Sebastian Vettel expected some of his views had been aired to viewers on the team radio – but once again FOM has broadcast very little of what’s being said.
2016 Spanish Grand Prix articles archive
2016 Spanish Grand Prix
Vettel’s strategy “screwed” my race in Spain – Ricciardo
2016 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo said he has spoken to his Red Bull team about the strategy decision which potentially cost him victory in the Spanish Grand Prix.
Ricciardo still coming to terms with losing Spain win
2016 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo admitted his defeat in the Spanish Grand Prix is hard to take after he led the opening stages of Sunday’s race.
F1 Fanatic presents new podcast Motorsport Extra
Motorsport Extra
Posted onListen to the first episode of Motorsport Extra, a new podcast for motor racing fans from Keith Collantine and motorsport commentator Ben Evans.
Landslide Driver of the Weekend win for Verstappen
2016 Spanish Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend result
Posted onMax Verstappen won his first race on Sunday but it was the fourth time F1 Fanatic readers have voted him in Driver of the Weekend.
Praise for surprising Spanish GP – and new winner Verstappen
2016 Spanish Grand Prix Rate the Race result
Posted onSunday’s race was your favourite Spanish Grand Prix since Rate the Race began in 2008 – and Max Verstappen won praise too.
Why Red Bull’s strategy was a success – but not for Ricciardo
2016 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull’s tactics won the race for Max Verstappen but lost it for Daniel Ricciardo. Did the pit wall get it wrong or right in the Spanish Grand Prix?
Fan video shows Renault drivers tangling on final lap
2016 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onVideo shot by an F1 fan reveals the moment Renault drivers Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer made contact on the final lap of the Spanish Grand Prix.
Top ten pictures from the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix
F1 Pictures
Posted onTen of the best pictures which tell the story of Max Verstappen’s stunning breakthrough triumph in the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix weekend.
2016 F1 testing day nine in pictures
F1 pictures
Posted onPictures from the ninth day of testing during the 2016 season at the Circuit de Catalunya including striking front and rear wing developments from Williams.
2016 Spanish Grand Prix driver weekend ratings
2016 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen took a shock win but which drivers performed to their best during the Spanish Grand Prix weekends? F1 Fanatic rates the field.
Verstappen smashes youngest F1 winner record
2016 Spanish Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen obliterated the record for youngest ever F1 race winner and left it at a level where it is unlikely to ever be beaten.
Verstappen stuns F1 by seizing victory chance after Mercedes crash
2016 Spanish Grand Prix review
Posted onThe planets aligned for Max Verstappen at the Circuit de Catalunya and he never faltered as he grabbed his chance to become F1’s youngest race winner.
2016 Spanish Grand Prix lap charts
2016 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onIt was much closer than usual at the front during the Spanish Grand Prix – and it would have stayed that way had two drivers not opted for a surprising strategy.
2016 Spanish Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops
2016 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onA two-stop strategy was the preferred route home for most of the teams. But not for Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel – and it cost them.
2016 Spanish Grand Prix lap times and fastest laps
2016 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull’s victory in the Spanish Grand Prix came despite two other cars in the race setting faster lap times.
Magnussen penalised for clash with team mate
2016 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onKevin Magnussen has been given a ten-second time penalty for colliding with his team mate on the final lap of the Spanish Grand Prix.
Ricciardo: “We threw the win away”
2016 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onA disappointed Daniel Ricciardo said a tactical error ruined his chances of victory after leading much of the Spanish Grand Prix.
Breakthrough win “a very special feeling” Verstappen
2016 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen described his joy at scoring a breakthrough grand prix victory, and the first for a Dutch driver, in his first race for Red Bull.
Rosberg “very surprised” Hamilton tried to pass on inside
2016 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onNico Rosberg said he was “very surprised” Lewis Hamilton tried to pass him on the inside when the pair collided at the start of the Spanish Grand Prix.