Rosberg salvages third from dreadful Mercedes day

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When Mercedes locked out the front row for the Malaysian Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton on pole, it seemed all but certain that the team would end the race with another one-two finish and wrap up their third consecutive Constructors’ Championship.

But when the lights went out things rapidly went wrong for the Silver Arrows, as Nico Rosberg got caught up in an incident between Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen and ended up dropping to the very back of the field.

Fortunately the German’s car was undamaged and Rosberg set about carving his way through the the back of the field. Before long he had returned to the points and closing on the back of Kimi Räikkönen, with Mercedes now looking at a first and fourth with Hamilton leading by some twenty seconds from Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen.

But just as Mercedes seemed to be in the clear once more, tragedy struck the other Silver Arrow of Lewis Hamilton in the form of a violent engine failure, sending him spluttering onto the runoff at Turn 1 with flames rising from the exhaust.

For Mercedes, the anguish of recording their first mechanical DNF since Russia last year was clear – not only had the team been forced to delay celebrating its third World Constructors’ Championship and missed out once again on breaking McLaren’s 1988 record of eleven consecutive wins in a season, but it had done so with its lead car in flames in front of a de facto home crowd.

“It’s hard to know how to sum up a day like today,” Toto Wolff said after the race. “I just have no words for what happened to Lewis. We all feel his pain. This is a mechanical sport, with so much technology, but sometimes you just get blindsided by situations with no rational explanation.

“But we take a forensic approach to our work in how we build the engines and how we analyse failures. We have always done and we will do so again. Our guys will get to the bottom of what happened and learn from it.”

Paddy Lowe added “we’re all absolutely devastated for [Hamilton]. As a team we’ve worked incredibly hard to improve reliability over the past few years and have succeeded in doing so.

“Indeed, this was our first race failure of the year.”

Mercedes’ only consolation came when Rosberg made a bold move past Kimi Räikkönen through Turn 2 to get himself back into the podium positions, but even this was soured when the stewards deemed the move too aggressive and handed Rosberg a ten-second time penalty for making contact with the Ferrari.

Nevertheless, with some twenty laps to go to the finish Rosberg was easily able to open up the necessary gap to Räikkönen to keep his third place, thereby extending his lead at the top of the championship to 23 points over Hamilton.

James Matthews

Ferrari Malaysian GP Preview

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Like Singapore two weeks ago, the Malaysian Grand Prix sees a return to a scene of celebration last year for Ferrari in arguably their greatest race since 2013.

Last year Sebastian Vettel emulated his childhood hero Michael Schumacher and took his first Grand Prix victory for Ferrari, and comfortably ahead of Mercedes.

A lot can change in 18 months, however.

Since the 2015 race (held in March, not September) Ferrari have gone from optimism to pessimism, from challengers to a “failure” and from a team full of hope to a team full of despair.

Like last year, they have the pace to win races in 2016 and Vettel in particular has seen a potential tilt at a fifth World Drivers’ Championship dashed by technical problems, clashes with other drivers and strategic calamities putting paid to any chances of that.

Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen are both winless this season, and the former has to win all of the remaining races to match his 2015 points tally. And that simply will not happen.

Ferrari’s main strength even through the distrust at board level and the errors on the pitwall has been the ability to look after tyres, although they are still behind Red Bull in the Constructors’ Championship.

Had yet another mistake been avoided in Singapore, it might have landed 2007 World Champion Raikkonen with a podium around the Marina Bay circuit while Vettel’s Driver of the Day performance saw him climb from 22nd to fifth.

That will be key in the most physically demanding setting Formula One visits, despite the visit to Sepang now six months further into the season than had previously been the case.

Since the inaugural Malaysian Grand Prix back in 1999, Ferrari have won it seven times through Vettel, Raikkonen, Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine.

Vettel himself has won the race four times – three with Red Bull Racing, while Raikkonen took his first ever Formula One victory for McLaren back in 2003.

The omens are certainly looking good for the Scuderia, who have won the race four more times than any other team on the grid.

They will certainly need those omens to ring true if they are to have a strong weekend and get back in the running for second in the Constructors’ Championship.

Jack Prentice

Williams Malaysian GP Preview

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The Malaysian GP has become something of a modern classic, the first track designed by Hermann Tilke provides one of the toughest challenges of the season. The heat and humidity is up there with Singapore as the hottest race of the year, the track is fast and easy to make a mistake on. It has been resurfaced for this year, so expect plenty of mishaps on Friday at least as the track rubbers in.

What makes the Malaysian GP unique has to be the weather: sudden rain showers are common in this part of the world and this has provided some exciting racing in the past, notably in 2001, when the leading Ferrari’s of Barrichello and Schumacher slid into the gravel and had to fight back through the field for a one-two. Most famously though was the 2009 event, where a sudden rain storm turned into a monsoon and the race was cancelled at half distance, resulting in half points begin awarded.

Williams’ history at this event is mixed. Their only win came with Ralf Schumacher in 2002, after a dramatic first corner crash between team mate Montoya and brother Michael Schumacher. Montoya managed to fight back from a harsh penalty for the aforementioned crash to finish second to complete a one-two for Williams. Montoya ran Schumacher close in 2004, the pair traded lap records for a large part of the race, but the Colombian couldn’t quite get close enough to Schumacher and finished second.

Nico Rosberg shook the paddock when he put his Williams third on the grid in 2006, but his engine gave up the ghost after a mere six laps at the beginning of a tough season for the team. Rosberg lead the first stint of the 2009 event, but strategic errors and an overall lack of pace meant he finished eighth. Bottas’ and Massa’s fifth and sixth places respectively are the best results for Williams in recent years.

This is a fast, hot race. Tyre wear is high here and the fast corners require downforce but the two long straights require engine power and a slippery chassis. A good overall car is very important here. The FW38 is a reasonably good overall car, but may not have the downforce to compete for the podium here. Bottas recently came out and said that a lack of understanding the tyres has cost the team this season, despite their massively impressive pit stop times. They will need to be on top of that here.

I sound like a stuck record on this point, but Williams need to beat Force India here. The team say they can’t afford to only focus on beating Force India. Fine, so focus on getting as close as possible to Red Bull or Ferrari, which I’m sure they are focused on, but getting close to those teams would ensure they beat Force India. Fourth in the constructor’s may well not go down well back at base but fifth would be that much worse.

Adam Brewer

Red Bull Malaysian GP Preview

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Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo separated the Mercedes pair of Niko Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton as he continued his good form in Singapore.

This weekend’s racing comes in the form of the Sepang circuit in Malaysia.

Both Ricciardo and Verstappen have opted for four hard, three medium and six soft compound tyres for the track that is known for its humid conditions.

The 18-year-old said:” The pace on the soft tyre felt decent, I feel like that tyre has potential on a long run and it allowed me to throw the car into the corners like I wanted to.

“The weather can vary quite a bit as well. We can get some pretty big storms, but then the track can dry up very quickly because of the high temperature.”

Red Bull have chosen a different strategy to Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton and Niko Rosberg have chosen eight sets of the soft tyre.

Which could mean Mercedes will aim to use the speed alongside the soft compound to make sure they are faster than the rest during the race.

For Christian Horner’s team this could be a case of using the hard tyre at the start so that they can use the soft tyre at the end of the race to gain more points if necessary.

“Malaysia physically is a hot one. We usually go there at the beginning of the season so it is going to be interesting going there now with a lot more development on the car and seeing how it performs.

“I checked the weather and it seems pretty constant all year round so that shouldn’t change much, but Sepang has been resurfaced so that could be interesting for tyre life,” said Ricciardo.

Dominic Rust

Malaysian Grand Prix, Preview

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Formula 1 continues its tour in Asia. This time, it’s Malaysia’s turn to host a Formula 1 race.

In Singapore, Nico Rosberg took the chequered flag, whilst his team-mate, Lewis Hamilton, finished third. It was Nico’s third consecutive victory after the summer break, and he increased his lead in the drivers’ standings to eight points, from his main rival Hamilton.

Lewis Hamilton couldn’t follow Rosberg’s pace. Mercedes decided to go on a three-stop strategy for the British. The three times world champion had to take fight for a place on the podium with Kimi Raikkonen. The Finn, was on a top form and with an impressive move at turn seven passed Hamilton and took the third position. Kimi didn’t manage to hold his position, and Lewis took it back after a good strategy plan from Mercedes.

Last season Sebastian Vettel, with Scuderia Ferrari, won in Malaysia. The German qualified second, but he finished about eight seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton and won his first victory with Ferrari. It was Vettel’s 40th victory in Formula 1. Nico Rosberg took the third place on the podium, while Kimi Raikkonen finished fourth, followed by the second Finn of the grid, Valtteri Bottas.

The high temperatures gave an advantage to Ferrari, can they repeat their success this year?

Sepang International Circuit

Laps: 56

Length: 5.543 km

Race Length: 310.408 km

Lap Record: 1:34:223 (Juan Pablo Montoya, 2004)

Available tyres: Hard (Orange), Medium (White), Soft (Yellow)

The circuit is located a few kilometres outside of Kuala Lumpur and it’s one of the most demanding and technical circuits in Formula 1. The track was designed by Hermann Tilke, and it combines long high-speed straights and tight twisting complexes.

Past summer I had the chance to visit the track, I travelled to Malaysia for a few days and as an F1 fan, I had to go and visit the circuit. I really enjoyed the hospitality and despite a misunderstanding with the guys in the reception, they offered me a great and unique tour, around the track.

It was a great experience for me, I went into the control room, enjoyed the view of the Sepang International circuit from the grandstands and also I had my moments on the podium (without champagne!).

I believe that Mercedes will win in Malaysia, Nico Rosberg is on top form and he needs this victory before the Japanese Grand Prix. From the other hand, Lewis Hamilton has to stop Nico’s form and show him that he will fight until the end for the title.

Ferrari will introduce their new aero packages in Malaysia, they will fight with Red Bull Racing for the second place. Daniel Ricciardo won’t gives up easily, Scuderia will have to fight hard for a place on the podium.

I’m expecting to see an interesting race between these three teams.

I would like to thank everyone at Sepang circuit for the hospitality and for the tour!

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Victor Archakis

Mercedes chasing third world title on Petronas home soil

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Toto Wolff has said that Mercedes is on the brink of a “very special” weekend in Malaysia, as it stands ready to take a third consecutive World Constructors’ Championship in front of a home crowd for partner Petronas.

Mercedes currently stands 222 points clear of Red Bull with 258 remaining on the table, and can wrap up the title in Sepang with just a win and any other points finish. While it is still mathematically possible for Red Bull to push back Mercedes’ celebrations to the next round at Suzuka – a 1-2 or a win and third for the Austrian team would do it – their chances of delaying the inevitable hang on Mercedes either missing out on the win or not bringing both cars home in the points – something that has not happened since May’s Spanish Grand Prix.

But despite the odds being stacked vastly in its favour, Mercedes is still erring on the side of caution ahead of what is traditionally one of the most demanding and unpredictable races of the season.

“It’s a very challenging weekend,” said Paddy Lowe. “The heat and humidity make life tough for the drivers, team and cars alike, while the track action can often be affected by rain.”

Lowe also noted Mercedes’ “hugely disappointing” 2015 visit to Sepang – in which Sebastian Vettel beat both Silver Arrows to the win – as something that will likely be on Mercedes’ mind this weekend, with Toto Wolff adding that the team “will need to push hard” to avoid another such defeat.

However, the biggest threat to a third Mercedes crown this weekend could in fact come from the team itself, as the pitching title battle between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton enters its final, gruelling phase.

After Rosberg’s three wins on the go in Belgium, Italy and Singapore, many have begun to tip the German as the new championship favourite, and even Hamilton himself has admitted he has “no idea” if he’ll be able to reclaim the title momentum if Rosberg maintains his current run of form.

But with only eight points separating him from his teammate, the prospect of Hamilton conceding the championship with six rounds still to go is unthinkable. Neither he nor Rosberg will be prepared to yield so much as a single point at this late stage – all Mercedes asks is that the pair keep their battle clean until the Constructors’ Championship is safe.

James Matthews

‘Poor Communication’ triggers Halsall to leave Suzuki for 2017

Team Owner of Halsall Racing Martin Halsall speaks to us about his decision to ditch Suzuki for the 2017 BSB campaign in an attempt to fight for the showdown positions. He tells us the reasons behind the split, his 2017 options and also the team’s end of season objective.

Why are you leaving Suzuki for 2017?

Primarily, we weren’t getting any clear indication of when we were going to get this new bike; we have had probably five or six promises of this “new bike” but we no delivery. Now obviously, we are an established team now in BSB and we want to start attracting front running riders like we have over the last couple of seasons. It’s a struggle to do that when we are sitting down with possible riders and not telling them what bike they’ll be riding. It’s just poor communication with everything really; I run businesses and I need, clear defined answers for me to attract sponsors and riders too. I was in a catch 22 position really; I either stayed with Suzuki, not caring who I put on the bike, but that isn’t me, or I have to make a decision and change manufacturer and then have the right conversation with the right riders.

Rider line up for 2017?

Hopefully Tommy (Bridewell) will stay, we haven’t put pen to paper yet but the most important thing for Tommy is that he has to be happy, and he is happy with us and we are very happy with him. It is a combination that is work well this year so we have to be happy really. There’s a number of riders I’d like to name and get but at this stage it is all up in the air.

Are you staying with 1 rider for the last rounds?

Yes, we are staying with one rider however, we have kept hold of the whole team from the other side of the garage too. We haven’t let anyone go, so the garage is quite busy with just one rider but two teams worth of mechanics. Primarily, we have done that because we have a structured team and I think that when we talk to riders next year, it will make us more attractive to them because we have that structure, so we can go straight into racing.

Will Bennett’s remain your title sponsor?

Yes that deal is more or less sorted. It’s just a case now of trying to slot in with another manufacturer and trying to make that work really.

What is the objective for the final few races?

Be a nuisance! It was a real shame about Tommy not making it into the showdown. He’s one of the most versatile riders out there, he will race whatever you put under him. If you put a little scooter under him he would give it his best shot. With what we have got he’s done a great job, he has really brought his bit to the table. We put a new swinging arm on the bike half way through the season and put new brakes on at Cadwell Park so we have invested quite a lot in the package we have. I’m sure the last couple of rounds, going to Assen and Brands will be quite exciting. He was on the podium at Brands so let’s hope for the same, he just needs to sort his race ones out!

What manufacturer will you be running next year?

I can’t say at the moment. We have had a few conversations with a few different people, and we are working on sorting out the bike. I can’t even give you most likely, it’s all really a case of getting negotiations done and seeing where we go from there.

Thank you to Gareth Davies for the image.

Kiko Giles @MotoGPKiko

Super Swede Backlund: I thought UK tracks were going to be Crazy!

I enjoyed my time at Donington Park but one of the highlights of it all was meeting this man! Filip Backlund is Sweden’s shining star and at just 26, he has time on his side to climb the ranks of bike racing. I spoke to him about his injuries, the huge drought that Sweden is suffering in terms of producing motorcycle racers and also he treats us to a stunning insight of how he prepares for every round – no really, this is something that you will love!

Why did you choose BSB?

When I became professional in 2010, I made a five-year plan. The plan had in it that in 2012 or 2013, I would go to the World Championship, in Moto2. However, in the first year of Moto2, at least for me anyway, I needed to pay a lot of money. By that, I mean we are looking at £750,000 up to £1.5m. For me, I just had to look at the facts and think I was never going to have that kind of money, and that with the sponsors I already had, I was only going to be in a medium good team. So then I look at my next option which was the British Championship. I came over, I did a year or two in the Superstock 1000 class; my first year was great. I took four podiums, two new lap records and third in the championship along with a good win at Silverstone. The following year was also good, and then we finished off the season in Superbikes so yeah, if you can’t be in the world championship, BSB is the next toughest in the world.

Does Luke being in the showdown give you more motivation to do better?

It’s brilliant for Luke to be in the showdown, of course I want to be there as well. For me, this has been a season which started with the collarbone break, just a week before the first race. Before I did that, I had some really, really good pace which I haven’t been able to find since. Also, we see that I have some really big crashes and my body has had some hard impacts, so unfortunately we find that I haven’t had the best of luck, or the best of seasons. Donington Park was the first round that I feel more confident and comfortable with the bike. For me, I want to finish off the season as best I can; I want to score points in every race that’s left this year; that is my main goal and that’s what I hope we will do.

Best experience since joining the BSB paddock?

For sure, my win in Superstock 1000 at Silverstone and also when I was battling in the top three at Assen in BSB with the FFX Yamaha team in 2014. Those two moments so far are the best. I mean, I’m a racer and I love to win, so the win at Silverstone was the best. The feeling of winning was incredible, so yeah, I can’t think of a better one for now!

How did you find British circuits to learn?

In my first year, I was expecting it to be worse than it was. There’s a lot of tracks over here, and I used to watch the BSB tracks on TV or Youtube and I thought, “OK this is going to be crazy”. Once you ride them though, the only one I find crazy is Cadwell Park, but all the other places are brilliant! It’s a bit more special compared too wider, European ones which are much faster but in general they’re all great over here!

Where do you think you could be now without the injuries you got?

Without the injuries, our goal for the season was to go for the top 10 and then hope to fight for the top five too. In my opinion, that is where I think I could have been!

How do you prepare for each round?

On Monday, I normally do some light training, maybe one or two hours’ light cardio to refresh your body. Then I have a few days harder training. In terms of mental preparation, I do a lot of visualisation. I do some on board laps and then go back to visualisation. After this I go back and do it sector by sector, and then corner by corner. I try to nail every corner, learn where the breaking markers are, where I pick the throttle up and where I start to turn in. The whole point of this is to make the perfect lap. When I get to a race weekend, we do a similar kind of thing. Before every session, I go through the whole lap, figure out where I’m strong and where I need to improve and make some changes. My visualisation comes from my work with the mental coach when I was 15. They recommend visualisation because in any form of motorsport, you can’t be on the bike too often, so it’s all about trying to find solutions or ideas of how we can actually improve lap times and improve technical skills, despite not being on the bike.

When did you realise you was going to be a professional motorcycle racer?

I understand that this is my career and I am earning money for what I am doing. It’s funny because riding the bike is the smallest part, because you’re only on the bike for about 12 race weekends a year. I decided to take a year off school when I was 15 or 16 and just focus purely on the bike racing. My goal is to be world champion. At 7, it was always like “I will be a motorcycle racer” but then at 15 or 16 it was like “I will be a motorcycle racer”, so that’s probably when it sunk in.

Where does your nickname, ‘The Teacher’ come from?

If you had seen me in my private side of things, I wear my glasses. When I first came to the UK I had my suit on, my briefcase and everything, I like to be organised. Because of my business history, that is how I always look! They used to call me ‘The Librarian’, but for half a season they call me the teacher and it stayed ever since!

Why is Sweden not producing more motorcycle racers?

I think that Sweden in general as a country, we are very forward in terms of environment and health and safety and unfortunately, I don’t think motorsport quite fits their ethos. That’s one way of looking at it, however looking back, Sweden has produced big names like Ronnie Peterson and Kent Andersson, so you have some big names in the history but like you say, after that, it was just a drop and there’s few coming through. If you look at the few riders like myself and Christoffer Bergman in World Supersport, we are the only ones able to find opportunity outside of Sweden. The competition level in Sweden is not as high as it was. When I was racing there, between 2005 and 2010, we had riders from Germany, Australia and Austria in Sweden, earning money riding bikes but now you can’t. It’s tricky.

Plans for 2017?

Well I can confirm I have plenty of plans. However, them plans are nothing more than that at the moment, as nothing is solid! We have a few discussions going on. I like this team, they are happy with me, I am happy with my role at the team. We are already in talks with a few teams so we will see what happens. Unfortunately, those teams don’t have names just yet, but we will see in the future!

Five years’ time? Where will you be?

I see myself in WSBK. Not in MotoGP. Definitely WSBK!

Thanks to Gareth Davies for the image.

Kiko Giles @MotoGPKiko

Aprilia Shine in Spanish Sun with Double Top 10

Aprilia’s positive trend was confirmed once again under the chequered flag at Aragón. The RS-GP machines ridden by Alvaro Bautista and Stefan Bradl finished respectively in ninth and tenth place, with a gap behind the leader of just over 20 seconds for the Spaniard (23.071 for Bautista, 27.898 for Bradl).
This is a result that Aprilia has built toward throughout the championship, developing a bike in its true rookie season even directly in the races.

The race, where Bradl started from the twelfth spot on the grid and Alvaro from the fourteenth, began well straight away for the Aprilia Racing Team Gresini riders, moving up through the ranks in the initial phases. In the subsequent laps, Bautista and Bradl’s pace shown through, both skilfully maintaining interesting times while their direct rivals showed an increasingly marked drop in performance. During the seventh lap, Alvaro overtook his teammate, proceeding to hunt down the pair made up of Pol Espargaró and Andrea Dovizioso. He engaged in a heated battle with the rider from Forlì, coming out on top and moving into a nice ninth place. Behind him, Stefan Bradl continued his progress, finishing the race in tenth place.

Bautista: We have definitely taken a step forward

“A good weekend for us, ending with a double top 10. I had good sensations in the saddle throughout all the practice sessions and we did a good job. The, in FP4, when I had a consistent pace even with used tyres, I realized that we could do well in the race. I battled with Hernandez and with Dovi, managing to overtake them, and I fell in behind Pol whose times were very similar to mine. We maintained a good pace and I saw that we continued to make up ground on the group that was battling for fifth place, but toward the end of the race I lost a bit of feeling with the rear tyre. In any case, ninth place is a great result for me and for Aprilia, considering Stefan’s performance as well. Since Misano we have definitely taken a step forward and I wish to thank the team and the guys who are hard at work at home. Now we will continue in this direction to finish the season well”.

Bradl: I have high expectations

“I am happy with the top 10 and the weekend in general. We improved during practice and I hope to be able to continue this trend in the coming races. We took a step forward in terms of settings from the Misano race, especially improving in the braking phase and giving me a better feeling with the front tyre. We were able to further perfect things here, finding a good base straight away on Friday and then working to sort the details. Obviously, there is still room for improvement, for example in taking better advantage of the rear tyre to be faster with new tyres, but we are not far off. Now I have high expectations for myself for the season finale”.

Kiko Giles @MotoGPKiko

Disaster as Pramac Ducati experience points Drought in Spanish Desert

After a satisfying Saturday, that ended up with the double Top 10 earned in qualifying, the Sunday at Aragon does not give joy to the Octo Yakhnich Pramac team.

The start was good and Scott was able to overcome Petrux. At the first corner, the riders were ninth and tenth respectively, but a contact between the two forced the British rider to go wide and lose the front on the curb. Back on track after the crash, Scott finished the race without being able to fight for any points. After the clash, Danilo continued the race also if he had to deal with some technical problems that forced him to lap without a good pace. On lap 9, the Race Direction, after reviewing the contact, fined Petrux a “ride-through” penalty.

At that point, even his race was compromised. Petrux and Scott have finished respectively 17th and 19th.

Redding: It was really frustrating

“I am very sorry for what happened. I do not think it is a beautiful thing when it happens between teammates. I started quite well then that contact made me go wide and I could not avoid the crash. I continued until the end, but it was really frustrating because in the last 3 races I have not had the chance to fight with the others to gain experience with this bike in dry condition.”

Petrucci: I’m mortified

“I am very sorry for what happened with Scott. Since the first corner, I experienced problems with the bike, I could not brake properly, I was always going wide. Unfortunately, I touched Scott. I felt it was not a very heavy touch, but it was heavy enough to push him off the track. I am really mortified. He is very angry and will apologize. The remaining of the race was really hard.”

Kiko Giles @MotoGPKiko

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