Results Formula 1: Grand Prix of England 2016

Posted on 10-07-2016 at 15:38 by MauritsH – 59 Comments”

Who-o-who draws the longest straw in one of the oldest jobs of the Formula 1 calendar?

Mixed feelings, as beautiful as it is called. A huge hoosbui has large parts of the circuit quite blank. Now, sadly, the puddles on the track to ensure that the race behind the safetycar is started. Call us old fashioned, but for us, it had the circus just the regular way of start. 40 years back, this happened also while the cars are now safer than ever. Incidentally, it is assumed that, during the race, no rain will fall. Anyway, by!

Hamilton chokes at the measurement almost in the safetycar, but fortunately things are going well. At the end of lap 5, the Mercedes-AMG GT-S the pits. A large part of the field to dive for the pits for a set of intermediate tyres. The track seems in this phase, however, is still wet enough for full wets. Verstappen puts Rosberg under firm pressure. The Dutch fans on the track and has clearly understood that under wet conditions is worth to other lines to ride. Rosberg seems to be again less feel at home on a wet track, he needs Hamilton to let go. Ricciardo will be the first in the top 4 to in for intermediates.

Wehrlein is the first car on the intermediates of the job spider mites. Hamilton delves into the leading position to the inside during the virtual safetycar, followed by Rosberg and Verstappen. Everyone is now driving on intermediates on a few lesser gods. Max seems to affect how much grip the tires provide, and does it after his stop was fairly quiet. He seems to be his race what more to build and that we understand, at P3 behind the mercedes benz cars. Then Max suddenly the fastest lap on the clocks. Bottas is so upset that he is smack in the circle with z’n Williams.

Marcus Ericsson is in the pits. The Sauber seems to be technical problems. Hamilton gives gas and turns up first in the 1:51 min, followed by Verstappen. Rosberg is into the 1:52 min and so is Max about 0.5 seconds per lap on ‘m in. The difference is only a few seconds. Hulkenberg put the Mass under pressure and loses his Force India almost on the wet pieces of the job. Fortunately, it all turns out well.

We are in round of 16 and Max is the fastest man on the track. The track is dryer and so is the switch to slicks closer. Vettel is the first that profileless tires installed, he chooses the hard band. Max is almost in the gearbox of Rosberg. The latter clearly feels not comfortable in the rain. After a mistake is going mad Max passed him, once again, a great action from the Dutchman!

Palmer try without the right rear wheel in the pits to leave. That does not work and the men from Renault to make the servicebeurtje still. Hamilton dives in the pits for slicks, Verstappen leads and is once again (or still) the fastest man on the track. Vettel is even faster on his dry tyres. Apparently, the euphoria, the German too much, he purrs. Max comes in for slicks and returns on P2, at a distance of Hamilton, and quite far for Rosberg. Carlos Sainz has a overstuurmomentje, but catches his Toro Rosso looks good on. Alonso and Massa are in a fierce battle, while Verstappen again the fastest round picks. He is 1.5 seconds faster than Hamilton. LH44 understands the message and takes the fastest lap back.

Max is on the market. At the same point where earlier Vettel in the round went, onderstuurt the Dutchman off the track. Nothing too serious continue to, just a wet spot on the track. Suddenly driving Rosberg set the fastest lap time, the German seems to pick up. He sits on 2.4 counting Max, who again 7 seconds behind Hamilton. Caramba! Alonso tettert off, he keeps his McLaren-Honda at the talk and will return to P13. Sainz chokes also in turn 1, a place where a lot of water.

Rio Haryanto has a few nice streaks in the gravel are drawn. He also vergaloppeerde in turn 1. The Indonesian inhibits while the left main tire suffered from the car on the wet section drive and so is his car in the round. Lewis Hamilton happens to almost exactly the same, but he knows a spin to avoid. Also Verstappen is the fog in turn 1 He can be happy further.

We sit in lap 31 and Rosberg put the pressure on the boiler at Verstappen. The latter is more than six-count behind leader Hamilton. Max defends the silver with tooth and nail. It is great to see how much faster the Mercedes is piece of bite on the defensive style of the Red Bull. Max seems to be which often line to switch on the straights. The Dutchman will be keen to continue as the stewards watch. Rosberg complains over the radio, as well as Mass by Vettel of the job is printed.

Then Rosberg really is over to Verstappen, but it took a very long time. After this overtaking, the track is drier and the action on the track less. Were times, with Perez on the pole, they fight to P5. Than bags suddenly the lap times of Rosberg in, he has versnellingsbakproblemen and gets on the radio instructions to restore. Is that allowed? We don’t think so. Max is still only two seconds behind Rosberg and put the pressure on. Rosberg must gear 7 skip. That provides undoubtedly a lower top speed on the straights. Were times going through at Perez.

Then comes the redeeming word through the Red Bull pitradio: the announcements from the Mercedes-pits to Rosberg to be investigated by the raceleiding. Max is 1.3 seconds behind the world CHAMPIONSHIP leader, so unfortunately just out of the DRS limit. Hamilton will drive in any case onbedreigd to victory and the tea on the stands is not dragging. Rosberg to finish P2 with Max right behind. So the question is whether the second place for Nico. Possible depends on him a penalty above the head. Ricciardo is driving a fairly anonymous race, but packs a decent fourth place.

All in all a nice race with plenty of action and a good result. Probably takes Verstappen is still P2. As soon as we know more, you know it too.

UPDATE: Videos! THIS, says Christian Horner about Max Verstappen, and THIS tells Max about the race.

UPDATE 2: Nico Rosberg has a penalty. Max is second!