The 2023 F1 Season Is Here: Our Predictions
Max Verstappen seeks his third consecutive world championship as the season kicks off in Bahrain.
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The Pit Straight: The Biggest Move of the F1 Offseason
6 out of 10 F1 teams start 2023 with a different driver lineup, but which driver swap is the biggest deal? Jack Swansey and Alex Gintz debate.
Slipstream Saturday: News from the Saudi Arabian GP as the F1 Show Must Go On
Formula 1 faces the issue of racing in Saudi Arabia as the Houthi separatists attacked a nearby Aramco oil facility. After more than four hours of meetings between the governing body, the drivers, and the team principals, the race will proceed as scheduled. Currently, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc looks to be leading the way.
Sebastian Vettel Tests Positive for COVID-19, Nico Hulkenberg Steps In
Sebastian Vettel will miss his first F1 race since 2016.
Red Bull Racing’s Second-Driver Dilemma
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 …
Lewis Hamilton Drives Away from the Field, Fernando Alonso Back in the Car
The Eifel Grand Prix, held last weekend at the Nurburgring in Germany, is one of the coldest races on record, but not nearly as cold as the 1978 Canadian GP (held on Oct. 8). The Canadian event has the distinction of coldest by being running in 5 degrees Celsius or 41 Fahrenheit. The Eifel GP …
F1 Review: The Peerless Lewis Hamilton and the Eifel Grand Prix
If you were not one of the 114 million people that tuned in to the BTS performance late Saturday night/sometime Sunday, you may have been one of the regular 91 million people that watch Formula 1 and saw Lewis Hamilton earn the 91st win of his career – tying Michael Schumacher for first in all-time …
F1 Midweek: Who Might Fill the Haas Seats for 2021?
It’s become very apparent that Haas F1 is getting tired of their two underperforming drivers, Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen. The team has nosedived down the grid from at one point being fifth in the standings and contending for points, to now being relegated at the back with the likes of Williams and Alfa Romeo. …
Open Wheel Wednesday: Nico Hulkenberg Eyeing ALFA-Romeo Seat for 2021
Following Sergio Perez‘s COVID-19 diagnosis, former Renault driver Nico Hulkenberg stepped up to answer the call for Racing Point. Despite heartbreak in the British Grand Prix, the German piloted his “pink Mercedes” to P3 during Q3 for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. With a seventh-place finish in the race, Hulkenberg actually sits ahead of seven …
Slipstream Saturday: Lewis Hamilton on Pole, More Notes from the British GP
Qualifying Lewis Hamilton set a British Grand Prix record by claiming his seventh pole for the event. He bested his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas by three-tenths. Hamilton recovered from a Q2 spin to blister the field and Mercedes set a staggering pace with Hamilton a full second clear of third-place qualifier Max Verstappen. Charles Leclerc …
Nico Hulkenberg Filling in For Sergio Perez at Silverstone
Nico Hulkenburg is returning to Formula 1. Following Sergio Perez‘s positive test for COVID-19, Hulkenberg will pilot the BWT Racing Point entry in the British Grand Prix (Aug. 2) at the Silverstone Circuit, the team announced July 31. It was a last-minute effort to get a replacement in the seat, as Perez’s July 30 announcement …
Renault Disqualified from Japanese Grand Prix Over Brake Assist
After a conference of FIA stewards, Renault has been disqualified from the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, Motorsport reports. Both cars were accused of using an illegal braking adjustment system on a day when they each scored in the points. This affects Daniel Ricciardo, stripping him of his sixth-place finish, and Nico Hulkenberg, who crossed …