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FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA PIRELLI 2016



Season standings



1991 - Nigel Mansell makes a great pass over Ayrton Senna and goes on to win the first race in Circuit de Catalunya


1996 - Michael Schumacher masters rainy weather to win his first race at Ferrari


2001 - Mika Hakkinen starts the last lap on the lead and retires with engine problems. Michael Schumacher wins.

Timetables
all times are local

Friday 13 – Sunday 15 May 2016

Practice 1 Friday 10:00 – 11:30
Practice 2 Friday 14:00 – 15:30
Practice 3 Saturday 11:00 – 12:00
Qualifying Saturday 14:00 – 15:00
Race Sunday 14:00 – 16:00

the pain in Spain falls mostly on the racetrack

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Motorsports trend for 2024: everything is a bad taste joke now

Actually looking forward this year as I went to the pre season tests and I now want to see again how the track looks on TV.

It was until the first time I went there in 2010 that I began to appreciate the track, atmosphere there is great and the spanish fans are awesome!

If it's anywhere like here (Madrid), rain all week up to Friday, dry on the weekend ...

typical

Actually there's some rain predicted for Sunday. Hasn't happened since 1996, but since I'm going there, you bet it's going to rain.
What's more, GP2 and GP3 season finally begins

such a pity they have put that chicane in the final corner. It was really great to see the cars going into the final corner and full speed towards the straight.

I don't expect much from this race. I think it will be simple 1-2 for Mercedes.

That corner has added nothing of value to this track. It would have worked if it was a Monaco 1984 style flick (not quite the same speed though) leading directly into the final corner.

I have an unreasonable, deep dislike of this venue, even though the 1996 race is one of my fondest F1 memories. But anyway, it's there to bridge the gap until the last week-end of May

if it doesn't rain, is better take Massa away and put Maldonado in his place

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Motorsports trend for 2024: everything is a bad taste joke now

It's been raining everyday almost non-stop here since last Friday. Fucking shit ass Ireland-in-December weather!
Forecast looks quite bad, they predict showers, but it can be a 4am shower for 10 minutes, or light drizzle falling during all the afternoon...

So another win for Williams.

don't give us hope

Latest local forecast (Girona) says sunny and dry this weekend.

Press conference will be fun tomorrow. Verstappen, Kvyat, Sainz, Hamilton, Alonso to wave the flag and K-Mag to bring the popcorn.

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Dan Wheldon ¦ 1978-2011
Marco Simoncelli ¦ 1987-2011
Jules Bianchi ¦ 1989-2015
Justin Wilson ¦ 1978-2015

Yeah, I know he's mad and I don't care. I do not care. I did not care then. I do not care now. I'm here to race him.

yes, Maldonado crashes everybody out in the start but Bottas

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Motorsports trend for 2024: everything is a bad taste joke now

Is it possible there's no more GP3 on Eurosport in Belgium ? I can only find Porsche Supercup

First they take away Formule Renault 3.5 and now this ...

I think Renault took 3.5 monies away themselves meaning eurosport suddenly lost motivation ; )

Without rain you have to hope Mercedes will continue their reliability issues (and for the championship it better start affecting Nico or this battle will be over before the summer break) and ferrari will continue their muck ups too.

And a random flip.

Plz dnt suck that's all I ask.

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RIP Birmingham Wheels: here's some of the crash videos I recorded when it was there:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIaKIE ... 5t9d5PvoHA

Twitter:

http://www.twitter.com/paulhadsley

The front wing on that McLaren

Oh dear lord the McLaren's new front wing is a monstrosity!