Chris on F1

On 1 May 1994, I sat down in front of the TV with my dad to watch Formula 1. This had happened every couple of weeks during the F1 season for longer than I could remember. A happy father-son activity. I was 9 years old. And then Senna crashed. “… and Senna! My goodness!…” was Murray Walker’s reaction when Senna’s Williams left the track and smashed into the concrete wall on the outside of the…

Ricciardo to leave McLaren

Perhaps the worst kept secret in Formula 1 this season has now been made public. Daniel Ricciardo will leave McLaren at the end of 2022, cutting his 3-year contract a year short. Daniel Ricciardo will leave McLaren at the end of 2022 (Image: McLaren Racing) Ricciardo has had a difficult 2022 season so far, struggling to match his team-mate, Lando Norris, The 2022 regulations have produced very…

Can anyone stop Verstappen in 2021?

Eight races into the 2021 F1 season, it’s not Lewis Hamilton leading the championship as most would have expected. Instead it’s Max Verstappen at the top of the table, and he doesn’t look like giving up his championship lead any time soon. Max Verstappen won the 2021 Styrian Grand Prix from pole position (Image: Pirelli) We have a real battle on our hands in F1 this season and it’s a very…

Bahrain 2021 – Mick Schumacher’s F1 debut – gallery

BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT, BAHRAIN – MARCH 28: Mick Schumacher, Haas F1 during the Bahrain GP at Bahrain International Circuit on Sunday March 28, 2021 in Sakhir, Bahrain. (Photo by Charles Coates / LAT Images)BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT, BAHRAIN – MARCH 28: Mick Schumacher, Haas F1 during the Bahrain GP at Bahrain International Circuit on Sunday March 28, 2021 in Sakhir, Bahrain. (Photo by…

Alonso makes magic on F1 qualifying return

If there was any doubt about Fernando Alonso’s speed on his return to Formula 1, it was dispelled by his performance in qualifying for the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix. Alonso qualified ninth, seven places ahead of his team-mate, Estaban Ocon, establishing very firmly that he has lost none of the aggression and speed he had in his first stint in Formula 1. Alonso is regarded as one of the fastest…

F1 is back in 2021!

The 2021 Formula 1 season kicks off this weekend with the Bahrain Grand Prix. It’s been over 3 months since the last race of the 2020 season and fans all around the world can’t wait to see the drivers back in action this weekend. Let’s look at some of the key talking points ahead of this weekend’s season opener. Driver changes A new season almost always brings with it new drivers. In 2021,…

2020 Battle of the subs

One of the features of the 2020 Formula 1 season has been the number of substitutes who have been called on to race. Nico Hulkenberg, George Russell, Pietro Fittipaldi and Jack Aitken have all stepped in to fill the void left by an ill driver at some point this season. How have they stacked up? Nico Hulkenberg qualified 3rd for the 2020 70th Anniversary Grand Prix (Photo by Glenn Dunbar / LAT…

Gallery: All the 2020 F1 race winners

Red Bull should sign Russell

George Russell Drives for Mercedes at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix – LAT Images Red Bull have a problem. They need to pick a driver to partner Max Verstappen in 2021. At last week’s Sakhir Grand Prix, the solution was presented. Red Bull should sign George Russell. Since Daniel Ricciardo left the team at the end of 2018, Red Bull have been struggling to put together a satisfactory driver line-up.…

Schumacher rounds off successful 2020 with Haas FP1 outing

Mick Schumacher celebrates his F2 Feature Race win in Sochi, Russia (Image: Ferrari) Mick Schumacher, son of seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher and the reigning Formula 2 champion, today took to the track in F1 machinery in an official Formula 1 session for the first time. It completes what has been a stellar 2020 for the young German, who will race in F1 for Haas in…

Mugello is absolutely epic

Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc in action at Mugello (Image: Ferrari)

Formula 1 fans have been treated to something rare and precious over the last 3 weeks: consecutive races at fast, flowing, dangerous and positively sublime race tracks. First Spa-Francorchamps, then Monza, and now the absolute revelation that is Mugello.

It’s easy to watch much of the F1 season without…

Mick Schumacher wins at Monza!

Mick Schumacher celebrates his Feature Race victory in Formula 2 at Monza (Image: Ferrari)

Ferrari Driver Academy driver Mick Schumacher, son of the great Michael Schumacher, took his first Formula 2 Feature Race victory yesterday in Italy after a blinding start from 7th on the grid. Schumacher is now 3rd in the Formula 2 standings, just 3 points off the championship lead.

Starting 7th on the…

Hamilton heading for 100 poles

Lewis Hamilton celebrates his 93rd pole position at the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix (Image: Daimler AG)

Lewis Hamilton has already firmly established himself as the benchmark driver of his generation. Now he’s taking over many all-time records, and setting some new records of his own. One of the milestones that looms this season is 100 pole positions.

When Ayrton Senna took his 65th and final pole…

Ferrari’s Spa embarrassment

Sebastian Vettel qualified 14th for the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix (image: Ferrari)

Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel qualified 13th and 14th respectively for the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix. It was a demonstration of just how far behind Ferrari is in the power stakes, and a foreshadowing of a nightmare to come at Monza next week.

It’s been 6 years since the last time Ferrari failed…

Is 2020 Mick Schumacher’s year?

Mick Schumacher is having a competitive 2020 F2 season (Image: Ferrari)

Among the current Formula 2 drivers, one name stands out: Schumacher. The son of seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher, Mick is in his second season of F2 and hoping to impress enough on track to be promoted to Formula 1 in the near future.

While his name attracts attention easily, Schumacher’s results are…

Has Vettel turned the corner?

Sebastian Vettel in action during Friday practice for the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix (Image: Scuderia Ferrari Press Office)

Sebastian Vettel has had an uncharacteristically tough start to 2020. After five races, Vettel has only 10 World Championship points, 35 less than his own team-mate, Charles Leclerc, and 97 less than championship leader Lewis Hamilton. Vettel has looked out of sorts on the…