2016 PREDICTORS LEAGUE standings after the German GP

1. Larry Gallagher - 95 points

2. AE (F1-4-LIFE) - 85 points

3. James Redman - 70 points

4. Leonardo Machado - 63 points

5. PM (F1-4-LIFE) - 60 points

6. JT (F1-4-LIFE) - 49 points

7. Darcy P. Lang - 37 points

8. Vitor Lobo - 28 points

9. JI (F1-4-LIFE) - 15 points

10. Denis Borges Nastasi - 13 points

11. Dylan Curry - 3 points

(The ones who have not scored points are not on the list)

Come onboard in the next GP if you want to be a part of our league!

POINTS: 1st - 3
2nd - 5
3rd - 10

+ possible bonus points

HOW IT WORKS: the aim of the game is simply predict who comes where in the race (top3). A total of 18 points can be won on a race day. For example if you get winner and and 3rd place right but 2nd wrong you get 13 points.

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR PREDICTIONS: send an email to f14lifeblog@gmail.com or message the Facebook page to submit your predictions. You have until lights out to make them. If you submit them when the race has started they won't count. So be quick!

THE PRIZE: the winner of the league will win themselves a admin place on the F1 4 LIFE page along side AE, JT, MW, MH, JI & PM. If you don't want to be an admin you are welcome to participate anyway.

2016 Driver Standings after the German GP

2016 Constructors Standings after the German GP

FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS VON DEUTSCHLAND 2016 - Race results

FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS VON DEUTSCHLAND 2016 - Qualifying

FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS VON DEUTSCHLAND 2016 - Third practice session

FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS VON DEUTSCHLAND 2016 - Second practice session

FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS VON DEUTSCHLAND 2016 - First practice session

A Bird's-Eye View of the Hockenheimring

2016 German Grand Prix preview

Hi there! It's time for some Grand Prix racing again this weekend and the event will take place at the legendary Hockenheim ring in Germany.

The track used to be a bit different and here you can see the difference:

I personally liked the old circuit more with the forrest part. I know it was mainly just driving straight but you could see a lot of overtaking there. Smaller teams that didn't do that good could get an advantage in Hockenheim too if they were fast on the straights. 

Before I reveal my predictions here are a few videos from the 2010 German GP:



I hope something like this doesn't happen this year but I hope the weekend will be unforgettable anyways. 

Here are my predictions for the 2016 German GP:

Pole position: Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

The race:

1. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes
2. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
3. Sebastian Vettel, Mercedes

Fastest lap: Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Surprise: Valtteri Bottas, Williams

Remember to post your own predictions to our F1-4-LIFE PREDICTORS LEAGUE.

POINTS: 1st - 3
2nd - 5
3rd - 10

+ possible bonus points

HOW IT WORKS: the aim of the game is simply predict who comes where in the race (top3). A total of 18 points can be won on a race day. For example if you get winner and and 3rd place right but 2nd wrong you get 13 points.

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR PREDICTIONS: send an email to f14lifeblog@gmail.com or message the Facebook page to submit your predictions. You have until lights out to make them. If you submit them when the race has started they won't count. So be quick!

THE PRIZE: the winner of the league will win themselves a admin place on the F1 4 LIFE page along side AE, JT, MW, MH, JI & PM. If you don't want to be an admin you are welcome to participate anyway.

F1 Circuit Guide: German Grand Prix 2016

The History Of The German Grand Prix at Hockenheim

2016 Hungarian Grand Prix review

So what did you guys think of this race? I'm always waiting forward for the Hungarian GP but this time I was very disappointed. It was surprisingly boring but at least I have a few points to talk about. Here goes...

At the beginning it was a surprise to see all the top cars in the front take identical starts. I'm talking about Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton, Daniel Ricciardo, Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel.

Only the Mercs of Rosberg and Hamilton swapped positions because Rosberg was a bit too confused who to block - Hamilton or Ricciardo? Hamilton was only focused on taking the lead and so he did.

Kimi Räikkönen was the sixth driver who should have been with the top5 right at the beginning but started from 14th place on the grid. After a while he found himself with the other top teams and that was no surprise. He managed to overtake a lot of cars and several times without DRS which is very nice. These days the drivers always wait for the DRS to be enabled on their cars and don't even try that much to overtake before that.

Jenson Button had a very weird situation in the race. His brake pedal didn't work so he asked his team for advice. They told him how to fix the issue and then Button got a penalty. Why?!? The rules clearly says that when it comes to safety they are allowed to give instructions. Button himself also said on the radio that if brake issues is not a safety risk then what is... I was wondering the same thing. Just stupid if you ask me!

The top5 was pretty much the same from the start till the end but Vettel and Verstappen swapped positions.

On the last laps we saw a rerun from Barcelona when Räikkönen was fighting with Verstappen for 5th place, only in Barcelona they were fighting for the victory.

The Iceman was clearly faster than Verstappen but couldn't get pass him. Verstappen changed racing lines several times so that Räikkönen had no chance of overtaking.

When the race was over Verstappen denied everything and said that if Kimi was saying something like that then he is just looking for excuses like he always does..... Wait a minute! Kimi looking for excuses like he ALWAYS does? Do I even need to comment on that? Well Verstappen is still young and might change his opinion later on. Vettel for example likes Kimi because he always admits everything he does and tells the truth without any BS... but maybe the young Verstappen hasn't seen Kimi that much in interviews or hasn't hung out with him as much as Vettel. Who knows?

Let's move on to the predictions and the results.

Pole position: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - CORRECT

The race:

1. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - CORRECT
2. Kimi Räikkönen, Ferrari - WRONG. He was 6th.
3. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes - WRONG. He was 2nd and Ricciardo was 3rd.

Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - WRONG. Räikkönen set the fastest lap.

Surprise: Romain Grosjean, Haas - At least he surprised me with his bad race position.

Come onboard if you want to be a part of our league!

POINTS: 1st - 3
2nd - 5
3rd - 10

+ possible bonus points

HOW IT WORKS: the aim of the game is simply predict who comes where in the race (top3). A total of 18 points can be won on a race day. For example if you get winner and and 3rd place right but 2nd wrong you get 13 points.

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR PREDICTIONS: send an email to f14lifeblog@gmail.com or message the Facebook page to submit your predictions. You have until lights out to make them. If you submit them when the race has started they won't count. So be quick!

THE PRIZE: the winner of the league will win themselves a admin place on the F1 4 LIFE page along side AE, JT, MW, MH, JI & PM. If you don't want to be an admin you are welcome to participate anyway.

2016 PREDICTORS LEAGUE standings after the Hungarian GP

1. Larry Gallagher - 90 points

2. AE (F1-4-LIFE) - 80 points

3. James Redman - 65 points

4. Leonardo Machado - 63 points

5. PM (F1-4-LIFE) - 50 points

6. JT (F1-4-LIFE) - 49 points

7. Darcy P. Lang - 37 points

8. Vitor Lobo - 28 points

9. JI (F1-4-LIFE) - 15 points

10. Denis Borges Nastasi - 13 points

11. Dylan Curry - 3 points

(The ones who have not scored points are not on the list)

Come onboard in the next GP if you want to be a part of our league!

POINTS: 1st - 3
2nd - 5
3rd - 10

+ possible bonus points

HOW IT WORKS: the aim of the game is simply predict who comes where in the race (top3). A total of 18 points can be won on a race day. For example if you get winner and and 3rd place right but 2nd wrong you get 13 points.

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR PREDICTIONS: send an email to f14lifeblog@gmail.com or message the Facebook page to submit your predictions. You have until lights out to make them. If you submit them when the race has started they won't count. So be quick!

THE PRIZE: the winner of the league will win themselves a admin place on the F1 4 LIFE page along side AE, JT, MW, MH, JI & PM. If you don't want to be an admin you are welcome to participate anyway.

2016 Driver Standings after the Hungarian GP

2016 Constructors Standings after the Hungarian GP

FORMULA 1 MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2016 - Race results

FORMULA 1 MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2016 - Qualifying

FORMULA 1 MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2016 - Third practice session

FORMULA 1 MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2016 - Second practice session

FORMULA 1 MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2016 - First practice session

2016 Round 11 Hungary: Drivers Press Conference

2016 Hungarian Grand Prix preview

OK F1 fans! The wait is almost over. Next weekend it's time for the Hungarian Grand Prix. A track where it's hard to overtake and also a place were surprises are more than welcome. 

We all remember one of the biggest surprises - Jenson Button's first victory back in 2006 with Honda. It was a very exiting GP and in my opinion the excitement started when Räikkönen retired from the lead. Liuzzi (as a backmarker) braked to fast in front of him and Kimi smashed his silver arrow into his back almost flying over him.  

Later Renault had a bad pitstop with Alonso therefor he lost a wheel and needed to retire. Alonso did not retire very often back then because Renault was a very good and reliable car.

Fisichella and Schumacher could have had a good race but they spun of the track ruining it.

Another driver who could have ruined his GP but didn't - Pedro de la Rosa! He was second which was his best result ever. Pedro had replaced Montoya after he had made his last mistake with McLaren by crashing into Räikkönen in the American Grand Prix.

The 2006 Hungarian GP was also Robert Kubica's first race in F1. I knew right away that this guy is going to be a star! Unfortunately he is not driving in F1 anymore because of the rally accident in 2011. Kubica scored his first 2 points in his first GP but was disqualified after his car failed to meet post-race minimum weight requirements. 

But in the end we all remember this face! (picture below)

Now a few words about who might do well in the 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix.

Which drivers are usually good in this race? -Kimi Räikkönen and Lewis Hamilton.. and maybe Jenson Button if there is surprises but let's focus on Lewis and Kimi.

2001 - Kimi was 7th with Sauber which was pretty ok with that car.

2002 - Kimi was 4th leaving him just barely outside of the podium.

2003 - Kimi was 2nd after starting from 7th on the grid.

2004 - Kimi retired after having electrical problems with his McLaren

2005 - Kimi takes the checkered flag 35,5 seconds faster than Schumacher and wins!

2006 - Kimi retires from first position overtaking nervous back-markers on a very slippery track.

2007 - Lewis wins in Hungary for the first time! And guess who was 2nd? Kimi!

2008 - Kimi was 3rd when Heikki Kovalainen took his only victory with McLaren.

2009 - Lewis wins again and guess who is 2nd this time? Kimi again!

2010 - Lewis had gearbox issues and Kimi had left F1 in the end of 2009.

2011 - Lewis was fourth when his team mate Jenson Button took another victory in Hungary.

2012 - Lewis wins for the 3rd time in Hungary and after coming back to F1 Kimi is again 2nd 1 second behind.

2013 - Same thing! Lewis won and Kimi 2nd.
2014 - Lewis was 3rd and Kimi was 6th. Both of them had technical problems.

2015 - Lewis was 6th and Kimi retired. Both of them had technical problems again.

Let's move on to the predictions.

Pole position: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

The race:

1. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
2. Kimi Räikkönen, Ferrari
3. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Surprise: Romain Grosjean, Haas

Come onboard if you want to be a part of our league!

POINTS: 1st - 3
2nd - 5
3rd - 10

+ possible bonus points

HOW IT WORKS: the aim of the game is simply predict who comes where in the race (top3). A total of 18 points can be won on a race day. For example if you get winner and and 3rd place right but 2nd wrong you get 13 points.

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR PREDICTIONS: send an email to f14lifeblog@gmail.com or message the Facebook page to submit your predictions. You have until lights out to make them. If you submit them when the race has started they won't count. So be quick!

THE PRIZE: the winner of the league will win themselves a admin place on the F1 4 LIFE page along side AE, JT, MW, MH, JI & PM. If you don't want to be an admin you are welcome to participate anyway.

F1 Circuit Guide: Hungary 2016

The History Of The Hungarian Grand Prix

Supersoft tyres on the menu for Mexico

Teams and drivers will be able to choose from Pirelli's red-marked supersoft, yellow-marked soft and white-marked medium tyre compounds for October's Formula 1 Gran Premio de Mexico 2016, the 19th round of this year's championship.


It will be the first time the supersoft has been used at the famed Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City since its return the Formula One calendar last season.

The supersoft is the assigned compound for drivers who reach Q3 in qualifying, while the soft and medium are nominated for the race - meaning drivers must have at least one set of each compound, and must use at least one of them during the 71-lap race.

Last year's Mexican Grand Prix, where only the medium and soft tyres were available, was won by Mercedes' Nico Rosberg from team mate Lewis Hamilton and Williams' Valtteri Bottas.
The 2016 tyre choices so far:

Australia - supersoft, soft, medium
Bahrain - supersoft, soft, medium
China - supersoft, soft, medium
Russia - supersoft, soft, medium
Spain - soft, medium, hard
Monaco - ultrasoft, supersoft, soft
Canada - ultrasoft, supersoft, soft
Europe - supersoft, soft, medium
Austria - ultrasoft, supersoft, soft
Great Britain - soft, medium, hard
Hungary - supersoft, soft, medium
Germany - supersoft, soft, medium
Italy - supersoft, soft, medium
Belgium - supersoft, soft, medium
Singapore - ultrasoft, supersoft, soft
Malaysia - soft, medium, hard
Japan - soft, medium, hard
United States - supersoft, soft, medium
Mexico - supersoft, soft, medium

(source: f1.com)

Grill the Grid Special: Mansell on Silverstone

2016 British GP Full Race

Unofficial test times from Great Britain (Silverstone)

MiniDrivers - 8x10 - 2016 British GP

2016 Driver Standings after the British GP (and Rosberg's penalty)

2016 Constructors Standings after the British GP (and Rosberg's penalty)

2016 British Grand Prix review

For the 11th time ever in F1 history a race started behind the safety car. It lasted for 5 laps which made it very boring right away.

When the safety car finally pitted the race started with Lewis Hamilton in the lead and behind him were Nico Rosberg, Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo.

Kimi Räikkönen was fifth but decided to pit early for intermediate tyres and so did half of the grid behind him.

2 laps later the rest pitted for a tyre change because of the virtual safety car that was deployed due to Pascal Wehrlein's retirement.

It seemed that Red Bull was much better than Ferrari in wet conditions. Verstappen even had the same pace as the race leader Hamilton.

Williams for example had a lot of issues because their car is not good at all in the wet. We even saw Valtteri Bottas spin once which is very unusual. That guy always stays on track no matter what.

So the race continued with the Mercs of Hamilton and Rosberg with Verstappen right on their tale. Then we saw something very interesting - Verstappen overtook Rosberg on track and didn't even use the DRS. Rosberg of course got his position back after a while which made it look boring again.

What happened then? Rosberg got issues with his gear box! He asked on the radio what to do and they gave him instructions how to avoid any drama. That was a huge mistake. They gave him information that seemed to be illegal but he managed to stay 2nd till the checkered flag.

On the podium we saw Hamilton, Rosberg and Verstappen celebrating their great finishes. Rosberg was the unlucky one because he received a penalty for the illegal radio communication. He dropped to 3rd and Verstappen got 2nd.

It was the right decision in my opinion but they could have given him the penalty during the race. It's annoying sometimes when the final results get changed.

Here are my predictions and the results:

Pole position: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - CORRECT

The race:

1. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - CORRECT
2. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes - CORRECT/WRONG. Rosberg got a penlty and dropped to 3rd.
3. Kimi Räikkönen, Ferrari - WRONG. Verstappen was 3rd but got 2nd place after Rosberg's penalty.

Fastest lap: Nico Rosberg, Mercedes - CORRECT

Surprise: McLaren might get some more points in Silverstone - WRONG

Come onboard if you want to be a part of our league!

POINTS: 1st - 3
2nd - 5
3rd - 10

+ possible bonus points

HOW IT WORKS: the aim of the game is simply predict who comes where in the race (top3). A total of 18 points can be won on a race day. For example if you get winner and and 3rd place right but 2nd wrong you get 13 points.

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR PREDICTIONS: send an email to f14lifeblog@gmail.com or message the Facebook page to submit your predictions. You have until lights out to make them. If you submit them when the race has started they won't count. So be quick!

THE PRIZE: the winner of the league will win themselves a admin place on the F1 4 LIFE page along side AE, JT, MW, MH, JI & PM. If you don't want to be an admin you are welcome to participate anyway.

2016 Driver Standings after the British GP

2016 Constructors Standings after the British GP

2016 PREDICTORS LEAGUE standings after the British GP

1. Larry Gallagher - 90 points

2. AE (F1-4-LIFE) - 72 points

3. James Redman - 65 points

4. Leonardo Machado - 55 points

5. PM (F1-4-LIFE) - 50 points

6. JT (F1-4-LIFE) - 41 points

7. Darcy P. Lang - 37 points

8. JI (F1-4-LIFE) - 15 points

8. Vitor Lobo - 15 points

10. Denis Borges Nastasi - 13 points

11. Dylan Curry - 3 points

(The ones who have not scored points are not on the list)

Come onboard in the next GP if you want to be a part of our league!

POINTS: 1st - 3
2nd - 5
3rd - 10

+ possible bonus points

HOW IT WORKS: the aim of the game is simply predict who comes where in the race (top3). A total of 18 points can be won on a race day. For example if you get winner and and 3rd place right but 2nd wrong you get 13 points.

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR PREDICTIONS: send an email to f14lifeblog@gmail.com or message the Facebook page to submit your predictions. You have until lights out to make them. If you submit them when the race has started they won't count. So be quick!

THE PRIZE: the winner of the league will win themselves a admin place on the F1 4 LIFE page along side AE, JT, MW, MH, JI & PM. If you don't want to be an admin you are welcome to participate anyway.

2016 FORMULA 1 BRITISH GRAND PRIX - Race results

2016 FORMULA 1 BRITISH GRAND PRIX - Qualifying

2016 FORMULA 1 BRITISH GRAND PRIX - Third practice session