Williams ‘made too little progress over winter’
F1 Fanatic Round-up
In the round-up: Williams ‘made too little progress over winter’ • Wehrlein underestimated off-track demands
In the round-up: Williams ‘made too little progress over winter’ • Wehrlein underestimated off-track demands
Who was your Driver of the Year? It’s time to cast your vote and pick the driver who impressed you the most throughout 2016.
Comfortably the most successful non-Mercedes driver this year, Daniel Ricciardo won just once in 2016 but was owed two more.
A fourth world championship title eluded Lewis Hamilton in 2016. Technical trouble made it hard for him to hold onto his crown but it wasn’t impossible.
In the round-up: Williams would release Bottas to Mercedes if Massa returns • Force India want “competitive” F1 • Hulkenberg thinks Force India have peaked
Mercedes will not announce who will replace Nico Rosberg in the team’s 2017 line-up until early next year.
Max Verstappen received a surprise promotion to Red Bull just four races into the year and was arguably the team’s leading driver by the end of the season.
Fernando Alonso driver a tremendous season in 2016 but the McLaren driver didn’t get anything like the reward which was deserved.
In the round-up: Only Verstappen could threaten Hamilton – Ecclestone • Sainz not joining Mercedes – Horner • Bottas “crucial” to Williams
There is no asterisk next to Nico Rosberg’s world championship, yet the debate over the manner in which he won it isn’t going away.
Amazing passes and dramatic crashes: here are 190 of the best action photographs from all 21 races of the 2016 F1 season.
Carlos Sainz Jnr didn’t get the promotion to Red Bull his team mate enjoyed but was not demotivated in the least, producing a string of top-drawer drives.
In the round-up: Alonso suggests covering wheels for safer wet races • Ecclestone wants Bottas at Mercedes • Sainz raised game after Red Bull snub
Sebastian Vettel endured his second win-less season in three years in 2016 and the Ferrari driver’s frustration was clear to see.
Sergio Perez’s F1 career continued its post-McLaren recovery in his third season at Force India as he made two appearances on the podium.
In the round-up: Lack of points cost Gutierrez his seat • Mercedes to make second Bottas bid • Brown targets 2018 for McLaren deal
The number of overtaking moves per race rose by more than half in 2016 compared to last season, according to Pirelli.
Before the 2016 season began it seemed incredible Nico Hulkenberg had never visited the podium. Following his near-misses this year it almost appears unjust.
“They did their best” might be true of the drivers but has FOM done a good job of the official 2016 F1 season review video?
Valtteri Bottas, who is in the running to become Lewis Hamilton’s team mate at Mercedes in 2017, destroyed his team mate in qualifying this year.