Dear Reader, While Ferrari fell apart once again in Japan, Lewis Hamilton pulled away. With only 100 points left on the table in 2017, Hamilton’s now 59 point lead makes him champion-elect at the next round of the season. Unbeatable in Qualifying and unreachable in the Grand Prix (even if Max Verstappen put in a […]
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Dear Reader, The final Malaysia Grand Prix didn’t fail to serve up the healthy dose of drama which we’ve come to expect from the Sepang International Circuit over its nineteen year history. The drama started on Friday with Romain Grosjean’s exploits with a loose drain cover. The Frenchman was lucky to escape without injury from
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With its high humidity levels and unpredictable weather, the Malaysia Grand Prix is often one of the toughest of the season for the drivers. Get to know the Sepang International Circuit with Lights Out’s Ultimate Track Guide! Constructed 1998 First F1 Race 1999 Track Length 3.444 miles Number of Laps 56 Number of Turns 15
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The Singapore Grand Prix was nothing short of disastrous for Sebastian Vettel’s hopes of claiming the 2017 World Championship. Lights Out asks – is the Ferrari driver’s championship already over with six races remaining? Vettel’s bold defensive move on Max Verstappen off the start line during Sunday’s Grand Prix may be looked back on as
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Dear Reader, Fortunes change pretty quickly in Formula One, and this weekend has been a perfect example of how everything changes so fast in this sport. From Red Bull raging on Friday, Sebastian looked supreme on Saturday before Hamilton put in an untouchable performance on Sunday. It was a race in which Vettel was supposed
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There’s always something special about the Singapore Grand Prix weekend. The beginning of the fly-away season sees the usual rumours about drivers’ futures as the title battle steps up a gear. With just seven race weekends remaining in 2017, the gap between Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel could be cut down as Ferrari look to
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It’s the battle that has everyone talking – Lewis Hamilton vs Sebastian Vettel for the 2017 F1 World Championship. As all eyes were focused on the duo following their Azerbaijan scuffle, Valtteri Bottas quietly got on with the job to take his second pole and second win of the season. Is it time we start to see
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Since 2014, Formula One has seen no more than four different race winners in each season. This is mostly thanks to the sheer dominance of the Mercedes team thus far in the hybrid era. But with a new order developing, more opportunities are presenting themselves for more drivers from more teams. With that in mind,
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There were plenty of meetings with the wall and a mixed up result on Friday in Baku. Read all about it in Lights Out’s Practice Report! Practice One It was certainly a warm start to the day in the unique city of Baku, as F1 cars returned to the city streets. Lance Stroll’s FW40 had
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As has become the tradition in Monaco, Friday Practice takes place on a Thursday. Mercedes struggled in the afternoon session while Sebastian Vettel set an impressive place. There were also multiple scrapes with the barriers and a few surprise names mixing with the front-runners. Read about all of the action in Lights Out’s Thursday Report!
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Round Six of the 2017 Formula One season takes place on the streets of unmistakable Monaco. Steeped in history at every turn, the Monaco Grand Prix is always one of the highlights of the year. Even if it doesn’t always produce the best racing, it is a spectacle to behold. We take a look at
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How many of your pre-weekend Twitter predictions for the 2017 Spanish Grand Prix were correct? Find out below! 1. Will Valtteri Bottas win back-to-back Grands Prix? 1. Will Valtteri Bottas win back-to-back Grands Prix? #SpanishGP #F1 — Lights Out ●●●●● (@LightsOutF1Blog) May 11, 2017 Your Prediction: No Correct Answer: No After qualifying third, Valtteri Bottas’ hopes
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Saturday in Barcelona saw early problems for Valtteri Bottas and a close fight between Mercedes and Ferrari for pole. Read about all the action from Qualifying day at Catalunya in our Saturday Report! Practice Three Ahead of Saturday’s action, the FIA announced that the DRS zone would be extended by 100 metres to aid overtaking
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Friday in Spain saw Mercedes head the field by a significant margin, while McLaren’s woes continued and Fernando Alonso played a spot of tennis. Read about all the action from the Practice Sessions in Lights Out’s Friday Report! Practice One Sergey Sirotkin deputised for Jolyon Palmer at Renault, completing ten laps during the session. While
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Formula One heads back to Europe for the start of the European season at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. It’s a circuit the drivers know very well as a result of the miles upon miles of Winter Testing which takes place here every year. Torrential rain hit the circuit during the media day on
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A rapid Ferrari performance on Friday set Saturday up to be the closest qualifying day of the season so far. Here’s our report from Saturday at the 2017 Russian Grand Prix! Third Practice The sun beamed down upon the Sochi Autodrom as Mercedes looked to extend their run of eighteen races on pole and Ferrari
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A washed out day on Friday saw very little running for the teams in a heavily interrupted First Practice session, while the Second Practice session was ultimately abandoned due to the weather. Here’s our Friday Practice report! First Practice Six minutes into the session, the Red Flag came out. The reasoning for the stoppage was that
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Formula One is in China for the second round of the 2017 season and the fourteenth running of the Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit. Lights Out takes a look at the stories to look out for over the weekend. The rain poured in Shanghai on Thursday as the teams and drivers reconvened
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