FOUR FROM FOUR
2016.04
Four times in a row I have had to write an introduction for the GPI magazines,
of the 2016 season, hailing a Nico Rosberg victory. Honestly I have run out
of superlatives for these achievements. The German has his sights set on
his first Formula 1 crown and is going about attaining it in an impressively
ruthless manner. He has trounced his ill-luck plagued teammate, and most
likely challenger for the title, as well as containing the formidable might of
Ferrari who are throwing everything they have at this campaign.
Mercedes have yet again produced a superb race car for their drivers, but
dominance is not always a popular thing in sport. The team is oddly under
fire for a situation in which no wrong is happening to Rosberg and plenty bad
stuff going down on the other side of the garage.
Silly conspiracy theories have sprouted which has supposedly ‘forced’
Mercedes team - no doubt Toto Wolff - to write an impassioned letter to fans
stating the case for his team. It would be foolish to script this scene in a soap
opera, but as they say life is at times stranger than fiction.
However, the massive news to emerge in the aftermath of the Russian Grand
Prix weekend is the demotion of Daniil Kvyat and promotion of Max Verstappen
within the Red Bull organisation. The unexpected, but sensational move will
have a major impact on Formula 1 for a very long time...
We have it all covered for your enjoyment.
Paul Velasco
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