His luck has been appalling, with power unit problems ruining his weekends in China and Russia. Lewis Hamilton may arrive in Spain with a 43 point deficit in the drivers’ championship to Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg, yet the Briton hasn’t been able to fight for a race win so far this season.
Reliability the focus for Mercedes after tough start He’ll need to push on from an early stage though. Can he make an immediate impression in Spain?Īs for Kvyat… quite where his career goes from here is hard to say. It will be fascinating to see how both deal with such a sea-change in their careers.įor Verstappen, this promotion presents a golden opportunity to prove himself as one of F1’s future stars with a top-line drive. With both drivers slated to take part in Thursday’s FIA press conference, things could get quite awkward. The biggest talking point heading to Spain – surprisingly – comes from outside of Mercedes. After his disastrous display in Russia, Red Bull announced that Daniil Kvyat would be returning to Toro Rosso for the remainder of the season, with Max Verstappen moving in the opposite direction. Verstappen, Kvyat prepare for fresh starts Will the Briton’s revival start on Sunday in Spain?
However, as Rosberg is all-too-quick to point out, none of them had Lewis Hamilton for a teammate. With four wins from four races in 2016, history is firmly on the German’s side: no driver has lost the championship after making such a good start. Nico Rosberg arrives in Spain riding the crest of an ever-growing wave after racking up his seventh straight grand prix victory in Russia two weeks ago. The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is one of the oldest and most-used tracks in F1, playing host to pre-season testing on a regular basis.Īs a result, it offers teams the perfect opportunity to gauge how far they have come since the first runs of their new cars in winter testing three months ago. The European leg of the 2016 Formula 1 season kicks off this weekend with the Spanish Grand Prix on the outskirts of Barcelona.
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