The 2022 season has reached the summer break, but it very much feels like the remainder will be a cruise to the finish for Max Verstappen. After three races, some fans and pundits were fearing the championship was already over on account of Charles Leclerc’s 46-point advantage over Verstappen. But fast-forward less than four months … Continue reading The end of the title race, the start of silly season
For a variety of reasons, including a lot of work and a trip to Mexico, I haven't been able to write race reports for the first three grands prix this season. There was also the issue of my falling out of love with F1 at the end of last year, which left me short on … Continue reading One race to fall back in love with F1, one to undo much of that, one somewhere in the middle
A Singapore Ferrari 1-2...just as everybody predicted... Image credit: Motorsport Images Sebastian Vettel completed a hat-trick of victories for Ferrari with an unexpected turn of speed under the lights at the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix. Coming into the weekend, the drivers, the team and their competitors were writing off their chances - even the ever-pessimistic … Continue reading 2019 Singapore GP report | Vettel snatches victory from frustrated Leclerc
And the Tifosi goes wild! Image credit: LAT Images Seven days after Charles Leclerc took his maiden victory, but one that was tarnished by a tragedy on a sad weekend for motorsport, the 21-year-old took about as joyous a victory as you could ask for at the 2019 Italian Grand Prix - a first win … Continue reading 2019 Italian GP report | Leclerc delights home crowd with second victory in a week
A poignant weekend with probably the right result. Image credit: LAT Images The 2019 Belgian Grand Prix came on a weekend where things were put very much in perspective. On Saturday, shortly after qualifying, F2 driver Anthoine Hubert tragically lost his life following a massive accident at the Raidillon swerves. The Frenchman, who was just … Continue reading 2019 Belgian GP report | Leclerc takes emotional first victory
History for Hamilton, fun for the fans. Image credit: Getty Images With some help from a fortunately timed safety car, Lewis Hamilton took a record-breaking victory at the 2019 British Grand Prix. Having been pipped to pole position by his teammate Valtteri Bottas on Saturday, Hamilton came out of the blocks quickly and looked thoroughly … Continue reading 2019 British GP report | Hamilton wins for record sixth time
An end to the Mercedes domination...and what a way to end it. Image credit: Getty Images Many criticised the sport in the wake of an uneventful race in France but, just seven days later, Formula 1 reminded the world of the drama it can produce with an action-packed 2019 Austrian Grand Prix, a last-gasp pass … Continue reading 2019 Austrian GP report | Verstappen takes dramatic victory
Oh, Charles. Image credit: Ferrari/Colombo Formula 1 can be such a cruel sport...and we saw it at its most callous on Sunday, as Charles Leclerc was denied a maiden victory at the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton picking up the spoils. Leclerc had driven near enough flawlessly all weekend, barring maybe half of … Continue reading 2019 Bahrain GP report | A maiden victory snatched away
