

The trailer shows those off as well, with what looks like all the cars from the 00s racing together and all the cars from the 90s racing together, which should make for some interesting multi-class racing. Much of the hype about the game has been about the classic content, with 12 cars from five different teams featuring in the game. If you would be interested in going to the 2018 Grand Prix in Texas, then please check our F1 Hospitality Packages that we offer on our Austin Page.Codemasters has launched the first official trailer for the upcoming F1 2017 game, and it gives us some great shots of this year’s cars and tracks and some of the weather effects. Would You Like To Go To Austin Texas Next Year? On his debut for Toro Rosso, New Zealander Brendon Hartley was unable to make his mark as he got ‘stuck in traffic’ for most of the race, eventually finishing a commendable 13th.Ĭan Hamilton clinch the title in Mexico on Sunday? Or will there be a final twist? After a wonderful battle with Bottas at the start, he went out of the race with engine failure on Lap 15.Īlonso’s frustrating season continued as he also suffered engine failure just before half way – when he had been looking on course to take 7th/8th place.

Today was not one of Daniel Ricciardo’s high points, he has had an incredible season up until now – sitting comfortably in 4th place in the drivers’ championship and a recent run of 3 straight podium finishes. But he was controversially given a 5 second penalty for going off track ‘to gain an advantage’ – denying him a podium place and demoting him to 4th. Verstappen had started in 16th place following a penalty for an engine change, but made his way up the grid in style and overtook Raikkonen on the final lap to take 3rd.
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Raikkonen passed Bottas on Lap 42 for 2nd, then Vettel passed the Mercedes driver on Lap 51, Verstappen followed on Lap 52. He managed to pass Vettel on Lap 6 and a speed advantage allowed Hamilton to maintain a relatively commanding lead to the finish with the battle between Vettel, Raikkonen, Verstappen and Bottas then provided the excitement.įerrari Overtakes One Mercedes, But Not The Main One!

Hamilton started in pole, but initially lost the lead to Vettel as the race began. At the moment this seems highly unlikely. For Vettel to win the championship now, Hamilton would need to suffer a spectacular failing of his current form – by only achieving 8 points in total from the last 3 races – while Vettel would need to win all 3. Hamilton is now 66 points clear of Vettel, with 75 remaining in the final 3 races. Mercedes secured the Constructors’ title for the 4th year in a row. The huge atmosphere certainly seems to appeal to the Brit, “This was much more like an NFL game, which is exciting.” While Vettel stated that he didn’t “really care, to be honest.” Hamilton began the day by taking Usain Bolt out for a spin in a Mercedes road car and later in the day doing the ‘lightning bolt’ with him on the podium following his win. After today’s race he told the crowd “I think this track is now my favourite track, to be honest.” He has won here 6 times, helping to make it one of his favourite circuits. Today Hamilton edged closer to his 4th world title with his 9th victory this season – in Austin, Texas. Hamilton moves closer to the winning finishing line of 2017
