tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59456324483638909552024-03-13T20:11:27.879+08:00Alvin's Formula One BlogThis blog is dedicated to my passion for cars and motorsports especially Formula 1 and my support for Lewis Hamilton and McLaren. All articles here is written by me except for news articles which I reproduce from F1 related news sites or fan sites. For any ideas or business possibilities, I'm open to ideas so please do contact me at akhnsx@yahoo.com.Alvin Kassimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430509479379445788noreply@blogger.comBlogger892125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945632448363890955.post-52852802732389064962017-01-17T10:09:00.000+08:002017-01-17T10:09:13.293+08:00WHO GOES WHERE 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On a day which sees Sauber, Williams and Mercedes all confirm their 2017 line-ups, the grid is finally falling into place.<br />
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<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border: 0px solid rgb(197, 197, 197); font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Driver</b></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border: 0px solid rgb(197, 197, 197); font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nat</b></td><td style="border: 0px solid rgb(197, 197, 197); font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Team</b></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border: 0px solid rgb(197, 197, 197); font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Comment</b></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/9/lewis-hamilton" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hamilton</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">GBR</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/7/mercedes" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mercedes</a> AMG Petronas F1 Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/3/valtteri-bottas" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Bottas</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">FIN</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/7/mercedes" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mercedes</a> AMG Petronas F1 Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/15/daniel-ricciardo" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ricciardo</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">AUS</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/8/red-bull" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Red Bull</a> Racing</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/46/max-verstappen" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Verstappen</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">NED</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/8/red-bull" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Red Bull</a> Racing</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/21/sebastian-vettel" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Vettel</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">GER</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Scuderia <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/2/ferrari" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ferrari</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/17/kimi-raikkonen" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Raikkonen</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">FIN</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Scuderia <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/2/ferrari" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ferrari</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/13/sergio-perez" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Perez</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">ME</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sahara <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/3/force-india" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Force India</a> F1 Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ocon</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">FRA</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sahara <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/3/force-india" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Force India</a> F1 Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/12/felipe-massa" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Massa</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">BRZ</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/11/williams" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Williams</a> Martini Racing</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/57/lance-stroll" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Stroll</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">CAN</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/11/williams" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Williams</a> Martini Racing</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/1/fernando-alonso" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Alonso</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">ESP</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/5/mclaren" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">McLaren</a> Honda</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/39/stoffel-vandoorne" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Vandoorne</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">BEL</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/5/mclaren" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">McLaren</a> Honda</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/47/carlos-sainz" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sainz</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">ESP</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Scuderia <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/10/toro-rosso" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Toro Rosso</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/32/daniil-kvyat" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Kvyat</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">RUS</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Scuderia <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/10/toro-rosso" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Toro Rosso</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/7/romain-grosjean" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Grosjean</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">FRA</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/12/haas" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Haas</a> F1 Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/33/kevin-magnussen" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Magnussen</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">DEN</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/12/haas" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Haas</a> F1 Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/10/nico-hulkenberg" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hulkenberg</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">GER</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/13/renault" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Renault</a> Sport Formula One Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/50/jolyon-palmer" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Palmer</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">GBR</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/13/renault" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Renault</a> Sport Formula One Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/38/marcus-ericsson" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ericsson</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">SWE</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/9/sauber" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sauber</a> F1 Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/48/pascal-wehrlein" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wehrlein</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">GER</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/9/sauber" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sauber</a> F1 Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"></td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pp" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/6/manor" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Manor</a> Racing Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"></td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pp" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/6/manor" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Manor</a> Racing Team</td></tr>
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Whether manor will make it to the grid or not will have to depend on sponsors. The blame is squarely on Bernie. Thanks Bernie. Keep it up.<br />
<br />Alvin Kassimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430509479379445788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945632448363890955.post-12884956826270201782017-01-17T09:58:00.001+08:002017-01-17T10:01:02.182+08:00F1 2016 IN NUMBERS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A look back at the 2016 F1 season in numbers with Pirelli. I know some of it is unnecessary but it's interesting that they keep track of so many things.<br />
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"This has been an incredible season both on and off the track," says Pirelli Motorsport Director, Paul Hembery, as the Italian manufacturer reflects on the busiest F1 season ever. "So here are a few facts and figures as a souvenir of a year that will go down in history.<br />
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"Pirelli has introduced a brand new compound - the ultrasoft - and also new regulations that allowed teams to use three compounds during each race, selected in advance. This extra tactical intrigue proved to be a highlight of the year, enhancing the show still further.<br />
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"We also had the final season of tyres with a deliberately high level of degradation, as from next year we adopt a new philosophy in line with the latest direction for the sport.<br />
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"At the same time as completing this season, we were testing for the next one: both using prototypes in 2016 dimensions, and then, from August, prototypes in 2017 size on adapted mule cars over 24 cumulative test days. As a result of that, and the biggest calendar ever featured in the sport, we completed a longer distance, at higher levels of performance, than has ever been seen before in the history of Formula 1."<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">TYRES</span></b><br />
<br />
Total number of tyres supplied in 2016: 42,792<br />
Of these, 38,112 were supplied for race weekends and 4,680 for testing<br />
Of the 42,792 tyres, 28,188 were slicks and 14,604 were rain or intermediate tyres<br />
Total number of tyres used during race weekends: 15,652, of which 13,844 were slick tyres and 1,808 were rain or intermediates<br />
Total number of tyres that were recycled: all<br />
Maximum number of kilometres driven on each compound (excluding tests):<br />
Hard: 759 km (Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull)<br />
Medium: 3,597 km (Valtteri Bottas, Williams)<br />
Soft: 6,566 km (Sergio Perez, Force India)<br />
Supersoft: 4,598 km (Valtteri Bottas, Williams)<br />
Ultrasoft: 2,052 km (Nico Rosberg, Mercedes)<br />
Intermediate: 444 km (Jenson Button, McLaren)<br />
Wet: 523km (Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes)<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">PIT STOPS</span></b><br />
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Total number of pit stops: 933, of which 4 drive-throughs and one was a stop and go)<br />
This makes an average of 44.4 per race, and 2.01 per driver in each race<br />
Most pit stops in a race: 66 at the Chinese Grand Prix<br />
Fewest pit stops in a race: 26 in Russia<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">OVERTAKING</span></b><br />
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Total number of overtaking manoeuvres during the season: 866 (*), with an average of 41.2 per race<br />
Highest number of overtaking manoeuvres at a dry race: 128 in China (**)<br />
Highest number of overtaking manoeuvres at a wet race: 64 in Brazil<br />
Fewest number of overtaking manoeuvres at a dry race: 10 in Hungary<br />
Driver with the most overtaking manoeuvres during the year: Max Verstappen, 78 (**)<br />
Driver with the most overtaking manoeuvres at a single race: 18, Lewis Hamilton in China<br />
Driver who has been overtaken least: Sebastian Vettel, one time (by Max Verstappen at the Brazilian Grand Prix, 66th lap, 5th position)<br />
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Driver who made up most places on the opening lap: Fernando Alonso, who gained 41 positions on the opening lap<br />
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Team that carried out most overtaking: Red Bull, 136 moves (**) - 61 by Daniel Ricciardo, 60 by Max Verstappen, 15 by Daniil Kvyat<br />
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Team that has been overtaken least: Mercedes, seven times (Nico Rosberg four, Lewis Hamilton three)<br />
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(*) How overtaking moves are calculated: an overtaking manoeuvre is counted as one that takes place during complete flying laps (so not on the opening lap) and is then maintained all the way to the lap's finish line. Position changes due to major mechanical problems or lapping/unlapping are not counted.<br />
(**) It's the highest value since 1983 (the first year since when data is available)<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">CIRCUITS AND RACING</span></b><br />
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Longest race of the season: Brazil, three hours, one minute and 01,335 seconds<br />
Shortest race of the year: Italy, one hour, 17 minutes and 28,089 seconds<br />
Fastest race of the year: Italy, winner's average speed (Nico Rosberg), 237.558 kph<br />
Highest speed reached by a Pirelli P Zero Formula One tyre during a grand prix: 372.5 km/h, Valtteri Bottas in Mexico (*)<br />
Highest number of fastest laps: Lewis Hamilton, 15 (3 in races and 12 in qualifying)<br />
Highest number of laps led: 566 (Lewis Hamilton)<br />
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(*) New record in an official F1 session (previous: 370,1 kph, Kimi Raikkonen at the Italian Grand Prix, 2005)<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">2017 WIDER TYRE TESTS</span></b><br />
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Number of prototypes tested: 96<br />
Tyres' width: +25%<br />
Teams involved in Pirelli's testing programme: 3 (Ferrari, Mercedes, Red Bull)<br />
Drivers involved: 11, of which 4 Ferrari, 4 Red Bull and 3 Mercedes<br />
Days of testing: 24<br />
Laps: 2,613<br />
Total of kilometres: 12,148 km<br />
Circuits: 5 (Abu Dhabi, Barcelona, Fiorano, Mugello, Paul Ricard)<br />
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<b>Kilometres Tested With Wider Tyres</b><br />
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Pascal Wehrlein (Mercedes): 3,248<br />
Pierre Gasly (Red Bull): 2,494<br />
Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari): 2,228<br />
Sébastien Buemi (Red Bull): 1,190<br />
Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari): 1,054<br />
Max Verstappen (Red Bull): 517<br />
Esteban Gutiérrez (Ferrari): 480<br />
Antonio Fuoco (Ferrari): 478<br />
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes): 209<br />
Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull): 200<br />
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes): 50<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">PIRELLI IN F1</span></b><br />
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Races: 320<br />
Wins: 161<br />
Pole positions: 164<br />
Podiums: 490<br />
Fastest laps: 168<br />
Driver titles: 11<br />
Team titles: 6<br />
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Number of drivers (including third drivers and young drivers) who have driven a Pirelli-equipped Formula One car since 2010: 102<br />
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Kilometres driven by all the P Zero compounds throughout 2016 (including tests, practice, qualifying and races): 384,705 km (excluding prototype tyres)<br />
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By compound, it works out as: Hard 14,236; Medium 99,447; Soft 133,988; Supersoft 86,014; Ultrasoft 31,647; Intermediate 8,278; Wet 11,095<br />
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Distance covered in testing during 2016 (excluding race weekends): 61,772 km, of which over 12,000 km with 2017 Wider Tyres<br />
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Distance covered in races in 2016: 123,534 km<br />
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Number of fastest laps (in qualifying and races) set by the world champion in 2016: 14 (six in races and eight in qualifying)<br />
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Lowest average speed at which a dry race has been won in 2016: 159.992 kph (Nico Rosberg, Singapore Grand Prix)<br />
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Lowest asphalt temperatures recorded during a race (on Sunday): 15°C in Canada<br />
Lowest asphalt temperatures recorded during a race weekend: 13°C in Mexico.<br />
Highest asphalt temperatures recorded during a race (on Sunday): 59°C in Malaysia<br />
Highest asphalt temperatures recorded during a race weekend: 61°C, again in Malaysia<br />
Lowest ambient temperatures recorded during a race (on Sunday): 11°C in Canada<br />
Lowest ambient temperatures recorded during a race weekend: 11°C in Canada<br />
Highest ambient temperatures recorded during a race (on Sunday): 37°C in Malaysia<br />
Highest ambient temperatures recorded during a race weekend: 37°C in Malaysia<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">PIRELLI TEAM AND ITS GUESTS</span></b><br />
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Pirelli team members who travel to each race: 60 (on average)<br />
Nationalities represented within the Pirelli Formula One team: 9<br />
Different languages spoken by team members: 10<br />
Press releases written by Pirelli Formula One Team: 234<br />
Infographics: 210<br />
Tweets sent by @PirelliSport account via Twitter: 2,100<br />
Pirelli notebooks distributed throughout the season inside the paddock: 2,550<br />
Guests: 5,600<br />
Pirelli podium caps sold: 15,000<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">PIRELLI HOSPITALITY IN 2016</span></b><br />
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Meals served within Pirelli's hospitality unit (including tests): 15,600<br />
Litres of water drunk in Pirelli's hospitality during the year: 10,200<br />
Kilograms of pasta cooked by Pirelli's chef: 900<br />
Pizzas cooked by Pirelli's chef: 420<br />
Number of different dessert recipes prepared at Pirelli's Hospitality unit: 50<br />
Desserts eaten at Pirelli's hospitality: 7,500<br />
Coffees served at Pirelli's: almost 30,000<br />
Litres of olive oil used during the year: 500<br />
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<br />Alvin Kassimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430509479379445788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945632448363890955.post-84369074188894884842016-12-13T09:00:00.003+08:002016-12-13T09:02:54.585+08:00Nico Rosberg’s Shock Retirement Leaves Mercedes Looking For Lewis Hamilton’s New Rival/Teammate <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Hey everybody. We're back with another guest post by Joshua Madisson.</span><br />
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The news had barely got around the world that Nico Rosberg had won the Formula 1 World Championship, before it was revealed he had also announced his retirement. This came just five days after lifting the trophy. He is leaving at the highest possible point in a career and said in his statement "I have climbed my mountain, I am on the peak, so this feels right,". But this leaves not only F1 without one of its stars, but also <a href="http://lewisf1.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/fia-issues-2017-f1-entry-list.html">Lewis Hamilton needing a new teammate</a>.<br />
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Rosberg is only 31, but has been racing for 25 of those years. He is the second big name to retire after Jenson Button who also called it time. Button was honoured by the University of Bath this week for his services to the sport and contribution to British racing. Unlike when Button won his F1 Championship with Brawn, Rosberg is not going to try and add to his collection.<br />
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The German’s experience is quite extensive considering his young age. He has raced in 206 Grand Prix’s winning 23 times and making 57 podiums. His debut came in 2006 and his rise to become F1 Champion is second longest wait after Nigel Mansell’s 12 years. Racing ran in the blood for Rosberg. His father is an F1 Champ himself, Keke Rosberg from Finland. With this win, Nico matches what his father achieved. Still despite these facts there is no denying his decision is still a shock. Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said the news took him "completely by surprise". “This is a brave decision by Nico and a testament to the strength of his character," he added. "The clarity of his judgement meant I accepted his decision straight away when he told me”.<br />
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This acceptance comes from an inside knowledge on how difficult it is to maintain the levels needed to be a top driver. Something even Lewis Hamilton admitted. The pressures of the last few races showed for Rosberg and the contemplation of having to do it all again and beat Hamilton makes Rosberg’s decision a lot easier. He has new family commitments too, something Hamilton does not, and having emulated his father he does not have much left to prove. Formula 1 Tips expert <a href="file:///C:/Alvin/Blog/F1%20Blog/2016/Features/wwww.bookmakers.tv">Luke Michaels, of Bookmakers TV</a> says “As soon as driving becomes a job and not a passion, the harder it is to do the work necessary to be the best.”<br />
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Despite everyone’s calm acceptance Rosberg’s decision leaves the Mercedes team in a bind to find a new driver. Fernando Alonso is the current leader in the rumours, but it will likely be difficult to prize him away from McLaren. They can promote Pascal Wehlein, but he could be used as a makeweight with any other constructors in a driver swap deal. Valtteri Bottas is another who could be perfect as team boss Toto Wolff has had experience working with him before.<br />
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Whoever it is <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38187984">does not seem to bother our Lewis Hamilton</a> "I've never needed a team-mate to be able to push me," he said. "The better the driver, the better it is for me when I finish ahead of them. You need someone with good values coming in and representing the team in a positive way, good work ethic and consistency, obviously, so we can those win constructors' championships. So, in terms of challenging for constructors' titles, which is obviously the team's first goal, we need to make sure we have someone equally as consistent as what we had before."<br />
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<br />Alvin Kassimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430509479379445788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945632448363890955.post-15483925906270180432016-12-07T08:36:00.000+08:002016-12-07T08:37:54.064+08:00FIA ISSUES 2017 F1 ENTRY LIST<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The FIA has issued the 2017 F1 entry list... with just four seats still to be filled. No surprises that the most noticeable gap is that where everyone expected to see world champion Nico Rosberg’s name alongside Lewis Hamilton, the German having opted to retire just days after securing the title.<br />
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Sauber has one vacant seat alongside Marcus Ericsson, while Manor still has two vacancies. Though previously linked with both Sauber and Manor, Pascal Wehrlein is now looking a little further up the grid, hoping that Toto Wolff will give him the ultimate Christmas present.<br />
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Despite using Renault engines, Red Bull will continue as Red Bull-Tag Heuer, the deal having been extended through to 2018. Sister team Toro Rosso, which switches back to Renault from Ferrari next year, is also expected to re-badge its power units though there is currently no idea as to whose name might adorn the French engines.<br />
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Rookies Stoffel Vandoorne and Lance Stroll will race with the numbers 2 and 18, respectively, though the Belgian raced with the number 47 in Bahrain earlier this year.<br />
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<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">44</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/9/lewis-hamilton" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hamilton</a></td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">GBR</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/7/mercedes" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mercedes</a> AMG Petronas F1 Team</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/7/mercedes" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mercedes</a></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">TBC</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/7/mercedes" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mercedes</a> AMG Petronas F1 Team</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/7/mercedes" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mercedes</a></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">3</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/15/daniel-ricciardo" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ricciardo</a></td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">AUS</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/8/red-bull" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Red Bull</a> Racing</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/8/red-bull" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Red Bull</a>-Tag Heuer</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">33</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/46/max-verstappen" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Verstappen</a></td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">NED</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/8/red-bull" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Red Bull</a> Racing</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/8/red-bull" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Red Bull</a>-Tag Heuer</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/21/sebastian-vettel" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Vettel</a></td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">GER</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Scuderia <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/2/ferrari" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ferrari</a></td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/2/ferrari" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ferrari</a></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">7</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/17/kimi-raikkonen" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Raikkonen</a></td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">FIN</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Scuderia <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/2/ferrari" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ferrari</a></td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/2/ferrari" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ferrari</a></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">11</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/13/sergio-perez" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Perez</a></td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">ME</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sahara <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/3/force-india" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Force India</a> F1 Team</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/3/force-india" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Force India</a>-<a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/7/mercedes" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mercedes</a></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">31</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ocon</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">FRA</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sahara <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/3/force-india" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Force India</a> F1 Team</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/3/force-india" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Force India</a>-<a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/7/mercedes" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mercedes</a></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">77</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/3/valtteri-bottas" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Bottas</a></td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">FIN</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/11/williams" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Williams</a> Martini Racing</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/11/williams" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Williams</a>-<a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/7/mercedes" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mercedes</a></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">18</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/57/lance-stroll" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Stroll</a></td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">CAN</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/11/williams" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Williams</a> Martini Racing</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/11/williams" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Williams</a>-<a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/7/mercedes" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mercedes</a></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">14</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/1/fernando-alonso" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Alonso</a></td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">ESP</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/5/mclaren" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">McLaren</a> Honda</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/5/mclaren" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">McLaren</a>-Honda</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">2</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/39/stoffel-vandoorne" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Vandoorne</a></td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">BEL</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/5/mclaren" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">McLaren</a> Honda</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/5/mclaren" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">McLaren</a>-Honda</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">55</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/47/carlos-sainz" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sainz</a></td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">ESP</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Scuderia <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/10/toro-rosso" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Toro Rosso</a></td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/10/toro-rosso" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Toro Rosso</a>-<a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/13/renault" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Renault</a></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">26</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/32/daniil-kvyat" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Kvyat</a></td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">RUS</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Scuderia <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/10/toro-rosso" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Toro Rosso</a></td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/10/toro-rosso" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Toro Rosso</a>-<a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/13/renault" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Renault</a></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">8</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/7/romain-grosjean" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Grosjean</a></td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">FRA</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/12/haas" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Haas</a> F1 Team</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/12/haas" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Haas</a>-<a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/2/ferrari" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ferrari</a></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">20</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/33/kevin-magnussen" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Magnussen</a></td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">DEN</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/12/haas" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Haas</a> F1 Team</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/12/haas" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Haas</a>-<a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/2/ferrari" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ferrari</a></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">27</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/10/nico-hulkenberg" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hulkenberg</a></td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">GER</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/13/renault" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Renault</a> Sport Formula One Team</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/13/renault" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Renault</a></td></tr>
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<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">9</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/38/marcus-ericsson" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ericsson</a></td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">SWE</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/9/sauber" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sauber</a> F1 Team</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/9/sauber" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sauber</a>-<a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/2/ferrari" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ferrari</a></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">TBC</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/9/sauber" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sauber</a> F1 Team</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/9/sauber" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sauber</a>-<a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/2/ferrari" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ferrari</a></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">TBC</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pp" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/6/manor" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Manor</a> Racing Team</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">MRT-<a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/7/mercedes" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mercedes</a></td></tr>
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1. <a href="http://shop.spreadshirt.com/hamiltontees/">Hamilton Tees</a> (fixed designs) is my online shop where you can get my Lewis Hamilton inspired designs printed on many different types of t-shirts and hoodies.<br />
Link - http://shop.spreadshirt.com/hamiltontees/<br />
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2. <a href="http://lewishamiltontshirt.spreadshirt.com/">Lewis Hamilton T-Shirt</a> (design your own) is a designer shop where you can get the same designs on many more products - not just t-shirts but trousers, baby bibs, mugs, phone cases, whatever is available. You can adjust the size and location of the designs, add text and customize it exactly as you see fit.<br />
Link - http://lewishamiltontshirt.spreadshirt.com/<br />
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3. <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/akhnsx/shop">Lewis Hamilton Collection</a> (fixed designs) is my fixed design shop on Redbubble where most of the phone cases are and many other products.<br />
Link - http://www.redbubble.com/people/akhnsx/shop<br />
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Support Lewis this season by owning this collection. Thank you for your support. May Lewis win his fourth world title in 2016. We win and lose together. Go Lewis!<br />
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Here is a sample.<br />
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The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is a Formula One race. It was announced in early 2007 at the Abu Dhabi F1 Festival in the United Arab Emirates. The first race took place on November 1, 2009, held at the Hermann Tilke designed Yas Marina Circuit.<br />
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On June 25, 2008 the FIA announced the provisional 2009 Formula One calendar including the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as the 19th and final race of the season on November 15. On November 5, 2008, however, it was announced that the race would be held as the season finale on November 1, two weeks before the initially planned date, as the 17th and final race.<br />
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The inaugural race was Formula One's first ever day-night race, starting at 17:00 local time. Floodlights used to illuminate the circuit were switched on from the start of the event to ensure a seamless transition from daylight to darkness. Subsequent Abu Dhabi Grands Prix have also been day-night races.<br />
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The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is Formula 1’s original day/night race. The race begins at 17-00hrs local time, in the dusk and ends in darkness, with floodlights illuminating the track. The temperatures drop during the race and this has a significant bearing on tyre performance and thus race strategy. This was shown by the race in Bahrain, which also followed this format for the first time this season. The Yas Marina Circuit features six corners below 100 kph – only Monaco, Singapore and Valencia have more. The track surface is smooth.<br />
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Track length : 5.554 kilometres.<br />
Race distance : 55 laps (305.355 kilometres).<br />
Corners : 21 corners in total. Average speed 197km/h.<br />
Aerodynamic setup : Med/High downforce.<br />
Top speed : 320km/h (with DRS open) 307km/h without.<br />
Full throttle : 60% of the lap time (ave/high).<br />
Fuel Consumption : Med/High (Max Downforce, lower average speed, frequent acceleration events).<br />
Brake wear : Medium.<br />
Number of braking events : 12.<br />
Time spent braking : 17% of the lap. Third or fourth most severe circuit of the year on brakes.<br />
Total time needed for a pit stop : 23 seconds.<br />
Ease of Overtaking : Low (difficult to overtake even with double DRS zones).<br />
Lap record : 1:40.279 (Germany Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, 2009).<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">POWER UNIT ELEMENTS</span></b><br />
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Details of drivers power unit elements used prior to the Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend.<br />
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<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/21/sebastian-vettel" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Vettel</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/2/ferrari" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ferrari</a></td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">6</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">6</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">6</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td></tr>
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<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/12/felipe-massa" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Massa</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/11/williams" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Williams</a></td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">3</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">3</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/3/valtteri-bottas" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Bottas</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/11/williams" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Williams</a></td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">3</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">3</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/15/daniel-ricciardo" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ricciardo</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/8/red-bull" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Red Bull</a></td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/46/max-verstappen" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Verstappen</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/8/red-bull" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Red Bull</a></td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/10/nico-hulkenberg" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hulkenberg</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/3/force-india" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Force India</a></td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">3</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">3</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/13/sergio-perez" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Perez</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/3/force-india" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Force India</a></td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">3</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">3</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/33/kevin-magnussen" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Magnussen</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/13/renault" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Renault</a></td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/50/jolyon-palmer" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Palmer</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/13/renault" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Renault</a></td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/32/daniil-kvyat" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Kvyat</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/10/toro-rosso" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Toro Rosso</a></td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/47/carlos-sainz" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sainz</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/10/toro-rosso" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Toro Rosso</a></td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/38/marcus-ericsson" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ericsson</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/9/sauber" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sauber</a></td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">6</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/41/felipe-nasr" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Nasr</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/9/sauber" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sauber</a></td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/1/fernando-alonso" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Alonso</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/5/mclaren" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">McLaren</a></td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">8</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">9</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">9</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">7</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">7</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">7</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/4/jenson-button" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Button</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/5/mclaren" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">McLaren</a></td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">6</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">6</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">6</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">6</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">6</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">6</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/48/pascal-wehrlein" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wehrlein</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pp" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/6/manor" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Manor</a></td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">3</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">3</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ocon</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pp" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/6/manor" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Manor</a></td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</td><td align="center" style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">3</td><td align="center" class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">3</td></tr>
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Ahead of their title showdown, it seems highly appropriate that the weather conditions facing Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton this weekend will resemble those usually associated with shoot-outs in the Wild West, with UBIMET, the official meteorological service provider to the FIA, predicting dry and dusty conditions.<br />
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It is unlikely we will see tumbleweed blowing down the pit straight, at least not literally, as the Mercedes duo go head to head at a circuit best known for its bling as opposed to on-track thrills.<br />
Ahead of the weekend there will be a mixture of some high and mid-level cloud, but otherwise mostly fine and sunny conditions are expected. Local sea breezes in some areas will see temperatures reaching reach 30 to 32 degrees Celsius.<br />
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From Friday to Sunday, the wind will be moderate from northern directions, bringing dust over Abu Dhabi and reducing visibility in some areas. Whether the dusty conditions will remain for the whole race weekend is still uncertain. The probability for rain is very low with dry conditions likely to prevail. The highest temperatures will range between 29 and 32 degrees C.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">TYRES</span></b><br />
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Yas Marina has a very smooth track surface with a wide variety of corners and speeds, as well as warm weather that is consistent all year round, which makes it a favoured venue for testing. Because the circuit is quite varied, teams tend to run a medium downforce compromise set-up. Overtaking tends to be quite tricky at Yas Marina, so strategy can help boost track position.<br />
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The smooth surface generally leads to quite low levels of tyre wear and degradation. The race starts in the late afternoon at 5pm and ends in the evening, which means that track temperatures tend to vary from start to finish, sometimes dropping off dramatically. Traction is a key aspect of tyre behaviour in Abu Dhabi, with all the acceleration out of corners. Like Brazil, Yas Marina is an anti-clockwise lap, which is not typical of the rest of the season.<br />
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Abu Dhabi will also be the final grand prix for the current generation of cars, before the new 2017 rules come in that should increase lap speeds by five seconds compared to 2015. Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton have made exactly the same tyre selections for their title showdown. The most aggressive choice is from Nico Hulkenberg, with eight ultrasoft sets.<br />
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The Three Nominated Compounds are:<br />
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Yellow soft: seen at every race but is the hardest compound available this weekend.<br />
Red supersoft: used previously at Abu Dhabi and like the soft, it's a mandatory available set.<br />
Purple ultrasoft: this has a speed advantage, so puts an interesting variable into strategy.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">DRS</span></b><br />
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Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, has retained two DRS zones for this year's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. As in previous seasons, the first activation zone at the Yas Marina Circuit has been placed on the run between Turns 7 and 8, with the detection point situated just before Turn 7.<br />
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The second designated area follows on another sizeable run between Turns 10 and 11, controlled by a separate detection marker on the exit of the Turn 8/9 chicane. Monte-Carlo and Suzuka were the only circuits to feature just one DRS zone this season.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">CONCLUSION</span></b><br />
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Nico Rosberg travels to this weekend’s Formula 1 season finale in Abu Dhabi with a 12-point lead over his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton and has the chance to claim his first world title.<br />
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The German driver only needs to finish third – even if Hamilton wins – to secure the championship. If Hamilton finishes second, Rosberg must be sixth or better, and if the Briton comes third, Rosberg only needs to finish eighth. If Hamilton finishes fourth then Rosberg will win the title no matter where he ends up.<br />
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Both Rosberg and Hamilton have good history at the Yas Marina track. Rosberg has been on pole at the 5.554km circuit for the last two years running and he won in 2015. Hamilton has won the Abu Dhabi race twice (in 2011 and 2014), and he retired while leading in both 2009 and 2012.<br />
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Hamilton has never outqualified Rosberg at the Yas Marina track since they became teammates at Mercedes in 2013, but that year was only occasion in the history of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that he has only failed to qualify on the front row.<br />
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In terms of their form in recent races, Hamilton has taken victory from pole position at the last three races in a row, which is the first time he has achieved that feat in his F1 career. Rosberg has both started and finished second for the last three races in a row, and his last win was at the Japanese Grand Prix last month. The 31-year-old has finished in the position he has qualified in six of the last eight races.<br />
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If he were to prevail in the title fight, Rosberg would become the third German to win the F1 world championship after Michael Schumacher and Vettel. He would also do so 34 years after his father Keke won his world title 1982. This would make them the second father-and-son F1 champion combination to take the crown after Graham and Damon Hill – with the latter’s 1996 championship victory also coming 34 years after his father’s.<br />
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I know for a fact that Lewis will win this race and the championship. I have to believe it as he does. That's the inspiration that he gives out. Like he says:<br />
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"Generally, I look at things and think "I can do that"- if I really put my mind to it, and focus my mind and energy. I'm conscious that I’m going to have to put in the required time and means to achieve that goal."<br />
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Go Lewis!<br />
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<br />Alvin Kassimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430509479379445788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945632448363890955.post-11965220943354985802016-11-14T11:33:00.000+08:002016-11-14T11:38:14.131+08:00CONCLUSIONS FROM THE BRAZILIAN GP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is the conclusions from PlanetF1. Original article is <a href="http://www.planetf1.com/news/conclusions-from-the-brazilian-gp/">here</a>.<br />
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<b>Driver of the Day for Max, farewell to Felipe and congrats to the other Felipe.</b><br />
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<b>Donington 1993. Barcelona 1995. Monza 2008. Interlagos 2016</b><br />
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Max Verstappen finished third on Sunday but by all accounts put in the drive of the day. “Mega…You’re witnessing something special today,” his boss Christian Horner said.<br />
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Special is an understatement. The teenager’s drive in the wet is among some of the all-time great drives in adverse weather and reminiscent of Ayrton Senna’s spectacular drive at Donington in 1993, Michael Schumacher’s maiden victory for Ferrari in the rain in Spain two years later, and Sebastian Vettel’s remarkable win for Toro Rosso eight seasons ago.<br />
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As this column has noted before, Verstappen has an impressive toolkit. In 2016 he has proved he can defend, attack, overtake. And he has got race craft and one-lap pace too. On the evidence available at Interlagos he can do it all in the wet too.<br />
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Any one of the Red Bull star’s overtakes could be considered the move of the grand prix.<br />
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The teenager’s smart pass up the inside of Kimi Raikkonen at the start of the race was remarkable, while his late move past team-mate Daniel Ricciardo at Mughelo was a beauty. But the best of them all? Probably his lap 38 pass on Nico Rosberg around the outside of T13.<br />
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He may not have won the race but young Max won hearts and minds. It was not a flawless race, though. Red Bull got it wrong by putting him on inters and even Verstappen’s mistake heading on to the main straight – which Rosberg described as “Max pointing 90 degrees towards the wall” was saved in spectacular fashion.<br />
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<b>But still a dark day for F1?</b><br />
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Ominous gray clouds over Interlagos set the tone on Sunday as race control started the grand prix behind the safety car and red flagged it twice.<br />
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The Brazilian fans collectively gave this decision the thumbs down and fans watching the live broadcast also heard several team radio messages saying that the conditions were good enough for racing when race control stopped the race.<br />
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While safety should be paramount, the second red flag befuddled fans, drivers, and analysts because the track conditions did not seem to be much worse then than before. Indeed, the conditions were worse towards the end of the race. The inconsistency not only detracted from the spectacle but was just baffling at times.<br />
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<b>Abu Dhabi decider awaits</b><br />
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Amid the gloom Lewis Hamilton drove an assured race to claim his 52nd career victory and narrow Rosberg’s lead to 12 points.<br />
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Considering the moment Rosberg had on lap 46 – when he got into a slide through turn 12 – the Championship leader will be happy that he goes to Abu Dhabi with his lead intact.<br />
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Hamilton used the post-race interview to warn Rosberg that he was “hunting” and then described the race win as “easy”. The mind games may be entertaining to watch but the reality is that Rosberg needs no more than a third place to take the Championship regardless of what Hamilton does at Yas Marina.<br />
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<b>Brazil bids farewell to Felipe</b><br />
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Felipe Massa missed out on the title in the most dramatic circumstances at Interlagos in 2008. Much like the emotion of eight years ago, Sunday’s Brazilian’s final Brazilian Grand Prix did not end with a fairytale result. Instead, Massa lost control of his Williams and crashed out in the third sector.<br />
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However, the safety car that followed did give Massa an opportunity to walk back to the paddock and receive an ovation from his home fans. Once in the pits, his former team Ferrari and Mercedes created a guard of honour before he met his family.<br />
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These unprecedented scenes during a race were a fitting tribute to an excellent driver and wonderful servant to F1. And although his last win came in Brazil in 2008, it is worth noting that Massa won 11 times in the sport and took a step on the podium on 41 occasions.<br />
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He should be remembered for these numbers as much as the 2008 heartbreak and the “Fernando is faster than you” debacle.<br />
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<b>A good day for the underdogs</b><br />
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And a good day for another Felipe. Felipe Nasr’s ninth place gave Sauber their first points in almost 400 days and helped the Hinwil team pass Manor in the Constructors’ standings.<br />
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Sauber will hope that these two points will help them avoid finishing last in the Constructors – something that they have avoided every season since joining the F1 field in 1993.<br />
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Moreover, avoiding the wooden spoon is worth tens of millions of dollars in prize money, which is crucial given Sauber’s continuing financial woes.<br />
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While he ran as high as fourth after the final safety car, Carlos Sainz’s sixth place was also a fine reward for a driver who has enjoyed a brilliant campaign in 2016.<br />
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Sergio Perez’s fourth and Manor’s Esteban Ocon also impressed. The man who will be paired with Perez in 2017 justified Force India’s decision to sign him by running in the points, ultimately finishing 12th, and beating his highly rated team-mate Pascal Wehrlein quite comfortably.<br />
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<b>Romain ruins, but worse for Esteban</b><br />
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The running in the wet was treacherous and challenging. Among those caught out in the race were Massa, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen, and Marcus Ericsson. Some embarrassing moments for all concerned.<br />
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However, at least they made it to the grid. Romain Grosjean lost control of his Haas on his sighter lap and instead of ending up on the grid ended up in the barrier and out of the race before it had started.<br />
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Meanwhile, Esteban Gutierrez’s public divorce from Haas culminated with a physical confrontation with team boss Guenther Steiner after the Mexican retired. In case anyone needs reminding, F1 is a brutal business.<br />
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Ok since the end of the season there's been many changes, not least Nico Rosberg retiring. UPDATED as of 5 December 2016.<br />
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As Renault <a href="http://www.planetf1.com/news/renault-confirm-2017-drivers-line-up-palmer-stays/">confirms Jolyon Palmer</a> for a second season, seven seats are still officially vacant. Today's news that Renault will retain Jolyon Palmer for a second season, alongside new boy Nico Hulkenberg, sees another piece of the 2017 jigsaw fall into place. Usually reliable sources also claim that Kevin Magnussen is heading to Haas and it <a href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/magnussen-agrees-haas-switch-for-2017-847812/">has been confirmed</a>.<br />
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While neither deal is any great surprise, it is worth a moment to examine why these two have retained their places on the F1 grid for next season, despite a season without many points finishes. Magnussen is in his second season of F1, while Palmer was a rookie this season. The Dane has scored seven points in total with Top Ten results in Russia and Singapore, while Palmer has just one point to his name from Malaysia. Magnussen is ahead in qualifying, but it’s fair to say that not many F1 commentators would have predicted a scoreline of 12-7 up to this point, which reflects well on the Briton.<br />
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As was amply demonstrated in the Grands Prix in Japan and Mexico, the midfield battle is incredibly tight this year. Haas, for example failed to score any points in Japan from 7th and 10th places on the grid. While Sauber ran 11th in Mexico due to a risky strategy and only narrowly missed out on a point they desperately need.<br />
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It all comes down to Strategy every week, which is really tough when you don’t have good car pace and it can vary so much in that midfield battle. This is why Magnussen and Palmer haven’t really featured in the Top Ten this season; the car has poor qualifying pace so they start on the back foot and thus strategies tend to be a gamble. Some hefty accidents, while trying to make things happen, like Palmer’s at Monaco and Magnussen’s at Spa, have not helped.<br />
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It means that the remaining vacancies are at Sauber and Manor with the one hot ticket being the second seat at Force India alongside Sergio Perez. Seemingly heading the Silverstone outfit's wish list is Esteban Ocon, though other drivers - and their sponsors - are sure to be making their pitches over the Interlagos weekend.<br />
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<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">TBC</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"></td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/7/mercedes" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mercedes</a> AMG Petronas F1 Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/15/daniel-ricciardo" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ricciardo</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">AUS</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/8/red-bull" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Red Bull</a> Racing</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Talking to lawyer</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/46/max-verstappen" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Verstappen</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">NED</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/8/red-bull" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Red Bull</a> Racing</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed & Watertight</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/3/valtteri-bottas" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Bottas</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">FIN</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/11/williams" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Williams</a> Martini Racing</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Talking to lawyer</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/57/lance-stroll" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Stroll</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">CAN</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/11/williams" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Williams</a> Martini Racing</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Talking to Dad</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/21/sebastian-vettel" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Vettel</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">GER</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Scuderia <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/2/ferrari" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ferrari</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Talking to lawyer</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/17/kimi-raikkonen" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Raikkonen</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">FIN</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Scuderia <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/2/ferrari" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ferrari</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Talking to lawyer</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/1/fernando-alonso" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Alonso</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">ESP</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/5/mclaren" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">McLaren</a> Honda</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Talking to lawyer</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/39/stoffel-vandoorne" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Vandoorne</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">BEL</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/5/mclaren" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">McLaren</a> Honda</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/13/sergio-perez" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Perez</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">ME</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sahara <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/3/force-india" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Force India</a> F1 Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Talking to lawyer</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ocon</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">FRA</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sahara <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/3/force-india" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Force India</a> F1 Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/47/carlos-sainz" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sainz</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">ESP</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Scuderia <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/10/toro-rosso" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Toro Rosso</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Talking to lawyer & Dad</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/32/daniil-kvyat" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Kvyat</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">RUS</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Scuderia <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/10/toro-rosso" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Toro Rosso</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Talking to Putin</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/10/nico-hulkenberg" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hulkenberg</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">GER</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/13/renault" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Renault</a> Sport Formula One Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Talking to lawyer</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/50/jolyon-palmer" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Palmer</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">GBR</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/13/renault" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Renault</a> Sport Formula One Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Talking to lawyer & Dad</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/48/pascal-wehrlein" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wehrlein</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">GER</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pp" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/6/manor" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Manor</a> Racing Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Praying to God</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"></td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pp" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/6/manor" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Manor</a> Racing Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/38/marcus-ericsson" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ericsson</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">SWE</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/9/sauber" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sauber</a> F1 Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
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<br />Alvin Kassimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430509479379445788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945632448363890955.post-89219723179691895622016-10-28T08:55:00.001+08:002016-10-28T08:58:55.653+08:00MEXICAN GP 2016 PREVIEW<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Mexican Grand Prix is an FIA-sanctioned auto race held at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City. It first appeared as a non-championship event in 1962 before being held as a championship event from 1963-1970 and 1986-1992. The Grand Prix returned in 2015 at the Mexico City circuit.<br />
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The last few races have seen some fascinating strategy gambles from Red Bull and others, so will we see more of the same this weekend, as the F1 teams race for the second time on the revamped Hermanos Rodgrizuez circuit in Mexico City?<br />
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Over 350,000 people are expected to attend across the three days, with organisers installing new grandstands, such is the demand for F1 tickets in Mexico. The track was brand new last year, so the surface has had a year to shed the oils that are always present in new tarmac and in addition there has been quite a bit of racing activity, so there should be significantly more grip from rubber on the surface.<br />
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The confines of the Magdalena Mixhuaca park which the circuit is located within meant the circuit layout had to be badly compromised in order to accommodate Formula One’s return 12 months ago. But even making allowances for that, the Tilke redrawing of the layout stripped it of every corner worthy of a name. While the loss of the mighty Peraltada was no less regrettable for being inevitable, it’s a shame more of the other quick corners couldn’t have been retained, at least in spirit if not exact configuration.<br />
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Nonetheless the vast crowd will make for a brilliant atmosphere and the combination of unusually high altitude and a very long straight – where cars exceeded 360kph last year – makes for a distinctive venue. Last year the freshly-laid asphalt was slippery. But since then several other series have been to visit, including the World Endurance Championship last month, so the drivers will hopefully find more grip this time. If that permits cars to follow each other through the second part of the lap more closely, we could see more jockeying for positions on the straight.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Weather</span></b><br />
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As Mexico City heads into the dry season, rain showers are still possible throughout GP weekend.<br />
According to UBIMET, the official provider of meteorological services to the FIA, Thursday in Mexico City will bring a mix of sun and clouds, but it is expected to remain dry. A light breeze will continue out of the north-northwest, and it will be a touch cooler, with temperatures topping out between 19 and 21 degrees Celsius.<br />
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Heading into the race weekend, dry weather is expected to continue for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.<br />
This is normal for this time of year, as the end of October is the beginning of the dry season in Mexico City that continues all the way through the winter months. Each day will bring light winds with skies varying between partly to mostly cloudy. However, some showers could not be excluded during the afternoon and evening hours. High temperatures will remain a few degrees below average, with highs between 16 and 19 degrees Celsius.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Tyres</span></b><br />
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The tyre nomination for the Mexican Grand Prix is exactly the same as that for the United States Grand Prix last weekend: P Zero White medium, P Zero Yellow soft and P Zero Red supersoft. However, the two circuits are very different, with Mexico only returning to the calendar last year following an illustrious history in its previous incarnations from the 1960s until 1992. The current layout maintains elements of the former, very fast circuit, combined with more recent technical and slower sections: making it an intriguing mix of old and new that is slightly reminiscent of Monza.<br />
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Along with Monza and Baku, Mexico is one of the fastest circuits on the 2016 calendar. However, the cars run more downforce than at Monza, partly to compensate for the altitude. The asphalt is still new, as the circuit was resurfaced for last year's inaugural race (smoothing out the bumps that used to be typical of Mexico). The surface may have evolved this year.<br />
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Mexico's most famous corner – Peraltada – is the one that takes most energy from the tyres.<br />
Weather is always a question mark, with both warm conditions and heavy rain possible. Last year, the track was slippery: however the circuit has been quite extensively used by a number of different championships during the season, which should lay more rubber down. With Mexico being new to the calendar last year, there are no major changes this season.<br />
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Mexico is the highest-altitude circuit of the year, which means that turbo units have to spin faster to produce the same power. Deployment of electrical power is not affected though. Top speeds in Mexico peaked at 366kph last year: this year they should be even quicker.<br />
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White medium: a mandatory set, which has not been chosen extensively by most drivers.<br />
Yellow soft: another mandatory set, likely to be used a lot and play a key role in race strategy.<br />
Red supersoft: will be used in Mexico for the first time this year, mandatory for the Q3 session.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">DRS</span></b><br />
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The FIA has confirmed the positioning of the two DRS zones on the revised Mexico City F1 track. The zones will be positioned on consecutive straights: the first on the long start/finish straight, and the second at the exit of turn three.<br />
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As the first straight is one of the longest on the F1 calendar at around 1.2 kilometres, its DRS zone will begin 425 metres after the preceding corner. This has been named the Nigel Mansell curve. The second DRS zone begins 120 metres after turn three. Both DRS zones share a single detection point which is positioned at turn 15, a left-hand kink which leads the drivers out of the new stadium section.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Mexican Grand Prix in numbers</span></b><br />
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The 2016 Mexican Grand Prix will be the 17th world championship F1 race hosted at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. The track is named after Mexican F1 racers Ricardo and Pedro Rodriguez, and the former held the record for being the youngest front row starter by qualifying second at the 1961 Italian Grand Prix aged 19 until Max Verstappen qualified second at Spa earlier this year aged 18.<br />
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Heading into this weekend’s race, Mercedes has now won 16 races in each of the last three F1 seasons and can now set a new all-time record for victories in a single season if it wins any one of the final three events. The 2016 season is the longest in the history of F1 but if one of the Silver Arrows wins in Mexico, the team will break its own record in the same number of races (19) as were held in 2014 and 2015.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">A lap of Mexico</span></b><br />
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A 1.2-kilometre straight leads the drivers to turn one, so anyone who gets a poor start will pay a serious price for it. The opening trio of corners feed into each other: a 90-degree right hander followed by a slow chicane. This was once a high-speed right-hander, then a series of three quick bends, and in its latest form is completely neutered.<br />
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The main straight is so long it’s easy to overlook the second significant stretch which brings drivers to another sequence of slow bends. The right turn four-five chicane saw some overtaking last year, and a clash between Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen which put the Ferrari driver out.<br />
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The squared-off hairpin which follows is a “very weird” corner, according to Romain Grosjean. “It’s very difficult to find a line.” Drivers generally sacrifice the first apex to straighten the car up before hitting the second one. This used to lead drivers into a sequence of connected left and right-handers not unlike the first sector at the Circuit of the Americas, only faster and increasing in tempo. Now the drivers briefly flick left, right and left, then tackle a slower right-hander leading into another left and press on torwards the Foro Sol stadium.<br />
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In the stadium a tight right-hander leads into a brutally slow hairpin – “as slow as Monaco”, according to Grosjean. “Finally, it’s the double right-hand corner with very important traction going into the old part of the oval to finish the lap.” The density of corners in the second half of the lap means we can expect to hear a lot of complaints about blue flags during the race, even with the new procedure announced last weekend. And the limited run-off space around the stadium and other parts of the track should raise the possibility of Safety Car interruptions.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Conclusion</span></b><br />
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Nico Rosberg goes to Mexico with the first ‘match point’ in the drivers’ championship as he can clinch the title if he wins and Lewis Hamilton finishes tenth or lower. If he does win the title this year, Rosberg will become the third German F1 world champion after Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel.<br />
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For the first time in F1 history, two drivers from the same team are now guaranteed to finish in the first two positions in the drivers’ championship for a third successive year. Behind Rosberg and Hamilton, Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo can wrap up third place in the 2016 standings if he finishes in the top ten in Mexico.<br />
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Hamilton can score a victory at a 23rd different F1 circuit if he wins this weekend, which would tie Schumacher’s current all-time record. The world champion can also reach that target if he wins at the next race in Brazil, or take the record for himself if he wins both events.<br />
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<br />Alvin Kassimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430509479379445788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945632448363890955.post-36106785286977318852016-10-25T11:15:00.000+08:002016-10-25T11:18:04.726+08:00CONCLUSIONS FROM THE UNITED STATES GP 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The race conclusions from PlanetF1. Original article is <a href="http://www.planetf1.com/news/conclusions-from-the-united-states-gp/">here</a>.<br />
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Nico Rosberg is playing the “long game” while Carlos Sainz may have lost out in the Fernando Alonso tussle but could yet have the last laugh.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Playing the long game</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><br /></span></b>
Venus Williams was one of the high-profile figures in the Mercedes paddock this weekend and the US Grand Prix, although not a classic, was befitting of a match at Flushing Meadows as F1’s big boys probed and pushed their opponents on the track.<br />
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The strategic battle between Mercedes, Red Bull, and Ferrari made for compelling viewing, while some drivers literally pushed their rivals around – here’s looking at you Daniil Kvyat while Fernando Alonso’s light ‘kiss’ on former team-mate Felipe Massa also stands out.<br />
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Lewis Hamilton may have trimmed Nico Rosberg’s lead to 26 points but as the German said repeatedly on team radio, what matters is the “long game”.<br />
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Rosberg does not need to take any risks and made it clear in Austin that he will be playing the percentages in Mexico, Brazil, and Abu Dhabi.<br />
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Reliability notwithstanding, it is clearly Rosberg’s title to lose.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">How to measure greatness</span></b><br />
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While it might be too much to suggest that Hamilton’s was a pyrrhic victory, the big points’ deficit to Rosberg will have erased some of the sweetness from winning in America.<br />
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But the triple world champion did notch up a remarkable milestone in winning in Austin as he claimed his 50th grand prix – only Michael Schumacher and Alain Prost have won more.<br />
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Hamilton’s desire to equal Prost’s four titles is under threat from Rosberg, who, it is worth noting, has won almost as many races as the likes of Nelson Piquet, Juan Manuel Fangio, Jim Clark, and Niki Lauda.<br />
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Unlike this illustrious company Rosberg has not won a title, but his race start to win ratio of 11.3% is marginally better than Piquet (11.2%) and not far off Lauda’s 14.6%.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Alonso’s Texas moment, but will Sainz have the last laugh? </span></b><br />
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The late duel between the Spaniards was arguably the highlight of the grand prix. Fernando Alonso expressed his delight by yelling “yee-haw” on radio when he overtook Carlos Sainz for 5th.<br />
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But sixth is a fine return for Sainz, especially considering the machinery at his disposal and his team-mate Kvyat’s relative nightmare of a race.<br />
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Confirmed at Toro Rosso for 2017, unlike Kvyat, the young Spanish star might see another season with the team as a disappointment.<br />
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Although Max Verstappen outqualified and outscored Sainz in 2015, he hardly put him in the shade, and a run of four straight DNFs hampered Sainz’s campaign.<br />
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With all of this evidence in mind, a contract at a top team beckons for Sainz, though he could learn a lot from Alonso’s troubles since leaving Renault. Making the correct career moves are just as important as pure speed and race craft.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Danny Ric rolls on</span></b><br />
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As this column has pointed out before, the Red Bull star has been in an exceptional run of form since the summer. After overtaking Rosberg through T2 on the opening lap, Daniel Ricciardo drove another assured race to claim his seventh podium of the year.<br />
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The Australian believes that the virtual safety car, ironically deployed when his team-mate Verstappen retired on lap 31, cost him second.<br />
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“We seemed to be, at that stage, able to hold on to second,” said Ricciardo. “With the VSC, we lost 10 seconds to Nico.”<br />
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Since the German Grand Prix Ricciardo has bagged an impressive 128 points and only the Mercedes duo have scored more (Rosberg – 145 and Hamilton – 128).<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">No luck for Max and Kimi</span></b><br />
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Verstappen again made his mark with a bold overtaking move on Kimi Raikkonen, although later in the race he dove into the pits to find that his crew were not ready for him.<br />
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The teenager to the blame for the rookie error, though it became a moot point a few laps later when a transmission problem forced him into retirement.<br />
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Raikkonen, meanwhile, underscored his resurgence with a storming drive that was facilitated by an aggressive strategy of undercuts from Ferrari. While the Finn lacked the pace to compete for a place on the rostrum, he was ahead of Sebastian Vettel when his pitstop went awry, also forcing him into retirement<br />
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The team-mates wars among the Bulls and at the Prancing Horse are one of the key narratives going into 2017.<br />
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Raikkonen has rehabilitated his reputation after a tough few seasons, while Vettel has struggled by his standards and has been on the podium just once in the last 10 races.<br />
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As for Red Bull, many analysts would agree that Verstappen and Ricciardo is the most exciting line-up in F1. And don’t forget a certain Carlos Sainz nipping at their heels.<br />
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<br />Alvin Kassimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430509479379445788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945632448363890955.post-69191972216375126332016-10-17T08:40:00.000+08:002016-10-17T08:44:48.359+08:002017 DRIVER MARKET<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As Nico Hulkenberg leaves Force India for Renault, 11 seats have yet to be officially confirmed for 2017. Indeed, the German, who had an existing contract with Force India for 2017, is proof that even if a contract is in place those numerous clauses contained in it mean nothing can be taken for granted until the cars line up on the grid in Melbourne, though in Sauber’s case…<br />
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While Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren have confirmed their 2017 line-ups, a number of teams have only nominated one driver thus far, while four, including Williams, have yet to officially confirm either of their drivers. Though Valtteri Bottas is likely to remain with Williams, it is known that Renault is eyeing the Finn whose rise appears to have faltered somewhat this season.<br />
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While Canadian youngster Lance Stroll is expected to fill one of the seats at Grove, due to the team's sponsorship by drinks giant Martini no announcement can be made before he turns 18 later this month, the Saturday of the Mexican Grand Prix weekend.<br />
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Pascal Wehrlein and Esteban Ocon are both in demand, and are sure to fancy their chances with Force India and Renault, respectively, more so than another season at Manor.<br />
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Daniil Kvyat is facing strong opposition from Pierre Gasly at Toro Rosso, while Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer will need to give some strong performances in the four remaining races if they are to attract the attention of the likes of Haas far less convince Renault to retain one of them.<br />
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Marcus Ericsson is likely to remain with Sauber, his backers closely linked with the finance company that bought the Swiss team in the summer, and though Haas has made it clear that it wants to keep Romain Grosjean, it remains to be seen whether the ever complaining Frenchman pushes the American team too far in the remaining races, especially next weekend's much-hyped home race in Austin.<br />
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<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/16/nico-rosberg" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rosberg</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">GER</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/7/mercedes" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mercedes</a> AMG Petronas F1 Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/15/daniel-ricciardo" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ricciardo</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">AUS</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/8/red-bull" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Red Bull</a> Racing</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/46/max-verstappen" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Verstappen</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">NED</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/8/red-bull" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Red Bull</a> Racing</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/3/valtteri-bottas" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Bottas</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">FIN</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/11/williams" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Williams</a> Martini Racing</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Likely</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Stroll</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">CAN</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/11/williams" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Williams</a> Martini Racing</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rumoured</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/21/sebastian-vettel" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Vettel</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">GER</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Scuderia <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/2/ferrari" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ferrari</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/17/kimi-raikkonen" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Raikkonen</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">FIN</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Scuderia <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/2/ferrari" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ferrari</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/1/fernando-alonso" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Alonso</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">ESP</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/5/mclaren" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">McLaren</a> Honda</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/39/stoffel-vandoorne" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Vandoorne</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">BEL</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/5/mclaren" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">McLaren</a> Honda</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/13/sergio-perez" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Perez</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">ME</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sahara <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/3/force-india" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Force India</a> F1 Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/48/pascal-wehrlein" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wehrlein</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">GER</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sahara <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/3/force-india" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Force India</a> F1 Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rumoured</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/47/carlos-sainz" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sainz</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">ESP</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Scuderia <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/10/toro-rosso" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Toro Rosso</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/32/daniil-kvyat" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Kvyat</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">RUS</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Scuderia <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/10/toro-rosso" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Toro Rosso</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/53/pierre-gasly" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Gasly</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">FRA</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Scuderia <a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/10/toro-rosso" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Toro Rosso</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rumoured</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/10/nico-hulkenberg" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hulkenberg</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">GER</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/13/renault" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Renault</a> Sport Formula One Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Confirmed</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/33/kevin-magnussen" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Magnussen</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">DEN</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/13/renault" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Renault</a> Sport Formula One Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rumoured</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/50/jolyon-palmer" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Palmer</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">GBR</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/13/renault" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Renault</a> Sport Formula One Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rumoured</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/3/valtteri-bottas" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Bottas</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">FIN</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/13/renault" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Renault</a> Sport Formula One Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rumoured</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ocon</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">FRA</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/13/renault" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Renault</a> Sport Formula One Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rumoured</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/48/pascal-wehrlein" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wehrlein</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">GER</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pp" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/6/manor" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Manor</a> Racing Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ocon</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">FRA</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pp" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/6/manor" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Manor</a> Racing Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/38/marcus-ericsson" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ericsson</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">SWE</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/9/sauber" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sauber</a> F1 Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Likely</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/41/felipe-nasr" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Nasr</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">BRZ</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/9/sauber" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sauber</a> F1 Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/7/romain-grosjean" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Grosjean</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">FRA</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/12/haas" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Haas</a> F1 Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Likely</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/drivers/8/esteban-gutierrez" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Gutierrez</a></td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">ME</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/12/haas" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Haas</a> F1 Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Leclerc</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">MON</td><td style="border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="pphotlinkhighlight" href="http://www.pitpass.com/teams/12/haas" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: dashed; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Haas</a> F1 Team</td><td class="shaded" style="background-color: #f3f2f2; border-color: rgb(197, 197, 197); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 7px 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rumoured</td></tr>
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While waiting for your seat, why not grab a couple of t-shirts and some wall art.<br />
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1. <a href="http://shop.spreadshirt.com/hamiltontees/">Hamilton Tees</a> (fixed designs) is my online shop where you can get my Lewis Hamilton inspired designs printed on many different types of t-shirts and hoodies.<br />
Link - http://shop.spreadshirt.com/hamiltontees/<br />
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2. <a href="http://lewishamiltontshirt.spreadshirt.com/">Lewis Hamilton T-Shirt</a> (design your own) is a designer shop where you can get the same designs on many more products - not just t-shirts but trousers, baby bibs, mugs, phone cases, whatever is available. You can adjust the size and location of the designs, add text and customize it exactly as you see fit.<br />
Link - http://lewishamiltontshirt.spreadshirt.com/<br />
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3. L<a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/akhnsx/collections/504049-lewis-hamilton-collection">ewis Hamilton Collection</a> (fixed designs) is my fixed design shop on Redbubble where most of the phone cases are and many other products.<br />
Link - http://www.redbubble.com/people/akhnsx/collections/504049-lewis-hamilton-collection<br />
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Support Lewis this season by owning this collection. Thank you for your support. May Lewis win his fourth world title in 2016. We win and lose together. Go Lewis!<br />
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Here is a sample.<br />
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<br />Alvin Kassimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430509479379445788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945632448363890955.post-52795758663779338922016-10-06T09:53:00.001+08:002016-10-06T09:55:50.337+08:00JAPANESE GP 2016 PREVIEW<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Japanese Grand Prix is a race in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship. Traditionally one of the last, if not the last race of the season, the Japanese Grand Prix has been the venue for many title-deciding races, with 13 World Champions being crowned over the 27 World Championship Japanese Grands Prix that have been hosted.<br />
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The first two Japanese Grands Prix in 1976 and 1977 were held at the Fuji Speedway, before Japan was taken off the calendar. It returned in 1987 at <a href="http://www.suzukacircuit.jp/en/">Suzuka</a>, which hosted the Grand Prix exclusively for 20 years and gained a reputation as one of the most challenging F1 circuits. In 2007 the Grand Prix moved back to the newly redesigned Fuji Speedway. After a second race at Fuji in 2008, the race returned to Suzuka in 2009.<br />
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New additions to the Formula One calendar tend to be homogeneous affairs lacking in local colour. But the unique Suzuka circuit’s fairground setting and famously dedicated fans make it unmistakably Japanese. It also helps that the sinuous circuit is almost universally liked by the F1 field and regarded as a favourite by many.<br />
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Designed by John Hugenholz and built in the sixties, the track has hosted F1 for three decades. While the crossover is its most distinctive feature it’s the many tricky medium and high-speed corners which present the greatest challenge to the drivers. Although not among the very fastest circuits in terms of outright top speed, Suzuka is also a punishing circuit for engines. Drivers need responsive power delivery around the flowing first sector, then have two long periods of flat-out acceleration at the end of the lap.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">TRACK CHARACTERISTICS </span></b><br />
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Track length : 5.807 kilometres.</div>
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Race distance : 53 laps (307.471 kilometres).</div>
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Corners : 18 corners in total. High speed, figure of 8 – a real drivers’ favourite.</div>
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Aerodynamic setup : HIgh downforce.</div>
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Top speed : 324km/h (with Drag Reduction System active on rear wing) – 312km/h without.</div>
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Full throttle : 70% of the lap time (ave/high).</div>
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Time spent braking : 10% of lap (low)</div>
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Number of brake zones : 9.</div>
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Brake wear : Light. Not a tough race on brakes.</div>
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Total time needed for pit stop : 22 seconds (ave).</div>
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Lap record : 1:31.540 (Kimi Räikkönen, McLaren MP4-20, 2005)</div>
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After a warm and dry Tuesday, look for a chance for rain on Wednesday, especially from the late morning into the afternoon, predicts UBIMET, the official meteorological service provider to the FIA. Winds will be moderate from the south with temperatures peaking at 24 to 26 degrees Celsius.<br />
Thursday will bring pleasant weather conditions with a lot of sunshine, gustly northwesterly winds and high temperatures again around 25 to 26 degrees C.<br />
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On Friday, clouds will build during the day with an enhanced risk for showers starting in the evening, therefore both sessions are likely to remain dry. Cooler highs between 22 and 24 degrees C.<br />
Saturday will start out with occasional rain. Although the rain should taper off late in the day, the chance for showers during the practice session and the Qualifying runs is still rather high. Winds will be light with high temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 degrees C.<br />
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On Sunday, the showers will again become more frequent during the morning hours. A few thunderstorms with heavy rain cannot be ruled out in the afternoon. There's a significant risk for rainy, slick conditions during the scheduled race. Blustery northwest winds will be increasing with high temperatures between 22 and 24 degrees C, dropping quickly in the afternoon.</div>
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">TYRES</span></b></div>
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Coming straight off the back of the Malaysian Grand Prix, the Japanese Grand Prix uses exactly the same three nominations: P Zero Orange hard, P Zero White medium and P Zero Yellow soft. Another thing that the Japanese Grand Prix has in common with Malaysia is the fact that two sets of the hard compound have been nominated as mandatory sets, meaning that the hardest compound will definitely be used at some point during the race by every driver.<br />
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Suzuka is one of the most atmospheric races of the season, with an old-school feel thanks to its fast corners and small run-off areas. Just like Malaysia, there's a strong possibility of rain featuring during the weekend: but unlike Malaysia the track is quite narrow, which makes overtaking more difficult.</div>
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The Three Nominated Compounds:<br />
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Orange hard: will definitely be used for the race, as it is nominated twice as an obligatory set.<br />
White medium: drivers have selected between one and four sets of these, with different ideas.<br />
Yellow soft: this is the first time that the soft has been seen in Japan; will be quick in qualifying.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">DRS</span></b></div>
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The FIA has retained a single DRS zone for this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix. As in previous years at the Suzuka circuit, the activation area runs along the majority of the start/finish straight, following a detection point shortly before the final Turn 16/17 chicane, also known as the Casio Triangle. Monaco is the only other round to have featured just one DRS zone this season, due to a lack of space.<br />
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The thing to keep the strategists busy is the Safety Car and Virtual Safety Car, which is appearing increasingly frequently, as we saw in Malaysia. This cuts the time needed for a pit stop and can be a game changer, for good or bad; it helped Alonso beat Hulkenberg last weekend, but it cost Button a shot at 5th place. Suzuka is traditionally a race with quite a high chance of Safety Cars, so expect several interruptions in the race and tactical switches as a result.</div>
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">CONCLUSION</span></b></div>
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In the championship fight, Hamilton is still looking to take his 50th Grand Prix win and 100th F1 podium finish after he failed to finish last weekend in Malaysia from what looked to be a winning position.<br />
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Qualifying is critical; it’s rare for a car from outside the front row to win. Although pole position, which is on the outside, has a significant grip advantage compared to the inside line, nevertheless for the last two seasons Lewis Hamilton has won the race from second on the grid, despite losing out on pole to his team mate Nico Rosberg.<br />
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First included in the Formula One World Championship in 1999, the current Malaysian Grand Prix is held at the Sepang International Circuit at Sepang, Malaysia. FIA-sanctioned racing in Malaysia has existed since the 1960s. But only from 1999 did Malaysia get a proper world class F1 track with the one built in Sepang.<br />
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The Sepang International Circuit is located near Kuala Lumpur International Airport, approximately 60 km south of the capital city Kuala Lumpur. It is the venue used for the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix, Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix and other major motorsport events. The circuit was designed by German designer Hermann Tilke, who would subsequently design the new facilities in Shanghai, Bahrain, Turkey, Valencia, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Korea, India and Austin, TX.<br />
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The main circuit, normally raced in a clockwise direction, is 5.543 kilometres long, and is noted for its sweeping corners and wide straights. The layout is quite unusual, with a very long back straight separated from the pit straight by just one very tight hairpin.<br />
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Other configurations of the Sepang circuit can also be used. The north circuit is also raced in a clockwise direction. It is basically the first half of the main circuit. The course turns back towards the pit straight after turn 6 and is 2.71 kilometres long in total.</div>
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The south circuit is the other half of the racecourse. The back straight of the main circuit becomes the pit straight when the south circuit is in use, and joins onto turn 8 of the main circuit to form a hairpin turn. Also run clockwise, this circuit is 2.61 km in length.<br />
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Location : Sepang, Malaysia<br />
Track Length: 5.542 km<br />
Race Distance : 56 laps (310 kilometres)<br />
No. Of Turns : 15 corners in total (Left 5, Right 10), a mixture of slow, medium and fast<br />
No. of Pits : 30 units<br />
Grandstand Capacity : 30,000<br />
General Admission : 80,000<br />
Width : 16m (T1:18m; T2:20m; T15: 25m)<br />
Longest Straight : 928m (T15 toT1)<br />
Lap record 1:34.223 (Juan Pablo Montoya, Williams, 2004)<br />
Aerodynamic setup – Medium/high downforce.<br />
Top speed 312km/h (with Drag Reduction System on rear wing) – 300km/h without.<br />
Full throttle – 70% of the lap. Total fuel needed for race distance: 153 kilos.<br />
Time spent braking: 15% of the lap. 8 braking zones. Brake wear: Medium.<br />
Loss time for a Pit stop = 16.5 seconds<br />
Total time needed for pit stop: 22.5 seconds.<br />
The pit lane speed limit in Sepang is 100km/h, which means faster pit stops than Melbourne.<br />
Fuel effect (cost in lap time per 10kg of fuel carried): 0.36 seconds (average/high)<br />
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The entire Sepang circuit has been resurfaced and changes made to the track gradient, kerbs, drainage and run-off areas. Among the most significant changes is at the final corner, where the designers have attempted to improve overtaking opportunities. For the new changes to the track, view a side by side comparison <a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2016/09/27/in-detail-how-sepang-has-changed-for-2016/">here</a>.<br />
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About the only thing in common that the Malaysian Grand Prix has with the nearby Singapore Grand Prix that preceded it is humidity: around 80% humidity is a common occurrence, as a result of which there are tropical torrential downpours almost on a daily basis. The actual circuit however is totally different, with high speeds and long corners as well as high temperatures: one of the reasons why the three hardest compounds in the Pirelli range (P Zero Orange hard, P Zero White medium, and P Zero Yellow soft) have been nominated for the first time since Silverstone.<br />
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For the first time since Canada, the hardest available compound must be used in the race (with two sets of hard nominated as obligatory sets). The track has been completely resurfaced, following a three-month closure earlier this year, which may mean that it is less abrasive than before: a typical characteristic of Sepang in the past.<br />
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Track temperatures are nearly always high: it's actually possible to fry an egg on the asphalt. In the past, wear and degradation has been high, making a multi-stop race likely. Heavy rain has often been a feature of the Malaysian Grand Prix, even causing red flags. It also means that any rubber laid down is washed away, affecting the weekend's track evolution. Thermal degradation is an important factor, again due to high ambient and track temperatures. Sepang is a varied circuit but there are also some fast corners with high lateral energy loads. The new surface should mean that the track is a lot less bumpy. The front-left tyre gets worked hardest, which tends to be the limiting factor in stint lengths.<br />
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Orange hard: must be used in the race as two sets have been nominated as obligatory sets.<br />
White medium: should be key to a flexible strategy, which often pays off in Sepang.<br />
Yellow soft: a soft compound but high working range, which makes it very usable in Malaysia.<br />
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Sepang has two DRS zones, with only one detection point. The only detection point is situated between turns 12 and 13, 54 meters after turn 12, with the first DRS zone 104 metres after turn 14.</div>
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The second DRS zone begins at the exit of turn 15, 28 meters after turn 15, and extends over the start finish straight .<br />
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The Malaysian Grand Prix has moved closer to its original calendar slot this year, but the change in dates is unlikely to have a significant effect on the weather.</div>
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Nearby Kuala Lumpur sees slightly fewer rainy days in September than April, when the race was previously held. The first two Malaysian Grands Prix were held in October, both in dry conditions.</div>
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However the general picture remains familiar: high heat, humidity and a threat of thunderstorms, albeit a slightly reduced one. These convective thunderstorms tend to occur in the late morning and early afternoon. Note that the race start time is 3pm, two hours earlier than qualifying.</div>
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With temperatures frequently exceeding 30C and a fresh, dark layer of asphalt covering the track, we could see some particularly high surface temperatures this weekend. They peaked at a scorching 61C last year.</div>
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Conclusion</span></b></div>
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Mercedes are likely to clinch their third consecutive constructors’ championship this weekend. They arrive in Malaysia 222 points ahead of Red Bull and will take the title of their lead is at least 215 points on Sunday evening.</div>
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Could this be Nico Rosberg's year? He has never led the drivers' standings this late in the season and has rarely been on such convincing form as he was in Singapore. Lewis Hamilton, meanwhile, has struggled to kick start his season following the summer break following an engine penalty in Spa, a bad start in Monza and set-up issues in Singapore. The records of previous years point toward Hamilton edging Rosberg over the next six races, but the beauty of this sport is that anything can happen. One retirement and the title could swing dramatically one way or the other; one collision and we could be set for all-out war between the Mercedes drivers.</div>
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This weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix will be crucial to the title race. If Rosberg can extend his lead with a win, it will leave him a minimum of 15 points ahead of Hamilton and would mean the reigning world champions has gone two months without a victory. If Hamilton wins and Rosberg finishes second the gap will close to just one point, effectively resetting the championship with five races remaining. Bring it on.</div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Well that not much of a race for me. I switched off halfway as there was no point watching Lewis having to manage his brakes all the way and can't attack.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;">This article reproduced from Planet F1. Original article can be found <a href="http://www.planetf1.com/news/conclusions-from-the-singapore-gp-3/">here</a>.</span><br />
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One has to feel for Nico Rosberg. He may have taken the lead in the Championship, but his great performances are never extolled like Lewis Hamilton’s. At the same time, his failings are prodded, poked, studied, and arguably held against him.<br />
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There was no failing at Singapore in 2016, though. From his outstanding pole lap – more than half a second clear of his nearest challenger – to his perfect race, this was a performance worthy of nothing but praise.<br />
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Toto Wolff claimed, however, that some perspective was required as Hamilton’s woes in FP2 had set back his race preparations.<br />
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Would Rosberg have received the same sympathy had such bad luck befallen him? Let’s be clear that there is no suggestion of conspiracy against Rosberg, but the answer is “no”. And Rosberg knows that there is only one way to change that, and that is to defend his Championship lead and claim his first title.<br />
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<b>The Singapore slinger</b><br />
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Who would you give this title to? Daniel Ricciardo or Max Verstappen? Both made good cases for themselves at Marina Bay.<br />
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Ricciardo’s charge after the last round of pit stops was wonderful to watch – one might even feel a bit of nostalgia and wished to have heard Murray Walker squawking in delight as the Red Bull chased down Rosberg’s Silver Arrow.<br />
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Alas for the Aussie, the Red Bull lacked the wings to catch the Mercedes. Ricciardo must wait then to exorcise the ghosts of Monaco and claim a first win of 2016.<br />
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In qualifying Martin Brundle suggested that Ricciardo was in the form of his life. With many pundits suggesting that Red Bull could be the team to beat when the new regulations are introduced in 2017, Ricciardo shouldn’t have to wait long before converting his sensational form into victories.<br />
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That said, if Rosberg and Ricciardo are the men in form; it is Verstappen who remains F1’s great entertainer. In his memorable battle with Daniil Kvyat, Verstappen seemed to find pieces of track that other drivers wouldn’t see, let alone use; and place his car in spaces that seemed too small for a F1 car.<br />
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<b>The last cut is the deepest</b><br />
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Hamilton has his Mercedes team to thank for salvaging a podium after he locked up and Kimi Raikkonen had swept past his W07 to claim third.<br />
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By undercutting the Finn in the last round of stops, Hamilton was able to get back past the Ferrari to limit the damage and claim third after enduring a scrappy weekend. The extra points will, of course, prove crucial as the season enters the run-in.<br />
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For Raikkonen and Ferrari, Mercedes’ smart strategic play represents not only a disappointing Singapore race, but was something of a microcosm of a disappointing season for the Scuderia.<br />
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Fans might remember Sebastian Vettel’s remarkable podium in Abu Dhabi four years ago, when he charged through the field after starting at the back of the grid.<br />
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Although there was no top-three finish in Singapore, the four-time Champion showed patience and excellent race craft to make his way up to a commendable fifth after a mechanical problem blighted his qualifying and forced him to start last.<br />
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This fine recovery drive, however, is scant consolation to man who won here a year ago and who instead of fighting for the title finds himself 120 points behind Rosberg with a maximum of 150 points left on the table in 2016.<br />
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<b>A word for Alonso, Kvyat and K Mag</b><br />
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McLaren’s improved form is not yet a revival, but the men from Woking are getting closer to the type of performance expected from a team of McLaren’s status.<br />
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While Kvyat would have taken little joy from being overtaken by Verstappen – the teenager who took his seat at Red Bull – he will be happy to have claimed ninth and his first points in five races.<br />
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Kevin Magnussen, meanwhile, took the flag in tenth to earn his and Renault’s first points since the Russian Grand Prix on May 1.<br />
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Good results they are, neither Kvyat not Magnussen are assured seats in 2017. Every point helps, though more so for Magnussen than Kvyat, with the Russian widely tipped to be out of the formula come November 27.<br />
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<b>Marshal madness</b><br />
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Seeing a marshall scurrying to safety mere metres from a pack of almost two dozen ferocious F1 cars brings back terrifying memories of the 1977 South African Grand Prix.<br />
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In that fateful race, Shadow driver Tom Pryce was killed when his car struck a marshal while travelling at 270kph.<br />
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With this in mind, we expect better from Singapore and from F1.<br />
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<b>Richard F Rose</b><br />
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<br />Alvin Kassimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430509479379445788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945632448363890955.post-17886161824159628062016-09-15T08:10:00.000+08:002016-09-15T08:12:18.345+08:00SINGAPORE GP 2016 PREVIEW<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Singapore Grand Prix is a motor race on the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship. The event takes place in Singapore on the Marina Bay Street Circuit and was the inaugural F1 night race and the first street circuit in Asia. Spaniard Fernando Alonso won the first edition of the grand prix, driving for the Renault F1 team. The Singapore Grand Prix will remain on the F1 calendar through at least 2017, after race organizers signed a contract extension with Formula One Management on the eve of the 2012 event.<br />
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Singapore’s street race under night lights has been a dazzling addition to the calendar though the track is more a test of endurance than skill. It boasts 23 turns which are almost all slow and the majority of them are right-angled. Like Baku, Sochi and – of course – Monaco, this is more a tour bus route than a track.<br />
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That isn’t to say it can’t catch drivers out. The combination of frequent bumps and braking zones, unforgiving walls and energy-sapping humidity make this one of the toughest races on the calendar along with Malaysia. And for the first time this year drivers will have to contend with both those races within two weeks of each other.<br />
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The longest race in the F1 calendar at almost two hours, one of the hardest on brakes, with a 100% record of a safety car, a long slow pit stop and a choice of the softest tyres which cannot do the 308km marathon in one stop, the Singapore Grand Prix is always a strategy challenge.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">TRACK CHARACTERISTICS</span></b><br />
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Track Length : 5.073 kilometres.<br />
Race Distance : 61 laps (309.316 kilometres).<br />
Corners : 23 corners in total.<br />
Aerodynamic Setup : High downforce.<br />
Top Speed : 305km/h (with Drag Reduction System active on rear wing) – 290km/h without.<br />
Full Throttle : 45.5% of the lap time (low).<br />
Time Spent Braking : 21% of lap.<br />
Number Of Brake Zones : 16.<br />
Brake Wear : Very high. Toughest race of season for brakes as no cooling opportunities.<br />
Total Time Needed For Pit stop : 29 seconds (very high).<br />
Lap Record : 1:48.574 - S Vettel (2013).<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">WEATHER FORECAST</span></b><br />
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Weather conditions throughout the Singapore Grand Prix week will be predominately dictated by the presence of the SouthWest monsoon, according to UBIMET, official meteorological service provider to the FIA. For the majority of the week the mornings will begin mostly dry and sunny with cloud building rapidly to thundery showers between late morning and early afternoon.<br />
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As is common in the tropics, these showers may be heavy at times accompanied with the hazard of strong rain and gusty winds. The highest temperatures will range from 30 to 34 degrees. Evenings and nights will remain mostly dry with temperatures not below 25 degrees. As the race, practice and qualifying sessions take place after sunset, the chance of dry weather conditions is high. However, thundery showers cannot be excluded completely.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">DRS</span></b><br />
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The night race featured just one zone in 2011 and 2012, but moved to two from 2013; the first area is situated on the long stretch from Turns 5 to 7, known as Raffles Boulevard, with the second on the start-finish straight.<br />
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Separate detection points control the two zones – the first just after Turn 4 and the second before Turn 22.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">TYRES</span></b><br />
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For the only true night race of the calendar, held on the stunning streets of Singapore, Pirelli's P Zero Purple ultrasoft tyres make a return for the first race since Austria, alongside the supersoft and soft. The three softest tyres in the P Zero range have been selected to cater for the unique demands of the Marina Bay street circuit: a long lap, fluctuating track temperatures, and a physically demanding race for both drivers and cars. With the barriers so close to the side of the track, no mistakes go unpunished during this two-hour marathon held in humid conditions.<br />
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Singapore has the highest number of corners of any circuit all year (23) but is the second-slowest lap after Monaco: placing demands on tyres in terms of cornering, braking and traction. The surface is typically bumpy, also with street furniture such as painted lines and manholes. Being run at night, track temperatures don't evolve in the usual way seen at a daytime race.<br />
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Ambient temperatures still remain high though, meaning drivers have to manage degradation. A long race and high safety car probability open up many different tyre strategy opportunities. Low downforce means all the mechanical grip comes from tyres: the left-rear works hardest. Pit stop time is long due to a lower speed limit and long pit lane: a key strategic consideration. Ferrari has gone for the most aggressive tyre choice, with a maximum allocation of ultrasoft. Following some minor changes to the circuit in 2015, there are no big alterations this year.<br />
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Yellow soft: the hardest set available this weekend, capable of long stints at Marina Bay.<br />
Red supersoft: a versatile compound, which proved to be a key element of last year's race.<br />
Purple ultrasoft: designed to offer a considerable pace advantage: will be used in qualifying.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">SAFETY CAR</span></b><br />
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Because the track is lined with walls, making it difficult for marshals to clear debris, the chance of a Safety Car at Singapore is 100% ! There has been at least one Safety Car at every Singapore GP so far with an average of 6 laps spent under Safety Car.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">CONCLUSION</span></b><br />
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Mercedes has had it pretty much its own way this season, apart from a blip in Spain, where the drivers hit each other on the opening lap. This weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix offers a chance for their rivals to take a win, with Red Bull and Ferrari looking to exploit any weakness in the Mercedes weekend.<br />
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Red Bull’s car should be ideally suited to the 5km Marina Bay circuit, while Ferrari won the race last year with Sebastian Vettel and benefits from an updated engine from the last race in Monza. Vettel is also a Singapore specialist with four wins and three poles. Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo finished second last season at the F1 Night race and after his stunning performance in Monaco with pole and what should have been a race win, but for a botched strategy and pit stop, he starts as many people’s favourite for the event. But the execution will have to be perfect.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Enjoyed the Italian GP? I didn't. A bad start from Lewis handed the race to Rosberg. "Pure class"? I disagree but I still will post this article just so that we can see at the end of the season how deluded Rosberg was. Of course he has a chance at the title but on pure pace and skills, Lewis wins hands down. Only luck can win it for Rosberg.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">This article was written by Michelle Foster of PlanetF1. The original article can be found <a href="http://www.planetf1.com/news/conclusions-from-the-italian-gp-3/">here.</a></span></b><br />
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Pure class from Nico Rosberg at a grand prix that proved that speed doesn’t guarantee good racing.<br />
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<b>Rosberg’s got something</b><br />
It was a classy win for Nico Rosberg as he raced unchallenged to his maiden Italian Grand Prix win.<br />
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Detractors will say it was an easy one, made uncomplicated by Lewis Hamilton’s start misfortunes, but Rosberg still did had to do the work.<br />
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He still had to lay down the fast laps, build a lead over the Ferraris – and over Hamilton by more than a second per lap in the opening stage – and he had to maintain his pace in the latter stages to keep his team-mate at bay and quash any hope that Hamilton may have had that he would be able to close up.<br />
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Sunday’s triumph not only saw Rosberg slash Hamilton’s lead to just two points, it also bolstered his belief that maybe he has a genuine chance at this year’s World title.<br />
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It was a 21st victory for Rosberg, moving him ahead of Mika Hakkinen and up to 14th on the all-time list. It was his 50th Formula 1 podium and his seventh win of this championship, beating his tally of six from 2015.<br />
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<b>Even the best get it wrong</b><br />
First to sixth in the space of a few metres, Lewis Hamilton initially told Mercedes that he had made a mistake off the line, only for Mercedes to inform him at the post-race debrief that it was not a driver error.<br />
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Rather, the team told him, it was yet another issue with the clutch, a problem that has caught out both drivers several times this season.<br />
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Mercedes have dominated Formula 1 for the past two-and-a-half years as they have managed to get everything right; the engine, the chassis, the drivers. Everything but the clutch that is.<br />
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“They’ll be working very hard,” Hamilton said of the issue. “It’s not a quick fix, something you can change for the next race. We have made improvements, so we have seen more consistent, better starts, but we are still caught out by the random variation that we have from one weekend to the other.”<br />
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<b>Speed does not guarantee epic racing</b><br />
Monza is Formula 1’s fastest grand prix. On Sunday, Rosberg covered the 306.72 kilometres in one hour, 17 minutes, and 28.089 seconds.<br />
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Fernando Alonso clocked the day’s fastest lap time of 1:25.340 with an average speed of 244.373kph.<br />
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And yet it was rather boring.<br />
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Rosberg went unchallenged at the front, Lewis Hamilton and the Ferraris changed positions through pitstop strategies, which also played a huge role in the rest of the top ten.<br />
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Were it not for Daniel Ricciardo’s pass on Valtteri Bottas, where he came from a long way behind with his “DRS open, and head tucked” to pass the Williams at the first chicane, there would be very little overtaking action of consequence to speak of.<br />
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It is a concern that many have for next year’s new regulations. Formula 1 may be taking steps to make the cars five seconds per lap faster, but that just means the snooze fest will be over faster.<br />
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<b>A glimmer of hope for Ferrari</b><br />
Sebastian Vettel gave Ferrari and their tifosi something to celebrate on Sunday as he joined the Mercedes drivers on the podium at the Scuderia’s home grand prix.<br />
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It was a good result for Ferrari, who have fallen behind Red Bull Racing in recent weeks, and was made even more so by Kimi Raikkonen fourth on the day.<br />
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But, if you look a bit closer, Sunday’s result was rather concerning.<br />
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Vettel and Raikkonen were dropped by Rosberg in the opening stint despite being on supersoft tyres to the German’s softs.<br />
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Even when the Mercedes driver switched to the medium tyres, and they were running supersofts and softs, they were unable to close the gap. Nor were they able to keep Hamilton, who had the same tyre strategy as his team-mate, behind them.<br />
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Second best on the day, but a very distant second.<br />
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<b>Formula 1 is getting younger and younger</b><br />
36-year-old Jenson Button is stepping aside for 24-year-old Stoffel Vandoorne while 35-year-old Felipe Massa is also out, reportedly making way for 18-year-old Lance Stroll.<br />
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While not many will argue that Vandoorne, who came through Renault Formula 3.5 and GP2, has done the hard yards to secure his place on the grid, Stroll is yet another example of Formula 1 teams being willing to gamble on young talent.<br />
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Should the Canadian sign as Massa’s replacement, he will be the latest teenager on the grid.<br />
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But like the other two, Esteban Ocon and Max Verstappen, Stroll has begun to make a name for himself in the European F3 Championship, which he is currently leading.<br />
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Elder statesmen out, barely old enough to shave in.<br />
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Formula 1 heads to the 'Temple of Speed' at Monza this weekend for an Italian Grand Prix where fast laps and low downforce will be key talking points.<br />
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The Autodromo Nazionale Monza is one of the most iconic racetracks on the Formula 1 calendar. It was built in 1922 and has staged more world championship grands prix than any other circuit in the world. Only once, in 1980, has the circuit not been on the F1 calendar.<br />
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Up until the early ’60s, racing took place on a fearsome six-mile oval. But the death of Wolfgang von Trips and 15 spectators in the 1961 Italian Grand Prix resulted in future races taking place on a shorter road course, with the last true ‘slipstreaming’ battle taking place in 1971, after which chicanes were installed to slow the cars.<br />
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The track is still the fastest in Formula 1, with today’s cars exceeding 200mph (322km/h) on four occasions around the lap. The average speed is in excess of 150mph (241km/h), so the teams use one-off low-downforce aerodynamic packages to maximise straight-line speed. However, braking stability is important: there are a total of six braking events around the lap and on two occasions the cars slow from 200mph (322km/h) to 50mph (80km/h) in just two seconds. Further it needs a good mechanical configuration of suspension to work well over the kerbs, while also needing strong power and a reliable hybrid system because it is full throttle for 69 percent of the lap.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">TRACK CHARACTERISTICS</span></b><br />
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Track Length : 5.793 kilometres.</div>
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Race distance : 53 laps (306.72 kilometres).</div>
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Corners : 11 corners in total.</div>
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Average Speed : 247km/h.</div>
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Aerodynamic Setup : Low downforce.</div>
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Top speed : 360km/h (with Drag Reduction System active on rear wing).</div>
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Full Throttle : 74% of the lap (high).</div>
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Time Spent Braking : 11% of lap.</div>
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Number Of Brake Zones : 6.</div>
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Brake Wear : High.</div>
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Total Time Needed For Pit Stop (at 80km/h) : 25 seconds (ave/high).</div>
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Lap record : 1:21.046 Rubens Barrichello, Ferrari, 2004.</div>
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<b>Last five winners in Italy:</b><br />
2015: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)</div>
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2014: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)<br />
2013: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)<br />
2012: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)<br />
2011: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)<br />
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Following the unusually high temperatures seen at Spa another weekend of warm temperatures are forecast at Monza. However the prospects of any rain on Sunday are receding.<br />
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The first practice session on Friday will be run under sunny skies in temperatures of around 25C. This will rise towards 30C in time for the second session later that day and there is a risk of thunderstorms developing later on.<br />
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Saturday’s weather will be more settled and cloudier, but with temperatures still reaching as high as 28C. The Italian Grand Prix is set to be run in similar warm and dry conditions. At present there is a chance of a small amount of rain later in the day, but at present it is not expected to affect the race.<br />
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Pirelli has chosen the medium, soft and (for the first time) supersoft tyres at Monza: the fourth consecutive race where this selection is being used.<br />
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While average speeds are high, cornering speeds are reasonably low, minimising tyre wear. This means that some teams could aim for a one-stop strategy. Heavy longitudinal forces act on tyres, especially under braking and traction in the two chicanes. The drivers tend to hit the famous kerbs at Monza hard, which further tests the tyre structure. Parabolica and Curva Grande are particularly challenging, as they are long corners putting plenty of energy through the tyres. Low downforce means braking and acceleration is tricky: drivers must try to avoid wheelspin.<br />
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White medium: a mandatory set that will be important for the race if using a one-stop strategy.<br />
Yellow soft: again a mandatory set, could come into play for a two-stop strategy in particular.<br />
Red supersoft: mandatory in qualifying; most of the top 10 are very likely to start on this tyre.</div>
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There are two DRS zones; the first is on the start-finish straight and the second on the approach to Turn Eight, the Ascari chicane. But overtaking remains difficult because the impact of DRS is less at Monza than at other racetracks, due to the small rear wings being used by the cars. In fact, statistically, pole position is more important at Monza than it is at Monaco.<br />
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The chance of a safety car at Monza is statistically very low at 43% and 0.4 Safety Cars per race. There was however a Safety car three years in a row recently from 2007- 9.</div>
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">CONCLUSION</span></b></div>
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With Lewis Hamilton’s power unit stock replenished and both Mercedes drivers having taken six wins each, the run in for the 2016 drivers title effectively begins here, with a nine point advantage for Hamilton.<br />
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Hamilton has has taken both victories for Mercedes at this venue in the V6 era, with Nico Rosberg so far unable to challenge the Briton. This race was a turning point in the championship in 2015 as Hamilton took a lights to flag victory while Rosberg retired from third with engine failure, his title hopes going up in smoke along with his engine.</div>
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This weekend F1 roars back into life after the summer break at the Spa Francorchamps circuit in Belgium one of the heritage jewels in the F1 calendar. With 19 corners on a 7km lap, Spa is the longest track on the calendar and one of the toughest on engines, with two sustained periods of flat out full throttle each lap; from La Source hairpin to Les Combes chicane which is around 25 seconds and then later in the lap the run through Blanchimont to Bus Stop chicane.<br />
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The first national race of Belgium was held in 1925 at the Spa region's race course, an area of the country that had been associated with motor sport since the very early years of racing. To accommodate Grand Prix motor racing, the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps race course was built in 1921 but it was only used for motorcycle racing until 1924. After the 1923 success of the new 24 hours of Le Mans in France, the Spa 24 Hours, a similar 24-hour endurance race, was run at the Spa track. Since inception, Spa-Francorchamps has been known for its unpredictable weather. At one stage in its history it had rained at the Belgian Grand Prix for twenty years in a row.<br />
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Frequently drivers confront a part of the course that is clear and bright while another stretch is rainy and slippery. The Belgian Grand Prix was designated the European Grand Prix six times between 1925 and 1973, when this title was an honorary designation given each year to one grand prix race in Europe. It is one of the most popular races on the Formula One calendar, due to the scenic and historical Spa-Francorchamps circuit being a favorite of drivers and fans.<br />
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Spa Francorchamps has many claims to fame; popularity among drivers, a superb collection of high speed corners, unpredictable weather. But the factor which will probably stand out this weekend is that it is the highest engine power factor circuit on the F1 calendar. The track is 70% full throttle and the run from La Source hairpin to the braking point for Les Combes features 23.5 seconds of constant full throttle. And in this first season of the hybrid turbo power units, that will have a significant bearing on the result.<br />
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Track Length : 7.004 kilometres.<br />
Race Distance : 44 laps (308.052 kilometres).<br />
Corners : 19 corners in total.<br />
Average speed : 238km/h. Circuit based on public roads.<br />
Aerodynamic Setup : Medium to Low downforce.<br />
Top speed : 322km/h (with Drag Reduction System active on rear wing) – 312km/h without.<br />
Full Throttle : 70% of the lap (high).<br />
Time Spent Braking : 14% of lap.<br />
Number Of Brake Zones : 9.<br />
Brake Wear : Low.<br />
Total Time Needed For Pit Stop : 21 seconds.<br />
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Lap record: Sebastian Vettel - 1:47.263 (Red Bull, 2009).</div>
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<b>Last six winners at Spa:</b></div>
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2015: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2014: Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull); 2013: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull); 2012: Jenson Button (McLaren); 2011: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull); 2010: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren).</div>
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According to UBIMET, the official meteorological service provider to the FIA, there will be fine and sunny conditions across the week at Spa-Francorchamps, albeit with the risk of a shower on Sunday afternoon. Fine, sunny and stable weather conditions are expected through the week as an extensive high-pressure system covers Belgium.<br />
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However, the influence of an approaching Atlantic low will see the risk of rainfall increase toward the latter half of the weekend. Despite this, conditions remain exceptionally good for August, a month where Spa averages fifteen days of rainfall. From Wednesday to Friday mostly fine conditions are forecast with daily maximum temperatures of 29 to 31 degrees. Moderate winds from a generally southerly direction.<br />
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On Saturday, partly cloudy conditions are forecast with a maximum of 30 degrees. Winds light and variable with dry conditions likely to remain for the qualifying races. Sunday will also see dry and partly cloudy conditions at first with a 30-40% chance of a shower in the afternoon. With a wind shift to the southwest, temperatures will slightly lower with a maximum temperature of 28 degrees. No doubt most fans will be hoping that UBIMET is wrong and that the chance of rain increases to 70-80%.</div>
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Like in previous years, there will be two DRS zones. The detection point for the first zone will be 240m before Turn 2, with the activation point 310m after Turn 4. The second detection point will be 160m before Turn 18, with the activation point 30m after Turn 19.<br />
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The P Zero medium, soft and supersoft tyres have been nominated for the longest lap of the year at 7.004 kilometres, which places high-energy loads through the tyres. Spa-Francorchamps in fact provides a real multi-faceted challenge for the tyres, and by extension for the teams and drivers as well. The historic circuit at the foothills of the Ardennes is renowned for its changeable weather, meaning that there is a true microclimate to provide a constant additional parameter for the strategists to consider.<br />
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White medium: a mandatory set that must be available for the race, low working range.<br />
Yellow soft: again a mandatory set, should feature in the race but not ideal for long stints.<br />
Red supersoft: will be used for qualifying with a focus on performance rather than durability.<br />
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<li>Loads through the tyres are among the biggest of the year due to the long and fast corners.</li>
<li>Elevation changes also create vertical forces for tyres through compressions like Eau Rouge.</li>
<li>Rain is quite likely, but it frequently rains just on one part of the circuit and not on another.</li>
<li>Set-up is a compromise between low drag for straights and downforce for corners: not easy.</li>
<li>There are plenty of overtaking opportunities, which mean that strategy options are quite open.</li>
<li>There are no significant changes to the Spa-Francorchamps circuit and infrastructure this year.</li>
<li>F1 returns with yet another back-to-back: after Spa it's straight to Pirelli's home race at Monza.</li>
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The chance of a safety car at Spa is statistically high at 80% and 1.4 per race. Rain is one reason, but also accidents tend to be high speed and so there can be quite a lot of debris.</div>
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">CONCLUSIONS</span></b></div>
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It will be a test of character for Nico Rosberg in his battle for victory with Lewis Hamilton; a test of performance for Red Bull, who should be very fast here, especially in the middle sector and a test of resilience for Ferrari, which dispensed with its technical director before the break and now needs to regroup and finish the season strongly. This is Round 13 of 21 so there is still a long way to go and plenty to fight for as Ferrari fell behind Red Bull in the Constructors’ championship before the break.<br />
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If any Mercedes powered car starts on the front row this weekend, the manufacturer will move ahead of Ford and into third on the all-time table of front row starts for F1 engine suppliers. The two companies are currently tied on 301 each, while Renault (388) and Ferrari (472) head the list.<br />
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Hamilton led every lap of the German Grand Prix last time out in Hockenheim, and in the process he surpassed Alain Prost’s 2,684 total of F1 laps led to slot into third on the all-time table with 2,732. Ayrton Senna (2,987) and Michael Schumacher (5,111) remain in front of the world champion, but it is possible he could pass the Brazilian if he leads 255 more laps before the end of the season.</div>
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Lewis Hamilton had the measure of Nico Rosberg when it mattered most and F1’s regulations need some serious rethinking…<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Lewis Hamilton ‘owned it’</span></b><br />
Lewis Hamilton put in a measured drive with an engine that may be his last before penalties come, as he claimed a record-breaking fifth Hungarian GP victory.<br />
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Although Hamilton was told to “pick up the pace” and at one stage found himself just 0.4s ahead of Nico Rosberg as they navigated the traffic of Esteban Gutierrez, there was never the impression that Rosberg would – or could – attack.<br />
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Conspiracy theorists will be questioning whether team orders were at play or whether Hamilton was trying to back Rosberg up into the chasers.<br />
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However, the one thing is certain, the World Champion “owned it”, and now also owns the lead in the Drivers’ standings for the first time this season.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Best of the rest heats up</span></b><br />
Sebastian Vettel hunted down Daniel Ricciardo in the closing stages of the Hungarian GP while Kimi Raikkonen had a fantastic battle – at least for the spectators’ perspective – with Max Verstappen.<br />
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After 70 laps Ricciardo beat Vettel by 0.674s and Verstappen was 0.385s ahead of Raikkonen.<br />
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Vettel put it down to the nature of the track, saying “it was clear that if you are ahead you can be fairly aggressive.”<br />
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What is really clear, though, is that aside from Raikkonen’s fastest lap time of the grand prix, the other three were lapping within three-tenths of each other.<br />
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The Red Bull and Ferrari drivers are now locked into a four-way fight for best of the rest, Ricciardo leading by one point ahead of Raikkonen with Vettel a further four of the pace and Verstappen, who only joined Red Bull after round four, 15 points behind his team-mate.<br />
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The title race may be a Mercedes-only tussle, but P3 at least is heating up.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Radio rules are dangerous</span></b><br />
Ahead of the Hungarian GP weekend, the FIA issued clarification on the extensive restrictions on radio communications. What they failed to do in that directive was use any common sense.<br />
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Sergio Perez crashed in Austria as Force India were not allowed to inform him of a pending brake failure.<br />
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One race later Nico Rosberg was penalised for receiving information on how to avoid a repeat of his gearbox problem, a problem that could have resulted in his retirement but would not have caused a crash. PF1’s gets it, we don’t agree, but we do understand.<br />
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Moving onto Hungary, Jenson Button reports that the “pedal is stuck to the floor.” He was told by the McLaren pit wall: “Do not shift, we have lost hydraulic pressure.”<br />
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The Brit was able to continue only to be slapped with a drive-through penalty.<br />
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His response: “The brake pedal going to the floor isn’t classed as a safety issue? Interesting.”<br />
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We’d call it daft.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">F1 rules must be enforced</span></b><br />
The irony in Formula 1 is that even when there are rules that make sense, they are not always enforced.<br />
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This past weekend Nico Rosberg slowed marginally for double waved yellows, the same flags that an FIA report claimed Jules Bianchi had not slowed sufficiently for resulting in the catastrophic brain injuries from which he would never recover.<br />
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Rosberg claimed pole position with that lap, with Lewis Hamilton and others calling for clarification of the regulations.<br />
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There was more controversy in qualifying as 11 drivers fell short of the 107% limit, yet all were permitted to continue with the weekend.<br />
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And lastly there was Max Verstappen’s driving during the 70-lap grand prix when he came under pressure from Kimi Raikkonen.<br />
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It was clear that Verstappen moved more than once and yet he was not penalised.<br />
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“For me, he moved once to the right, I decided to go left and the other car moved left,” explained Raikkonen, who caught his front wing on Verstappen’s car as the teenager made his second move.<br />
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That, though, was not Verstappen’s only transgression as the duo almost touched laps later as he moved to block Raikkonen.<br />
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Why have rules if you aren’t going to enforce them?<br />
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The Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungarian: Magyar Nagydíj) is a motor race held annually in Hungary. Since 1986, the race has been a round of the FIA Formula One World Championship. The first Hungarian Grand Prix was held on June 21, 1936 over a 3.1-mile (5.0 km) track laid out in Népliget, a park in Budapest. The Mercedes-Benz, Auto Union, and the Alfa Romeo-equipped Ferrari teams all sent three cars and the event drew a very large crowd. However, politics and the ensuing war meant the end of Grand Prix motor racing in the country for fifty years.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.hungaroring.hu/?id=0&sub_id=&lang=en">Hungaroring circuit</a> is 19 km from the centre of Budapest, alongside the M3 motorway at the border of the village, Mogyoród. The track is in a natural valley, surrounded by 50 hectares of rolling hillside. With this exceptional natural advantage, almost 80 percent of the racetrack is visible from any point. This is the reason why it is called "The Shallow Plate", it is because the spectators are watching races sitting by the side of an imaginary plate.Hungary is a much maligned circuit, due to its tight low speed nature and the difficulty of overtaking, but it has produced a surprising number of exciting races.<br />
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As well as being tough on tyres, the Hungaroring is very physically demanding on the drivers. They have often compared it to Singapore (renowned as the most physically demanding track of the year) due to the high number of corners, significant ambient temperatures, and comparatively little airflow though the car.<br />
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The Hungaroring is a circuit that is quite well balanced in terms of traction, braking and lateral energy demands. All the forces acting on the car are roughly equal in their extent, meaning that a neutral set-up is needed. The teams tend to run maximum downforce to generate the most aerodynamic grip.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Track Characteristics</span></b><br />
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Track length : 4.381km kilometres.<br />
Race distance : 70 laps (306.630 kilometres).<br />
Corners : 14 corners in total. Average speed of 190 km/h is the lowest of any permanent track on F1 calendar.<br />
Aerodynamic setup : High downforce.<br />
Top speed : 305 km/h (with Drag Reduction System active on rear wing) – 295km/h without.<br />
Full throttle : 55% of the lap (low).<br />
Time spent braking : 14% of lap.<br />
Number of brake zones : 11.<br />
Brake wear : High.<br />
Total time needed for pit stop : 16 seconds.<br />
Fuel effect (cost in lap time per 10kg of fuel carried) : 0.35 seconds (high).<br />
Lap Record : 1:19.071 - M Schumacher (2004)<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Weather Forecast</span></b><br />
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It's going to be hot throughout the weekend in Budapest, with temperatures between 28 and 31 degrees. F1 weather service Ubimet predicts a dry Friday and Saturday, though it says there are "big uncertainties" about Sunday's weather with risks of showers come race day.<br />
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First practice should take place in warm but cloudy conditions. However the second session, which starts at 2pm local time, is under threat from a series of showers which could turn thundery and are expected after noon. After that the conditions will settle down and the heat crank up under cloudless morning skies. Air temperatures are expected to exceed 30C on both days.<br />
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Last year’s sizzling weekend saw track temperatures hit 55C in qualifying and second practice. A significant factor this year will be how well the new track surface copes with the baking heat.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Tyres</span></b><br />
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Following the flat-out straights and fast corners of Silverstone is the tight and twisty Hungaroring: two circuits that could not be any more different. The medium, soft and supersoft tyres have been nominated for Hungary: statistically the most popular combination of the year so far, which was last used in Baku. The Hungaroring has been described as being like an oversized go-kart track, and adding to the challenge of the first circuit ever to stage a grand prix behind the Iron Curtain exactly 30 years ago are weather conditions that can range from extremely hot (a common occurrence) to rain (which was the case two years ago, as well as 2011).<br />
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There's only one real straight on the Hungaroring, which means tyres are constantly working. It's a well-balanced track, with traction, braking and lateral energy demands roughly equal. High temperatures make thermal degradation a factor. The emphasis is on mechanical grip, as a low average speed means there is little downforce.<br />
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Drivers describe the Hungaroring as one of the year's most physically demanding circuits. Hungary starts another back-to-back weekend, with the teams then going straight to Germany.<br />
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The Three Nominated Compounds:<br />
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White medium: a mandatory set that must be available for the race, low working range.<br />
Yellow soft: another mandatory set whose versatility will make it a popular race tyre.<br />
Red supersoft: used for qualifying but it's not yet clear how much they will figure in the race.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">DRS</span></b><br />
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There will be two DRS zones sharing a detection point 5m before Turn 14. The activation points are 130m after the apex of Turn 14 and 6m after the apex of Turn 1.<br />
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The guardrail to the left of the run-off area at Turn 3 has been re-aligned to better protect the recovery vehicle and to allow space for a car that has been recovered. Also, speed bumps 50mm high have been installed two metres from the track edge in the run-off area at Turns 6/7, while new debris fencing has been installed close to the guardrail on the left between Turns 11 and 12 and around the outside of Turn 14.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Safety Car</span></b><br />
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Safety cars are surprisingly rare at the Hungaroring. One possible explanation is that there are few gravel traps for cars to get stranded in, with tarmac preferred through most corners. The chances of a safety car are only 10% and there have been only two in the last seven years.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Conclusion</span></b><br />
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The Silver Arrows have won an incredible 41 Grands Prix in the two and a half seasons since the introduction of the hybrid turbo engines, but Hungary has caused them much pain in the last two years, due to reliability and other issues. This is the only venue where Mercedes hasn’t won in two attempts during the V6 hybrid power era. Despite this, Lewis Hamilton is tied with Michael Schumacher as the most successful driver in the Hungarian Grand Prix, each having won it four times.<br />
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Instead, Red Bull (2014) and Ferrari (2015) have taken at the Hungaroring victory and there is a strong chance that Red Bull will be the team to beat this weekend, based on the performance of its chassis lately and the improvements in the Renault power unit which is now within 15hp of the Mercedes.<br />
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Nico Rosberg has never stood on the podium at this track. He arrives in Hungary looking to shore up a championship lead which has rapidly shrunk from 43 points to just one. Mercedes’ power unit may not offer as great an advantage at this track as at other circuits but their raft of detailed aerodynamic updates at Silverstone and the healthy advantage they enjoyed in qualifying shows the W07 wants for little in terms of downforce.<br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><i>Yes, yes I know the British GP is done and dusted. And I apologise as I should have gotten this piece posted BEFORE the race. But all is not lost, our regular guest contributor and man of wonder, Joshua Mason, has adjusted this piece to suit the time. Kind of "Back To The Future"...ish. Anyway, Lewis won! Yay! And we're still excited about that, right? Not only that, we're headed to one of Lewis' strongest tracks - Hungary. Yay! So, here he is, Joshua Mason with his excellent piece on that oldie but goodie and race-tastic circuit - Silverstone.</i></span></div>
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Last week saw our boy Lewis give a dominant display, leading from start to finish and increasing the pressure on Rosberg. The Silverstone track was, in typical British fashion, very wet, but the fans were still in good voice. The Northamptonshire track is the home of British Motorsport and by virtue, motorsport itself so what is the story behind the hallowed tarmac?<br />
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Lewis Hamilton equalled Nigel Mansell’s 4 British Grand Prix record, and with years ahead of him is likely to pass him with ease, especially if the GP stays at the track that he has always enjoyed driving. In fact most drivers love the Silverstone circuit, and this was on show last weekend. Hamilton finished 1st after starting pole, whilst Nico Rosberg had to deal with the little terrier that is Max Verstappen. The teenager chased Rosberg the whole day, and executed an excellent overtake on the famed turns. Though finally finishing second, Rosberg was penalised for a radio communication issue and Hamilton is now just 1 point away from him. The rain inevitably played its part but Hamilton said it is part and parcel of a British Grand Prix he loves "I am so grateful," <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/36758205">said Hamilton</a>. "We've got the best fans here, thank you so much. The good English weather came out. It was so tricky in those conditions. But that's what I love about this race - something always happens".<br />
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Silverstone is situated near the villages of Towcester and Silverstone and started life as an RAF base. The runways, as they so often do, provided some fun driving for local enthusiasts. In 1947 Maurice Geoghan and some other locals took part in a make shift race on the abandoned airfield and at some point Maurice hit a sheep who had wondered on to the track. He totalled his car, but the race became notorious as the Mutton Grand Prix thereafter. It did not take long for some brainboxes to see the potential, and it was bought and converted officially in 1948. It hosted its first Grand Prix of the Drivers’ Championship era in 1950 and started a legacy that has been unsurpassed.<br />
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Silverstone has shared a few of the Grand Prix’s with Aintree and Brands Hatch, but it has been the mainstay for the BGP. In 1990-91 it saw an overhaul of planning and the track was converted from the lightning fast early track, where drivers would take corners in fourth or fifth gear, to a more technical track. The first race on the new Silverstone was a win for Nigel Mansell in front of his home crowd, and the iconic image of him giving a lift to Ayrton Senna back to the paddock when the latter’s car ran out of fuel took place there too. Here is how the track has changed over the years:<br />
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Silverstone is known for its unpredictable weather, (well Britain is really) and it is these wet conditions that cause so much of the drama. Lewis seems to cope better than most. There is an abundance of overtaking opportunities at Silverstone with wide corners easily big enough for two cars at speeds of 170mph. Maggots-Beckett-Chapel is a rollercoaster of a right to left and even gives Eau Rouge a run for its money in my opinion.<br />
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Silverstone has a unique place in the calendar. Because most teams are based in the UK, it feels like a homecoming for the whole circus. 120,000 people are ready come rain or shine full of energy to welcome them home, and for now Lewis Hamilton sits at the top of the table. Silverstone really is in a class of its own but like Lewis my focus is on <a href="https://www.unibet.eu/betting#/event/1003326597">Hungary and the race for the Championship</a>.<br />
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Alvin Kassimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430509479379445788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945632448363890955.post-21416244570882610922016-07-09T15:39:00.000+08:002016-07-13T16:25:58.441+08:00IF FORMULA 1 CARS HAD CAR KEYS... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Every car I've driven has a key. Even if the manufacturer says it is "keyless entry and go" or something like that. What about an F1 car? When a Formula 1 driver goes racing, they will take several items with them to their car, including a helmet and water bottle. But one thing they never carry on them is a car key.<br />
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Formula 1 is famous for being one of the most technologically advanced motorsports in the world. The cars are so incredibly complex nowadays, that they can’t simply be started cold with the turn of a key.<br />
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But what if it was possible for current Formula 1 cars to use a car key to start them up? Since each driver has their own personal design for their racing helmet, perhaps the same would be applied to each driver’s starter key. Inspired by these thoughts, <a href="https://www.carkeys.co.uk/news/if-f1-cars-had-car-keys">Car Keys</a> dreamt up some custom car key designs which some of the current F1 drivers could use for their race cars.<br />
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They even have a bent key for Maldonado. To see all the designs, go <a href="https://www.carkeys.co.uk/news/if-f1-cars-had-car-keys">HERE</a>.<br />
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If you enjoyed this posting, please do share it with your network so more people can enjoy it as well. Also, check out my Formula 1 inspired designs at my online shops:<br />
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1. <a href="http://shop.spreadshirt.com/hamiltontees/">Hamilton Tees</a> (fixed designs) is my online shop where you can get my Lewis Hamilton inspired designs printed on many different types of t-shirts and hoodies.<br />
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2. <a href="http://lewishamiltontshirt.spreadshirt.com/">Lewis Hamilton T-Shirt</a> (design your own) is a designer shop where you can get the same designs on many more products - not just t-shirts but trousers, baby bibs, mugs, phone cases, whatever is available. You can adjust the size and location of the designs, add text and customize it exactly as you see fit.<br />
<br />
3. <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/akhnsx/collections/504049-lewis-hamilton-collection">Lewis Hamilton Collection</a> (fixed designs) is my fixed design shop on Redbubble where most of the phone cases are and many other products.<br />
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<br />Alvin Kassimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430509479379445788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945632448363890955.post-87802574403578202202016-07-08T22:39:00.000+08:002016-07-08T22:45:45.299+08:00BRITISH GP 2016 PREVIEW<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The British Grand Prix is a race in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship. It is currently held at the Silverstone Circuit near the village of Silverstone in Northamptonshire in England. The British and Italian Grands Prix are the oldest continuously staged Formula One World Championship Grands Prix. It was designated the European Grand Prix five times between 1950 and 1977, when this title was an honorary designation given each year to one Grand Prix race in Europe. All British Grands Prix dating back to 1926 have been held in England; where the British motor racing industry is primarily located.<br />
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Silverstone is one of the oldest races on the calendar and started life as an airfield. The end of Second World War left Britain with no major race track. An ex-farmer, James Wilson Brown, was employed by the RAC and given just two months to turn the site from a wartime airfield and farm into a race track for the first RAC International Grand Prix.<br />
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On the 2nd October 1948, an estimated 100,000 people flocked to see Luigi Villoresi drive from the back of the grid to beat a field of 22 others in his Maserati with a top speed of 72.2mph. Silverstone racing history had begun. From the 50 races held here at the circuit, Alain Prost holds the record for most wins at the circuit in 1983, 1985, 1989, 1990 and 1993. Nigel Mansell is only just behind Alain with 4 wins in 1986, 1987, 1991 and 1992.<br />
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Silverstone has the fastest corner combinations on the F1 calendar and is loved by the drivers, but it can be a real headache for the engineers and strategists, as it shows up aerodynamic instabilities and it can be very difficult to get a good reading on the tyres, especially as there is usually some rain during the practice sessions.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">TRACK CHARACTERISTICS </span></b><br />
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Track length : 5.891km kilometres.<br />
Race distance : 52 laps (306.198 kilometres).<br />
Corners : 18 corners in total. A high speed circuit based on an old WWII airfield. Lots of high-speed corners, aerodynamically challenging, very easy on brakes.<br />
Aerodynamic setup : Med/High downforce.<br />
Top speed : 311km/h (with Drag Reduction System active on rear wing) – 301km/h without.<br />
Full throttle : 66% of the lap (medium).<br />
Fuel consumption : High.<br />
Time spent braking : 9% of lap (very low). 9 braking zones.<br />
Brake wear : Low.<br />
Total time needed for pit stop : 25 seconds.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">WEATHER FORECAST</span></b><br />
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The first noteworthy rain is expected to arrive from the south-west in the early hours of Friday morning and potentially last until around the start of the first practice session. There should be no further rain on Friday, giving the teams a chance to do some more productive work during the second practice session. The sun may even break through later in the day.<br />
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Saturday’s conditions look set to be the most challenging so far as a more significant shower will arrive from the same direction and potentially affect both final practice and qualifying. However warm air from the south should keep temperatures reasonably warm and help dry the track out.<br />
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On Sunday the temperatures will again push towards 20C but at present it is expected to stay dry for the race.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">TYRES</span></b><br />
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Silverstone comes straight off the back of Austria but the two events could not be more different: after selecting the softest tyres in the P Zero range for Austria, the hardest tyres in the line-up have been chosen for Silverstone (with only the soft being nominated for both, which is present at every race this season). It's only the second time this year that the hardest tyres have been selected - after Spain - and this is due to the high-energy, high-speed demands of the British circuit, which features fast straights and rapid changes of direction.<br />
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Orange hard: not seen so often this year but likely to be used at some point in Silverstone.<br />
White medium: will be a popular race tyre and is one of the mandatory sets, along with hard.<br />
Yellow soft: seen at every GP year, the softest tyre available in Silverstone is the most popular choice among the teams in terms of quantities chosen.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">DRS</span></b><br />
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There are two DRS zones, the detection point of the first is 25m before T3 (Village), with the activation point 30m after T5. The second detection point is at T10 (Maggotts) with the activation point 55m after T14 (Chapel).<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">PIT STOPS</span></b><br />
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Because the new pit lane at Silverstone is quite long, a stop is relatively slow by F1 standards at 25 seconds total pit lane time. This encourages teams to do less, rather than more stops.<br />
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Silverstone is a fast, open circuit with lots of run off areas. So for marshals it’s relatively safe to recover a broken car. The chances of a safety car are therefore quite low – 57%, with 0.6 safety cars per race.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">BRITISH GP FAST FACTS</span></b><br />
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► The British Grand Prix is one of two ever-present races on the Formula One World Championship calendar. The other race featuring every year since 1950 is the Italian Grand Prix.<br />
► Three venues have hosted the British Grand Prix during the World Championship era. Silverstone shared the early races with Aintree, which held races in 1955, ’57, ’59 and 1961-2. Aintree was replaced by Brands Hatch, which held the British Grand Prix in even years between 1964-1986. Silverstone has hosted all of the other races.<br />
► 2014 marks the 48th running of the Formula One World Championship British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The circuit, however, is celebrating it’s 50th race, having hosted pre-World Championship grands prix in 1948 and 1949. Both of those races were won by Maserati, courtesy of drivers Luigi Villoresi and Baron Emmanuel ‘Toulo’ de Graffenried respectively. Giuseppe ‘Nino’ Farina won the inaugural world championship race in 1950. Before Silverstone, a British Grand Prix was held at the Brooklands circuit in 1926 and 1927.<br />
► Silverstone is situated in an area known as ‘Motorsport Valley’. Eight of the 11 F1 teams are clustered within 125km of the track. In order of distance they are McLaren (125km), Williams (65km), Caterham (59km), Lotus (40km), Red Bull (33km), Marussia (24km) and Mercedes (13km), with Force India based a few hundred metres from the front gates of the circuit. Additionally, Mercedes High Performance Powertrains’ manufacturing facility is based 33km from the circuit and Toro Rosso’s wind tunnel is located 23km away.<br />
► Jim Clark (1962, ’63, ’64, ’65, ’67) and Alain Prost (1983, ’85, ’89, ’90, ’93) share top billing at the British Grand Prix with five victories each. One behind them is this weekend’s driver steward Nigel Mansell who won in 1986, ’87, ’91 and ’92. Mansell did, however claim five victories on home soil, winning the 1985 European Grand Prix at Brands Hatch a year before winning the British Grand Prix at the same circuit. Mansell is one of only two drivers to have won differently titled grands prix at the same circuit (Nelson Piquet won the 1980 Italian and 1981 San Marino Grands Prix at Imola.)<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">CONCLUSION</span></b><br />
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The current Silverstone layout is a huge challenge for teams and drivers, with the fastest corner combination of any F1 circuit. It is a strange one for the hybrid systems as the track is the lightest of the season on braking, but with 70% of the lap at full throttle, it’s hugely demanding on hybrid Energy Recovery, which harvests braking energy. So you have the demand on the energy but not enough opportunities to harvest the energy in braking. A very efficient system is essential to be competitive.<br />
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The internal war within Mercedes will still be raging into the British Grand Prix weekend, possibly with ramifications for the battle at the front. If the two drivers find themselves anywhere close together in the dying moments on Sunday, there will be a lot of gritted teeth on the pit wall.<br />
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Legend Murray Walker says:<br />
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“I suspect that deep down in his heart he may realise that Hamilton is actually a bit better than he is, in my opinion. There’s very little in it, very little, but when push comes to shove, put Hamilton in the same car as Rosberg and I think he will win.”<br />
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I agree with Murray. Rosberg knows that and is under pressure all the time. Just what is needed for the Hammer to smash him into oblivion.<br />
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If you enjoyed this posting, please do share it with your network so more people can enjoy it as well. Also, check out my Formula 1 inspired designs at my online shops:<br />
<br />
1. Hamilton Tees (fixed designs) is my online shop where you can get my Lewis Hamilton inspired designs printed on many different types of t-shirts and hoodies.<br />
Link - http://shop.spreadshirt.com/hamiltontees/<br />
<br />
2. Lewis Hamilton T-Shirt (design your own) is a designer shop where you can get the same designs on many more products - not just t-shirts but trousers, baby bibs, mugs, phone cases, whatever is available. You can adjust the size and location of the designs, add text and customize it exactly as you see fit.<br />
Link - http://lewishamiltontshirt.spreadshirt.com/<br />
<br />
3. Lewis Hamilton Collection (fixed designs) is my fixed design shop on Redbubble where most of the phone cases are and many other products.<br />
Link - http://www.redbubble.com/people/akhnsx/collections/504049-lewis-hamilton-collection<br />
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Support Lewis this season by owning this collection. Thank you for your support. May Lewis win his fourth world title in 2016. We win and lose together. Go Lewis!<br />
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Here is a sample.<br />
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Formula 1 moves to its 32nd new country this weekend with the inaugural <a href="https://www.bakucitycircuit.com/">Baku European Grand Prix</a> in Azerbaijan on what looks like the fastest street track F1 has ever seen. Speeds of up to 350km/h are predicted on the 2.1km long straight, which is the kind of speed only seen at Monza and in the high altitude of Mexico!<br />
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The six kilometre, counter-clockwise layout of the circuit was designed by circuit architect Hermann Tilke.The circuit is planned to start adjacent to Azadliq Square, then loop around Government House before heading west to Maiden Tower. Here, the track is planned to have a narrow uphill traversal and then circle the Old City before opening up onto a 2.2 km stretch along Neftchilar Avenue back to the start line. The circuit is projected to be the fastest street circuit in the world and the second longest circuit on the current F1 calendar behind the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium which currently is the longest circuit on calendar. It is expected that lap times in the 1 minute 40 seconds will be achieved during the Formula One event.<br />
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The capital city of the oil-rich nation of Azerbaijan has a PR strategy to match a Hollywood celebrity. Hosting sporting events is a tried and tested way of putting a city on the map and last year Baku held the inaugural European Games to get the ball rolling. The "Grand Prix of Europe" is now set to call Baku home for the next seven years, but it remains to be seen whether the race is a success or goes the way of Korea and India. The official name of the grand prix also tells you everything you need to know about the motivation behind the expenditure as Azerbaijan, which straddles the geographical divide between Europe and Asia, attempts to position itself as a tourist and commerce destination for the West.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">TRACK CHARACTERISTICS</span></b><br />
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Track length : 6.003 kilometers<br />
Race distance : 51 laps (306 kilometers)<br />
Corners : 20 corners in total<br />
Aerodynamic setup : Medium downforce<br />
Top speed : 350km/h (projected)<br />
Total time needed for pit stop at 80km/h : 24 seconds<br />
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For an interactive guide to the circuit, F1Fanatic has a fantastic post on it <a href="http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2016/06/16/interactive-turn-turn-guide-new-baku-city-circuit/">here</a>.<br />
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It is not like anything seen before in F1 as most of the corners are low speed, but the straights are long and fast. This calls for two completely different downforce configurations. It will reward cars with good mechanical grip, like Mercedes and Red Bull and with plenty of engine power like Ferrari and Mercedes.<br />
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The widest part of the track is 13m, while the narrowest section, between Turns 7 and 8, is just 7.6m. Turn 8 will also be the slowest corner on the track, with an expected apex speed of 53mph. The Baku track is also expected to have an extremely high average speed for a street circuit. This is largely because of the rapid sequence of flowing corners in the final sector that form part of the 2.1km (1.5-mile) main straight, where drivers are expected to be on full throttle for over 20 seconds and hit 350km/h.<br />
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The Baku City Circuit may have a few surprises in store for the Formula One teams this weekend but it seems the weather will not. Consistently warm temperatures are expected over the next three days, potentially reaching 30C on Saturday and Sunday. The first day of practice is expected to see a lot of cloud cover which will keep temperatures from getting too high. A fairly strong breeze from the north will also cool things down.<br />
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On Saturday the wind will drop, the clouds will break up and temperatures will climb in time for qualifying which begins at 5pm local time. With sunset arriving at around 8:15pm the sun will be fairly low at this point, which given the number of tall buildings in close proximity to the track could create challenging visibility conditions for drivers as they pass in and out of strong sunlight.<br />
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Some weather agencies are reporting a low risk of light rain around the time of the race on Sunday, but the general consensus is that conditions will remain dry. Baku typically sees only a few days of rain during June.<br />
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For what is meant to be the fastest street circuit seen so far, Pirelli has nominated the medium, soft and supersoft tyres. As is always the case with a brand new venue, Pirelli has had to rely on simulation and acquired information rather than real data, which makes the task of nominating tyres more complex.<br />
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The nominated tyres are:<br />
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White medium: this has not been extensively chosen, so unlikely to figure prominently.<br />
Yellow soft: a high working range tyre, which could make it very important in the heat of Baku.<br />
Red supersoft: the most popular choice, which will be used heavily in qualifying and the race.<br />
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Pirelli Motorsport boss Paul Hembery has admitted concerns over the Baku City circuit which this weekend hosts the Grand Prix of Europe.<br />
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"Long straights can create standing wave issues. It seems to be a circuit that shouldn't be too dramatic, but it has that straight, so we have to be very careful on that in terms of what's going on with the standing wave management. If you go to a new circuit, it can throw up some surprises. The tendency to new circuits in recent years is smooth surfaces with very low levels of wear, but there is quite an aggressive straight and standing wave is something we have to manage, so there is an aspect of tyre integrity that we have to monitor well."<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">DRS</span></b><br />
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There will be two DRS zones this weekend, one on the approach to Turn 1 and one on the straight coming into Turn 3, while McLaren has highlighted the “deceptively fast” Turn 15 as a key corner as it is lined with close barriers.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">SAFETY CAR</span></b><br />
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Before a car turns a wheel on the new track there are a few observations that can be made. It is a street track and given the high speeds in parts of the track, it’s likely that we will see a Safety Car. This is especially true because, as a new event care will have to be taken to give the marshals time to deal with incidents.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">LAP OF CIRCUIT</span></b><br />
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Here's how the circuit actually looks like in a moving car.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">CONCLUSION</span></b><br />
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It looks very much like Mercedes will enjoy a margin this weekend. It is also a high fuel consumption circuit, so there will be some fuel management to be done. While many would have expected Lewis Hamilton to make inroads into the 43-point lead Nico Rosberg built up over the first four races, few would have expected Rosberg to throw away almost all of his advantage in just two rounds. In a straight fight this year Hamilton has usually been the quicker of the two, so it’s down to Rosberg to raise his game.<br />
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We have no idea what to expect really from this race. Could there be a smash up at the tightest part? I certainly think so with eager F1 drivers giving no quarters. Will Mercedes outdrag everybody on the longest straight in F1? Probably. Will the field be spread out after just a few laps? Looks like it. Whatever it is, it's always exciting to go to a new track.</div>
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The Canadian Grand Prix (known in French as the Grand Prix du Canada), abbreviated as gpc, is an annual auto race held in Canada starting in 1961. It has been part of the Formula One World Championship since 1967. It was first staged at Mosport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario as a sports car event before it alternated between Mosport and Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Quebec after Formula One took over the event. After 1971, safety concerns led to the Grand Prix moving permanently to Mosport.<br />
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In 1978, after similar safety concerns with Mosport, the Canadian Grand Prix moved to its current home at the Circuit Giles Villeneuve on Île Notre-Dame in Montreal. In 2005, the Canadian Grand Prix was the most watched Formula One GP in the world. The race was also the third most watched sporting event worldwide, behind the first place Super Bowl XXXIX and the UEFA Champions League Final.<br />
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F1 returns to Montreal this weekend for the running of the 2016 Canadian Grand Prix. One of the more popular and hotly anticipated races on the F1 calendar, the tight, street circuit feel, coupled with a design for high speed and overtaking down its long straights, has produced many memorable races and individual performances over the years. Add to this the fantastic atmosphere produced by the always friendly, knowledgeable and enthusiastic Canadian crowd, and we have a race weekend that you certainly won’t want to miss.<br />
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With a combination of long straights, numerous chicanes and the close proximity of barriers to the track, the Montreal circuit places stress on engines and brakes as well as driver concentration. The track itself is bumpy and generally low grip, due to the fact that it is rarely used outside of the grand prix weekend. With the lack of long corners and emphasis on traction, tyre wear around Montreal is relatively low. Thanks to the configuration of the Montreal track, overtaking tended to be easier on it than at most circuits.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">TRACK CHARACTERISTICS</span></b><br />
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Track length : 4.36 kilometers<br />
Race distance : 70 laps (305 kilometers)<br />
Corners : 12 corners in total made up of straights, chicanes and a hairpin<br />
Aerodynamic setup : Medium downforce<br />
Top speed : 326km/h (with Dag Reduction System active on rear wing) – 316km/h without<br />
Full throttle : 60% of the lap (quite high, 15 seconds unbroken full throttle on main straight)<br />
Time spent braking : 17% of lap (high, 7 braking zones)<br />
Brake wear : Very High<br />
Total time needed for pit stop at 80km/h : 18.8 seconds<br />
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The key stat about Montreal is that it’s the least important pole position of the season. This means that, more often than not, things do not got according to plan in Montreal. Since 2000 the pole sitter has enjoyed a conversion rate to race victory of just 35%. And add in the fact that this year there are three tyre compounds to choose from and the softest one is not capable of giving you a one-stop strategy and you have what looks to be an entertaining weekend ahead.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">WEATHER</span></b><br />
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Montreal is experiencing cool, almost autumnal conditions ahead of this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix. Although it is forecast to become warmer over the coming days the race itself could see some showers.<br />
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A low pressure weather system is keeping the air chilly in Montreal at present – a peak of just 17C is forecast on Thursday. However that will improve over the coming days with outbreaks of sunshine pushing temperatures to 20C during practice on Friday and 24C for qualifying on Saturday.<br />
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Following showers on Thursday the rain should stay away for the first two days of track action. That may change on Sunday, however, giving us the possibility of a second consecutive rain-affected race.<br />
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At present it is unclear whether the rain will arrive during the race or, as some forecasts indicate, fall earlier in the morning of race day. However it is expected to be a much cooler day on Sunday, with temperatures closer to that seen on Thursday, and quite a bit cooler than last year’s peak of 22C during the grand prix.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">TYRES</span></b><br />
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Just two weeks after the debut of the new P Zero Purple ultrasoft tyre in Monaco, it appears again as part of exactly the same nomination for Canada: soft, supersoft and ultrasoft. Canada however will present a number of different challenges to Monaco, with notably higher speeds and higher loads that generate more temperature and put increased energy through the tyres.<br />
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Tyre options are:<br />
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1. Yellow soft: the hardest compound in the selection, poised to play an important role in the race.<br />
2. Red supersoft: two teams have interestingly chosen not to nominate this compound at all.<br />
3. Purple ultrasoft: very popular on its Monaco debut and chosen extensively in Canada.<br />
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Paul Hembery: "In Canada there's the potential for some quite mixed weather conditions, as we also saw in Monaco, so this could make it a very complex race as has often been the case in the past. The compounds that we have nominated mean that there is plenty of scope for strategy, on a circuit where it's definitely possible to overtake on the track as well. The ultrasoft made its mark when it first appeared in Monaco but Canada is a very different type of circuit with more demands on tyres. This could lead to a number of different tactics coming into play, as evidenced from the tyre choices made by each team prior to the race."<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">DRS</span></b><br />
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There are two DRS zones to look out for in Montreal. The detection area for the first DRS zone is after Turn 9 in the leadup to the hairpin at Turn 10. The first DRS zone is then on the long straight after Turn 12, while the second DRS zone follows immediately after the chicane at Turns 13 and 14.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">SAFETY CAR</span></b><br />
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The chances of a safety car at Montreal are very high at 60%. Eight of the last 12 Canadian Grands Prix have featured at least one safety car. This is because, with the track lined with walls and several blind corners, there are frequent accidents and the conditions for the marshals when clearing debris from an accident are dangerous. Montreal has the highest rate of Safety Car deployments per race of any circuit bar Singapore.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> CANADIAN GRAND PRIX IN NUMBERS </span></b><br />
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Montreal is a race that tends to feature close finishes, according to F1 statistician Virtual Statman. In the last 13 runnings of the Canadian GP, eight of them have been won by a margin of less than three seconds.<br />
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Lewis Hamilton made another piece of history in Monaco as he moves closer to some all time great records. His win meant that he has now won at least one race in each of the last 10 consecutive seasons. Only Alain Prost and Michael Schumacher have achieved that. He has also now led 87 different Grands Prix, more than Ayrton Senna and second only to Michael Schumacher who led 142 races. Hamilton is closing in on Senna’s tally of 65 pole positions, he is now on 52.<br />
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Hamilton is the form man at Montreal with four wins there. He is also chasing a front row start there for the fifth season in a row. Red Bull and Mercedes are now tied on 58 pole positions each, so the battle on Saturday should be intense.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">CONCLUSION</span></b><br />
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The Mercedes team will be very wary of the increased threat posed by Red Bull, but will rely on their dominant power unit to keep them clear of the pack in Canada. This is one of Lewis Hamilton’s favourite circuits, having taken his first victory here in 2007 and reaching the top step three times since.<br />
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This could be a race where we see a wide variety of different strategies, like China were 13 finishers used all three Pirelli tyre compounds. Montreal is a strange track and the temperature fluctuations in any given day are as big as any venue on the calendar. This can often catch people out. There is some rain forecast for Sunday, with Friday and Saturday likely to escape the rain, but the prevailing temperatures are low. This could lead some teams to have issues with tyre warm up, especially in qualifying and at the start of a race stint after a pit stop.<br />
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From the desert of Bahrain Formula One heads to the industrial sprawl of Shanghai for the third round of the world championship and another track which first appeared on the calendar in 2004. But the Shanghai International Circuit is a very different proposition, with longer corners which place the tyres under greater strain. The front-left tyre takes the biggest pounding, especially in turns one/two/three and twelve/thirteen.<br />
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The Shanghai International Circuit, Jiading, Shanghai, designed by Hermann Tilke, when completed in 2004 was the most expensive Formula One circuit facility, costing $240 million. The track is 5.451 km long and features one of the trickiest corners combinations on the Formula One calendar, comparable to that of Istanbul Park's turn 8, also designed by Tilke. Turn 1 and 2 are a very demanding 270 degree, right-handed corner combination that requires a lot of speed whilst entering and it tightens up towards the end.<br />
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Two long straights with the inevitable DRS zones present opportunities for overtaking. The back straight leading to the turn 14 hairpin is one of the longest of the season. Yet despite this drivers are at full throttle for less time than at almost every other circuit. This makes the track less demanding in terms of fuel consumption and brake wear. The cars pass beneath a vast grandstand as they accelerate towards turn one, which is one of the quickest opening turns of the season.<br />
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The UBS Chinese Grand Prix is always an intriguing race and strategy has played a significant role in the outcome in recent years. Overtaking is easy here because of the longest straight in F1 at 1.17km, so teams can plan for the fastest strategy knowing that traffic will not be a huge problem. That said, the speed differential between cars due to the new hybrid turbo engines, could see cars with less straight line speed struggle to pass midfield cars with good straight line speed.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Track Characteristics</span></b><br />
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Track length : 5.45 kilometres<br />
Race distance : 56 laps (305 kilometres)<br />
Corner : 16 corners in total, a mixture of slow, medium and fast<br />
Aerodynamic setup : Medium/high downforce<br />
Top speed : 322km/h (with Drag Reduction System on rear wing) – 310km/h without<br />
Full throttle : 55% of the lap<br />
Time spent braking : 15% of the lap. 8 braking zones<br />
Brake wear : Medium<br />
Total time needed for pit stop : 22 seconds<br />
Fuel effect (cost in lap time per 10kg of fuel carried) : 0.34 seconds (average)<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Weather Forecast</span></b><br />
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A large band of rain will have reached Shanghai by now and is likely to create wet conditions for Saturday’s qualifying session. Dry and fairly warm conditions are expected for the first two practice sessions at the Shanghai International Circuit on Friday. But in the evening rain will arrive from the east and linger for the next 24 hours.<br />
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This will be persistent drizzle rather than a downpour. It will build slightly in intensity throughout the day but the 3pm qualifying session is expected to miss the heaviest rainfall. The dull, cloudy conditions will persist into Sunday but the drivers will be spared any further rain. Temperatures for race day will be slightly lower, peaking at around 20C, some two degrees cooler than Saturday.<br />
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Although the air temperature will be only slightly cooler than during last year’s race the cloud cover should keep the track temperatures from reaching the 47C high seen in this race 12 months ago.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Tyres</span></b><br />
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Pirelli tyre choice for Shanghai: Medium, soft, super-soft. As in the opening two rounds, the Super Soft, Soft and Medium tyre compounds will be used at Shanghai. Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have opted for different choices, with the Briton selecting an extra set of Medium tyres compared to his team-mate. While both Ferrari drivers have selected the same number of each tyres, the pair have chosen an extra set of the Super Soft tyres compared to their Mercedes counterparts. Williams, Renault, Toro Rosso and Haas drivers have all made slightly different choices compared to their respective team-mates.<br />
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The front tyres are the limitation, especially the left front which gets hammered by the two long corners T1 and T13. With the three different tyre options available for the race, we’ll see a mixture of different strategies again. We can see already who tends to be aggressive (Red Bull, Haas) and it should be another fascinating his speed chess game.<br />
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Weather conditions are nearly always unpredictable, which have a big effect on tyre behaviour. Key tyre info for Shanghai from Pirelli:<br />
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<li>As a result, graining is sometimes an issue when it's cool: especially in the early sessions.</li>
<li>Around 80% of the lap is spent cornering, meaning that lateral loads are a crucial factor.</li>
<li>The track is front limited, because of all the turns and high-energy corners.</li>
<li>The crucial corners are Turn 1, which is almost a full circle, and Turn 13, which is banked.</li>
<li>Drivers also have to avoid wheelspin out of the corners, in order to minimise rear degradation.</li>
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The chance of a safety car at Shanghai is reasonably high, at 43% and there is an average of 0.7 safety cars per race. In the 2005 and 2010 races there were 2 safety car periods.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">DRS</span></b><br />
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The DRS sectors at the Shanghai International Circuit will be as last year. The detection point of<br />
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<b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Conclusion</span></b><br />
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Lewis Hamilton has an enviable qualifying record in China with five pole positions to his name including the last three in a row. But he’s unlikely to extend that run this weekend as he arrives carrying a five-place grid penalty for an expected gearbox change.<br />
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That will hand the initiate to his team mate Nico Rosberg who arrives looking for his sixth win in a row – something only three drivers have achieved in F1 history. More importantly, Rosberg could increase his 17-point championship lead – especially if Hamilton makes another poor start.<br />
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Race strategy will again be crucial, as will qualifying. Sebastian Vettel was in touching distance of the Mercedes after the first runs in Q3 in Bahrain, but then they opened out a half second margin in the second runs. They denied that it had anything to do with advanced engine modes, saying that the cars were at the maximum from Q2 onwards.<br />
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But the Ferrari’s end of sector time speeds were encouraging, especially in the race and give grounds for hope. They still have a reliability concern, especially on the turbo, but new fixes are on the way.<br />
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