2018 Spanish GP: Hamilton Wins the Procession
The 2018 Spanish Grand Prix was nothing to write home about if you’re a fan of racing. Nothing of real interest took place after the first lap, where Romain Grosjean spun and then lit up his rear wheels, creating a huge cloud of smoke and causing two drivers to crash into him. The safety car […]
Vettel Back on Top at 2019 Singapore GP
Charles Leclerc fans who watched the 2019 Singapore GP will tell you that Ferrari engineered the results so that Sebastian Vettel finished first, but don’t let them fool you: the Formula 1 race was a Vettel masterclass that he thoroughly deserved to win. Leclerc did brilliantly once more to qualify on pole position for the […]
Charles Leclerc Takes Emotional Maiden Win at 2019 Belgian GP
After being denied almost certain victory twice already in his first year at Ferrari, Charles Leclerc has finally taken his maiden Grand Prix win at the 2019 Belgian GP, though he was unable to relish in it as much as he might have hoped before the weekend. The mood was indeed somber on Sunday; the […]
Hamilton Wins Exciting 2019 British GP
Lewis Hamilton is widely regarded as one of the best qualifiers in Formula One history and has never finished lower than second at the British Grand Prix since the start of the sport’s hybrid V6 engine era, so when teammate Valtteri Bottas beat the Brit to pole position on his own turf by just 0.006 […]
Verstappen and Honda Triumph at 2019 Austrian GP
Today at the 2019 Austrian GP, Honda celebrated its first win in Formula One’s hybrid engine era. Having taken place at Red Bull Racing’s home race in Spielberg, Austria, and with droves of orange-clad fans having come down from the Netherlands to support Max Verstappen, the win couldn’t have come at a better time. If […]
Hamilton Wins the 2019 French GP
Even as a long-time Formula One fan, I couldn’t get through watching the 2019 French GP without doing something else at the same time. As someone on reddit aptly put it, the race was like a podcast with cars running in the background. As usual, Lewis Hamilton did brilliantly to put it on pole with […]
2019 Canadian GP: Vettel Victory Stolen by Stewards
The 2019 Canadian GP was the most exciting race so far in the Formula One season, but perhaps not for the right reasons. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, who had managed to stick in on pole with a sublime performance on Saturday, defended the lead from Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton almost the entire race. At first it seemed […]
2019 Monaco GP: Hamilton Holds Off Verstappen
As races around the narrow streets of Monte Carlo go, the 2019 Monaco GP was a decent one. Lewis Hamilton, suffering from major tire degradation on a set of very used mediums, was barely able to fend off Max Verstappen, who benefited from tires better suited for their long, final stint. There wasn’t a lot […]
2019 Spanish GP: Hamilton Regains Championship Lead
In recent years, the Spanish Grand Prix has lost some of its luster. The track itself is great fun for hot lapping — I’ve raced on a laser-scanned version in racing simulations many times and it is one of my favorites on the Formula One calendar — but not so great when it comes to […]
2019 Bahrain GP: Charles Leclerc Denied Victory
Charles Leclerc didn’t put a foot wrong all weekend at the 2019 Bahrain GP, but still couldn’t grasp victory after a mechanical issue caused him to lose engine power with less than 10 laps to go. The day before, having seemingly fixed its issues and turned up the engine, Ferrari had locked out the front […]
2019 Australian GP: Bottas Dominates Season Opener
Compared to the second half of 2018, Valtteri Bottas was like a changed man at the 2019 Australian GP. He was fast, aggressive, and decisive, much like he had been in his junior formula days, and much unlike the way he had driven last year, when he seemed almost cowed by the sheer driving force […]
2018 German GP: Hamilton Wins from 14th, Vettel in the Gravel
Sebastian Vettel was close to having one of the best weekends of his life. The man who grew up not 30 miles from the Hockenheimring had never won the German Grand Prix in Formula One, but he started the race on Sunday afternoon from the very front while his rival Lewis Hamilton had to contend […]
Alexander Albon Replaces Pierre Gasly at Red Bull Racing
Red Bull Racing has announced that Alexander Albon, the British-Thai racing driver, has been promoted to the team to drive alongside Max Verstappen, while Pierre Gasly will return to the Red Bull sister team Toro Rosso. “Red Bull are in a unique position of having four talented Formula One drivers under contract who can be […]
Italian Grand Prix in Monza Confirmed Until 2024
Formula One and the Autodromo Nazionale Monza have agreed to a five-year deal that will see the race track continue to host the Italian Grand Prix until 2024. An F1 statement said it had reached “an agreement in principle for a new five-year deal” and that it hoped to formally sign the agreement “as soon […]
Official 2019 Formula One Calendar & Testing Schedule
The official calendar for the 2019 Formula One season has been revealed, featuring very few changes compared to the 2018 calendar. Like last year, the F1 circus will stop at 21 different race tracks around the world, and for once even the Grand Prix order on the calendar is virtually unchanged. Start times will continue […]
Pierre Gasly Joins Red Bull for 2019
When Daniel Ricciardo announced he would leave Red Bull Racing to drive for Renault Sport F1 next year, the question on everyone’s mind was simple: who will replace him? The answer, as it turns out, was similarly simple. Pierre Gasly will be the man to take Ricciardo’s seat at Red Bull, having now officially signed […]
Formula 1 to Launch Affordable and Comprehensive F1 TV Subscription Service
Formula One has just announced it will launch a new live Grand Prix subscription service called F1 TV, finally bringing the fans what they’ve been requesting for years: a way to watch F1 without depending on cable. The announcement says the over-the-top (OTT) service will launch “early” in the 2018 F1 season, suggesting it may […]
F1 Driver Brendon Hartley Thinks McLaren Made a Mistake Leaving Honda
Brendon Hartley, WEC champion and Scuderia Toro Rosso’s new driver since the tail end of the 2017 Formula One season, thinks the McLaren team made a mistake in leaving Honda power for 2018. “I think they’ve made a mistake,” Hartley told Marca, a Spanish sports newspaper, on Monday. “The engine is very drivable, and I […]
