Another year is coming to a close and that also means that the Formula One season is, sadly for all of the petrolheads out there, also at an end. As the drivers of ordinary vehicles on ordinary roads, we can only imagine what it is like to be out on one of those tracks in a souped-up F1; the ordinary road is no place for the wild antics of the F1 circuits and we here at Motornuts INSIST that you drive safely. You can get all the kicks you need from the sheer sound of the many F1 Grands Prix on constant replay!

The Formula One Season 2016 At-A-Glance

• This was the 67th season of the Formula One World Championship, which is recognised by the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile; the governing body of the popular motorsport) as the ‘highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars’

• Organised into teams and as individual drivers, the competitors took part in a mammoth 21 Grands Prix, which made it the longest ever season in the sport’s rich and colourful history. The German and European Grands Prix were both revived, with the latter event taking place on a new circuit in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan

• The competition began in Melbourne, Australia back in March of this year and came to its thrilling climax in Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi near the end of November

• The entry of a new team, Haas F1, expanded the grid to 22 cars, with Renault making a welcome return as a constructor after being notably absent for four years

• Nico Rosberg won the coveted Driver’s Champion Award, beating out Lewis Hamilton, the defending World Champion, by just 5 points in total (Hamilton did win the Pole Trophy and had to be satisfied with it!). Rosberg thus became the second son of a previous champion to win the title himself, a feat first achieved by Graham Hill and son Damon in 1982. Leaving on a high note, Rosberg soon after announced that he would be retiring from the sport

• Mercedes defended its World Constructor Champion title for the second year running, frustrating the hopes of closest rival Red Bull Racing

There is nothing like watching a good F1 race and, for many, one of the most interesting aspects of the sport is the fabled pitstop, in which teams of workers make a seemingly impossible number of repairs in mere seconds, literally before you can blink. Why not treat YOUR car to a pitstop? You might take longer than the experts but you will know that you have done a thorough job.

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