This past weekend, Lando Norris scored the second podium finish of his Formula 1 career. At Imola last year, the Brit secured an eighth-place finish, a result that at the time appeared satisfactory. But if there’s anything that is to be learned about Norris’s career thus far, satisfactory does not seem to be how it …
Since 2014, Mercedes has been the dominant team in Formula 1. Winning every single driver’s and constructor’s championship for the last seven years, most F1 fans have grown accustomed to seeing the Silver Arrows at the front on race weekends. However, one area where the team has struggled has been with its young driver program. …
The Formula 1 season is enjoying the first of its two weeks off before resuming in Italy on the weekend of April 18. That means the news cycle is slow and everyone is offering very little in the way of salvos or defenses. In fact, the past week has been dreadfully boring. After Sir Lewis …
While three rookies made their debuts this weekend, two of them managed to steal the show in completely opposite ways. Not to put Mick Schumacher down, but the expectations were minimal given the current situation at Haas. While Mick was respectable, Yuki Tsunoda and Nikita Mazepin stole the show in completely contrasting ways. One driver …
The Formula 1 season will go lights out this weekend, this year starting in the unusual location of Bahrain. With the exception of three years – 2006, 2010, and 2020 – Australia’s Albert Park has hosted the inaugural race since 1996. The switch to Bahrain Grand Prix for 2021 comes on the heels of last …
The calendar has flipped. That’s right, 2021 now sits atop the masthead. Whether it is bringing change or hope has yet to be determined but one thing that can be recognized is that 2020 is becoming a fading image in the rearview mirror, the silhouette of a car that was passed and continues to recede. …
For the 2021 Formula One season, the Haas F1 Team will be moving forward with two new drivers. While it was very well known that the American outlet was dissatisfied with the performance of current drivers Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean, the announcement was tough to see as both those drivers are most likely done …
Being a second driver in Formula 1 is a tough situation. Just ask guys like Mark Webber and Rubens Barrichello, who can tell you that being a second driver to the likes of Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher, respectively, for the best team in F1 isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be.S? Sure, you …
This Tuesday (Nov. 10), Formula 1 unveiled its proposed schedule for the 2021 season. As of right now, the schedule looks to have a few questionable sites that might drop the count from the 23 events listed to possibly 20. Dropping three races does not seem like a cataclysm, especially when comparing fluid scheduling with …
For Sergio Perez, entering the 2020 season with a contract and guaranteed ride until 2022 is one of the best feelings a driver can have. Racing for a team that has become one of the fastest growing mid-field teams, the opportunity for growth seemed endless for Perez. However, on one fateful day in September, Perez’s …
After winning the Portuguese Grand Prix last weekend, Lewis Hamilton took over sole possession of the record for career race wins. Add that record to the rest, including pole positions, podiums, laps led and probably 20 others. By the time Hamilton retires, the record book should probably just be titled The Book of Hamilton. The …
For almost all of its history, Red Bull Racing’s two drivers have been graduates of their AlphaTauri “B” team. Drivers like Daniel Ricciardo, Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen have all come through the B team and had successful F1 careers. However, Red Bull now sits in a bit of a dilemma regarding who will pair …
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