Could alternate layouts provide the answer in F1's search for the right sprint format? Image credit: XPB Images Formula 1 revamped its polarising sprint format for April's Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend, but the fans appeared to remain unconvinced. Baku saw the introduction of a 'Sprint Saturday'. Where previously there had been a meaningless Free Practice … Continue reading How to fix Formula 1’s latest ‘Sprint Saturday’ format
Everything has changed and yet nothing has changed. Exactly one year ago today, the 2021 season came to an end. What had been one of Formula 1's greatest ever seasons, right up until the penultimate lap of the final race, ended in one of the sport's most controversial moments. Senna vs Prost 1989. Senna vs … Continue reading One year on
Three races, three more wins for Max Verstappen. Domination Across Europe Image credit: Red Bull Racing F1 returned from its summer break with a triple-header in Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy. There was initially hope that things may close up at the front, courtesy of the new Technical Directive focused on porpoising and the 'flexi-floors' … Continue reading Gains that could prove to be ill-gotten
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
After the surprising viral success of my Which F1 Driver Are You? quiz, I thought it was about time I added another one. Can you name Formula 1's biggest 'nearly men'? The drivers who came the closest to glory without ever quite attaining it. Here are the rules. Drivers have been awarded 10 points for … Continue reading Quiz | F1’s nearly men
It's rare that I manage to find the time to do a race report these days, but the British Grand Prix was one that very much deserved a report of its own. Image credit: vladimirrys The suspicions of the paddock that Mercedes could find themselves closer to the sharp end on the smooth Silverstone surface … Continue reading 2022 British GP report | A race that deserved its own article
Apologies again for the lack of activity - work has been crazy, but a highlight being my namecheck from Crofty on Sky F1... Anyway, I'm back for another multiple-races-into-one report! Last time it was three for the price of one. This time it's six! And they've all been Red Bull wins... The tide begins to … Continue reading Six in a row for Red Bull
Will the most hyped new venue in a long time live up to expectations? Who will win round five in the battle between Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen, or will somebody else spring a surprise? Who will bring the best updates, and will those at Mercedes finally fix some of their issues? Will we see … Continue reading 2022 Miami GP preview
Will Ferrari delight the Tifosi on home soil? Have Red Bull fixed the issues which saw Max Verstappen retire from two of the opening three races? Will any of the teams have brought significant enough upgrades for the first European grand prix to change the pecking order? Could we get another wet and wild Imola … Continue reading 2022 Emilia Romagna GP preview
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
