Palmer doubts passing could get harder in 2017
F1 Fanatic Round-up
In the round-up: Palmer doubts passing could get harder in 2017 • Points tough for Renault next year – Hulkenberg • Teams unlikely to welcome budget cap plan
In the round-up: Palmer doubts passing could get harder in 2017 • Points tough for Renault next year – Hulkenberg • Teams unlikely to welcome budget cap plan
F1 Fanatic readers kept the laughs coming throughout 2016 in our regular caption competitions. Here are all 29 of this year’s winners.
F1 Fanatic readers have voted Daniel Ricciardo as the best driver of the 2016 F1 season . It’s the second time he’s won the Driver of the Year poll.
Mercedes’ crushing dominance was the theme of the year again but 2016 also saw F1’s ever-growing calendar reach new heights.
In the round-up: McLaren ‘would’ve won races with top engine’ • Ricciardo backs Red Bull’s “aggressive approach” • Tost ridicules cost cap claims
Formula One’s epic 21-race journey this year is at an end. Here are the most spectacular and striking images from the 2016 F1 season.
In the round-up: FIA ‘should equalise engines if Mercedes aren’t caught’ • Budget cap would fail – Ferrari • Mercedes will come under pressure – Horner
Pirelli has confirmed which compounds will be used for the opening two races of 2017 following the drastic off-season change in tyre rules.
Furious rows, joyous celebrations and simmering controversies: The team radios again provided some of the most dramatic moments of the season in 2016.
Mercedes’ rivals will be relishing the uncertainty the champions have been plunged into as the year comes to an end.
Red Bull bounced back from a difficult 2015 with victories in Spain and Malaysia. But their biggest win in 2016 came off the track.
In the round-up: Signes ‘will become F1’s fastest corner’ • Ferrari want practice runs for Giovinazzi • No Mercedes move for Ricciardo
Sebastian Vettel couldn’t hide his frustration as Ferrari failed to build on recent progress in his second season with the team.
Force India’s deputy team principal Bob Fernley is optimistic that fourth place does not represent the limit of what they can achieved.
Williams might have expected to be beaten by Red Bull in 2016, but losing to fellow Mercedes customers Force India was a bitter pill.
In the round-up: Ferrari tell Vettel to calm down • Lowe not needed at Ferrari – Arrivabene • Alfa Romeo return mooted again
Brazilian media is reporting Felipe Massa signed a contract with Williams yesterday to drive for the team in 2017, taking the place of Valtteri Bottas.
Williams chief technical officer Pat Symonds will step down from his role at the end of the season, the team has confirmed.
Was McLaren’s second season of using Honda’s V6 hybrid turbo really that much better than the first?
It was another season of little change at Red Bull’s kindergarten squad – with one significant exception.