As Lewis Hamilton moves almost inevitable to becoming the most decorated Formula 1 driver in history, he yet again proved his resilience under pressure by taking the 97th Formula 1 pole of his career in qualifying for the Portuguese Grand Prix at the Portimao Circuit. In a qualifying session delayed by a series of bizarre [...]
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Qualifying for the Eifel Grand prix passed off with little surprises yesterday aside from Lewis Hamilton being pipped for pole by his Silver Arrows teammate Valtteri Bottas. Max Verstappen continued to prove he is the best of the rest with P3. Charles Leclerc's P4 was probably the stand out performance of the day, the Ferrari [...]
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Simply reading the results of qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix and you would be led to believe it was business as usual for Lewis Hamilton. However, reading further you would discover that due to a red flag stopping qualifying, Hamilton was a second away from being knocked out in Q2, with the prospect of [...]
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So, there will be a changing of the guard at the top of the Blue Riband of motorsport making it an all ex-Ferrari team at the top of Formula 1 and the FIA. Stefano Domenicali joins the F1 senior management as President and CEO in January replacing Chase Carey who moves into a non-executive chairman [...]
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It’s now 90 F1 victories for Lewis Hamilton following his win at the Tuscan Grand Prix. In an incident packed race that saw 3 safety car periods, it was business as usual for Hamilton while some of the field hit the self-destruct button. He was followed home by his teammate Valtteri Bottas, and Alex Albon [...]
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Although Valtteri Bottas bossed the practice sessions in the run up to Tuscan Grand Prix qualifying, ultimately it was Hamilton’s perfectly timed fastest lap that won the day and achieved another pole for the 6-time world champion, the 95th of his career. Hamilton had come to Mugello with little experience of the circuit, so he [...]
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There was a touch of déjà vu to the result of Sundays Italian Grand Prix as minds were cast back to Monza 2008 and Sebastian Vettel’s first Grand Prix win in a Torro Rosso. Similarities were obvious as Pierre Gasly driving a car built by the same team, albeit under the new name of Alpha [...]
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Frank and Claire Williams will be stepping down from duties at Williams following the recent sale to Dorilton Capital. Our Spotlight feature this month pays tribute to Frank’s 50 years in F1 tells the story of how he built the team into the front runner in the 80’s and 90’s delivering multiple driver and constructor [...]
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As we approach the Belgian Grand Prix today, Lewis Hamilton remains in formidable form with another lap record under his belt in qualifying, while an exciting battle in the midfield is forecast along with the threat of rain. Once again there was no rival for Hamilton, outqualifying teammate Valtteri Bottas by half a second with [...]
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As the teams prepare for what is probably the most anticipated race of the Formula 1 calendar at Spa this weekend, Formula One Management has announced the final 4 races in additional to the 13 already scheduled in the revised 2020 F1 calendar. The full calendar of 17 races is now as follows: Round 1 [...]
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