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Fernando Alonso has made it a goal to do donuts with Sebastian Vettel at the end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to mark the end of the German’s career. Plenty will remember the closing scenes of the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix when Lewis Hamilton and Vettel celebrated the end of Alonso’s Formula 1 career by doing donuts with him on the Yas Marina circuit. Following some turgid years at McLaren, Alonso gave up on the sport and after the race, Vettel congratulated him on his career which saw him win two World Championships. But of course, Alonso was lured back in and while Hamilton has predicted the same will happen with Vettel , for now this weekend does represent the final race of the four-time World Champion’s career. To mark the occasion, Alonso has stated one of his goals this weekend is to be on the track at the end of the race so that he can say “bye-bye” to Vettel. “We need a good Saturday because if you start in the top 10, it seems like it’s easier to follow the train … [Read more...] about Fernando Alonso makes it his goal to do post-race donuts with Sebastian Vettel

[raceweekendpromotion]Despite being disqualified from the results of qualifying and copping a five-place grid penalty for exceeding his allocation of power unit parts, Lewis Hamilton will line up 10th on the grid for the Brazilian Grand Prix. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free As Formula 1 motorsport director Ross Brawn observed, the sprint qualifying format has boosted Hamilton’s chances this weekend . Had his rear wing failed the same test in qualifying at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez last week, he would have started that race last. Instead Hamilton was able to put his overtaking skills – not to mention that new Mercedes motor – to superb use as he hauled his way past 15 cars in Saturday’s sprint qualifying race. Vitally, for his chances of making it further in today’s grand prix, as well as making light work of the bottom half of the midfield, Hamilton got stuck into those ahead of him with little difficulty. He was barely fazed by the … [Read more...] about F1: Will Hamilton continue sprint charge to Brazilian GP win? · RaceFans

Scott Bailey ( @Sbailey555 ) scooped the top prize in the Italian Grand Prix round of the Predictions Championship following a three-way tie between the prize winners. He got closest to predicting Sebastian Vettel’s pole position time and so took first place ahead of @Tomsk and Carrick Stonehouse ( @CStonehouse ). In the points standings the top three remained in the same order with @Sebsronnie ’s lead reduced by a single point. Here’s what prinzes this week’s winners claimed: Position Player Prize First Scott Bailey ( @Sbailey555 ) A Pirelli podium cap plus copies of Codemasters?������ F1 2012 and F1 Race Stars Second @Tomsk A Grand Prix Heroes DVD and a Pirelli tyres wristband Third Carrick Stonehouse ( @CStonehouse ) A Pirelli tyres wristband Remember you can enter your predictions for all the remaining races below . See the updated points standings in full here: Updated Predictions Championship standings Here are the … [Read more...] about 2013 Italian GP Predictions Championship results · RaceFans

Listen to this article Verstappen's racecraft and conduct in close battles has been widely praised this year. But it was the Red Bull driver who copped a penalty for causing a collision with Hamilton as they fought for second place on the first safety car restart, the pair touching through the Senna esses. Verstappen had taken the high line into Turn 1 in a bid to get the inside for the switchback and to pass Hamilton, knowing he had to be aggressive if he wanted to take the fight to Mercedes given his sprint race struggles. But Verstappen appeared to run out of room as the apex neared, something he blamed on Hamilton. As he made his way back to the pits to get a new front wing, Verstappen claimed Hamilton left him no room. Hamilton, meanwhile, said on the radio that it was "no racing incident." The stewards handed Verstappen a five-second penalty for the collision, but many fans were left undecided over who was to blame. It was even noted in the stewards' ruling that … [Read more...] about Why Verstappen was penalised for clashing with Hamilton in Brazilian GP

What did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the Chinese Grand Prix. RaceFans has held polls on every F1 race since 2008 to find out which fans thought of each round of the season. Join in the latest poll and give your verdict on the race: 10 being the highest and 1 the lowest. Please vote based on how entertaining and exciting you thought the race was, not on how your preferred driver or team performed. What were the best and worst moments of the race? What was the main thing you’ll remember about it? Rate the race out of ten and leave a comment below: Rate the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix out of ten 1 (5%) 2 (8%) 3 (9%) 4 (19%) 5 (20%) 6 (26%) 7 (9%) 8 (3%) 9 (1%) 10 (1%) Total Voters: 281 Loading ... 1 = ‘Terrible’, 10 = ‘Perfect’ A RaceFans account is required to vote. You can register an account here or read more about registering here . When this poll is closed the result will … [Read more...] about Rate the race: 2019 Chinese Grand Prix · RaceFans

The FIA have thrown BAR out of the results for the San Marino Grand Prix and banned them from the next two rounds (Spain and Monaco) for running underweight in San Marino. A secondary fuel tank within the main fuel tain was used to retain fuel during post-race scrutineering. When this was emptied, the BAR fell below the 600kg minimum weight limit. BAR argued that these secondary fuel tanks – also used by other teams – are not normally drained of fuel in post-race scrutineering. BAR immediately announced their rejection the decision, their plans to appeal and to race in Spain under an injunction. F1 mastermind Bernie Ecclestone has warned them against following such a course and Max Mosley’s insistence that the two-race ban is “lenient” suggests that BAR could face being thrown out of the entire season should their appeal failure. In their defence, BAR maintain their position that the stewards were aware of the inner fuel tank five weeks prior to the San Marino race, and that the … [Read more...] about BAR get two-race ban · RaceFans

Find all the F1 Fanatic British Grand Prix coverage in one place below. From Friday practice to the post-race review plus all the pictures and analysis. Race results and reaction 2011 British Grand Prix report – Alonso capitalises on Red Bull errors for Silverstone win Webber ignored Red Bull?������s order not to pass Vettel – Red Bull told Webber to “maintain position” 2011 British Grand Prix result – Alonso first ahead of the two Red Bulls 2011 British Grand Prix championship points – Vettel’s championship leads hits 80 points Race analysis 2011 British Grand Prix Vote for your British Grand Prix driver of the weekend – Pick the driver who impressed you the most Rate the race: 2011 British Grand Prix – Your verdict on the race 2011 British Grand Prix facts and stats – Alonso matches Jackie Stewart?������s 27 F1 victories Race charts and data 2011 British Grand Prix pit stops and tyres used 2011 British Grand Prix … [Read more...] about 2011 British Grand Prix: complete race weekend review · RaceFans

George Russell admits he was surprised Mercedes gave he and Lewis Hamilton the go-ahead to race one another late in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. But, then again, he always wasn’t as they’d been told they would be free to race. Russell lined up on pole position at the Interlagos circuit, the Briton having secured P1 with his sprint race victory on the Saturday, while Hamilton was second in Mercedes’ first front row lock-out of the championship. The two were told from the get-go they’d be free to race, the onus on Russell to keep his team-mate behind him. He did just that, given a helping hand by Max Verstappen who collided with Hamilton and cost him positions. However, heading into the final stint of the race after Lando Norris’ McLaren broke down, it was all to play for with Russell leading the grand prix and Hamilton having recovered to second. Russell asked his race engineer: “So what are we doing, are we racing or are we protecting the one-two?” The reply came: “No, you … [Read more...] about George Russell shares thoughts on Mercedes allowing him and Lewis Hamilton to race

Two “critical” radio messages to Lewis Hamilton demonstrated how his Australian Grand Prix victory chances slipped away. The first was broadcast 18 laps into the race as Sebastian Vettel was bearing down on the race-leading Mercedes. Hamilton was urged to increase his gap over the Ferrari but replied there was “nothing left”. Worried Ferrari could pit Vettel early and benefit from an ‘undercut’, Mercedes brought Hamilton in. He rejoined the track behind Max Verstappen , who had enough of a gap behind him that Mercedes might have expected him to pit soon. But the Red Bull stayed out, and that was a problem for Hamilton. Go ad-free for just £1 per month >> Find out more and sign up Now Mercedes told him it was “critical” to overtake Verstappen. But Hamilton was suffering so much understeer from the disturbed air behind the Red Bull he wondered if his car was damaged. In the closing stages of the race Valtteri Bottas clsoed on his team mate and … [Read more...] about 2017 Australian Grand Prix team radio transcript · RaceFans