#more ten second time penalties than ocon

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Kevin Magnussen went out there today and said that if he can’t get any points, he might as well get something 😭

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Max Verstappen / Esteban Ocon

Title: I would have preferred to win

Pairing: Max Verstappen / Esteban Ocon

Characters: Max Verstappen, Esteban Ocon

Prompt: In 2018 Brazil Ocon crashed into Max and caused him lose the race. Max was so angry and takes it out on Esteban. Top Max

Furious isn't the word, Esteban Ocon in his shitty force India had cost him an all but certain race win. He had been able to release a little bit of tension by pushing Esteban in the chest multiple times, he's lucky the stewards were there or it would have been more than a push.

The anger had resurfaced once Max had been forced to shake Esteban's head. He hasn't forgiven Esteban, a ten second penalty does not bring his race win back, does it?

As luck would have it, Daniel knows exactly which room Esteban is staying in. Sweet innocent Daniel, who always sees the best in people has no idea what Max was plotting when he innocently handed over the room number.

"What are you doing here? Haven't you done enough?" Esteban frowns as he opens the door, Max forces himself not to smile, all the rage repressed for a moment. Esteban doesn't invite him, just covers the door frame with his lanky body. Max takes matters into his own hands and shoves Esteban into the room and follows him inside.

"What the fuck? Get out." Esteban pushes Max so hard, he ends up on his ass. If that's how he wants to do it. Max jumps up and charges over, it turn he pushes Esteban onto the floor and sits on top of him, aiming a punch at Esteban's jaw.

Esteban whither underneath him, fighting to Max of him when something unexpected happens. Esteban raises his hips and his hard cock brushes against Max's ass. Oh.

"You're hard." Max announces, Esteban stops struggling just looks Max dead in the eye, not even a little bit embarrassed. "What do you expect? You've been rubbing your ass against my cock." Max still doesn't move, this is a new development.

He decides to take a risk, he leans down and presses his lips against Esteban who in turn opens his mouth and lets Max slide his tongue inside. The Frenchman grips tightly onto Max's hips, deepening the kiss, while his hand goes south and slides inside Max's shorts, his had wrapping around his half hard length and strokes him to hardness.

"Are you going to let me fuck you Max?" Esteban breaks the kiss, panting heavily, his hand still jerking Max off. "No, i'm going to fuck you." Esteban gives a little shrug. "I guess that makes sense."

Max pushes Esteban's hands out of his pants and raises his hips a little bit just enough to push Esteban's sweats and boxers off, revealing his cock. "Do you have lube?" Esteban shakes his head, while Max settles himself between Esteban's wide spread legs. "Spit it is."

Max pushes two fingers into Esteban's mouth who starts sucking on them, coating them with as much spit and saliva as possible. "That's wet enough I think." Max's fingers are dripping wet as he removes them from the warmth of Esteban mouth.

Max impatiently opens Esteban up ready for his cock, it takes a lot longer than he wants without the slippery aid of lube. He takes his time anyway because he's not about to break the Frenchman, as much as he might secretly want to but he's not that much for a dickhead. It seems to take a life time but eventually Esteban has three fingers easily thrusting in and out of him. "fucking, just get on with it." Esteban snaps, with a raised eyebrow, Max lets his fingers slip out.

"I'm going to fuck you now." Max pushes down his pants and boxers just enough to his cock out and kneels in front of Esteban's spread legs, bumping the head of his cock against Esteban's hole and pushes inside.

Esteban feels hot and tight, it feels heavenly. He can only press an inch a time, allowing Esteban stretch more around him with each movement, until he swallows Max's cock all together. Max waits a few seconds, giving Esteban time to adjust, he's not a monster after all.

"Just get on with it." Esteban growls, Max just raises an eyebrow in a Have it your way gesture and pulls out, only leaving the head inside and slams back inside of him, Esteban moans loudly and it makes him feel a little smug. Max digs his fingers into Esteban's thighs, using them as leverage as he settles into a rough, hard pace.

"More, I need more. please." Max raises his legs and forces his cock to go a little bit deeper, he finds the Frenchman's prostate and slams into him. "If you want to come, you'll have to do it like this, i'm not touching your cock." Max announces as he slams into Esteban's prostate with every thrust.

"Fuck you Max." Esteban pants out in between loud moans,  his hips arching in pleasure as Max rams into his prostate forcefully. Esteban is close, he can tell, he's withering underneath him his hole clenching and un clenching around Max.

"I think, you'll find i'm the one fucking you." Max slams inside extra hard with a growl and that's all it takes for Esteban to lose it, he moans loudly, back arching perfectly as he comes, spurting a pool onto his own stomach. Max stays quiet and continues to pound into him through his orgasm.

Max himself is close now, Esteban has tightened around it and his cock is practically being milked. He manages three more uneven thrusts, then he's coming painting the inside of Esteban milky white. Max pulls out instantly, watching as his cum leaks out of Esteban's hole.

"Do you feel better now?" Esteban asks, flashing him innocent little doe eyes. Max does feel better, he's not angry any more but he's still feeling mean and he still doesn't have his race win.

"I would have rather won the race to be honest."

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Verstappen out-runs Hamilton in tyre management battle for record 14th win | 2022 Mexican Grand Prix summary

Max Verstappen won the Mexican Grand Prix from pole position after beating Lewis Hamilton with a long second stint on medium tyres to set a new record of 14 wins in a single season. Mercedes gambled on hard tyres to try chase down Verstappen, but the world champion managed his mediums after his solitary pit stop until the end of the race, winning by 15 seconds over Hamilton. Sergio Perez took another home podium in third. Verstappen started from pole on soft tyres, with the two Mercedes of George Russell and Hamilton behind on mediums. When the lights went out, Verstappen got a decent start and led on the run to turn one. Russell tucked into the Red Bull’s slipstream and pulled to the outside into turn one, but Verstappen held onto the lead as Hamilton took advantage to take second from his team mate into turn three, before Perez passed Russell for fourth into turn four. Verstappen led with his soft tyres, with Hamilton maintaining a gap of around 1.5 seconds to the leader in the opening laps. After 20 laps, Verstappen began to report that his tyres were degrading. However, it was his team mate Perez who was the first of the leaders to pit at the end of lap 23. A delay on the left-rear cost him valuable seconds and he rejoined in sixth on medium tyres. Hamilton began catching the leader until Verstappen pitted at the end of lap 25, receiving new mediums and rejoining 20 seconds behind the two Mercedes. Hamilton pitted on the end of lap 29 for hard tyres and rejoined in third, 5.7 seconds behind Verstappen. Russell inherited the lead from his team mate and asked his team to extend his first stint. Mercedes obliged him, but only until the end of lap 34, when they also brought him in for hard tyres, handing the lead back to Verstappen. With the advantage of faster tyres, Perez in third got to within two seconds of Hamilton in second, but could not get close enough to attempt a pass. Daniel Ricciardo collided with Yuki Tsunoda at turn six as the pair battled over 11th place, the McLaren’s front left wheel clipping the rear right of the AlphaTauri and bouncing Tsunoda briefly into the air. Tsunoda’s car was damaged in the impact and he was forced into the pits to retire. After a quick investigation, Ricciardo was handed a ten second time penalty by the stewards. Out in the lead, Verstappen was keeping his medium tyres in a healthy condition and did not drop off in lap time as Mercedes may have hoped he would. In the closing laps, Fernando Alonso pulled off at turn one reporting a power unit failure, which brought out a brief Virtual Safety Car. None of the leaders pitted, however, and the positions remained the same when the race resumed less than a lap later. Verstappen ticked off the remaining laps of the race and took the chequered flag to win and set a new record for most wins in a single season. Hamilton finished second, 15 seconds behind, with Perez completing the podium in third place. Russell finished fourth after pitting on the penultimate lap to chase the fastest lap, which he achieved, finishing ahead of the two Ferraris of Carlos Sainz Jnr and Charles Leclerc. Ricciardo crossed the line in seventh and after pulling a gap of more than ten seconds over Esteban Ocon behind, he kept the position after his ten second penalty was applied. Lando Norris and Valtteri Bottas completed the top 10. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free 2022 Mexican Grand Prix reaction Check back shortly for more race reaction via RaceFans - Independent Motorsport Coverage https://www.racefans.net/

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HAMILTON SPINS ON HIS WAY TO POLE

Lewis Hamilton recovered from a spin in Q2 to take his seventh pole position at Silverstone for tomorrow’s British Grand Prix.

The Silverstone track record was repeatedly smashed by both Mercedes as they dominated the session, often over a second quicker than any other team left behind in their wake.

Q1 saw Kimi Raikkonen become the first man to take to the track, but both he and his team mate Antonio Giovinazzi were displaced by both Haas cars almost immediately at the top of the time sheets.

However this wasn’t to last for either team as they quickly dropped down the order to the back of the pack. At the end of the first runs Valtteri Bottas was quickest, whilst Verstappen was able to split the Mercedes after Lewis Hamilton had a bit too much understeer at Village and lost time, whilst Sainz and Norris sat on exactly the same time down in P9 and P10 for McLaren.

The final runs saw George Russell rise as high as P9 with his effort, but is under investigation for ignoring the yellow flags, as his team mate Nicholas Latifi had a spin at Luffield, ruining multiple laps.

OUT - 16) MAGNUSSEN 17) GIOVINAZZI 18) RAIKKONEN 19) GROSJEAN  20) LATIFI

Q2 saw Alex Albon briefly go fastest, only for Bottas to set a new track record time to put himself 1.1 seconds faster than anyone else. However the red flags to came out moments later because Hamilton spun off at Luffield, kicking gravel all over the track, just like Latifi minutes earlier.

The session resumed with eight minutes on the clock, and Hamilton immediately got a banker lap in, crucially, with the more favourable medium tyres on, just like his team mate.

But the drama started on the final runs, Stroll was the first to cross the line and he failed to improve, leaving himself at risk of elimination. Hulkenberg then moved into the top ten at the expense of Albon, only to be knocked out by former team mate Daniel Ricciardo.

Alex Albon’s weekend got even tougher as he couldn’t go any quicker and will line up P12 as Pierre Gasly also improved to jump him, setting the same time as Stroll in P10, but missing out on Q3 by virtue of setting the lap time second.

Russell will start his home race from P15, having made it into Q2 for the third consecutive time.

OUT: 11) GASLY 12) ALBON 13) HULKENBERG 14) KVYAT 15) RUSSELL

Q3 started with Lando Norris heading out on track first, ahead of McLaren team mate Carlos Sainz, and he stayed ahead of him on the time sheets at the end of the first runs.

But it was Lewis Hamilton who delivered a new track record to put himself on provisional pole position, both Mercedes only a full second quicker than Max Verstappen in third, as they all came back to the pits for fresh rubber.

Lewis Hamilton set another track record to secure pole, whilst the stars of the second runs were undoubtedly Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris, who put themselves fourth and fifth respectively, ahead of Stroll who will be disappointed with sixth, and Vettel’s miserable weekend continued in tenth.

QUALIFYING RESULT:

HAMILTON BOTTAS VERSTAPPEN LECLERC NORRIS STROLL SAINZ RICCIARDO OCON VETTEL

GASLY ALBON HULKENBERG KVYAT (5 PLACE GRID PENALTY) RUSSELL

MAGNUSSEN GIOVINAZZI RAIKKONEN GROSJEAN LATIFI

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70th Anniversary Grand Prix Race Weekend Review

If I could take my pick of any of the 2020 season’s races so far to commemorate the 70thanniversary of Formula One, a celebration of the greatest sport on the planet, I wouldn’t have to look any further than last weekend at Silverstone. How convenient then that our second consecutive visit to the home of the sport was for the 70thAnniversary Grand Prix. Whilst another Mercedes win would have characterised the current state of F1 and their near total dominance, a commanding drive and win from Max Verstappen provided us with a race that was full to the brim with the skill, risk and excitement that makes the sport. For anyone growing tired of Mercedes’ winning streak (and I’m expecting that's a fair few) it was a timely reminder of the unpredictability that brings races to life, and of how special it is to see a young talent drive beyond the limits of a car. It felt fitting that a man who many believe is destined to become world champion (and some believe is set to be one of the greatest, amongst the likes of Fangio, Senna, Schumacher and Hamilton) won on Sunday.

But we must start first with Saturday, and with a qualifying session that threw up a fair few surprises. George Russell managed to get his Williams into Q2, though considering it’s the fourth week in a row he’s achieved that, the shock factor has worn off a bit. What was impressive though was that he managed to so after being heavily impeded by Esteban Ocon in Q1, the Frenchman receiving a five place grid penalty as a result. It was a miserable day (and a miserable weekend) for Sebastian Vettel, as he failed to make it to Q3 for the second time, P12 the best his Ferrari could manage. It was a disappointing session also for Carlos Sainz who slotted in behind Vettel, Lando Norris not doing much better and finishing at the back of the Q3 pack in 10th. Ricciardo and Gasly had strong afternoons, getting P5 and P7 respectively. Valterri Bottas secured pole by the slimmest of margins, Lewis Hamilton lining up alongside his teammate. The performance of the day undoubtedly came from Nico Hulkenberg, who bounced back from the disappointment of last week to secure an unbelievable P3. Alex Albon continued to struggle with qualifying, ending up in P9. His teammate was up in P4, but it was a decision made by the red Bull crew in Q2 that was to have the greatest influence on the race itself, as Verstappen set his fastest lap and managed to squeeze into Q3 on the hard tyre, meaning this was the tyre on which he had to start the race. This would allow him to go further on his first stint than the rest of the top ten, who were setting off on the mediums. The tyre drama at the culmination of last weeks race, coupled with the softer compounds brought by Pirelli to spice up the second weekend at Silverstone, meant most drivers were expected to opt for a two stop strategy.  

Bottas had a clean get away at lights out, keeping Hamilton behind him as Verstappen moved up into 3rdby Abbey. Further back it was a disastrous start for Vettel as he span AGAIN.  I don’t know if anyone is keeping a tally, but over the last few seasons he must have spun more than most of the grid combined. Poor Seb. Lucky Sainz though, who only just avoided the spinning Ferrari. The Mercs fought into Brooklands, giving us a good bit of early entertainment, but Hamilton failed to get past. As the cars already began to manage their tyres, Albon became the first to pit for hards on lap 6. Rather than disappearing into the distance, Bottas and Hamilton were kept in check once Max’s tyres warmed up and he began to lap at the same pace as them. By lap 11 he was in Hamilton’s DRS, but his engineer promptly told him to back of and preserve his tyres. Luckily for our sake, Max wasn’t having any of it, refusing to drive like a ‘grandma’ and give up his first real opportunity to fight the Mercedes all season. He pushed, forcing Bottas to pit on lap 13 and Hamilton a lap later to get rid of their heavily blistered tyres.

Slightly further back there was some great action, with Leclerc battling Norris and Albon pulling off a superb move on Raikkonen around the outside of Stowe. Magnussen had a characteristically bullish encounter with Latiffi, pushing the Williams off the track and receiving a 5 second time penalty as a result. With Max in the lead, by lap 23 the Mercedes were already struggling on their new tyres, lapping slower than the Dutchman. Having pulled out a nice lead, he pitted, coming out just behind Bottas, but immediately overtook him on colder tyres, regaining P1. Having had a good weekend it went very suddenly downhill for Danny Ric as he spun towards Village. Immediately following this Verstappen and Bottas pitted in tandem, holding position as they came out behind Lewis. The Brit sounded concerned about his tyres but was reassured by his team he was OK, and it increasingly looked like he was going to attempt a one-stop strategy. Albon continued to wiggle his way through the field with a wonderful overtake on Ocon at Copse, his confident and assured drive reminding everyone why he deserves his seat at Red Bull.

Just as Verstappen started to push to close the 8.9 sec gap to Hamilton, the leader pitted, coming out behind Leclerc but overtaking him easily within a few laps on fresh rubber. With Hulkenberg pitting from p5 to come out 7th, Leclerc’s 4thplace was safe, the Monegasque again outdriving his car and demonstrating why he is the number one Scuderia driver (one of only three drivers to make a one-stop work). Just three laps from the end the Mercedes were told they were allowed to race, their battling helping Verstappen extend his lead. It wasn’t to last long though, as on newer tyres Hamilton got his teammate into Brooklands. As he began his final lap Max made sure to check in with his race engineer GP, reminding him for the second race in a row to stay hydrated, a humorous demonstration of the relaxed demeanour that helped him win the race. It was a double podium for Mercedes but Bottas was noticeably and understandably disappointed to have ended up on the weaker strategy and in 3rd. Leclerc and Albon drove well to end up P4 and P5, and it was 6thand 7thfor Stroll and Hulkenberg. Ocon took P8 and Norris P9, on what was a terrible weekend for the Mclaren’s. They’re form has been patchy as of late, and Ferrari have now managed to steal 3rdin the constructors standings from them. Speaking of the red cars, things seem to be going from bad to worse for Vettel, his radio message at the end of the race confirming all is not well in the relationship between him and the team.

Looking to Barcelona it’s likely that tyres will continue to play a key role in the race weekend. It’s set to be a scorcher, and even though the compounds will be slightly harder (the same as for the British Grand Prix), the Mercedes is expected to again struggle with its high down force compromising its tyres, with the Red Bull enjoying the higher temperatures. What is often one of the duller races of the season could thus provide us with a healthy dose of excitement, and I can’t wait.

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5 Big Moments From The Maiden Tuscan GP!

Not always does one see a race so saddled by accidents as determined by pure race. The ninth round of the 2020 Formula 1 season saw the contingent arrive at the land of Renaissance, as Italy gave us yet another contest to remember, albeit not one that could, in any way, have been predicted.

As one saw yet another triple-header, but one that ended with a Lewis Hamilton win, the ninetieth of the stalwart’s racing career, Mugello might have produced a Mercedes victory, but ensured that key highlights belonged to moments beyond the speculations of any racing pundit.

Such as both Ferrari’s ending inside points in the struggling team’s 1000th Grand Prix, Max retiring for the third time this season albeit bringing up his first back-to-back DNF (starting Monza), or for that matter, Daniel Ricciardo notching up the drive of the day, even as he failed to re-catch the valiant Alex Albon.

But a race that was just as thrilling in the end with Hamilton first coming under pressure from Bottas, whom he’d defy by over 4 points in the end, was equally thrilling from the start, with several retirements occurring inside the opening lap.

Nano-seconds after Lewis Hamilton, who clawed his way to a sensational 95th pole on Saturday, lost his place to a charging Valtteri Bottas (even before turn 1), the back of the field came to tangle in the run down to the first chicane.

It was mayhem at the start, one that would eventually result in several eventual retirements, Verstappen, Grosjean, Sainz, Raikkonen, Vettel, and Gasly all collecting damage as part of a strange skirmish in this twisty track.

But what moments, thereafter, defined the context and fortune of the maiden Tuscan GP?

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No fewer than 8 retirements

Not that safety car deployments fail to make a contest a level-playing field. But what followed the imposition of the first safety car at Mugello was in no way funny and left a rather scary after-thought for there was yet more drama to follow immediately.

As if the shocking retirement of Verstappen, who took a big hit in the gearbox wasn’t enough, the period after the Safety car went out was marked by yet more action reminiscent of a John Wick gun-slinging motion picture.

Max and last week’s winner Gasly had already retired, leaving 18 cars on the grid.

On Lap 6, with much of the grid weaving deliberately to kick in some temperature in the tyres, there was absolute chaos owing to an unforeseeable and utterly weird string of crashes that took place in the midfield.

Kevin Magunussen apparently too slow at the restart, possibly due to Bottas, out in the lead taking his own sweet time to get going, prompted the Alfa Romeo of Antonio Giovinazzi to run into the Haas’ rear. Even as Nicholas Latifi took immediate corrective action, avoiding Magnussen by a split-second as he shunted his Williams onto the left, he’d be collected by the crashing Alfa Romeo. Three more drivers consumed at the re-start.

But was that all?

As a result of the sudden bump in fortunes of several drivers, the man who emerged P2 at Monza too, found himself dragged into the unanticipated tussle. What was scary was to see Sainz emerging with a shaky right-hand. Had the incident been any more serious and we could’ve seen something gross at Formula 1’s maiden run at Mugello.

The entire drama prompted the race to be red-flagged, for the second time in a row this season.

But finally, as the action again got underway on Lap 10, it was business-as-usual for Lewis Hamilton, who’d retake the lead, going wide outside of Bottas on Turn 1, storming to the track position exhibiting unfettered authority out in the lead.

With Bottas in second and Ricciardo looking ever so resilient, it was going to be a cracker of 49 laps. And so it was.

Although, Renault lost Ocon in the red-flag period owing to a mechanical malfunction.

Yet so close, yet so far for George Russell

George Russell finished eleventh (P11) in the race, his first-ever taste of going racing at the land of Tuscan wines, which, one reckons, he must get some measure of having driven yet another commanding race, where he started the race from eighteenth on the grid.

Even though he couldn’t make to his first points in Formula 1, having looked at one stage so capable of getting there, as he positioned himself on ninth upon the second restart, Russell drove a race to remember.

The sentimental favorite of the day, the young British driver, didn’t have the race pace to challenge the Alfa Romeos and struggled against Vettel in the en

But his fans may surely have loved that bold move on the outside of Grosjean on the straights to execute a clean overtake, one of the defining moments of the 2020 Tuscan GP.

A driver who, they say, may soon find himself in Bottas’ seat, seeing that determination and consistency, George Russell’s best days are clearly in front of him.

The saving grace for Ferrari

The 1000th Grand Prix is quite a massive occasion for any team, and obviously calls for something massive when it concerns the most popular marquee in Formula 1’s checkered history.

And even though, Ferrari didn’t quite experience a massive moment, none of the drivers managing to collect a podium, having known the team’s woes this season, it was quite a relief to finally spot both Leclerc and Vettel inside the top ten.

While on his part, Leclerc, who stormed to a memorable fifth in Qualifying a day earlier would feel a chance lost given his eventual race position (P8), it wasn’t too atrocious for Sebastian Vettel, who claimed a tenth (P10).

But this was not before Vettel losing a part of his front wing of the SF 1000 early on after which he’d find a way to soldier on until the end.

Leclerc, on the other hand, found himself in business, breaking into the top-three all thanks to sensational acrobatics around the outside of Verstappen inside Lap 1.

But the fine race-pace with fresh tyres at the start would soon wither away, the Ferrari driver pitting twice even before half-way time to explain just some of his difficulties.

But emerging on top of his teammate, yet again, shouldn’t hurt so much- right?

Raikkonen finally gets off the mark

Going point-less in eight Grands Prix before he arrived at the very venue where he’d first tested an F1 car (back in 2000), Kimi Raikkonen finally scored some this season this weekend.

And what a mighty long wait it has been for the oldest man on the grid to finally get underway?

But once again, the only Alfa Romeo running in contention of scoring points, it didn’t take long for Kimi to prove why he’s still got it; moving up on George Russell upon the second restart, but not before he emerged unscathed despite losing some bodywork in the opening lap scramble.

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The latter half of the incident-marred Grand Prix saw a quicker, more resolute Raikkonen, who despite finding himself strapped with a 5-second time penalty owing to making his way to the pits when the window wasn’t open, wasn’t going to yield.

Much better on the daunting Mugello straights than he’d been at Monza, Kimi sandwiched the two Ferraris in the end, and emerged ahead of his former Ferrari teammate.

At one point it did seem the Alfa Remeo was all set to get Daniil Kvyat’s Alpha Tauri but the Russian Torpedo held on well to defy Kimi with only a few laps to go.

Nonetheless, the unflustered Iceman would see the Tuscan GP drive as a win-win and shall now even see the remainder of the season at scoring some more points, his qualifying pace supporting his talent and endeavor.

A day Alexander Albon shall never forget

Alexander Albon arrived at the maiden Tuscan GP with a mighty fine qualifying performance where he claimed a strong fourth (P4) in qualifying, landing himself just behind teammate Max Verstappen.

But in the latter part of the race, as more and more drama and thrill livened up the Mugello contest, Albon raised his game, vying eventually for that podium spot.

His awesome move over third-placed Daniel Ricciardo with the Thai-British driver going wide outside the Aussie saw the Red Bull driver claim the third spot on the grid, a position which he’d tightly hold onto as if his life depended on it and truth be told, in the context of his Red Bull future, it even did.

But while glory belonged to Lewis Hamilton, who claimed the Grand Slam of this entertaining Grand Prix, the most glorious moment, it could be said, belonged to Albon for his brave third, his patience finally rewarded in the end.

Lest it is forgotten, this was the second race where Albon’s was the only Red Bull that finished the race, Max retiring. Does that tell us something about Albon being a dependable driver- not too hard to guess, right?

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German GP driver ratings | F1 News

http://www.internetunleashed.co.uk/?p=16632 German GP driver ratings | F1 News - http://www.internetunleashed.co.uk/?p=16632 That's what £40m a year buys. Victory in Germany from 14th on the grid was a phenomenal effort from Lewis Hamilton, a drive of daring and determination, and without doubt one of his best.Hamilton savours 'drive of my life' "That was the drive of my life," Hamilton said as he left the circuit. F1 was extraordinarily good on Sunday - exhilarating, unpredictable and captivating - and though the post-race investigation clouded the occasion, it was only fitting that the race was won by a performance of such extraordinary excellence.Rating out of ten: 10 After dragging his Mercedes to the front row in qualifying and pursuing Sebastian Vettel for much of the race, Valtteri Bottas looked likely to be the beneficiary from any problem for the race-leader and must have been licking his lips when the Ferrari crashed out of the lead. Instead, as has happened so often this season, he ended the day looking up to his team-mate from second place on the podium, and is still waiting for his first victory of an impressive 2018.He may claim he accepted Mercedes' decision to stop him racing Hamilton upon the Safety Car restart, but considering how many times a victory has been snatched away from him through bad luck, Bottas would be forgiven for being incredibly frustrated. Bottas was all over the back of his team-mate's W09 and seemed to have far more grip on fresh tyres, but was soon told by his team to protect the one-two. Bottas' calm response and protective display was rare for a modern F1 driver, but it showed another admirable quality of his and why Mercedes handed him a new deal.Rating out of ten: 9 Is the narrative beginning to shift around Kimi Raikkonen? Even if he remains behind his team-mate on outright pace, Kimi has finished on the podium in the last four races.All of a sudden, and the said change in premiership at Ferrari following Sergio Marchionne's illness is a factor here, it's back in the balance whether Kimi will remain Sebastian Vettel's 2019 team-mate. Given F1 suffers from short memory and Ferrari tend to make their driver line-up decisions around the summer break, a big weekend in Hungary would be very useful - and potentially definitive.Rating out of ten: 8 Rain falling, carnage on the track and a Safety Car - on paper this had all the makings of a Max Verstappen masterclass and a stolen win. But things just never clicked into place for the Dutchman on Sunday.He was pushing Raikkonen hard on the first lap after a strong start but the Ferrari soon streaked away, unsurprising given his power advantage. Once the heavens opened Red Bull gambled, putting Verstappen onto the intermediate tyres, and you can see why - they had no challenge from behind while a heavier shower would have earned them precious time on the leading pack.But the rain didn't really persist, and even after switching to ultrasofts following Vettel's crash and the deployment of the Safety Car, Verstappen never looked to be in contention. A sign that Red Bull simply didn't have the pace.Rating out of ten: 7.5 At the halfway stage of 2018, there's no doubt who is currently top dog at Renault. Nico Hulkenberg now holds twice as many points as Carlos Sainz, capped by his best-ever result for the team at his home race on Sunday.The team described it 'a stellar performance' and Nico was faultless both in his driving and decision-making as he put significant daylight between Renault (80 points) and Haas and Force India (both 59 points) in the Constructors' Championship.Rating out of ten: 9 After losing sixth place to Hulkenberg early on and then incorrectly fitting intermediates, Romain Grosjean may have feared this was going to be another opportunity missed on race day. He had slipped out to 10th after switching back to ultrasofts under the Safety Car, and had plenty of work to do.But it was a superb charge after that as Grosjean overtook four cars in the closing 10 laps, securing just his second points-finish of the season. In truth, sixth was the minimum for Haas given how strong their package is at the moment."The boys deserved a really good drive from me, and I had fun doing it," said the Frenchman.Rating out of ten: 8 That's better, Sergio Perez. The Mexican has struggled of late, particularly in qualifying against Esteban Ocon, but was a league ahead in Germany, out-qualifying his team-mate by five places before taking seventh on race day. It could have been better still: Perez suffered a slow pit-stop, spun mid-race and then lost a place on the final lap as well.Rating out of ten: 8 That Force India were the only team other than Mercedes to finish with both cars in the top-10 is impressive given Esteban Ocon's Saturday, where he didn't even make it out of Q1. The Frenchman made up for it in the race, making up seven places as both he and Perez stuck on the slicks while rivals gambled. But will Force India be able to fend off Renault for the in-form Mercedes protégé?Rating out of ten: 7 Well done, Marcus Ericsson. Very much on the backfoot in his internal Sauber fight against Charles Leclerc, and beaten by around eight tenths in qualifying this weekend, Marcus made all the right calls on race day to take ninth.Rating out of ten: 7 Brendon Hartley doubled his points tally for the season with a 10th place finish here, and after the shunts he has had recently, both psychologically and on the track, he probably deserved this.After staying out on slicks, Hartley did all he could to hold off Grosjean following the Safety Car but understandably couldn't keep the faster Haas at bay. But he still secured his first point in seven races, and Toro Rosso's first since Monaco.Rating out of ten: 7.5 How did Kevin Magnussen finish this race without even a single point? The Dane looked certain to finish best of the rest, but he just could not get to grips with the wet weather.Magnussen qualified in fifth and kept that position in the race until Hamilton's charge, but he was still sixth and three seconds ahead of Hulkenberg before the rain fell. However, he quickly dropped back once it did - seemingly for no obvious reason.Magnussen was easily passed by the Renault, on older tyres, and Haas team-mate Grosjean, and then gambled onto the intermediates. That certainly didn't pay off. He correctly finished on the ultrasofts but by that point had lost too much time for a top-10 finish.Rating out of ten: 7 Considering his team-mate's performance, this was an immensely disappointing afternoon for Carlos Sainz. The Spaniard was impressive in qualifying, lapping just a tenth slower than Hulkenberg despite not using Renault's new front wing, and he was then in the points for much of the race.Sainz was then unlucky in the fact he switched to intermediates the lap before Vettel's crash, but still would have secured points if it wasn't for a costly mistake behind the Safety Car, illegally overtaking Grosjean. He was handed a 10-second time penalty, and his top-10 hopes were over after that.Rating out of ten: 6 A really odd grand prix for Stoffel Vandoorne, and whether his car has a fundamental issue or not, he surely can't afford too many more weekends like this if he is going to convince McLaren to retain him.The Belgian was plum last in qualifying some eight tenths off the pace of his team-mate. That gap was because of a downforce problem on his MCL33, according to his team - but a 11-0 Saturday deficit to Fernando Alonso over the season still can't really be justified.The race didn't go much better. It was an awful start as both Pierre Gasly and Ricciardo overtook him off the line, and you'd be forgiven for thinking Vandoorne's race ended after that - he was in the pits to retire the car on Lap 35. He returned after a setup change, but his only real positive to take away from the weekend was that he made his way up to 13th by staying on the slicks during the rain.Rating out of ten: 4 You win some, you lose some. If the monsoon which hit Hockenheim immediately after the race had turned up 20 minutes earlier, Pierre Gasly's foray onto wet tyres would have proved inspired. Unfortunately for Toro Rosso's Frenchman, it didn't. The end result was an undistinguished 14th at the chequered flag.Rating out of ten: 6 Charles Leclerc was due an off-par performance and he got that on Sunday, losing position after switching to intermediate tyres when the rain fell and then twice losing control of his Sauber.But his performance before that should still be commended. He made Q3 for the third time in four races - out-qualifying team-mate Ericsson by seven tenths in the process - and kept his position in the midfield before the heavens opened. The next part of his race is something he can learn from - and he still showcased his skills to avoid the barriers on his first spin with a miraculous 360.Rating out of ten: 6.5 Although a duff call was ultimately his undoing, Fernando Alonso appeared to be in unusually muted mood during the German GP, his trademark combative style seemingly conspicuous by its absence. Still, he may have finished in the points if only he hadn't joined the list of gamblers who opted for intermediates when the rain briefly fell. It was the wrong call and a points-paying position was lost as a result.He said afterwards: "The bet today was the wrong one. At the end of the race, the team told me to retire the car, as they probably saw something on the data." Probably?Rating out of ten: 6 Half a second off his team-mate in qualifying, and nowhere in the race before his brakes failed. This was a weekend to forget for Lance Stroll. Points probably weren't going to be on the cards regardless of his performance or luck, given the Williams package, but he surely has to perform better than this next to his rookie team-mate if he's going to earn a switch to Force India for next year.Rating out of ten: 5 1:11 Sebastian Vettel goes into the barriers, crashing out of the German GP while leading. Sebastian Vettel goes into the barriers, crashing out of the German GP while leading. It was all going perfectly for Sebastian Vettel. Storming to pole while his title rival qualified 14th, then stretching his lead in the race in front of his home fans - the German looked certain to take a hefty championship advantage to the next race in Budapest.But this is F1 - and a split-second can change everything.Was Vettel pushing too hard?The lock-up into the Sachs curve was the costliest of costly mistakes for Vettel - he may blame the rain but he was unopposed and surely didn't have to be pushing that hard- and so significant was the error that Nico Rosberg described it as one of the "darkest moments of his career".It's also a major psychological blow for the four-time world champion, who doesn't always bounce back quickly from these. Now 17 points in the title race, can he recover?Rating out of ten: 6 A decent weekend's work for Sergey Sirotkin. He qualified in 12th and now leads Stroll 7-4 for the season on a Saturday, and was running well ahead of his team-mate in the race. When the Safety Car was deployed, the Russian even felt he had an outside chance of points - but unfortunately had to stop his car on his first out lap after an engine oil leak.Rating out of ten: 7"Roll with the punches. Even if they're coming from Tyson." Daniel Ricciardo's tweet on Sunday night said it all. Through little fault of his own, the Australian's admittedly slim title aspirations are evaporating - this was his second reliability DNF in three races.Ricciardo was already on the back foot coming into the race due to engine penalties and though his progress through the field wasn't quite as fast as Hamilton, it was impressive nonetheless considering he wasn't happy at all on the medium tyre. He would have been relishing some more fun in the rain before his engine failed, which will be a particular worry to Red Bull given this was a new Renault power unit. Surely he won't have to take more penalties in Budapest?Rating out of ten: N/ASky Sports F1 is the only place to watch every Formula 1 Grand Prix, qualifying and practice session live in 2018. Get Sky Sports F1.Comment below to get involved in the debate, but please adhere to our House Rules. 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Bottas leads Hamilton as Mercedes dominate FP1 at Silverstone

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Bottas leads Hamilton as Mercedes dominate FP1 at Silverstone

SILVERSTONE — Valtteri Bottas was the speediest driver in the opening observe session for the British Grand Prix following setting a new lap report at the Silverstone circuit on Friday early morning.

Bottas held a .078s margin more than Merceds teammate Lewis Hamilton, even although Hamilton established faster periods in sectors one particular and two. The two Mercedes drivers opted not to use the super-smooth tyre compound in the early morning session, suggesting there is even additional time to arrive from the earth champions in the afternoon. Equally cars and trucks also have new power models fitted this weekend — their 3rd of four for the period — which should really give a overall performance boost this weekend.

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Max Verstappen was .498s off Bottas in 3rd following working with the super-smooth tyres on a 5-lap run in his upgraded Crimson Bull. He was .338s in advance of teammate Daniel Ricciardo, who also applied the super-smooth tyres but more than a for a longer period run.

The Ferraris of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel were more than a 2nd off the speed following they equally established periods on the super-softs. Vettel finished one particular installation lap with the FIA’s newest cockpit protection unit — the Protect – attached to his car or truck. The Protect is a apparent display screen that wraps close to the cockpit, leaving an opening above the driver to allow him to climb out in situation of an incident. Vettel later spun at Becketts when on his super-smooth tyre run, but managed to prevent the car or truck in the gravel and avoid a collision with the barrier.

Daniil Kvyat was seventh speediest in the Toro Rosso but encountered an challenge at the conclude of the session that still left him down on power. The Russian driver was .098 in advance of Fernando Alonso in eighth, who was functioning Honda’s Spec A few power unit again following the staff fitted a new Vitality Store in advance of the session. The addition of the new component signifies Alonso will get a 5-place grid penalty for Sunday, but that determine is expected to rise as the staff will make even more changes to his power unit following Friday observe.

Working with the smooth tyre, Felipe Massa was ninth speediest irrespective of detrimental the ground of his car or truck on the exit of Copse. Equally Williams suffered the exact problems at the exact corner throughout the session, forcing the staff to improve the ground on equally cars and trucks throughout the session. Stoffel Vandoorne rounded out the leading ten in the 2nd McLaren, also functioning the Spec A few Honda power unit.

Carlos Sainz was eleventh speediest for Toro Rosso in advance of the two Drive Indias of Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez that opted not to use the super-smooth compound. Romain Grosjean was 14th for Haas in advance of Lance Stroll’s Williams and Ferrari reserve driver Antonio Giovinazzi who was provided an outing in Kevin Magnussen’s Haas throughout the early morning session.

Nico Hulkenberg and Jolyon Palmer were more than three seconds off the speed in the Renaults and only faster than the two Saubers of Pascal Wehrlein and Marcus Ericsson.

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Charles Leclerc takes pole for F1 Italian Grand Prix with commanding lap

Charles Leclerc took pole for the Italian Grand Prix with a commanding lap at Monza. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was second but will start in fourth on the grid because a five-place penalty for taking a new engine was mitigated by sanctions imposed on others. The session was marked by teams receiving a slew of penalties for taking new power unit and gearbox components, which considerably shifted the make-up of the grid when qualifying was concluded. It shakes down with two other British drivers at the front with George Russell and Lando Norris, both penalty-free, in second and third. On the opening quick laps in Q3 some teams were using drivers in pairs to provide the vital tow on the long straights. Leclerc led teammate Carlos Sainz out for the first runs and Sainz duly took the initiative, two-tenths up on his teammate, but notably Red Bull had not paired Verstappen and Sergio Pérez and Verstappen was third, two-tenths back. Ferrari, knowing Sainz would be sent to the back of the grid and Verstappen had a penalty, were attempting to ensure Leclerc would inherit pole and the best Verstappen could manage was third. On the final runs Ferrari repeated their tactic with Leclerc leading but he put in an immense lap to take pole wholly on merit, Sainz unable to stay with him. He set a time of 1min 20.161sec which Verstappen pushed at but could not quite match, just over a tenth back. Leclerc’s eighth pole this season is his second at Monza, having last taken the top spot here in 2019 when he went on to win for Ferrari. It is his first for four races since the French GP this year. This was the very minimum he and Ferrari required given the gap to Verstappen in the title race and the team’s stated intent to try to win every race from here on in. George Russell during qualifying at Monza. The British driver will start in second on the grid for the Italian Grand Prix. Photograph: David Davies/PA He needs a solid run after an unforced error in France proved enormously costly when he crashed out while leading and he then had to fight through the pack after an engine penalty at Spa. With the majority of his rivals with penalties Leclerc does have an advantage but will be more than aware that it also means Verstappen will have fewer competitive cars to pass in coming back at him. Sainz was third but with back-of-the-grid penalties will start from 18th. Red Bull’s Pérez was in fourth and with his ten-place penalty will start from 10th. Lewis Hamilton also had back-of-the-grid penalties for taking a new power unit and will start in 19th. Russell and Norris were in sixth and seventh for Mercedes and McLaren. Pierre Gasly was in ninth for AlphaTauri and will start in sixth and Alpine’s Fernando Alonso in 10th but moved up to seventh. Williams’s Alex Albon was diagnosed with appendicitis on Saturday morning and his place was taken by reserve driver Nyck de Vries, who finished in 13th place but is elevated to eighth. Esteban Ocon was in 11th for Alpine but has a five-place penalty and will start in 12th. Valtteri Bottas was 12th for Alfa Romeo and has a 15-place penalty and will be in 15th. His teammate Zhou Guanyu was 14th and will start in ninth. Yuki Tsunoda was 15th for AlphaTauri but has back-of-the-grid penalties and will start in 20th. Nicholas Latifi finished in 16th for Williams and will start in 11th, Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll in 17th and 18th for Aston Martin but will start in 13th and 14th. Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher, who both have 15-place penalties, were in 19th and 20th. With the other driver penalties applied, however, they will be in 16th and 17th on the grid. via Formula One | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/formulaone