Rosberg. At some point, a strange ribbon got stuck on his car, right in front of his face. But despite that, he managed to claim 2nd place. PS: Magnussen was given a 20 second penalty because of unfair driving. At the last stage of the race, the Danish was 5th and he was holding back 3 champions: Alonso, Button and Vettel. The Spaniard tried to pass him several times without success. But in one attempt, he w...

GP of Hungary

He who smiles last, smiles best! Daniel Ricciardo won the second GP of his career in front of Alonso and Hamilton. That was an eventful race. Hamilton despite having started from the pit lane, took advantage of the safety car and finished third. On the contrary, Rosberg started from pole and lost time at the first period of the safety car. After that and because of the pit stops, the German fell behind Hamilton but was faster than the Briton, who was ordered to let the championship leader to pass. The former champion didn't obey, which ruined Rosberg's race. The award of the best choreography goes to Vettel, who had a 360 degree spin at the long straight, touched the pit wall, but was able to carry on, of course a few places down. The surprise of the race was Raikkonen. The Finn started from far behind and finished sixth, which is his best result this year. Race Results 1 Ricciardo Red Bull 2 Alonso Ferrari 3 Hamilton Mercedes 4 Rosberg ...

GP of Germany

Victory on home soil, part 2 Rosberg took his revenge, by winning the German GP. His rival, Hamilton, after starting from 20th place because of an accident during Qualifying, finished third (!), minimizing the "damage". The Germans must be the most happy fans: World Championship in Football, a German driving a Mercedes, won the German GP and is leading the championship, by 14 points. Bottas's Williams, who finished second, is also powered by Mercedes! Race Results 1 Rosberg Mercedes 2 Bottas Williams 3 Hamilton Mercedes 4 Vettel Red Bull 5 Alonso Ferrari 6 Ricciardo Red Bull 7 Hulkenberg Force India 8 Button McLaren 9 Magnussen McLaren 10 Perez Force India Fastest men FP1 Rosberg FP2 Hamilton FP3 Rosberg QP Rosberg Race Hamilton Standings after the race Drivers' Championship Pos Driver Points 1 Rosberg 190 2 Hamilton 176 3 R...