Hamilton

Hamilton Continues to Dominate F1 Scene, Wins Third Race of 2015 Season

 April 24, 2015   R K Gupta

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Champion British driver Lewis Hamilton continued to maintain his stranglehold in Formula-1 as he finished with a dominant victory in last Sunday’s 2015 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. Hamilton was followed by Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen, who stood on the podium after 27 races. The third spot was taken by Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg. Once again the […]

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Chinese F1 Grand Prix

Chinese F1 Grand Prix: Hamilton Tops at Shanghai, Rosberg Second, Vettel Third

 April 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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After Sebastian Vettel’s victory in the Malaysian GP last fortnight, the issue of tyre-management during the race has suddenly acquired prominence. In season’s third F1 GP at Shanghai, most pre-race debate was focused on the new buzzword of Tyre-Management. Analysts talked about Ferrari’s lighter-tyre strategy employed in the previous race and whether Mercedes drivers could […]

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Malaysian GP: Emotional Vettel Weeps in Victory, His First as a Ferrari Driver

 March 31, 2015   R K Gupta

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After more than a year, 4-time Formula-one world champion Sebastian Vettel of Germany returned to the top podium finish at the second F1 race of 2015 season at Sepang racing circuit in Malaysia. In the entire 2014 F1 season, all talks were concerned with Mercedes and their two drivers. They dominated as a team and […]

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Australian GP

Australian GP Melbourne: Hamilton Makes a Winning Start to the 2015 F1 Season

 March 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton began his 2015 F1 campaign in great style to win the first race of the new season at the Albert Park in Melbourne on March 15, 2015. With his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg close on his heels for the second place, it was once again the Mercedes, who began […]

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Formula-One Pre-Season

Formula-One Pre-Season Testing Sessions End at Jerez and Barcelona

 March 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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With the first F1 race of the 2015 season barely 10 days away, the experience of the drivers and constructors at three 4-day pre-season testing sessions were like the sandbagging festivals. The preparations for the Rolex Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne during March 13-15, 2015 are already in full swing and feedbacks from the Spain […]

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Sebastian Vettel

With Sebastian Vettel in Their Fold, Ferrari Has Big Plans For 2015 Formula-One Season

 December 30, 2014   R K Gupta

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2014 was a difficult season for most constructors and Ferrari was no exception. The season had a runaway winner in Mercedes with two of their drivers winning most races, despite their personal differences. The worst sufferer of the season was Sebastian Vettel, the four-time F1 champion, who couldn’t win a single race in 2014 after […]

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Hamilton

As Rosberg’s Challenge Fades Away, Hamilton Emerges as the F-1 World Champion at Abu Dhabi

 November 26, 2014   R K Gupta

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The floodlight track of the desert town failed to provide any sparks as the last race of the 2014 Formula-one ended without any fight for Lewis Hamilton. The British driver claimed his second World Driver’s Championship title after winning the 11th race of the season. Much was talked about the challenge that Hamilton could face from […]

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F1 Recap: World Title Race between Hamilton & Rosberg Will Go Down to the Wire in Abu Dhabi

 November 21, 2014   R K Gupta

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The last race of 2014 F1 season comes up at Abu Dhabi during November 21-23, 2014. Barring unforeseen circumstances, the two top contenders for the title of 2014 World Champion are headed for a photo-finish. The Mercedes teammates; Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, are also the sport’s bitterest rivals and after the Brazilian GP, 17 […]

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Rollicking Rosberg Holds Nerves to Keep Hamilton at Bay in Brazil

 November 14, 2014   R K Gupta

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It is now down to the last race at Abu Dhabi in two weeks’ time. The two Mercedes drivers are locked in the world championship battle with full knowledge of their current standings. Rosberg had last won at the German GP in July and by his victory on Sunday, he broke the streak of Hamilton’s […]

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Mercedes

Hamilton’s Win at Circuit of Americas in Austin Makes it Another 1-2 for Mercedes

 November 3, 2014   R K Gupta

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On Saturday, Lewis Hamilton ceded the pole position to his teammate and arch-rival Nico Rosberg but in Sunday’s main event, the British driver put his heart into the race and recorded his fifth consecutive F1 victory and 10th of the 2014 season. To Nico Rosberg’s credit, he has also had a great season and he […]

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