F1 Zorg & Badger GP 2015 Season

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This is already a cracking race as you would expect from Silverstone.......

British Grand Prix

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Summary

1. Race under way - Massa leads, Bottas 2nd, Hamilton 3rd, Rosberg 4th
2. Both Williams over take both Mercedes at start
3. Contact between Lotus and McLaren
4. Button, Grosjean, Maldonado, Nasr, Verstappen out
5. Laps 52

 

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Williams chief technical officer Pat Symonds, speaking to BBC Sport: "We can't get away from the fact Mercedes have good pace. It will be interesting to see now what Rosberg does, will he switch to a two-stop and have a go at us? It also looks like the rain is coming.

"You have to try and outthink them. I think coming out in the pitlane is against the rules if it is not a genuine call. We didn't fall for that one."

 

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Hungarian GP​

Sergio Perez in Hungarian GP practice crash, Hamilton fastest........
Force India's Sergio Perez walked away from a dramatic accident.

His car flipped and came to rest upside down after hitting the wall following a spin out of the Hungaroring's Turn 11, caused by a rear suspension failure.
Perez's car was pitched into a spin when the right-rear suspension broke as he ran wide, and flipped when a front wheel was caught under the chassis.
The initial spin sent the car spinning across the track into the inside wall, after which it continued to spin and then turned over.

"I lost the rest and went into the wall. On the Astroturf, it is very slippery. The car is quite badly damaged but hopefully we can recover and do a bit of second practice. I hope we can recover from this."

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I'm not saying that I would've wanted to be in his seat but It looked innocuous enough. I've certainly seen much worse.

Tony.

 

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How Hungarian GP practice unfolded

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Summary

1. Hamilton fastest in second practice, Kvyat 2nd
2. Vettel spins, Ricciardo suffers engine failure after running well
3. F1 returns after Jules Bianchi funeral
4. Send your tributes to Bianchi #bbcf1
5. Perez flips in dramatic crash - is uninjured
6. Hamilton fastest in first practice, Rosberg 2nd

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Hungarian GP & Bianchi tributes

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Summary

1. Final practice under way
2. Qualifying at 13:00
3. Bianchi tributes
4. Hamilton dominant in Friday practice

There will be a one minute silence to remember Jules Bianchi ahead of Sunday's race and the teams are displaying their own tributes throughout the weekend.

Mick Tomsett: Saw Jules test for Ferrari at Silverstone last year and was so impressed. F1 has lost a shining star. You will be missed Jules!

Mark Eyeington: Met him at Silverstone 2014 great guy will be sadly missed #bbcf1 #CiaoJules

LillyLoo: Race in peace young man sleep well number 17

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Hungarian GP qualifying result
Hamilton on pole in Hungary

Summary​

1. Hamilton on pole by 0.5secs from Rosberg
2. Vettel 3rd, Ricciardo 4th, Raikkonen 5th, Bottas 6th
3. Alonso breaks down and pushes car back to pits
4. Button out with Saubers and Manors in Q1

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Well, I got the top three right but that will only count for points if the race ends that way.

 

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What a race........

Vettel stands proudly on the top step, Daniil Kvyat and Daniel Ricciardo either side of him. Who'd have thought we would ever see that top three!?

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So that's Sebastian Vettel's first ever win at the Hugnarian Grand Prix and the 41st of his career - equalling Ayrton Senna in third place on the all-time list, only trailing Alain Prost (51) and Michael Schumacher (91).



Asked about Sebastian Vettel's win Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene says: "I like angry pizza."

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...me neither........!!

 

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Hungarian GP result

1) Vettel 2) Kvyat 3) Ricciardo 4) Verstappen 5) Alonso 6) Hamilton 7) Grosjean 8) Rosberg 9) Button 10) Ericsson

11) Nasr 12) Massa 13) Bottas 14) Maldonado 15) Merhi 16) Stevens

Ret: Sainz, Raikkonen, Perez, Hulkenberg

*provisional classification.

 

[t-tony]

I reckon that Hamilton had a seasons worth of bad luck today. Not sure why he had a "Drive through" and Rosberg didn't?
Overall a race to keep the neutrals interested.

Tony.

 

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Will Bickerstaff: How long since there's not been Mercedes power on the podium?

Jan Wilkins: Well done Seb, the gentleman of the day who has kept his nose clean and raced fair and square... unlike some others!!!

Rich Atkinson: I'll bet @Jules_Bianchi is looking down with a huge smile on his face. Epic race.

 

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Lester Wood: I think all the drivers & teams had a chat about making this an incredible and exciting race for Jules. What a cracker.

Matt: Easily the best Grand Prix of the season so far, and it could be about to get better...

Verity Wilde: Is Pastor going for some kind of record? And at what point do they start adding points to his licence?

 

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Martin: So @LewisHamilton moans about @nico_rosberg not leaving space... Then drives into @danielricciardo. No sympathy from me!!

Alex Playle: Hamilton has got no one else to blame but himself here. Thrown it away twice. Petulant child.

Jason Raj: Will Lewis get a penalty for that? 'Causing a collision'?

Adam Ashford: Do my eyes deceive me? BOTH MCLARENS ARE IN THE POINTS!!!

 

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How the Hungarian GP unfolded

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Summary

1. Vettel wins, Kvyat 2nd, Ricciardo 3rd, Verstappen 4th, Alonso 5th, Hamilton 6th
2. Ricciardo hits Rosberg after daring overtake - Rosberg punctures
3. Hamilton hits Ricciardo - gets penalty & apologises over team radio
4. Safety car after Hulkenberg crashes heavily - is uninjured
5. Both Ferraris overtake Mercedes in thrilling start
6. Hulkenberg, Perez, Raikkonen, Sainz out

 

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Badger GP

Got to love Spa!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfELzwMLRQU


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View: https://youtu.be/o1KTNnAEc28
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Well, after the summer break, it starts again at my all time favorite track........

Belgian Grand Prix qualifying

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Qualifying at 13:00 BST
Hamilton fastest in final practice, Rosberg 2nd
Drivers raise concerns after Rosberg tyre failure

At 7.004 km Spa-Franchorchamps is the longest circuit on the F1 calendar. It is more than double the distance of Monaco's.

 

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Hamilton takes pole

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Summary

1. Williams' Valtteri Bottas, who qualified third: "It is good to be back in the top three in qualifying.
   
2. Hamilton on pole, Rosberg 2nd, Bottas 3rd
3. Grosjean 4th, Perez 5th, Ricciardo 6th, Vettel 9th
4. Raikkonen breaks down, Kvyat out in Q2
5. Both McLarens, Marussias & Nasr out
6. Hamilton top in Q1, Rosberg top in Q2

 

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Hamilton takes pole

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Summary

1. Williams' Valtteri Bottas, who qualified third: "It is good to be back in the top three in qualifying.
   
2. Hamilton on pole, Rosberg 2nd, Bottas 3rd
3. Grosjean 4th, Perez 5th, Ricciardo 6th, Vettel 9th
4. Raikkonen breaks down, Kvyat out in Q2
5. Both McLarens, Marussias & Nasr out
6. Hamilton top in Q1, Rosberg top in Q2

Hamilton looked on fire with Rosberg a bit edgy and Mclaren are still having a nightmare!

 

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How the Belgian GP unfolded

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Summary

1. 'Impeccable race for Grosjean'
   
   
2. Hamilton wins, Rosberg 2nd, Grosjean 3rd
3. Kvyat 4th, Perez 5th, Massa 6th
4. Vettel suffers dramatic tyre explosion while running third
5. German furious at tyre failure
6. Williams penalised for mixing tyre compounds
7. Hulkenberg, Maldonado, Ricciardo, Sainz out