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Belgian grand prix 2016

Belgian Grand Prix at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps is known for its unpredictable weather and one of the most famous corners in F1, Eau rouge.  Spa never fails. The 2016 Belgian Grand Prix was action-packed right from the start. Lewis Hamilton was starting alongside Fernando Alonso right at the back due to his combined penalties. The start was CHAOTIC. S ebastian Vettel , Max Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen  collided in the first corner. Kimi and Max got their front wings damaged and Seb spun leaving him dead last. In the meanwhile, Button got hit by Wehrlein and within some time Carlos Sainz's tyre exploded in classic Pirelli fashion.    About the whole Max-Seb-Kimi incident, the one thing that is for sure is that Kimi is not at fault. Whose side you're on is up to you , whether it's seb or max ( whatever makes you happy) . But Max seemed to be driving very  aggressively especially when defending Raikkonen at the later stages of the race. Niki Lauda had a l

German Grand Prix 2016

Last race before the summer break , the German Grand prix at Hockenheim made a comeback this season.  What seemed to be a perfect weekend for Nico Rosberg turned into disaster. Rosberg had set the fastest time in all the practice sessions and grabbed pole form his teammate Lewis Hamilton. Everything seemed to go his way that is until the race started. Rosberg had a lot of wheel spin and was immediately overtaken by both the Redbulls. He had now fallen down to fourth. The Redbulls swapped places in an amazing move (as usual) made by Max Verstappen and the Ferrari's too had switched places with Sebastian Vettel ahead in 5th.   Daniel Ricciardo finished an amazing 2nd in his 100t gp. Meanwhile at the back Felipe Massa got hit by Jolyon Palmer which ultimately led Williams to retire the car.  Rosberg and Verstappen went wheel to wheel , Rosberg however had a full steering lock and ended up pushing Verstappen out of the track. Rosberg was immediately handed a penalty. Many of