Grand Prix Reviews archive
Button wins again with the old two-stop (Spanish Grand Prix review)
Surprise, surprise – the Spanish Grand Prix pole sitter went on to win the race.
But there was rather more to it than that – Jenson Button had to wrest the lead from team mate Rubens Barrichello in a strategic switch that’s got everyone talking.
And it was another frustrating race for Sebastian Vettel, who rolled in [...]
Jenson Button extends title lead with third win (Bahrain Grand Prix review)
Jenson Button scored his third win of 2009 after fighting through from fourth on the grid.
He made up crucial ground in the early stages of the race, passing Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton, putting himself in a position to take up the lead after the lightly-fuelled Toyotas had pitted.
Sebastian Vettel minimised the damage in the [...]
Vettel leads Webber in Red Bull one-two (Chinese Grand Prix review)
Sebastian Vettel’s second Grand Prix win had a touch of deja vu about it – he started from pole position but the wet race got underway behind the safety car.
And at the end of it he had taken Red Bull to their maiden victory, just as he did for Toro Rosso at Monza last year. [...]
Button wins again but rain stops play at Sepang (Malaysian Grand Prix review)
Jenson Button made it two wins in a row for Brawn GP with another victory from pole position in Sepang.
But although the Malaysian Grand Prix was an action-packed affair it failed go the distance after a huge rain storm halfway through the race.
The themes of 2008: penalties
Grid penalties, drive-through penalties, time penalties – hardly an F1 session passed this year without some driver falling foul of the stewards.
Penalties spoiled races and one particularly controversial one almost decided the drivers’ championship. Why were there so many this year?
Lewis Hamilton is champion in epic climax to final race (2008 Brazilian GP)
Lewis Hamilton became F1’s youngest ever world champion as the destiny of the 2008 title switched between him and rival Felipe Massa on the final lap of the Brazilian Grand Prix.
In Massa was already over the finishing line when Hamilton took a crucial fifth place of Timo Glock as the German driver struggled on dry [...]
2008 Brazilian Grand Prix result
Hamilton wins title at final turn
Lewis Hamilton on cusp of F1 title after dominant win (2008 Chinese Grand Prix)
Lewis Hamilton dominated the Chinese Grand Prix and heads into the final race of 2008 with a strong chance of claiming the title that eluded him last year.
At the scene of his disastrous retirement last year, Hamilton simply ran away with the race this time, leaving the Ferraris to swap positions late in the race [...]
Alonso wins as Hamilton and Massa stumble (2008 Japanese Grand Prix)
Lewis Hamilton has been accused of being too hot-headed and risking too much in championship deciding situations. Felipe Massa has been criticised for making mistakes in wheel-to-wheel battles.
Watching the Japanese Grand Prix, it wasn’t difficult to understand why. As the two championship contenders provoked controversy in the opening laps, Fernando Alonso motored through to [...]
Fernando Alonso’s bad luck turns good for win (2008 Singapore Grand Prix)
Fernando Alonso scored his first win in over a year and Renault’s first win in almost twice that time as the new Singapore circuit created a surprise result.
It was an unusual podium featuring Alonso, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, the latter extending his title lead on a poor day for Ferrari.
Felipe Massa failed to score [...]
