THE BURNING QUESTIONS Will we see much difference in pace from anyone since the last race? Can Ferrari bring some updates in time for this weekend? Will there be fewer mechanical issues now that the cobwebs are gone? Can Lewis Hamilton claw back some ground on his teammate? With thunderstorms forecast through the weekend, will … Continue reading 2020 Styrian GP preview
F1 comes back with a bang. (Literally.) Image credit: Getty Images It may have been an agonising 217 days since the chequered flag in Abu Dhabi but the much-delayed opening Austrian Grand Prix of the 2020 season managed to be worth the wait. By the end of qualifying, the main stories were clear - the … Continue reading 2020 Austrian GP report | Bottas wins madcap race with maiden podium for Norris
I mean...where to start... How will the new socially distanced F1 play out? Will it have a significant impact? Who has the fastest car? Will anyone have made any dramatic changes since pre-season testing? Can Max Verstappen and Red Bull continue their winning streak in Austria? How will Sebastian Vettel approach his final season at … Continue reading 2020 Austrian GP preview
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
