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An artful Formula 1 victory

The Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe is in the books, and as expected, another Mercedes-Benz took home the win.

Start of the race

Start of the race

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Nico Rosberg stood on top of the podium in Baku, helping extend his lead in overall series points over teammate Lewis Hamilton. And unless something catastrophic happens over the next few races, it’s safe to bet that Mercedes-Benz will take home the constructor’s championship as well. 

Since it’s pretty much a given that Mercedes-Benz will be leading the series in one way or another, a lot of the chatter now centers around the battle for second. As teams continue to refine and dial in their cars, we’re hoping to see races get quite a bit closer. And we’ll hopefully continue to see new drivers and teams finding their way onto the podium. Who would have thought that a kid could outright win in Spain? And seeing teams like Force India finding a second podium finish – again in a tight, technical city course – only makes for a better story.

But let’s talk about second place. In Azerbaijian, it was Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel who took home the second-place finish in Baku, helping move him to third in overall points. 

With this being the first-ever race on the city circuit, no one team had an outright advantage. The tighter course required drivers to take a safer line, and passing was incredibly difficult. Credit Mercedes-Benz, Rosberg, or a healthy bout of incredible luck, but Vettel finished the race a full 16.6 seconds behind the Benz. Vettel has gone on record saying he doesn’t feel that this gap is reflective of the Ferrari’s performance, and the fact that Hamilton finished a full 56.335 seconds behind his teammate suggests that the learning curve for this track was incredibly steep. Again, as the Formula 1 field continues development and the cars achieve relative parity, it will be exciting to see just how these drivers attack Baku next year.

But let’s flashback a minute to a much happier time for Vettel, like when he won the 2015 Hungarian GP. 

Sebastian Vettel won a classic race for Ferrari at the Hungaroring, achieving his 41st F1 victory, equaling the great Ayrton Senna for third-most F1 career wins. Sebastian dedicated his victory to the late Jules Bianchi who had passed away just nine days before the race, saying, “Merci Jules, you will always be in our hearts and we all know that sooner or later you would have been part of this team.

 

Sebastian Vettel artwork
Sebastian Vettel artwork

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This win is celebrated in print form by artist Colin Carter, and as with some of the other prints we shared, this one makes this writer wish he stuck it out in art school. This work, titled “Victory for Jules - Sebastian Vettel victory at 2015 Hungarian GP dedicated to Jules Bianchi” comes in at 90 x 70 cm and is limited to just 500 prints. Each print is hand-numbered and signed by the artist, and frankly, is just incredibly awesome. 

Your home, room or office needs some art. Some art like this. So click the link to grab a print for yourself (CLICK HERE).

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