Lewis Hamilton’s last-ditch attempt to win the 2016 Formula One drivers’ title by driving like an overly cautious teenager entering a highway ramp in the Abu Dhabi season finale didn’t go over well, and three-time F1 champion Jackie Stewart called him a “little ballerina” who should be punished.
Nico Rosberg left Formula One with a mic drop earlier today, having clinched the championship from teammate Lewis Hamilton just a week ago. Rosberg’s retirement was a total surprise that left this as the only time Rosberg will ever celebrate an F1 world championship with some rad donuts.
While everyone’s debating whether Lewis Hamilton was right to ignore his Mercedes team’s order to speed up at the end of yesterday’s season finale, I’ve come to the conclusion that F1's inherent team vs. driver conflict is something that will never truly make sense.
It’s about time! Mercedes driver Rosberg has come close to a world drivers’ championship before, but has never clinched it until today. His three-time world champion teammate Lewis Hamilton made it as hard as possible, but Rosberg clinched the title in the end.
A front right suspension failure has ended McLaren driver and 2009 Formula One world champion Jenson Button’s final Formula One race early. Ugh, that’s the worst. This was Button’s 305th Formula One grand prix.
As usual, the two Mercedes cars already sped cleanly away at the start, however, the mid-field wasn’t as lucky. Red Bull driver Max Verstappen collided side-by-side with Nico Hülkenberg right at the start, spinning him around to see oncoming traffic.
Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo is the kind of person whose antics often make you want to cover your eyes in vicarious embarrassment, but at the same time, you can’t stop watching whatever it is he’s doing. This time around, someone talked him into belly dancing in front of a crowd.
Good news! There’s still Formula One going on this weekend. Problem is, even the F1 die-hards I know are talking more about ball sports and holiday-mandated gluttony. F1’s championships were decided so long ago that it feels like the season ender doesn’t even matter. So, why not let Manor Marussia win?
Per the BBC, the FIA will be investigating the front wings on both Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull Racing cars. The FIA, which sanctions Formula One, claims that the current wings flex downwards too much, giving the Red Bull cars an unfair aerodynamic advantage at speed.
If you haven't watched a single Formula One race and had to choose only one to pay attention to, clearly, it should be this weekend's upcoming Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Two dominant Mercedes cars are vying for an undetermined championship. Only one can win.
You may not like the track for its race evolution, but you can't argue about the mass of great pictures that the track's lights and layout help produce.
You may not like the track for its race evolution, but you can't argue about the mass of great pictures that the track's lights and layout help produce.
The third non-championship race of the season, on a track where it’s impossible to overtake and where nobody has won a race except the current world champion? It was meant to be a yawnfest—but it was pretty exciting for the first two corners. Warning: spoilers.
The Formula One season has been over for a month and we’ve still got two races to go. Can you believe it? This Sunday will see the third staging of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which, after last year’s four-way title battle, will be a non-championship race on a terrible circuit. And you can’t even get booze because it’s…
First practice is already over for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the ultimate race of the brilliant, intoxicating, heartbreaking roller coaster ride also known as the 2010 Formula One season.
Formula One returns to Arabia this weekend to perform an encore act to the 2009 season on a brand new circuit. World champion Jenson Button and company are set to pop Yas Marina Circuit’s cherry this Sunday.
