ANALYSE THIS: The effect of double points in the last F1 race

FORMULA ONE – How would double points in last race have influenced previous F1 seasons in outcome to the drivers’ title?
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg are both in contention to win Formula One world championship. Because of the double points in the last race in Abu Dhabi, Nico Rosberg has an improved chance to win.  Continue reading

REVIEW: Ricciardo wins his second GP, as Mercedes miss out

FORMULA 1 –  Daniel Ricciardo triumphed in the Grand Prix of Hungary to secure his second career F1 Grand Prix win. Earlier this season, he had taken the chequered flag in the GP of Canada. Fernando Alonso finished second to deny the dominant Mercedes team a Top 2 finish for the first time this season.

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REVIEW: Hamilton makes it three GP victories in a row

FORMULA 1 – Lewis Hamilton won his third successive Grand Prix victory by taking the chequered flag in China. It was the first threepeat in Hamilton’s career which started in 2007. It was the Briton’s 25th career race win in F1, making him join Jim Clark and Niki Lauda in eighth place all-time. Hamilton is the first to win this GP three times, the first to finish on the podium in this race six times and the second to lead it from start to finish (Fernando Alonso, 2005).

REVIEW: Hamilton enters all-time Top 10 in F1

FORMULA 1 – Lewis Hamilton emerged victorious in the Grand Prix of Bahrain, which meant that he racked up his 24th career Formula 1 race victory. He equalled Juan Manuel Fangio in 10th place all-time in that respect. It was Hamilton’s second chequered flag of the season, meaning that he already has more than in the entire 2013 season.

REVIEW: Next generation thrives in 2014 F1 season opener

FORMULA 1 – Sons of former Formula 1 drivers took the spotlight in the 2014 Australian Grand Prix, the opening race of the 2014 F1 season. Nico Rosberg won the race. It was his fourth career chequered flag, just one fewer than the five by father Keke. Kevin Magnussen, son of Jan, became only the third driver in the last 43 years to finish in the top three in his debut race, joining Jacques Villeneuve (1996, 2nd) and Lewis Hamilton (2007, 3rd).