Pre-season testing is infamously hard to decipher and usually ends up in fans, pundits and the media jumping to conclusions that are, more often than not, totally wrong. As you can see from this quiz, the car ending testing on top has very rarely proved to be on top when the lights go out for … Continue reading Let’s act like we know what’s going on in testing: 2021 edition
All the teams' new challengers have now been launched - or at least the liveries have, with as little as possible given away in terms of their actual design. So, as ever, there's not a huge amount to garner from these launches but let's at least talk about how pretty (or not, or familiar) the … Continue reading The 2021 season starts here
If Valtteri Bottas is to become a world champion, he faces the unenviable task of beating Lewis Hamilton, in the same machinery, over the course of a season. That is something that the seven-time world champion’s varying teammates have achieved just twice, from 14 attempts; Jenson Button in 2011 and Nico Rosberg in 2016. Fernando … Continue reading How do you beat one of the best ever?
How do you fill the shoes of a four-time world champion? You would imagine that this thought has – fleetingly, at least – crossed the mind of Carlos Sainz ahead of his move to Ferrari this year. He will replace Sebastian Vettel who, whilst ultimately unsuccessful in his quest to bring a title back to … Continue reading Taking your chance at Ferrari
2020 is a year many will be looking to put behind them, but let's quickly focus on it once more and dish out a few awards - some orthodox, some less so - for a season that nobody will ever forget. Driver of the Year Image credit: LAT Images There were a few contenders for … Continue reading The 2020 Mostly F1 Awards
Lewis Hamilton 1st | Pts: 347 | Wins: 11 | Podiums: 14 | Poles: 10 | FL: 6 | Ret: 0 Lewis Hamilton somehow matched many of his statistics from 2019 despite a truncated season of just 17 races, one of which he missed after contracting Coronavirus (and was then clearly still suffering the effects … Continue reading 2020 drivers’ report cards
In honour of Lewis Hamilton clinching a record-equalling seventh championship in some style last weekend, I have revisited and updated a post from around a year ago. Once again, let's discuss his standing in the annals of Formula 1. Credit image: Mercedes The Greatest of His Generation? Hamilton burst onto the scene in 2007 and … Continue reading Lewis Hamilton and his place in history [redux]
Image credit: Formula 1 Formula 1 stewarding has rarely been consistent. That is something which fans and drivers have become used to over the years, but it should not be the case. There have been plenty of baffling decisions this year. At the Styrian Grand Prix, Lance Stroll escaped punishment despite clearly forcing Daniel Ricciardo … Continue reading How to solve a problem like the stewards
After a rapid decline and a few years in the doldrums, McLaren are on the rise again - fighting for third in the Constructors' Championship with Ferrari and aiming to move back to the very front when the new regulations kick in next season. How high were the highs? How did they fall? And how … Continue reading An orange phoenix emerging from grey flames: McLaren rises from the ashes
Three weeks ago, at the British Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton provided what will likely become an iconic image as he scraped across the line to take a record seventh home victory on effectively three wheels. A final-lap puncture – two laps after his teammate had suffered the same issue – saw his thirty second lead … Continue reading The most dramatic final laps in F1 history
