It was a fitting end to a season that has offered controversy on and off track, as well as an all-time classic battle between Verstappen and Hamilton that went to the very end. It was a race that swung back and forth between the two drivers, and had it not been for some canny teamwork, […]
If one of them could get a top speed edge over the other, then that could prove decisive in holding the advantage over the course of the grand prix itself. It was no surprise, therefore, that Mercedes stuck at the Yas Marina circuit with the low-downforce rear wing arrangement that it had put to good […]
Norris had scored only five points in the previous four races after a string of frustrating Sundays, including a tyre failure in Qatar. After the Jeddah race he slipped from fifth to sixth in the championship, four points behind Charles Leclerc, and four and half ahead of Carlos Sainz Jr. In Abu Dhabi he qualified […]
Born Hazel Williams, she met Chapman at a dance in 1944 and Chapman’s first car, what became known as the Lotus Mark 1, was built around an Austin 7 chassis in a lock-up garage at the rear of her parents’ house in Hornsey, North London, in 1948. She took over the development of the trials […]
Following a number of incidents in his first F1 season, particularly in qualifying, Tsunoda initially struggled to live up to his impressive debut at Bahrain in which he scored ninth place. F1 managing director of motorsport Ross Brawn even labelled Tsunoda as F1’s “best rookie for years” following his immediate breakthrough result, before a string […]
Mercedes continued its record streak of constructors’ championship victories by clinching an eighth title on Sunday in Abu Dhabi, ending the season 28 points clear of Red Bull. It marked a fifth constructors’ win for Bottas to end his fifth and final season for Mercedes. Hamilton was passed on the last lap of the race […]
The two-day test at the Yas Marina Circuit will see teams complete running with young drivers, who will drive 2021 cars, and with existing F1 drivers using modified mule cars to test Pirelli’s 2022 18-inch tyres. Bottas was given permission by Mercedes to take part in the test with Alfa Romeo, and made his first […]
Verstappen benefited from a late safety car restart to overtake Hamilton for a victory that secured him the crown in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday. And although the race ended in controversy, as Mercedes protested the result over its belief the FIA did not follow its own rule book in the timing of […]
Abu Dhabi served up one of the most dramatic ends to a season in Formula 1 history as Max Verstappen passed Lewis Hamilton on the last lap to become champion. In a controversial finish that caused confusion among drivers and frustration among fans, Verstappen capitalised on a late restart following the safety car to overtake […]
Hamilton had looked on course to grab the win that he needed for an eighth title, before a late safety car was brought out following a crash for Williams driver Nicholas Latifi. A decision by F1 race director Michael Masi to restart the race with one lap to go gave Verstappen, who had pitted for […]