Horrendous Hockenheim

Coming off their victory in the British Grand Prix, Manor traveled to the Hockenheimring for the German Grand Prix.

Daniel Ricciardo and Carmen Jordá qualified 3rd and 7th, respectively. Ricciardo took the lead on lap 4 when he passed the Ferrari of Felipe Nasr, dominating the event by leading the entire race. However, he was unable to take the checkered flag, much less see it, as he crashed into the wall while trying to avoid the passing Lotus of Valtteri Bottas. The retirement led to another 1–2 finish for the Ferraris, while Jordá finished a distant 4th.

The full race results can be viewed here.

Hungry in Hungary

After a disappointing end to the German Grand Prix, Manor arrived in Budapest with fire in their eyes, both figuratively and literally. As they reached the airport, a small fire erupted on a nearby plane, though no one was injured.

Ricciardo and Jordá recorded a 1–2 qualifying effort and maintained this dominance throughout Sunday’s race, an event marred by technical failure as all but nine cars failed to finish. Ricciardo recorded yet another win while Jordá finished behind in 2nd as Mercedes’ Nico Hülkenberg completed the podium.

“It’s great to be back on top,” an ecstatic Ricciardo stated. “Hopefully Ubuntuz is doing well right now, best of luck, man!”, referring to the MFIA President’s departure from Hungary to tend to a family emergency.

The full race results can be viewed here.

Bell Yeah!

Having won three of the last four races, Manor hoped to continue their domination in Spa-Francorchamps.

Ricciardo recorded yet another pole, while Ferrari’s Nico Rosberg was sandwiched between the two Manors as Jordá qualified 3rd. It did not take long for Jordá to join her teammate as she claimed 2nd while Rosberg began to fall. The Australian dominated the race while his teammate finished 2nd for another Manor 1–2.

Ricciardo continues to lead the World Drivers Championship with 235 points, while Jordá sits 3rd with 181. In the World Constructors Championship battle, Manor holds a 132-point lead over Ferrari with 446.

The full race results can be viewed here.

Next week, the Model F1 World Championship heads to Monza for the Italian Grand Prix, the site of Manor’s first podium finish in 2016A.