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Posted on 05 April 2022. Tags: alfa romeo, carlos sainz, charles leclerc, daniel ricciardo, f1, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, pirelli, red bull, red bull racing, renault, romain grosjean, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, Valtteri Bottas, williams
Only two of the twenty-three scheduled races of 2022 have been run so far. But what we have learnt from Bahrain and Saudi Arabia is likely to characterize the first portion of the season. Ferrari has clearly delivered a car capable of producing peak pace for qualifying and one that is more than capable of […]
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Posted on 28 March 2022. Tags: charles leclerc, daniel ricciardo, f1, fernando alonso, ferrari, kevin magnussen, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, monza, nico hulkenberg, pirelli, red bull, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, Valtteri Bottas, williams
It’s only two races in the 2022 season but it appears that the new regulations are delivering on the promise of closer racing. Not only has it pushed Ferrari to the sharp end of the grid, but it is producing spine-tinglingly, edge-of-the-seat racing from the first to the very last lap of the race. In […]
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Posted on 21 March 2022. Tags: bahrain, Bahrain 2022, carlos sainz, charles leclerc, daniel ricciardo, f1, f1 2022, ferrari, Formula 1, kevin magnussen, lance stroll, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico hulkenberg, pirelli, red bull, sakhir international circuit, scuderia ferrari, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, Valtteri Bottas
Despite introducing a completely new era of Formula 1 racing the season-opener in Bahrain has simply picked up where the drama left off in 2021. In a triumphant return to form Ferrari reigned supreme with a brilliant one-two finish for Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. Throughout pre-season testing the Ferrari had looked good and allegedly […]
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Posted on 14 March 2022. Tags: alfa romeo, alpha tauri, alpine, aston martin, bahrain, bahrain gp, carlos sainz, charles leclerc, daniel ricciardo, esteban ocon, f1, f1 2022, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, george russell, guanyu zhou, haas, kevin magnussen, lance stroll, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, mick schumacher, pierre gasly, pirelli, red bull, red bull racing, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, shakhir international circuit, Valtteri Bottas, williams, yuki tsunoda
The wait for the start of F1 2022 is over. This weekend the season-opening race in Bahrain brings with it the start to a whole new era in the storied saga of Formula 1. The new regulations have produced not only a completely different visual aspect to F1 but has showcased some of the brilliant […]
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Posted on 13 December 2021. Tags: 2021 f1 champion, alfa romeo, carlos sainz, charles leclerc, christian horner, daniel ricciardo, f1, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, haas, honda, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, Michael masi, nico rosberg, red bull, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, super max, toto wolff, Valtteri Bottas, williams
At the first free practice session of the 2014 Japanese grand prix a driver by the name of Max Verstappen stepped into the cockpit of the Toro Rosso. What immediately stood out about the 16-year-old Dutchman was his poise behind the wheel and of course – that prodigious speed. A year-and-a-half later he stood on […]
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Posted on 06 December 2021. Tags: daniel ricciardo, f1, f1 2021, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, haas, honda, jeddah circuit, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, Michael masi, pirelli, red bull, Saudi Arabia gp, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, Valtteri Bottas, williams
The sheer speed achieved around the Jeddah circuit raised many eyebrows. Add to this that is lined with barriers and you have yourself the perfect ingredients for chaos. And bedlam most definitely ensued. As has been true of the entire 2021 season Hamilton and Verstappen were far and away to biggest story of the race. […]
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Posted on 29 November 2021. Tags: f1, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, jeddah circuit, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, red bull, Saudi Arabia gp, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, Valtteri Bottas
In 2021 Formula 1 has served up what is easily going to be one of the most memorable seasons in the last two decades. With breath-taking racing on-track F1 and commercial rights holder, Liberty Media, has also taken F1 to venues that have never before formed part of the calendar. Some of those venues, over […]
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Posted on 15 November 2021. Tags: alfa romeo, Brazilian GP, carlos sainz, charles leclerc, daniel ricciardo, f1, f1 2021, fernando alonso, ferrari, fia, force india, Formula 1, haas, honda, kimi raikkonen, lance stroll, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, red bull, Valtteri Bottas
Max Verstappen’s win at the season-ending Abu Dhabi grand prix in 2020 provided a little hint that Red Bull may be able to fight Mercedes come 2021, especially since the regulations stayed mostly stable. But the 2021 season, so far, has turned out to be far beyond the wildest expectations of most F1 fans. And […]
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Posted on 08 November 2021. Tags: daniel ricciardo, f1, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, mexican gp, mexico gp, pirelli, red bull, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, Valtteri Bottas
In the greater scope of 2021, the Mexican Grand Prix will not be remembered for producing the most exhilarating on-track racing. At the head of the field the lack of edge-of-your-seat entertainment was due to Max Verstappen’s utter dominance of proceedings. At least in part. Mercedes would’ve been buoyed with a front row lockout in […]
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Posted on 05 November 2021. Tags: alfa romeo, carlos sainz, charles leclerc, daniel ricciardo, f1, fernando alonso, ferrari, haas, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, red bull, sebastian vettel, sergio perez
Not too long ago a Formula 1 season would have run its course by this point of the year. Several years ago, the final race on the calendar would just sneak into the month of November and a couple of year before that it ended even earlier in October. But in 2021 the racing is […]
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