The stewards overseeing the Canadian Grand Prix made one of their more controversial calls this past Sunday. On lap 48, as Lewis Hamilton stalked Sebastian Vettel, Vettel lost the rear end of his Ferrari, waggled, ran into the grass, then rejoined the track and managed to keep Hamilton behind. The incident, at first, did …
Since the end of the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, there has been speculation around the paddock. While rumors suggested that Red Bull reached out to Nico Hulkenberg‘s representatives to discuss the German leaving Renault to replace Pierre Gasly, that story was reported to be untrue after Gasly called Helmut Marko after hearing the rumor. It’s …
This past weekend featured one of the crown jewels of the racing calendar with Formula 1 hosting the Monaco Grand Prix. In what has become normative Monaco tradition, the race was more of a parade than it was a testament to outright competition. Aside from seeing whether or not Max Verstappen might go crazy and …
Monday night (May 20), the racing community was saddened with the news that three-time Formula 1 World Champion Niki Lauda had passed away at the age of 70. Lauda had been suffering from numerous of health problems over the past two years. He was notably missing in the paddock at a number of races last …
Last year, Max Verstappen finished fourth in the drivers standings. The spot marked a slight improvement over where he has hung out for the previous to years, where he had finished fifth in 2016 after driving for both Toro Rosso and Red Bull, followed by finishing sixth while enjoying a full season with Red Bull. …
It’s race week for Formula 1! Other than the news coming out of F1 that this could be the last Spanish Grand Prix, at least in Barcelona, it has been a slow news week, so lets have some fun! Let’s get together and put on our tin foil caps and do some speculation by comparison. …
In its quest to forever tinker with the schedule, it looks like Formula 1 will be making a trip to Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands in 2020. The move comes as no big surprise as the track had been inspected last year by Charlie Whiting in an effort to determine whether the condition of the …
Miami Grand Prix Discussions Delayed Again It was announced earlier this month that discussions for the much-publicized street circuit in Miami have been delayed yet again after the local government in Miami failed to give the green light on the layout of the circuit for a potential race in 2020. The race was originally planned …
For the past four years, McLaren have been known more for their off-track drama than doing anything of note on the racing surface. Though they sported a driver who is considered one of the all-time greats in Fernando Alonso, they squandered the twilight of his racing career by supplying him with underpowered cars and unqualified …
The 2019 Formula One season is off and running as we are in the week for the Chinese Grand Prix, a significant one as this weekend marks the 1000 F1 GP. The math is a little hazy as there have been many races in the past that have counted as an F1 Grand Prix that …
This past weekend, Ferrari had the opportunity to flex their muscles and lay claim to being alpha with the ability to match and best the reigning rulers of the paddock, Mercedes. Things looked to be going as good as they possibly could. To start, Charles Leclerc, the second-year driver who is in his first season …
The Formula 1 season enjoyed lights out for the first time in 2019, with the season getting underway in Melbourne, Australia last weekend. The race may not have featured a sterling amount of drama, or for some people, any at all. There may be a lot to be gleaned from the race or nothing at …
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