Results Formula 1: Grand Prix of Europe 2016

Posted on 19-06-2016 at 16:46 by jaapiyo – 63 Comments”

The Grand Prix of Europe took place this year in the picturesque village of Baku.

If you are used to the Grand Prix of Europe have been visited, you found yourself back in countries like England, Germany or Spain. In the new world, however, the ancient world, and Azerbaijan is the place to be. There would be in this European GP someone to do something extraordinary such as Senna did in the first round of P5 to P1 to go on a wet Donington in 1993 (video with enthusiastic comments)?

We were actually still not recovered from Porsche’s surprising victory at Le Mans in the last minutes, but the race in Baku already started. Rosberg makes a good start from P1 and drive immediately to the front road. The question is: will we still see this race or do we see him again until after 1.5 hours as he was the first to cross the finish line is? A Williams blocks the wheel in turn 1 and also a Renault shoot straight. Max has a good start and come through to P7, before his replacement, Kvyat, Bottas, and from P10, launched Hamilton. That last pass there, so not to immediately have a few positions to address at the start.

Vettel has a blue plastic bag to the nose and hang. Fortunately, he can pocket miss and he gets on the track Ricciardo. Ricciardo dives early in the pits and the team of Ferrari says Vettel also needs to undercut to neutralize it. Vettel says that his pace is okay and runs to the pit lane over. His team-mate were times makes his stop to make. The Fin has a tijdstrafje above his head hang so he must make haste. With Rosberg and Vettel on place one and two cheers for the German commentator about ‘doppelführung für Deutschland’. Behind the two Germans are now driving al Perez, who yesterday also very fast in qualifying but a gridstraf cashed for a versnellingsbakwissel after a blast in the third free practice. This is why he had the race leave from P7 instead of P2.

In lap 11, Hamilton finally got past Bottas, but the good news for him is that he nevertheless only Rosberg, Vettel and Perez still on the job. All other drivers are already stopped. The bad news is that jason plato was yet again a fastest lap drop and now 23 seconds in front of him on Perez.

In round 16 we see a glimpse back to the old Kimi as he Hulkenberg outside catches up. Hamilton shoots for a moment on his new soft. In round 18 is going to Lil’ Lewis around in P9, behind the also later stopped Perez and just before our Max. A round later, we see a rare picture of the Sauber of Nasr, he kisses the wall.

In round 22 comes Rosberg for what may be his first stop. Because Vettel also stopped, he was the first back on the track. It is now very clear that nothing here is a win for ROS is going to stop him except a Safety Car, a mistake or a broken Mercedes. But well, in this circuit only one driver making a mistake to Bernd Maylander to work, so it remains exciting. Behind Rosberg has Kimi by his former stop Vettel to graze, but he will Vettel not difficult to make as that comes closer.

Out of view make the Red Bulls a stop. May wear out their tyres too quickly. Ricciardo and Max are the only ones that currently drive around in the medium band. Ricciardo is doing that on P9, Max, there is still a bit behind. He goes around on place 14 between the Renault’s of Magnussen and Palmer.

Because Vettel is indeed to connect with Kimi, let the team that last to know that Sebbie is faster than he is. The Iceman goes on the side, but he complained on the radio which is still just that Seb is now better also, but can show that he is faster because, otherwise, he is explosive thaws in the meatings after the race. One lap later put Vettel the fastest lap of the race down.

The Saubers and Manors have for the race might be a date created to have some airtime to address that they don’t normally get. Ericsson is doing just like he’s against Wehrlein to drive as he did in Monaco already did for his teammate, but this time he chooses at the last moment eggs for his money. Sainz meanwhile, just like last year, because he is from because his Toro kaduuk. It is anyway a bad weekend for Scuderia Toro Rosso for Kvyat falls off after a promising qualification.

Hamilton will compete with Sainz and turn the years back with a classic diva move. The team tells him that his Silberpfeil not in the correct position, but Hamilton understands that information is not. What follows is a kind of allo-allo-esque scene in which Hamilton and his engineers what passive-aggressive comments exchange with each other. Hamilton proposes at one point that he but all the buttons are going to rams in the hope that he has the right touch. The team says that they advise to not do that.

Another Manor in the picture! Wehrlein shoot straight after the start/finish line and let his team know that his brakes ‘completely gone’. The stop-go layout of the circuit in combination with the huge long straight piece is clearly heavy for the carbon brakes of the cars, witness the black dust that scattered from the rims shoot in the measurement.

Round 46 and still no Safety Car, the race could use some action. Fortunately, we have Max yet. Yesterday he had it all to stick with Bottas and now we suddenly see an image of Max, the other Williams of Massa in his gearbox has hang. The two drive around on P9 and P10. Mass, however, has no chance against our countryman. Before these two fighting cocks manages to Ricciardo in the other Red Bull inside of Hulkenberg is to go beyond.

At the front of the field, it is also exciting. Well, for the stage, as Rosberg put in the two-to-last lap a fastest lap down and is a sovereign-to-head. Unless we today even a crazy end of a race to see he is going to win. Perez, however, is sitting right behind were times in that place three drives. Can he still get a podium suits for Force India? Yes! He does not wait for the punishment that Kimi gets and picks up the Fin at the start of lap 50. At the same time lose the other Force India of Hulkenberg another position, this time to our Max, so only one place behind Ricciardo at the finish comes after a difficult qualification.

On stage, the two Germans flanked by a Mexican, the last time impressive levels of performance. Were times and Hamilton end up on place four and five with Bottas and the Red Bulls behind. Hulkenberg and Massa are tackling the last detail. The race was not as exciting as hoped, but nevertheless, on the banners next to the track still well done Baku’.

The full results:

1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
2 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
3 Sergio Perez Force India
4 Kimi Were Times Ferrari
5 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
6 Valtteri Bottas Williams
7 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull
8 Max Verstappen Red Bull
9 Nico Hulkenberg Force India
10 Felipe Massa Williams
11 Jenson Button McLaren
12 Felipe Nasr Sauber
13 Romain Grosjean Haas
14 Kevin Magnussen, Renault
15 Jolyon Palmer Renault
16 Esteban Gutierrez Haas
17 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
18 Rio Haryanto Manor

DNFs
Fernando Alonso McLaren
Pascal Wehrlein Manor
Carlos Sainz Jr.
Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso