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Schedule for the GP of Monaco :

Thursday 26/05 :
1st practice session : 10.00u - 11.30u CET
2nd practice session : 14.00u - 15.30u CET

Saturday 28/05 :
3rd practice session : 11.00u - 12.00u CET
qualifying : 14.00u - 15.00u CET

Sunday 29/05 :
race : 14.00u CET

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Shaky - Schumi

Testing Barcelona 2nd & last day : Max Verstappen fastest on day two at Barcelona :

Formula 1's youngest race winner Max Verstappen set the pace on the final day of the first Formula 1 in-season test at Barcelona. The Red Bull driver clocked a 1m23.267s on the soft tyres before lunch and that remained unbeaten for the remainder of the day. Verstappen finished 0.739s ahead of McLaren's Stoffel Vandoorne with Pascal Wehrlein in the Mercedes a tenth further back. Wehrlein was a late replacement for Mercedes DTM racer and Renault F1 reserve Esteban Ocon, after the team decided it needed a more experienced driver to test new parts. Mercedes said Lewis Hamilton had other standing commitments while Wehrlein was already on-site as he is staying in Spain for a Manor team filming day. Esteban Gutierrez was fourth quickest for Haas with Ferrari's academy driver Antonio Fuoco fifth, one of eight drivers to complete more than 100 laps. Toro Rosso's Daniil Kvyat, who finished sixth quickest, caused the second red flag of the day when he stopped on track between Turns 4 and 5. Manor's Jordan King was responsible for the first red flag after he ran wide at Turn 7, dragging gravel onto the track that required cleaning. Alfonso Celis Jr bolted on a set of super-soft tyres with a few minutes to go to clock the seventh quickest time in the Force India. Kevin Magnussen was eighth quickest reporting the drivability of the new Renault engine is better than the old specification. Felipe Massa ran Williams's radical rear wing as the team continued gathering data for the 2017 aerodynamic rules overhaul. He was ninth fastest with Manor's Jordan King propping up the timesheets.

1 : Max Verstappen - Red Bull/Renault 1m23.267s laps 118
2 : Stoffel Vandoorne - McLaren/Honda 0.739s laps 108
3 : Pascal Wehrlein - Mercedes 0.878s laps 133
4 : Esteban Gutierrez - Haas/Ferrari 1.325s laps 105
5 : Antonio Fuoco - Ferrari 1.453s laps 118
6 : Daniil Kvyat - Toro Rosso/Ferrari 1.470s laps 116
7 : Alfonso Celis - Force India/Mercedes 1.749s laps 103
8 : Kevin Magnussen - Renault 1.866s laps 122
9 : Felipe Massa - Williams/Mercedes 3.900s laps 94
10 : Jordan King - Manor/Mercedes 4.348s laps 91

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Shaky - Schumi

Testing Barcelona Day 1: Vettel faster than Rosberg

Sebastian Vettel drove the fastest time during the first day of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya . The German was in his Ferrari a tenth quicker than compatriot Nico Rosberg .

Times day 1 :
1. Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari 1:23.220 laps103
2. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes 1:23.337 +0.117 laps 119
3. Jenson Button - McLaren 1:23.753 +0.533 laps 86
4. Romain Grosjean - Haas F1 1:23.882 +0.662 laps 96
5. Pascal Wehrlein - Manor F1 1:24.297 +1.077 laps 86
6. Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull Racing 1:24.307 +1.087 laps 89
7. Pierre Gasly - Toro Rosso 1:24.821 +1.601 laps 78
8. Alfonso Celis jr -Force India 1:25.467 +2.247 laps 99
9. Alex Lynn - Williams 1:26.071 +2.851 laps 86
10. Esteban Ocon - Renault 1:26.530 +3.310 laps 105

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Shaky - Schumi

A 2 day test at Spain : Who test when :

Mercedes:
- Tuesday: Nico Rosberg
- Wednesday: Esteban Ocon

Ferrari:
- Tuesday: Sebastian Vettel
- Wednesday: Antonio Fuoco

Red Bull:
- Tuesday: Daniel Ricciardo
- Wednesday: Max Verstappen

Williams:
- Tuesday: Alex Lynn
- Wednesday: Felipe Massa

Renault:
- Tuesday: Esteban Ocon
- Wednesday: Kevin Magnussen

Toro Rosso:
- Tuesday: Pierre Gasly
- Wednesday: Daniil Kvyat

Force India:
- Tuesday: Alfonso Celis
- Wednesday: Alfonso Celis

McLaren:
- Tuesday: Jenson Button
- Wednesday: Stoffel Vandoorne

Manor:
- Tuesday: Pascal Wehrlein
- Wednesday: Jordan King

Haas:
- Tuesday: Romain Grosjean
- Wednesday: Esteban Gutiérrez

The Sauber F1 Team will not participate in the test

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Shaky - Schumi

DRIVERS' CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER 5 RACES :

1. N. Rosberg GER Mercedes 100 points
2. K. Raikkonen FIN Ferrari 61 points
3. L. Hamilton GBR Mercedes 57 points
4. D. Ricciardo AUS Red Bull & S. Vettel GER Ferrari 48 points
6. M. Verstappen NED Red Bull 38 points
7. F. Massa BRA Williams 36 points
8. V. Bottas FIN Williams 29 points
9. D. Kvyat RUS Toro Rosso & R. Grosjean FRA Haas 22 points
11. C. Sainz jr. ESP Toro Rosso 12 points
12. F. Alonso SPA McLaren & S. Perez MEX Force India 8 points
14. N. Hulkenberg GER Force India & K. Magnussen DEN Renault 6 points
16. J. Button GBR McLaren 3 points
17. S. Vandoorne BEL McLaren 1 point

CONSTRUCTORS' CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER 5 RACES :

1. Mercedes 157 points
2. Ferrari 109 points
3. Red Bull 94 points
4. Williams 65 points
5. Toro Rosso 26 points
6. Haas 22 points
7. Force India 14 points
8. McLaren 12 points
9. Renault 6 points

1st of all ... Congratulations Max Verstappen with your 1st victory ...and that on you debut at RedBull ... niiiice !!!!

Result from the GP of Spain :

1. Max Verstappen - Red Bull Racing 1h45
2. Kimi Räikkönen - Ferrari + 0.616
3. Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari + 5.581
4.Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull Racing + 43.950
5. Valtteri Bottas - Williams + 45.271
6. Carlos Sainz jr - Toro Rosso + 61.395
7. Sergio Perez - Force India + 79.538
8. Felipe Massa - Williams + 80.707
9. Jenson Button - McLaren
10. Daniil Kvyat - Toro Rosso
11. Esteban Gutierrez - Haas F1
12. Marcus Ericsson - Sauber
13. Jolyon Palmer - Renault
14. Kevin Magnussen - Renault
15. Felipe Nasr - Sauber
16. Pascal Wehrlein - Manor F1
17. Rio Haryanto - Manor F1
Did Not Finish :
18. Romain Grosjean - Haas F1
19. Fernando Alonso - McLaren
20. Nico Hülkenberg - Force India
21. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes
22. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes

Fastest Lap : Daniil Kvyat - 1:26.948
Pitstop Kimi Raikkonen : 2
Bat 2 Teams : Carlos Sainz jr > Sergio Perez
Grid Pos. Felipe Massa : 8th place

Next : 29th may GP of Monaco

Kind Regards
Shaky - Schumi

Result of the qualifying of the Spain GP :

1. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes 1:22.000
2. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes 1:22.280 +0.280
3. Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull Racing 1:22.680 +0.680
4. Max Verstappen - Red Bull Racing 1:23.087 +1.087
5. Kimi Räikkönen - Ferrari 1:23.113 +1.113
6. Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari 1:23.334 +1.334
7. Valtteri Bottas - Williams 1:23.522 +1.522
8. Carlos Sainz jr - Toro Rosso 1:23.643 +1.643
9. Sergio Perez - Force India 1:23.782 +1.782
10. Fernando Alonso - McLaren 1:23.981 +1.981
Q2
11. Nico Hülkenberg - Force India 1:24.203 +2.203
12. Jenson Button - McLaren 1:24.348 +2.348
13. Daniil Kvyat - Toro Rosso 1:24.445 +2.445
14. Romain Grosjean - Haas F1 1:24.480 +2.480
15. Kevin Magnussen - Renault 1:24.625 +2.625
16. Esteban Gutierrez - Haas F1 1:24.778 +2.778
Q1
17. Jolyon Palmer - Renault 1:24.903 +2.903
18. Felipe Massa - Williams 1:24.941 +2.941
19. Marcus Ericsson - Sauber 1:25.202 +3.202
20. Felipe Nasr - Sauber 1:25.579 +3.579
21. Pascal Wehrlein - Manor F1 1:25.745 +3.745
22. Rio Haryanto - Manor F1 1:25.939 +3.939

Qualifying Time : 1:22.000
Pole : Lewis Hamilton
Team Bat . : Valtteri Bottas > Felipe Massa
Grid Pos. F.Nasr : 20th place


Next : 28th may GP of Monaco

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Shaky - Schumi

Result of the 2nd practice session of the Spain GP :

1. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes 1:23.922
2. Kimi Räikkönen - Ferrari 1:24.176 +0.254
3. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes 1:24.641 +0.719
4. Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari 1:25.017 +1.095
5. Carlos Sainz jr - Toro Rosso 1:25.131 +1.209
6. Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull Racing 1:25.194 +1.272
7. Fernando Alonso - McLaren 1:25.342 +1.420
8. Max Verstappen - Red Bull Racing 1:25.375 +1.453
9. Sergio Perez - Force India 1:25.437 +1.515
10. Nico Hülkenberg - Force India 1:25.453 +1.531
11. Valtteri Bottas - Williams 1:25.708 +1.786
12. Jenson Button - McLaren 1:25.893 +1.971
13. Romain Grosjean - Haas F1 1:25.899 +1.977
14. Kevin Magnussen - Renault 1:26.244 +2.322
15. Daniil Kvyat - Toro Rosso 1:26.375 +2.453
16. Felipe Massa - Williams 1:26.491 +2.569
17. Jolyon Palmer - Renault 1:26.770 +2.848
18. Pascal Wehrlein - Manor F1 1:26.960 +3.038
19. Rio Horyanto - Manor F1 1:27.252 +3.330
20. Felipe Nasr - Sauber 1:27.812 +3.890
21. Esteban Gutierrez - Haas F1 1:28.205 +4.283
22. Marcus Ericsson - Sauber 1:28.501 +4.579

Next : 3rd practice session - saturday 11.00u - 12.00u CET

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Shaky - Schumi

2016 F1 SEASON - RACE 5 : SPAIN GP (MONTMELO', BARCELONA) :

Circuit Lenght : Km 4,655

Number of Laps : 66

Km Total : 307,104

Lap Record : K. Raikkonen 1' 21'' 670 (2008)

2015 Podium : 1. N. Rosberg GER Mercedes
2. L. Hamilton GBR Mercedes
3. S. Vettel GER Ferrari

Result of the 1st practice session :

1. Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari 1:23.951
2. Kimi Räikkönen - Ferrari 1:24.089 +0.138
3. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes 1:24.454 +0.503
4. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes 1:24.611 +0.660
5. Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull Racing 1:25.416 +1.465
6. Max Verstappen - Red Bull Racing 1:25.585 +1.634
7. Valtteri Bottas - Williams 1:25.672 +1.721
8. Carlos Sainz jr - Toro Rosso 1:26.078 +2.127
9. Felipe Massa - Williams 1:26.186 +2.235
10. Fernando Alonso - McLaren 1:26.243 +2.292
11. Kevin Magnussen - Renault 1:26.576 +2.625
12. Daniil Kvyat - Toro Rosso 1:26.583 +2.632
13. Nico Hülkenberg - Force India 1:26.938 +2.987
14. Sergio Perez - Force India 1:27.064 +3.113
15. Felipe Nasr - Sauber 1:27.253 +3.302
16. Romain Grosjean - Haas F1 1:27.258 +3.307
17. Esteban Gutierrez - Haas F1 1:27.283 +3.332
18. Marcus Ericsson - Sauber 1:27.392 +3.441
19. Jenson Button - McLaren 1:27.610 +3.659
20. Pascal Wehrlein - Manor F1 1:28.084 +4.133
21. Rio Haryanto - Manor F1 1:29.052 +5.101
22. Esteban Ocon - Renault - no time

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Shaky - Schumi

Schedule for this weekend Spain GP :

Friday - 13/05 :
1st practice session : 10.00u - 11.30u CET
2nd practice session : 14.00u - 15.30u CET

Saturday - 14/05 :
3rd practice session : 11.00u - 12.00u CET
qualifying : 14.00u - 15.00u CET

Sunday - 15/05 :
race : 14.00u CET

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Shaky - Schumi

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DRIVERS' CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER 4 RACES :

1. N. Rosberg GER Mercedes 100 points
2. L. Hamilton GBR Mercedes 57 points
3. K. Raikkonen FIN Ferrari 43 points
4. D. Ricciardo AUS Red Bull 36 points
5. S. Vettel GER Ferrari 33 points
6. F. Massa BRA Williams 32 points
7. R. Grosjean FRA Haas 22 points
8. D. Kvyat RUS Red Bull 21 points
9. V. Bottas FIN Williams 19 points
10. M. Verstappen NED Toro Rosso 13 points
11. F. Alonso ESP McLaren 8 points
12. N. Hulkenberg GER Force India & K. Magnussen DEN Renault 6 points
14. C. Sainz jr. ESP Toro Rosso 4 points
15. S. Perez MEX Force India 2 points
16. S. Vandoorne BEL McLaren & J. Button GBR McLaren 1 point

CONSTRUCTORS' CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER 4 RACES :

1. Mercedes 157 points
2. Ferrari 76 points
3. Red Bull 57 points
4. Williams 51 points
5. Haas 22 points
6. Toro Rosso 17 points
7. McLaren 10 points
8. Force India 8 points
9. Renault 6 points

Result of the Russian GP :

1. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes 1h36
2. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes + 25.022
3. Kimi Räikkönen - Ferrari + 31.998
4. Valtteri Bottas - Williams + 50.217
5. Felipe Massa - Williams + 74.101
6. Fernando Alonso - McLaren + 1 lap
7. Kevin Magnussen - Renault + 1 lap
8. Romain Grosjean - Haas F1 + 1 lap
9. Sergio Perez - Force India + 1 lap
10. Jenson Button - McLaren + 1 lap
11. Carlos Sainz jr -Toro Rosso + 1 lap
12. Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull Racing + 1 lap
13.Jolyon Palmer - Renault + 1 lap
14.Marcus Ericsson - Sauber + 1 lap
15.Daniil Kvyat - Red Bull Racing + 1 lap
16.Felipe Nasr - Sauber + 1 lap
17. MX Esteban Gutierrez Haas F1 + 1 lap 52
18. DE Pascal Wehrlein Manor F1 + 1 lap 52
Did Not Finish :
19. Max Verstappen - Toro Rosso
20. Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari
21. Nico Hülkenberg - Force India
22. Rio Haryanto - Manor F1

Fastest lap : Nico Rosberg - 1:39.094
Pitstop Jolyon Palmer : 1
Bat 2 Teams : F. Alonso > R.Grosjean
Grid Pos. Max Verstappen : DNF

Next : 15 may GP of Spain

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Shaky - Schumi

Result of the qualifying :

1. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes 1:35.417
2. Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari 1:36.123 +0.706
3. Valtteri Bottas - Williams 1:36.536 +1.119
4. Kimi Räikkönen - Ferrari 1:36.663 +1.246
5. Felipe Massa - Williams 1:37.016 +1.599
6. Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull Racing 1:37.125 +1.708
7. Sergio Perez - Force India 1:37.212 +1.795
8. Daniil Kvyat - Red Bull Racing 1:37.459 +2.042
9.Max Verstappen - Toro Rosso 1:37.583 +2.166
10.Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes - no time
Q2
11.Carlos Sainz jr - Toro Rosso 1:37.652 +2.235
12. Jenson Button - McLaren 1:37.701 +2.284
13. Nico Hülkenberg - Force India 1:37.771 +2.354
14. Fernando Alonso - McLaren 1:37.807 +2.390
15. Romain Grosjean - Haas F1 1:38.055 +2.638
16. Esteban Gutierrez - Haas F1 1:38.115 +2.698
Q1
17. Kevin Magnussen - Renault 1:38.914 +3.497
18. Jolyon Palmer - Renault 1:39.009 +3.592
19. Felipe Nasr - Sauber 1:39.018 +3.601
20. Pascal Wehrlein - Manor F1 1:39.399 +3.982
21. Rio Haryanto - Manor F1 1:39.463 +4.046
22. Marcus Ericsson - Sauber 1:39.519 +4.102

Qualifying Time : 1:35.417
[b]Pole : Nico Rosberg
Team Battle : Daniel Ricciardo > Daniil Kvyat
Grid Pos. S. Perez : 7th place

Next : sunday race at 14.00u CET

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Shaky - Schumi