Well, we were in Melbourne, about to start another Formula 1 season...and then the world changed. It has, in fact, changed beyond all recognition in the space of a few short months. Social distancing is the new normal - masks, gloves, two metre gaps, elbow bumps - and the Black Lives Matter campaign has swept … Continue reading So, where were we?
It's nearly time! So, here is everything you could want to know about the 2020 season... The Drivers Lewis Hamilton AGE: 35 | GPs: 250 | Championships: 6 | Wins: 84 | Poles: 88 | Podiums: 151 Valtteri Bottas AGE: 30 | GPS: 140 | CHAMP. BEST: 2ND | WINS: 7 | POLES: 11 | … Continue reading 20/20 vision for 2020
It's that time of year again. The teams have packed up in Barcelona and now prepare for the long haul to Melbourne for the season-opener. Meanwhile, the rest of us try to figure out who was 'sandbagging', who was doing 'glory runs', who's worried about their reliability and who's quietly confident. Let me pose some … Continue reading Let’s act like we know what’s going on in testing: 2020 edition
The first week of this year's truncated pre-season testing is done. So, what - if anything - have we learnt? We can certainly analyse the livery changes and then do our best to figure out the new design ideas, innovations and philosophies that the teams have produced and how they have been performing on track … Continue reading The 2020 season starts here
As Lewis Hamilton turns 35 years old - and stands on the brink of practically every record the sport has - 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 made about as big a mark on the … Continue reading Lewis Hamilton and his place in history
Happy New Year, one and all! But let's quickly focus on 2019 just once more and dish out some awards for what was a pretty eventful season. Driver of the Year Image credit: Getty Images It is near impossible to separate Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen but, having just won a sixth title and more … Continue reading The 2019 Mostly F1 Awards
Mercedes 1st | Pts: 739 | Wins: 15 | Podiums: 32 | Poles: 10 | FL: 9 | Ret: 2 The Mercedes juggernaut steams on, crushing all in its path. Coming into this season, the dominance of the Silver Arrows looked under real threat...but then they set a record for consecutive one-two finishes from the … Continue reading 2019 teams’ end-of-year report cards
Lewis Hamilton 1st | Pts: 413 | Wins: 11 | Podiums: 17 | Poles: 5 | FL: 6 | Ret: 0 The above statistics sum it up pretty well. Whilst Lewis Hamilton was unusually lacking in pole positions this year - by his usual standards at least - he dominated pretty much every other aspect … Continue reading 2019 drivers’ end-of-year report cards
And, just to get us all through the last few days, here is a quick report card for the teams. Mercedes 1ST | PTS: 438 | WINS: 10 | PODIUMS: 19 | POLES: 8 | FL: 4 | RET: 1 The Mercedes juggernaut steams on, crushing all in its path. Coming into this season, the … Continue reading 2019 teams’ mid-season report cards
We're (just over) halfway through the season, so it seems a good time to recap the year and see how everyone has done. Lewis Hamilton 1st | Pts: 250 | Wins: 8 | Podiums: 10 | Poles: 4 | FL: 2 | Ret: 0 Lewis Hamilton just keeps on winning. Eight of the first twelve … Continue reading 2019 drivers’ mid-season report cards
