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Apr102017 by Klara LjubiNo Comments

Hamilton praises his strategists

Lewis Hamilton praised his strategists after yesterday’s race. At Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, he celebrated his first win of the season and his 54th career win. The Briton is aware that the result is not only his merit, but also the merit of all those individuals who care about the strategy of the team and the race itself. “I believe we were fast enough to be able to control only the race. If it weren't for the safety car phase, we could prove it, so we depended on strategists who did a great job, "Hamilton emphasized after the race. Hamilton didn't always listen to the instructions from the pits, even if in the end their instructions turned out to be better. This time he added: “I am grateful to my technicians who gave me the right information so that we could show our maximum and win

Apr92017 by Klara LjubiNo Comments

Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix

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Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix, which served up a variety of events in the opening rounds that made us see a safety car on the track. Sebastian Vettel took second place with a slightly different strategy, with the two racers currently level in points at the World Championships. During the race, Max Verstappen advanced thirteen places relative to the starting place and crossed the finish line third; Red Bull’s team success was complemented by Daniel Ricciardo just below the podium. The racetrack in China was soaked overnight, and further forecast no more rain is expected. According to FIA forecasts, the probability of this is 20%. The starting lineup never mixed up after yesterday’s qualifiers as the commissioners awarded some penalties. Antonio Giovinazzi will start five places lower

Apr82017 by Klara LjubiNo Comments

Hamilton close to the first starting place in Shanghai

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With a record lap time of 1: 31.678, Lewis Hamilton gave Mercedes the 75th best starting position in the last 150 races, and his 63rd. Sebastian Vettel will threaten him from the first starting line, followed by Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen. In the first part of the qualifiers, Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel were the only racers to compete with soft tires, while the others had super soft ones fitted. Nevertheless, they were in the top three with the order of Vet, Ham, Rai. Romain Grosjean spun in the sixteenth turn in the middle of the work and ended up with a flat tire. Max Verstappen had motor problems, which may have cost him further performance in training. Fernando Alonso managed to rank in the top ten, telling the team that in

Apr152016 by Klara LjubiNo Comments

Rosberg is the fastest in training full of problems

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Current World Championship leader Nico Rosberg finished his first training session in China at the top, a tenth ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton in second place, but behind the silver arrows is anything but a successful training session that was also interrupted twice by red flags. Hamilton spun twice in an hour and a half, and Rosberg ended training with visible drive unit problems. The closest pursuers were again Ferraris. Sebastian Vettel set the third time. He was followed by Daniel Ricciardo and Kimi Raikkonen until the end of the top five. Twenty-five minutes later, we saw the first red flags when Felipe Massa had trouble with his left rear tire and spun in the sixth corner and slid down the track onto the sand. He later returned to the track, then with a problem with his left rear gu

Apr72016 by Klara Ljubi129 Comments

A selection of racing tires for Shanghai

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Pirelli has announced racers ’decisions regarding tires for the upcoming race in China in Shanghai. The Mercedes racers also chose different tires this time; Nico Rosberg will use an extra set of mediums, while Lewis Hamilton will have one more soft. In addition to them, they have different strategies at Williams, Renault, Toro Ross and Haas. Ferrari opted for super soft. Williams, McLarn and Haas have opted for the latter, but they have more than the red team. Individual racers decisions: racer team medium soft super soft Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 4 4 5 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 3 5 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 3 4 6 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 3 4 6 Valtteri Bottas Williams 2 4 7 Felipe Massa Williams 1 5 7 Day

Apr132015 by Klara LjubiNo Comments

Button punished

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Jenson Button lost one place in Sunday’s race in Shanghai and thus finished fourteenth after accepting guilt for colliding with Pastor Maldonado in the final laps. The commissioners added five seconds of punishment and two penalty points to his time. During the overtaking or defending its place several times changed direction. In the forty-ninth lap, the Briton wanted to outwit his opponent in the first corner and there was contact between them. The Venezuelan spun around and drove into the pits in the next lap, a lap later parked in the garage. Button continued the race without difficulty, and at the hearing he admitted that he was responsible for the collision. Roberto Merhi also received two penalty points and a five-second penalty for failing to comply with the prescribed time limit during the safety of the car.

Apr122013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

On the other Massa

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The first half of training reigned supreme at Mercedes, where Rosberg continued with a great ride after the first training session. Nevertheless, the competition did not fall asleep, as Felipe Massa completely overshadowed everything in the second half, when he reached the top and stayed there until the end of training. Second place went to Raikkonen and third to Massa's teammate Fernando Alonso. In fourth place was Rosberg, who was less than half a second behind the leading Brazilian, and the fifth Webber and then the sixth Button were almost and a second behind. Second training hours: 1. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m35.340s 32 2. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m35.492s + 0.152s 32 3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m35.755s + 0.415s 30 4.

Apr122013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Rosberg fastest in first practice in Shanghai

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Nico Rosberg, with his best time of 1: 36.717, also set the best time of the first free practice before the Chinese Grand Prix. The second fastest was his team rival Lewis Hamilton, who was almost half a second behind the German. Third and fourth place went to Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettl. Fernando Alonso with a Ferrari was fifth, just ahead of Jens Buttn in McLaren, who tested a number of new parts on the race car with which McLarn wants to join the fight for the best seats. Felipe Massa finished his first training session in seventh place, followed by Adrian Sutil, Romain Grosjean and Paul di Resta. Racer Team Time Laps 1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 01: 36.717 21 2. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 01: 37.171