2016 Austrian Grand Prix Recap: Championship Fight Heats Up as Hamilton and Rosberg Collide Again
The Austrian Grand Prix is one of my favorite races on the calendar. The circuit, which has gone through several major renovations throughout its history, is one of the most beautiful of the season, located near Spielberg in the lovely state of Styria, Austria, where the mountains and abundant flora make for an impressive and […]
2016 European Grand Prix Recap: Rosberg Cruises to Victory as Hamilton Rages over Radio Ban
Let’s get a few things out of the way: the Baku circuit is awful and so is the radio ban. We can all reasonably assume the reason Azerbaijan is now somehow home to the European Grand Prix, despite not being located in Europe, is that its government threw a pile of money at Bernie Ecclestone […]
Canadian Grand Prix is Probably Safe Till 2024
There has been a lot of talk in recent months and years about the exorbitant costs a track must pay if it wishes to host or continue hosting a Formula 1 Grand Prix. For instance, neither the Nürburgring nor the Hockenheimring were able to pay Bernie Ecclestone’s famously high fees last year, so there was […]
2016 Canadian Grand Prix Recap: Hamilton Wins, Vettel Avoids Seagulls
Ah, Montreal. A city where anything can happen, especially at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The 2011 Canadian Grand Prix, for instance, was one of the most chaotic races in Formula 1 history. It holds the record for longest race, after a two-hour red flag period brought upon by extreme wet weather extended its length to […]
2016 Monaco Grand Prix Recap: Red Bull Lets Ricciardo Down
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Monaco races are almost always boring. Yes, it’s the most prestigious Grand Prix on the calendar, but that’s the only reason people go to Monaco at all; for the glamour, the heritage, and the celebrities who come in droves—not for the racing itself. The circuit is […]
2016 Spanish Grand Prix Recap: Max Verstappen Earns Maiden Win
Yes, it’s happened—Max Verstappen, the 18-year old who made his controversial Formula 1 debut last year and who was racing karts just three years ago, has won the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, becoming the youngest Grand Prix winner in history and the first to ever do so under the Dutch flag. Let’s take […]
2016 Russian Grand Prix Recap: Rosberg Scores Career-First Grand Slam
Welcome to Sochi, home of the Russian Grand Prix since 2014 and to some of the most awkward post-race conversations on the calendar—courtesy of Mr. Putin, who awkwardly stood with the drivers in the cool-down room while asking if the facilities were to their liking. Could you imagine answering with anything but a “yes”? But […]
2016 Chinese Grand Prix Recap: Rosberg Extends His Lead
It’s the third round of the 2016 Formula 1 Championship and the (hopefully) final round of the qualifying format debacle. I’ll quickly summarize the latter for those out of the loop: The Formula One Group (a group of companies that govern the sport) implemented a new qualifying format for the 2016 season a few weeks […]
2016 Bahrain Grand Prix Recap: Rosberg Makes it Five
Two weeks ago, I described how the new qualifying format had been so universally panned that the guys in charge immediately scrapped it and declared that Formula 1 would go back to the 2015 qualifying rules for the next race weekend. But a few days before the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix, it was announced they […]
2016 Australian Grand Prix Recap: Mercedes Under Threat
And we’re back! The 2016 Formula 1 World Championship is on and fortunately for us, there’s already a lot more action than in 2015: a strong Ferrari start, a classic finish, teammate battles, a frightening crash, and an incredible 6th place finish for the new Haas F1 team! But before we go over what happened […]
Formula 1 Spotlight: Monaco Grand Prix
In this Formula 1 spotlight, we’ll discuss the Monaco Grand Prix, one of the oldest racing events in F1 history. It’s the slowest and narrowest track on the calendar, to the point that passing can be impossible and the race is more heavily influenced by Saturday qualifying than usual. Though some would call that dull, […]
Sebastian Vettel Announces Retirement from Formula 1
Though Vettel is best known for his four world titles, he often receives praise around the F1 paddock for his good humor and off-track activism
Red Bull Might Not Change Its F1 Driver Lineup for Once
Horner says Red Bull made the right choice looking outside of its own young driver program
What Makes the 2021 Honda F1 Engine So Good?
Head of power unit development Yasuaki Asaki was surprisingly forthcoming about some of the details of the 2021 Honda F1 engine
2018 Singapore GP: Hamilton Wins Under the Lights
Like it did in 2017, Ferrari desperately needed a win at the Singapore Grand Prix to keep its championship hopes alive, and like in 2017 they left the street circuit disappointed, though not quite in the same dramatic fashion. Singapore had often been Mercedes’ Achilles heel throughout its years of dominance. Vettel won comfortably in […]
2018 Bahrain GP: Vettel Wins as Honda Grabs Best-Ever Result
It must be true what they say about the Australian Grand Prix: it is not representative of team performance at other races. After Mercedes dominated the season-opening competition (though it lost to Ferrari nonetheless because of bad luck and the anti-overtaking effects of dirty air), the team suddenly looked like only the third-fastest at the […]
2018 Australian GP: Haas Double Blunder Helps Vettel Win
The first Grand Prix of the 2018 Formula One World Championship was off to a mixed start for Mercedes: on the one hand, Lewis Hamilton had put in a banger of a pole position lap, but on the other, Valtteri Bottas had crashed the car and was starting 15th on a circuit where it is […]
FIA President Jean Todt Confused By Driver Criticism of the Halo
This year, Formula One introduced a new safety device called the halo, which was made a mandatory addition to every car on the grid. Though it is meant to help improve head protection, the device has been extremely poorly received, not least of all by the drivers themselves. During pre-season testing, Haas F1 driver Kevin […]