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Austin defeat in 2015 spurred Rosberg on to title

2016 United States Grand Prix

27th November 2016, 19:0827th November 2016, 19:11 | Written by Keith Collantine

Nico Rosberg reveals how losing his championship chance at the United States Grand Prix last year motivated him to clinch the title this year.

Alonso beats Sainz to Driver of the Weekend win

2016 United States Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend result

28th October 2016, 17:5828th October 2016, 17:59 | Written by Bradley Downton

Fernando Alonso narrowly beat Carlos Sainz Jnr in the United States Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend poll – just as he did in the race.

Verstappen “on autopilot” during pit stop error

2016 United States Grand Prix

27th October 2016, 23:13 | Written by Keith Collantine

Max Verstappen admitted he was “on autopilot” when he came into the pits without having been asked to during last weekend’s race.

Virtual Safety Car blamed for US GP anti-climax

2016 United States Grand Prix Rate the Race result

27th October 2016, 16:04 | Written by Keith Collantine

The United States Grand Prix didn’t reach last years high after the Virtual Safety Car ended a crucial fight for second place.

2016 United States Grand Prix team radio transcript

2016 United States Grand Prix

26th October 2016, 15:5026th October 2016, 16:08 | Written by Keith Collantine

Daniel Ricciardo’s engineer said he “would have beaten” Nico Rosberg had it not been for the Virtual Safety Car period. Here are all the team radio messages.

Top ten pictures from the 2016 United States Grand Prix

F1 Pictures

25th October 2016, 12:1725th October 2016, 12:17 | Written by Keith Collantine

Ten of the best pictures which tell the story of the 2016 United States Grand Prix weekend.

2016 United States Grand Prix driver ratings

2016 United States Grand Prix

24th October 2016, 16:04 | Written by Keith Collantine

Several drivers had cause to be thrilled with their weekend’s work in Austin while others had a more trying time. Here’s the F1 Fanatic verdict on all of them.

Rosberg can become champion at this weekend’s race

2016 United States Grand Prix stats and facts

24th October 2016, 11:0325th October 2016, 9:04 | Written by Keith Collantine

Nico Rosberg can win the world championship on Sunday despite Lewis Hamilton taking his 50th career win yesterday. Here’s all the United States GP statistics.

Hamilton masters Austin again for vital win

2016 United States Grand Prix review

24th October 2016, 1:202nd April 2021, 17:22 | Written by Keith Collantine

Lewis Hamilton asserted himself in Austin. His fourth win at the track allowed him to chip into Nico Rosberg’s championship lead.

Sainz thrilled with sixth after team predicted 11th

2016 United States Grand Prix

24th October 2016, 0:30 | Written by Keith Collantine

Carlos Sainz Jnr described his sixth place in the United States Grand Prix as “very special” despite having narrowly missed out on a best-ever result.

2016 United States Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops

2016 United States Grand Prix

24th October 2016, 0:1424th October 2016, 0:14 | Written by Keith Collantine

The Virtual Safety Car period decided the battle for second place as it allowed Nico Rosberg to make his pit stop and stay in front of Daniel Ricciardo.

2016 United States Grand Prix lap charts

2016 United States Grand Prix

24th October 2016, 0:10 | Written by Keith Collantine

Great starts by both McLaren drivers put them on course for a double points finish in Austin despite both starting outside the top ten.

2016 United States Grand Prix lap times and fastest laps

2016 United States Grand Prix

23rd October 2016, 23:56 | Written by Keith Collantine

A last blast on super-soft tyres allowed Sebastian Vettel to set the fastest lap of the United States Grand Prix by almost two seconds.

Alonso keeps fifth as stewards take no action over Massa collision

2016 United States Grand Prix

23rd October 2016, 23:2023rd October 2016, 23:28 | Written by Keith Collantine

Fernando Alonso’s fifth place in the United States Grand Prix has been confirmed as the stewards have taken no action on his collision with Felipe Massa.