A fairly average race for 50 laps...and then absolute bedlam. Image credit: Getty Images Max Verstappen took a commanding victory at the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix as all around him - or certainly most - were losing their heads. Verstappen led away from pole with Lewis Hamilton passing Sebastian Vettel for second place around the … Continue reading 2019 Brazilian GP report | Verstappen thrills in Brazil and Gasly claims second as the Ferraris collide
Strange words to hear but an unlikely Mercedes win... Image credit: Motorsport Images Lewis Hamilton made the most of a Mercedes strategy gamble and some good fortune to take his ninth win of the season at the 2019 Russian Grand Prix. Considering Mercedes are the only team to win in Russia since its debut in … Continue reading 2019 Russian GP report | Hamilton takes surprise victory in Sochi
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
Niki would be proud. Image credit: Getty Images The run of Mercedes 1-2s finally came to an end at the 2019 Monaco Grand Prix, to be replaced by a Niki Lauda 1-2. Lewis Hamilton took the victory in a McLaren-era Lauda helmet, followed (once Max Verstappen's penalty had been applied) by the Ferrari-era Lauda helmet … Continue reading 2019 Monaco GP report | Hamilton takes emotional victory
Great first corner...not too much after that. Image credit: Octane Photographic Lewis Hamilton dominated at the 2019 Spanish Grand Prix as Mercedes secured yet another 1-2. On Saturday, Valtteri Bottas, in full Bottas 2.0 mode, produced a stunning qualifying lap to take pole from his teammate, Hamilton, by 0.6 seconds. People don't tend to do … Continue reading 2019 Spanish GP report | Another Mercedes 1-2
Apparently Azerbaijan used up its quota of carnage on Friday and Saturday. Image credit: Steve Etherington Valtteri Bottas took his second win of the season and the championship lead after an impressive performance at a surprisingly uneventful 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. After an impressive start to the season with a dominant victory at Melbourne (albeit … Continue reading 2019 Azerbaijan GP report | The return of Bottas 2.0
Mercedes domination and Ferrari politics. Not much has changed in 1000 races. Image credit: Daimler AG Lewis Hamilton recovered from a tricky start to the weekend at the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix and ultimately took a comfortable win on what was Formula 1's 1000th grand prix. Coming into the weekend, most were expecting Ferrari to … Continue reading 2019 Chinese (1000th) GP report | Hamilton wins with ease
In this post I will, for the most part, stick with my modus operandi of not granting the 2019 F1 testing times too much significance. But it's no fun to entirely ignore them so let's allow ourselves to read a little into them, especially when it comes to the headline news of the front-runners. Let … Continue reading Let’s act like we know what’s going on in testing, pt. 2
Every F1 publication will at this point deliver the usual caveat of pre-season testing times being unreliable, misleading and generally useless for forming opinions...and then proceed to do so anyway. In this post, I will attempt to stick to things that we can hopefully establish from this first week of 2019 F1 testing. (And then … Continue reading Let’s act like we know what’s going on in testing, pt. 1
And on we go with the 2019 car launches! Alfa Romeo don't officially unveil their latest effort until the first test tomorrow but have had an on-track shakedown (in a rather fetching Valentine's Day livery) so that will do for now. Plus, they probably revealed more of their hand with the parts on the car … Continue reading Launch season continues to kind of kick off
