F1 Madness

Several months ago Formula 1 announced that it would race around the outer loop of the Bahrain International circuit. Some speculation was abounding as to what a race around the short circuit could produce. But not even the wildest theories could have predicted the race it ultimately delivered. The week started with the good news […]

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If you are a fairly new fan of Formula 1 you may not be all that familiar with the Istanbul Park circuit in Turkey. The anti-clockwise circuit, designed by Herman Tilke, was first introduced in 2005. Due to the worldwide pandemic it makes it’s re-introduction to the calendar for the first time since 2011. F1 […]

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The Circuit Algarve, known casually as Portimao, is the newest venue to makes its 2020 debut as Formula 1 heads to Portugal for the first time since the 1996 grand prix around the famous Estoril circuit. Portimao is well known to World SBK (Superbike) fans which has been on the championship calendar since 2008. Designed […]

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With visits to Mugello and the Nurburgring it is all but confirmed that old school circuits far outclass the passionless supermarket car parks that pass as F1 circuits these days. The Nurburgring, back in the line-up for the first time since 2013, is a proper challenge to car and driver with the peril of gravel […]

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The last time the Formula 1 paddock visited the Nurburgring was in 2013. Back then the sport was vastly different to how it’s known today. For one the sports was still running the 2.4-liter V8 and were standing on the cusp of switching to the hybrid power unit packages still being run now in 2020. […]

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Since its introduction to the F1 calendar in 2014 the Russian grand prix has never really set the racing world alight. It wasn’t really any different in 2020 either as the 53 lap race petered out to a bit of a damp squib. There was some commotion before lights out as stewards investigated pole sitter […]

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For several months it seems unlikely that formula 1 would turn a wheel in anger. All indications were that it would be near impossible to get sort of calendar together for 2020. But behind the scenes F1, Liberty Media, and the circuit stakeholders were working overtime to put something together. The announcement that F1 would […]

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The writing was on the wall as early as Saturday qualifying during which Lewis Hamilton secured a dominant pole position. The only chance, and it was a small one, that anyone would have of delaying his progress was at the start of the race. However, he led serenely from the front and strolled on to […]

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A masterful and bold strategy call on Saturday qualifying and a stellar drive by Max Verstappen on Sunday proved the perfect combination for Red Bull’s first win around Silverstone since 2012. For Red Bull and Max Verstappen it would’ve been easy to cover the bases in quali and run the medium tyre as everyone else […]

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After a short break F1 returns this weekend for the first of two races at Britain’s Silverstone circuit. Given what’s transpired in the first three rounds of the season it is difficult to look past Mercedes for the victory. With one win for Valtteri Bottas and two for Lewis Hamilton the Mercedes team has established […]

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