With a very different location to the last race, will Red Bull still have the fastest car? Can Max Verstappen make amends for his near miss last time out? Will any of the teams have brought significant upgrades for the first European race after a three-week gap? How will the midfield shape up? Can Alpine … Continue reading 2021 Emilia Romagna GP preview
Last weekend saw the inaugural event of a brand new racing series. And it´s one worth taking note of. Image credit: LAT Images Not only does Extreme E spread an important message via an exhilarating format, but it also features some familiar names to fans of F1. Firstly, there is Jenson Button driving for and … Continue reading Introducing: Extreme E
To quote a great man: catching is one thing, passing is quite another. Image credit: Getty Images If the Bahrain Grand Prix is anything to go by, 2021 could be the year when F1 fans finally get to see the no-holds-barred fight between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen that they have been craving for years. … Continue reading 2021 Bahrain GP report | Hamilton holds off Verstappen in titanic battle
What is the pecking order? Who was holding the most back during testing? Do Red Bull actually have the fastest car?! How will Sergio Pérez do in his first race for Red Bull? How will Fernando Alonso fare on his return? Have Ferrari made progress since last year? The Track The Stats Track Length: 5.412 … Continue reading 2021 Bahrain GP preview
It's nearly time! So, here is everything you could want to know about the 2021 season... The Drivers Lewis Hamilton Age: 36 | GPs: 266 | Titles: 7 | Wins: 95 | Poles: 98 | Podiums: 165 Valtteri Bottas Age: 31 | GPs: 156 | Champ. Best: 2nd | Wins: 9 | Poles: 16 | … Continue reading 20/20 vision for 2021
Image credit: Getty Images It's rare that it feels as though somebody has been taken too soon at 97. And yet that is how it feels with the loss of Murray Walker. The voice of Formula 1 for half a century, Murray - as the entire sport affectionately referred to him - had what was … Continue reading Murray Walker, 1923-2021
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
Back in 2019, I did a quiz about the drivers who have used the number 5 throughout F1 history. So, in honour of Fernando Alonso returning to the sport, let's do the same for the number 14! Certainly a bit trickier as it's largely midfield drivers but hey, I've already given you the answer for … Continue reading Quiz | Formula 1 number 14s
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?
