As a kid, when I heard the name Schumacher, it was either in context of a comet or the F1 driver. Come to think of it, both had a lot to do with speed and both were quicker in their own right. However, while it is not so easy to get a piece of the comet, it is in fact easier to get a piece of the car that Schumacher drove.
Niki Lauda expects Nico Rosberg to recover from the blow of losing his Formula One title duel with Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton by coming back even more determined next year.
Nico Rosberg took a crucial pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as he comfortably beat team-mate and title rival Lewis Hamilton. Rosberg set the great time during his first runs in the Q3 session and built the pressure on Hamilton.
Lewis Hamilton was quickest in FP2 for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and just 0.083s separated him from title rival and team mate Nico Rosberg. Hamilton was at the top of his game in the FP1 session and he went fastest in the second session with a best time of 1:42.113s on the supersoft tyres.
Hamilton will be smirking with the result of the first Free Practice session of the last grand prix of the season as he topped the time charts by setting a time of 1:43 476s. It was for the 58th session that Hamilton has set the fastest time. However, the fight between the two Mercedes cars is far from over.
Vettel's departure from Red Bull and Alonso's from Ferrari was perhaps one of the worst kept secrets in history. Despite Christian Horner's proclamation about Vettel joining the Ferrari camp next year, nobody was quite sure about where the two were headed. Well, Ferrari has finally made the obvious official.
It was Lewis Hamilton's fifth consecutive victory, the first in his career, as he beat team-mate Nico Rosberg at the United States Grand Prix. Hamilton has extended his championship lead to 24 points with two races remaining. With double points on offer in Abu Dhabi, it looks like the championship will be decided at the final round.
The FP3 session of the United States Grand Prix belonged to Lewis Hamilton as he set the fastest time of 1:37.107 as team-mate Nico Rosberg struggled with braking issues. Hamilton was almost 0.9s faster than Rosberg on soft tyres.
