Verstappen celebrating victory at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, in his first race for the Red Bull Racing team 2016 season: Youngest race winner On 5 May 2016, following the Russian Grand Prix, Red Bull announced that Verstappen would be replacing Daniil Kvyat from the Spanish Grand Prix onwards, with Kvyat returning to Toro Rosso. [6] Red Bull's team principal Christian Horner explained the driver swap with Verstappen's talent, saying that the 18-year-old Dutchman and Daniel Ricciardo had the potential to become Formula One's best driver pairing. The Mercedes drivers Rosberg and Hamilton followed, albeit on the medium compound, recording more timed laps than their rivals. [11], With Spain being the first race in Western Europe, and a mid-season test coming up after the race, many teams introduced their first major car updates for the Grand Prix. Other changes were made to the engine cover and the rear wing. [20] The Ferrari drivers, Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen, set the pace in the first session, both on the soft tyre compound. On lap 28, Ricciardo was again the first of the front runners to pit, taking on the soft compound. [37], In the Grand Prix, Max Verstappen broke several records: apart from being the youngest ever driver to win a race at 18 years and 228 days, he also was the youngest to stand on a Formula One podium, in both instances breaking Sebastian Vettel's record set at the 2008 Italian Grand Prix by more than two years. [39], With 100 points from the first four races, Nico Rosberg remained on top of the Drivers' Championship, while Hamilton's retirement dropped him behind Räikkönen, who now trailed Rosberg by 39 points, four points ahead of Hamilton. Formula 1 2021 Round 1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – Race Formula 1 2021 Round 1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – Qualifying Formula 1 2021 Round 1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – Practice When he returned to the track, he was behind Vettel, but on fresher tyres. The race was the fifth round of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship, and marked the forty-sixth running of the Spanish Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship. Räikkönen responded one lap later, emerging behind Verstappen. Max Verstappen the first Dutch F1 GP Winner, The first Dutch driver to lead a Formula 1 GP and The youngest F1 GP winner EVER. As the two Ferrari drivers struggled to find pace, Max Verstappen claimed second place for the time being, before the drivers went out for their second laps. 00. secs. On lap 39, Vettel came in for his third and final stop, while Ricciardo stayed out for another four laps. 15th May 2016, 14:43 16th May 2016, ... probably the most tense race since 2012. He was the tenth different winner of the Spanish Grand Prix in as many past editions. As for my boy Button, he did OK, beating his illustrious team mate, Fernando Alonso racing at home, off the start and keeping him behind all race … This is a proper race! Vettel congratulated the winner as well, but lamented that his different strategy had not worked out in his favour. [49] Upon his return to Toro Rosso, Daniil Kvyat recorded the first fastest lap of his career, and the first for the Italian team in their 190th Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton leads a Mercedes one-two on the grid for the Spanish Grand Prix, followed by the Red Bulls and Ferraris. The drivers had freedom of what other compounds they chose for the remaining ten out of thirteen sets. Season 2016x31 - UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX 23 Oct 2016, Circuit of The Americas, Austin All right belong to FIA, FOM and Liberty Media . The 2016 Russian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix; Russian: Гран-при России 2016 года, romanized: Gran-pri Rossii 2016 goda) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 1 May 2016. Renault introduced a new chassis for Jolyon Palmer. [31] The collision resulted in a safety car period, with the order standing: Ricciardo, Verstappen, Sainz, Vettel and Räikkönen. Manor and Sauber occupied the back rows of the grid. Be the first one to write a review. Reviews There are no reviews yet. Two laps from finish, Ricciardo suffered a puncture and was forced to pit, but retained fourth place ahead of Bottas. 0:57 Now Playing. When Vettel made a pit stop on lap 16, he emerged third behind the two Red Bull drivers, all on the medium compound tyre. Valtteri Bottas was best of the rest ahead of Sainz, Pérez and Alonso. [13] [27], In Q2, it was Hamilton who came out on top, exactly six-tenths of a second ahead of Rosberg. See the complete 2016 Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix classification. Vettel came in two laps later, making the same choice in tyres. Season 2014x12 - SHELL BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 24 Aug 2014, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium All right belong to FIA, FOM and Liberty Media . At the front of the race, coming out of turn three, Hamilton tried to retake the position from Rosberg. [33] He also received two penalty points to his licence. Vettel got past Sainz on lap eight and Räikkönen tried to follow suit two laps later, but was forced off track into turn two. [32][34], At the podium interviews, conducted by singer Plácido Domingo, Verstappen expressed delight about a "great race", crediting his team with giving him a good car. [41] While Hamilton apologised to the team after the incident, he refused to accept blame for it. Renault's problem from the first session continued: Jolyon Palmer, back in his car in place of Ocon, suffered a tyre failure on the start-finish straight, bringing out red flags in the process. McLaren Honda's Spanish driver Fernando Alonso drives at the Circuit de Catalunya on May 15, 2016 in Montmelo on the outskirts of Barcelona during the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix. [18] As per the regulations of the 2016 season, every driver had to set aside one set each of the two hardest compounds for the race and one set of the soft tyres for Q3 (should they advance). Their team, Mercedes, held an eighty-one point lead over Ferrari in the Constructors' Championship. Meanwhile, Sebastian Vettel recorded just one timed lap, saving a set of tyres and was sixth. Jenson Button finished ninth in a Spanish Grand Prix that was dominated by thrill and incident. 00. days. [27], Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg were the first out in Q3. 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