We hope everyone enjoyed the 4th race of the 2014 F1 Season. This was the last fly-away race of the beginning of the season and it's time for the Europe portion. Teams will be heading to Barcelona next for the Spanish Grand Prix.
Things were off to a rocky start for McLaren before the race even started, with the team confirming that Jenson Button would not start due to mechanical issues that could not he fixed in time. The British driver had suffered from car issues all weekend, stopping multiple times on track during the Free Practice sessions and then not being able to set a proper time during Q1 in Qualifying.
Carlos Sainz received a 5-second-time-penalty for exceeding the speed limit during the pre-race installation lap. Meanwhile, Felipe Massa stalled on the grid and did not even complete the lap. The Williams team was quick to roll him off and fix the problem. He started from pit-lane as a result of the issue.
It was clear throughout the race that Ferrari's top-shape form was still consistent as they battled alongside both Mercedes AMG drivers. Lewis Hamilton had an advantage, starting on Pole Position.
Toro Rosso had an unlucky ending to their weekend with both drivers retiring with car problems. It was Carlos Sainz first due to handling issues and then Verstappen retired later on due to an electric problem. The rookie-duo will be looking forward to moving on to the next race in Barcelona.
Force India was able to retrieve a handful of points, courtesy of Sergio Perez, who finished the race in 8th after a tricky weekend. His team-mate, Nico Hulkenberg finished outside of the points in 13th.
Kimi Raikkonen lead the race for quite awhile until he was called in for a pit-stop. Hamilton regained the lead quickly with Rosberg and Vettel following. However, Kimi was able to sneak up and pass Rosberg in order to retain that second place finish, while Vettel fell back to 5th after a phenomenal pass by Williams driver Valtteri Bottas.
Hamilton brought home his 3rd win of the season, while it was the 1st time this season that Vettel was not on the podium, but his team-mate Raikkonen instead. Raikkonen held up the 2nd place trophy, his first since the 2013 Korean GP. Rosberg finished 3rd after struggling with brake issues. Mercedes confirmed after the race that in the final laps, neither Hamilton or Rosberg had working breaks.
Daniel Ricciardo was lucky to finish 6th and finish the race at all. Once he passed over the finish line, a loud boom and a cloud of smoke popped from the back of his Red Bull. An engine failure. He has now used 3 of his 5 engines and there's still 15 races left this season.
RACE RESULTS:
1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / + 25 Points
2. Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland / + 18 Points
3. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes-Mercedes / Germany / + 15 Points
4. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland / + 12 Points
5. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany / + 10 Points
6. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-Renault / Australia / + 8 Points
7. Romain Grosjean / Lotus-Mercedes / France / + 6 Points
8. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico / + 4 Points
9. Daniil Kvyat / Red Bull-Renault / Russia / + 2 Points
10. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil / + 1 Point
11. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain
12. Felipe Nasr / Sauber-Ferrari / Brazil
13. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany
14. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
15. Pastor Maldonado / Lotus-Mercedes / Venezuela
16. Will Stevens / Manor-Ferrari / Great Britain
17. Roberto Merhi / Manor-Ferrari / Spain
RETIRED - Max Verstappen / Toro Rosso-Renault / Electrical
RETIRED - Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain / Handling
DID NOT START - Jenson Button / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain / Mechanical Issues
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Article Written By: Amy Hawk
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