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Posted on 17 September 2020. Tags: alex albon, alfa romeo, alpha tauri, chalres leclerc, daniel ricciardo, esteban ocon, f1, f1 2020, ferrari, Formula 1, haas, kimi raikkonen, lance stroll, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, mugello, mugello red flags, pirelli, racing point, reanult, red bull, safety car, seb vettel, tuscan gp, Valtteri Bottas, williams
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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Posted on 18 November 2019. Tags: alex albon, alfa romeo, antonio giovinazzi, ayrton senna, brazil, carlos sainz, charles leclerc, f1, ferrari, Formula 1, interlagos, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, pierre gasly, pirelly, racing point, red bull, renault, safety car, sebastian vettel, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas, williams
At the best of times Brazil delivers some of the most exhilarating racing of the season and 2019 was most definitely the best of times. The 2019 Brazilian grand prix had it all: crashes, chaos, bold strategies, controversy and absolute euphoria. It all kicked off on Saturday as Max Verstappen snapped up his second career […]
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Posted on 16 April 2018. Tags: brendon hartley, china, chinese gp, chinese grand prix, daniel ricciardo, f1, f1 2018, ferrari, haas, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, pierre gasly, pirelli, red bull, renault, safety car, sauber, sebastian vettel, shanghai, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas, williams
The 2018 Chinese grand prix may have taken some time to kick off. But once it came alive it produced one of the most thrilling and memorable races for quite some time. Ferrari’s front-row lock out in Saturday qualifying, some half a second clear of the first Mercedes, set up what seemed like a foregone […]
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Posted on 05 April 2018. Tags: alfa romeo, bahrain, Claire Williams, daniel ricciardo, f1, f1 2018, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, haas, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, michael schumacher, pirelli, red bull, renault, safety car, sakhir international circuit, sauber, seabstian vettel, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas, williams
Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher won the first Bahrain grand prix, held in 2004. While it was a new, never before raced at, venue for F1 it didn’t produce much excitement as it earned the unfortunate moniker ‘Bore-rain’ thanks to its processional races. However, in 2014, as the tenth anniversary of F1 in Bahrain rolled around, no […]
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Posted on 11 July 2016. Tags: 2016, appeal, british gp, carlos sainz, daniel ricciardo, daniil kvyat, f1, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, intermediates, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, manor, max verstappen, mercedes, nico hulkenberg, nico rosberg, niki lauda, pascal wehrleing, penalty, pirelli, red bull, renault, romain grosjean, safety car, sauber, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, silverstone, toro rosso, toto wolff, virtual safety car, wet tyres
The notoriously unpredictable British weather was surprisingly docile right up until ten minutes before the race start. As the rain came down on the Silverstone circuit race director Charlie Whiting declared that it would start behind the safety car. Although safety is of paramount importance the safety-car start deprived everyone of the battle, into turn […]
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Posted on 18 April 2016. Tags: 2016, carlos sainz, china, daniel ricciardo, dannil kvyat, esteban gutierrez, f1, felipe massa, felipe nasr, fernando alonso, ferrari, Formula 1, haas, jenson button, jolyon palmer, kevin magnussen, kimi raikonen, lewis hamilton, manor, marcus ericsson, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, pirelli, red bull, renault, romain grosjean, safety car, sauber, sebastian vettel, toro rosso, Valtteri Bottas, williams
For years we’ve been frustratingly calling for Nico Rosberg to up his game. With a third win out of three in 2016 he’s done it. The German driver effortlessly converted pole position into victory as the chaos unfolded behind his Mercedes. However, it was second-placed starter Daniel Ricciardo who snatched the lead of the race […]
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Posted on 11 October 2015. Tags: 2015, daniel ricciardo, f1, felipe massa, felipe nasr, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, Lotus, marcus ericsson, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico hulkenberg, nico rosberg, pirelli, red bull, romain grosjean, russia, russian gp, safety car, sauber, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, sochi, strategy, toro rosso, tyres, Valtteri Bottas, williams
It isn’t often in Formula 1 that you get what you ask for. Ahead of the second ever Russian grand prix the request was for a race with a bit more zest and the Sochi Autodrom delivered. Where it concerned the winner of the race it wasn’t high on the entertainment stakes. Lewis Hamilton ambled […]
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Posted on 20 September 2015. Tags: 2015, carlos sainz, daniel ricciardo, daniil kvyat, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, jenson button, kimi raikonen, lewis hamilton, Lotus, marina bay circuit, max verstappen, mclaren, mercedes, nico rosberg, red bull, safety car, sebastian vettel, toro rosso, tyres, Valtteri Bottas, williams
There is something about the streets of Singapore and Sebastian Vettel that form an irresistible combination. As the fireworks lit up the night sky of Singapore it was Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel that ignited the city streets with an electrifying victory. The four time world champion hit the ground running as he obliterated the field in […]
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Posted on 06 July 2015. Tags: 2015, becketts, british gp, chapel, club, copse, f1, felipe massa, fernando alonso, ferrari, force india, Formula 1, jenson button, kimi raikkonen, lewis hamilton, Lotus, maggots, mclaren, mercedes, nico hulkenberg, nico rosberg, pirelli, rain, safety car, sauber, sebastian vettel, sergio perez, silverstone, Valtteri Bottas, williams
One-hundred and forty thousand fans were treated to quite a race around the famed Silverstone circuit. Lewis Hamilton thrilled the home crowd with pole position on Saturday ahead of teammate Nico Rosberg while Williams locked out the second row of the grid. At this point you would’ve been forgiven if you’d assumed that it was […]
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Posted on 19 January 2015. Tags: 2015, aerodynamics, ayrton senna, carlos sainz jnr, daniil kvyat, f1, felipe nasr, ferrari, Formula 1, helmut marko, max verstappen, mexico city, new rules, red bull, safety car, sauber, sebastian vettel, south korea, toro rosso
In less than two months Melbourne will become the epicentre for start of the 2015 Formula 1 season. As with its predecessors there is much to be excited about for the new season. If you found the 2014 aesthetics unpleasing and plain awkward you weren’t alone. Mercifully a tweak to the aero rules for the […]
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