Spanish Grand Prix Tag

Nico Rosberg took his first pole of the 2015 Formula One season after beating Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton by .3s in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix. Rosberg had been out-qualified by championship leader Hamilton in every round this season, but on Saturday the German looked stellar, topping FP3 and then taking the pole in the final few minutes in qualifying. The Mercedes duo lock out the front row on the grid and are once again followed by the fast Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel, who was over.8s behind Rosberg. ValtteriRead More

The usual gang of Adam Tate, Joey Barnes and Josh Farmer of Tribute Racing, Frank Santoroski of Drafting the Circuits and Christopher DeHarde of Motorsport.com talk IndyCar in the month of may, a bit of sports cars, some Nascar and F1 heading home to Europe. Hit the link to hear it all as we take you, “In the Gravel Trap! In the Gravel Trap Episode XVI 05/08 by Tribute RacingRead More

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has been reprimanded by the stewards for entering the pitlane incorrectly in FP1 of the Spanish Grand Prix. In the final hour of FP1, Rosberg was attempting to enter the pits when he ran across the white line beyond the bollard on entry to the pitlane. It is the first reprimand of the season for the German. The stewards have insisted that other drivers were warned about the issue for the rest of the weekend. Rosberg was fastest in FP1, but fell to third overall inRead More

The nascent Formula One season is only four races in and Daniel Ricciardo’s Red Bull has already used up three Renault engines. The 2015 Rule book mandates just four engines per driver this season, with additional engine changes resulting in grid penalties. It is clear after Bahrain that the Red Bull has pace, Ricciardo claimed a comfortable 6th place but did so coasting after his engine let go in spectacular fashion. What isn’t clear is the root of the issue and a deep fissure has developed between Red Bull and Renault,Read More

McLaren-Honda’s long promised and awaited new livery has arrived. It’s aim serves two important purposes for the team; stopping the dangerous light glare from the silver cars and moving its brand identity in a new direction after almost a decade of silver Mercedes powered cars. F1’s European homecoming to Spain this weekend serves as a perfect venue for the team and will surely provide extra inspiration for Fernando Alonso in his hunt for their first points of the season. Images: McLarenRead More

The Spanish Grand Prix is the next round of the F1 circus and marks the series spring time return to Europe. For this week’s Throwback Thursday Theater we take a look at the first race at the Catalunya circuit with highlights of the 1991 race. Enjoy.Read More