{"id":10758,"date":"2016-03-29T04:17:54","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T03:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/?p=10758"},"modified":"2016-03-29T23:17:25","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T22:17:25","slug":"a-bluffers-guide-to-the-2015-formula-1-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/a-bluffers-guide-to-the-2015-formula-1-season\/","title":{"rendered":"A bluffer&#8217;s guide to the 2016 Formula 1 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/formula2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-10759\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/formula2.jpg\" alt=\"formula2\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/formula2.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/formula2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/formula2-321x214.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/formula2-140x94.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>This month saw the\u00a0start of the Formula 1\u00a0season \u2013 the world\u2019s biggest and most lucrative motor racing championship\u2013 kicked off in Melbourne \u00a0for the Australian Grand Prix &#8211; \u00a0we have a bluffer\u2019s guide writes Geraldine Herbert<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is it all about?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eleven teams are contesting the season,\u00a0 each fielding two cars so this means that 22 drivers will line-up to compete for the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship.<\/li>\n<li>The German Grand Prix returns at Hockenheim at the end of July, while the European round at Baku brings the number of races to a record 21 in the season and\u00a0makes it the longest series in F1 history, with two more races than last year.<\/li>\n<li>The winner of each race receives 25 points, with the lowest-scoring position &#8211; 10th &#8211; receiving one point.<\/li>\n<li>Both cars entered by a team score points towards the Constructors\u2019 title, Mercedes are the reigning constructors&#8217; champions after winning 16 of 19 races last season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Race Weekend?<br \/>\n<\/strong>A race weekend consists of three practice sessions, qualifying and the race itself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualifying on Saturday?<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 A frantic one-hour Qualifying session takes place on the Saturday afternoon before each Grand Prix \u2013 this determines the starting grid for the following day\u2019s Grand Prix with the fastest cars at the front.<\/p>\n<p>For 2016 \u00a0qualifying has been changed and while it will be\u00a0still be split into three sessions, it will now follow an elimination style format to mix things up and to ensure constant running<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q1<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; 16 minutes,\u00a0After 7 minutes, slowest driver eliminated then \u00a0the slowest driver eliminated every 1 minute 30 seconds thereafter until the chequered flag- 7 drivers eliminated, 15 progress to Q2<br \/>\n<strong>Q2<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 15 minutes, after 6 minutes the slowest driver is eliminated. Slowest driver eliminated every 1 minute 30 seconds thereafter until the chequered flag in total 7 drivers eliminated, 8 progress to Q3<br \/>\n<strong>Q3<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; This leaves the remaining cars to fight it out in Q3.\u00a014 minutes, after 5 minutes, slowest driver eliminated.\u00a0The slowest driver eliminated every 1 minute 30 seconds thereafter until the chequered flag then\u00a02 drivers left in final 1 minute 30 seconds<\/p>\n<p><strong>The race on Sunday?<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 All races \u2013 aside from Monaco \u2013 should not be longer 350km in distance. As all circuits are different lengths so are the number of laps the race is run over. In addition to the number of laps there is also a maximum time limit of two hours for a race.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 In the case of an accident or poor track conditions a race may be red-flagged, if this happens the total duration of the race including the time lost due to the flagging cannot exceed four hours. In less dramatic circumstances the official may choose to deploy a pace \u2018Safety Car\u2019 to control speeds for a period of the race. This year sees the introduction of the virtual safety car.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Teams are allowed to stop as many times as they want during a race\u00a0for tyres and fuel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams and\u00a0Drivers?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mercedes (first in 2015 constructors&#8217; championship)<br \/>\nDrivers:<\/strong> Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ferrari (second in 2015 constructors&#8217; championship)<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Drivers:<\/strong>Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Williams (third in 2015 constructors&#8217; championship)<br \/>\nDrivers:<\/strong> Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Red Bull (fourth in 2015 constructors&#8217; championship)<br \/>\nDrivers:<\/strong> Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat<\/li>\n<li><strong>Force India (fifth in 2015 constructors&#8217; championship)<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Drivers:<\/strong> Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Renault (sixth in 2015 constructors&#8217; championship as Lotus)<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Drivers:<\/strong> Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Toro Rosso (seventh in 2015 constructors&#8217; championship)<br \/>\nDrivers:<\/strong> Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Jr<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sauber (eighth in 2015 constructors&#8217; championship)<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Drivers:<\/strong> Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>McLaren (ninth in 2015 constructors&#8217; championship)<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Drivers:<\/strong> Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Manor Marussia (10th in 2015 constructors&#8217; championship)<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Drivers:<\/strong> Pascal Wehrlein and Rio Haryanto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Haas (debut season)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Drivers:<\/strong> Romain Grosjean and Esteban Gutierrez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Winner and Points<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 At the season\u2019s end they put all their points together and the team with the most takes the overall Championship.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0Top ten finishers in every race get points on a sliding scale : 1st place &#8211; 25 points; 2nd -18; 3rd &#8211; 15; 4th -12; 5th &#8211; 10; 6th &#8211; 8; 7th &#8211; 6; 8th &#8211; 4; 9th &#8211; 2; 10th &#8211; 1.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tyres<br \/>\n\u2022 <\/strong>For 2016 \u00a0Pirelli will now nominate three dry compounds rather than two for race weekends. The Italian firm will allocate two sets of tyres for the race (only one of which must be used) and one set of the softest nominated tyre compound that can only be used in Q3.\u00a0Each driver will then be able to choose 10 further sets from the three compounds to take their weekend allocation to 13<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Need to know<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lewis Hamilton\u00a0started the season as the defending Drivers&#8217; Champion for the second year running and while he is likely to dominate this year again changes to the rules may shake things up.<\/li>\n<li>Former McLaren racer Kevin Magnussen makes a returns\u00a0in place of Pastor Maldonado at Renault (formerly Lotus).<\/li>\n<li>This season sees three\u00a0rookies: Jolyon Palmer, the son of former F1 racer Jonathan Palmer, at Renault; DTM champion and Mercedes protege Pascal Wehrlein at Manor, where he will partner Rio Haryanto, who will become the first Indonesian to race at motorsport\u2019s highest level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2016 Calendar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>March 20 &#8211; Australia<br \/>\nApril 3 &#8211; Bahrain<br \/>\nApril 17 &#8211; China<br \/>\nMay 1 &#8211; Sochi<br \/>\nMay 15 &#8211; Spain<br \/>\nMay 29 &#8211; Monaco<br \/>\nJune 12 &#8211; Canada<br \/>\nJune 19 &#8211; Baku*<br \/>\nJuly 3 &#8211; Austria<br \/>\nJuly 10 &#8211; Great Britain<br \/>\nJuly 24 &#8211; Hungary<br \/>\nJuly 31 &#8211; Germany<br \/>\nAugust 28 &#8211; Belgium<br \/>\nSeptember 4 &#8211; Italy<br \/>\nSeptember 18 &#8211; Singapore<br \/>\nOctober 2 &#8211; Malaysia<br \/>\nOctober 9 &#8211; Japan<br \/>\nOctober 23 &#8211; USA<br \/>\nOctober 30 &#8211; Mexico<br \/>\nNovember 13 &#8211; Brazil<br \/>\nNovember 27 &#8211; Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Geraldine Herbert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>29th March, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; This month saw the\u00a0start of the Formula 1\u00a0season \u2013 the world\u2019s biggest and most lucrative motor racing championship\u2013 kicked off in Melbourne \u00a0for the Australian Grand Prix &#8211; \u00a0we have a bluffer\u2019s guide writes Geraldine Herbert What is it all about? 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