McLaren become the 2024 F1 Constructors champions for the first time in 26 years. Lando Norris leading from start to finish was enough to deny Ferrari their hopes for the title, while an early retirement from Perez saw Red Bull out of contention early in the race.   Qualifying Coming out of Q1, Doohan, who replaced Ocon after an early end to their contract, Colapinto, Zhou and Albon made their exit, accompanied by Hamilton on his final weekend with Mercedes. Hamilton getting

Verstappen wins the Qatar Grand Prix, while McLaren fail to close the constructor’s championship after a choppy penultimate race to the season.   Sprint Lando Norris took sprint pole for Saturdays Sprint, accompanied by George Russell on the front row ahead of Oscar Piastri in the other McLaren. From the pitlane, Sergio Perez started ahead of Franco Colapinto. Going through the first set of corners, Norris broke away from the pack as Piastri slipped his way past the Mercedes

George Russell took victory under the Vegas lights after starting from pole, his teammate putting in a stellar job to climb from P10 to P2, to make it a 1-2 for Mercedes. Max Verstappen took his fourth consecutive title with Red Bull, finishing in P5 10 seconds ahead of championship rival Norris.   Qualifying Going into qualifying it was the Mercedes that looked like the ones to look out for. Hamilton topped the times in both practice sessions in Friday, followed closely by h

Felipe Massa left heartbroken after he crashed out of his final home race at the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix, in his penultimate race of his career and of the 2016 season.   Ending his career with Williams, Massa, who was running in P13,  lost control of his FW38 as he approached the final corner of the 48th lap. The Brazilian veteran getting caught out by the wet conditions as he slid off the track, unable to regain control of the car and hitting the wall.   Massa later told r

Verstappen put in an excellent recovery drive to go from P17 to the lead at Interlagos, in a race plagued with red flags and safety cars. Verstappen holding the lead in the championship with 3 races left to go this season.   Sprint McLaren locked out the front row for the sprint, led by Piastri. Leclerc and Russell occupying the second row. In the other Mercedes, Hamilton failed to make it out of the second session once again in this tripleheader Bearman taking over for Magnu

Sainz takes victory in Mexico with a second consecutive win for Ferrari. Leclerc finishing in P3 with the fastest lap to extend Ferrari’s position in the championship, closing the gap between Ferrari and McLaren in the championship.   Qualifying Q1 brought a big shock, with Oscar Piastri being knocked out, qualifying in P17. Piastri with only one lap to get out of Q1 after having a lap time deleted for track limits, and getting knocked out by Kevin Magnussen who shot his car

Charles Leclerc had a brilliant start in the US Grand Prix coming from fourth to move into the lead of the race before taking victory at the end of the 56 laps. Sainz followed his teammate to make it a Ferrari 1-2 in the US.   Sprint   Verstappen lined up on pole for the first time since Austria for Saturdays Sprint at the Circuit of the Americas. Alongside Verstappen on the front row was Russell in the Mercedes. Colapinto on his second 4thrace weekend in Formula One took P10

The 1959 US Grand Prix is remembered as one of the greatest races of Jack Brabham’s career. The Aussie driver, using every last ounce of strength to secure to push his car past the chequered flag and secure the 1959 F1 Championship title. In a three-way championship battle between Jack Brabham, Stirling Moss and Tony Brooks, it all came down to the final race of the season in the US, on the 12th of December 1959, for the title. Sterling lined up on pole for the race, but it w

Honda made its return into Formula One in 2015 with McLaren. Despite what was once a legendary partnership from 1988 to 1992, winning multiple titles among Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, it would become the start of McLarens downfall.   With 2 world champion drivers in their lineup, Jenson Button and the addition of Fernando Alonso, the pair were doomed over the season. McLaren finished the season ninth in the constructors, ahead of only Marussia Ferrari who scored no points t

Juan Manual Fangio was second driver to add his name to the list of F1 world champions, claiming his first title in 1951, winning three of the eight races that season.   Born in Balcarce, Argentina in 1911, Fangio started work as a mechanic at an early age, spending nearly four decades in the trade. Fangio began his racing career in 1934, driving a 1929 Ford Model A that he had rebuilt.   Fangio won the 1940 and 1941 Argentine National Championship, before he would begin his

Lando Norris wins under the lights in Singapore 20 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen. Verstappen splitting the McLarens to make it a McLaren P1 and 3, as the Papaya team extend their lead in the constructor’s championship.   Qualifying Lando Norris claimed pole for Sunday’s race, with one final stellar lap following Sainz’s shunt with the wall in Q3. Norris qualifying a few tenths ahead of Verstappen, who also lined up on the front row, beside Norris.   The Mercedes drivers lin

McLaren play the team game, as Oscar Piastri takes victory in Baku and Norris bumps up to P4 after late collision between Sainz and Perez in closing laps. McLaren move up to the lead in the constructor’s championship.   Qualifying Lando Norris had a bad qualifying session, after failing to make it out of Q1. Meanwhile in the other McLaren, Oscar Piastri lined his car up on the front row in P2. Alongside the McLaren, Charles Leclerc took pole with a final lap time that solidif

Lauda made an unlikely but remarkable comeback at the 1976 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, in one of the bravest acts in F1 history, following a fiery crash at the German Grand Prix 42 days earlier.   42 days prior to the defending champions return he was dragged out of his flaming Ferrari following a crash at the Nürburgring at the German Grand Prix. Lauda suffered facial burns and flame inhalation following the life-threatening accident.   Lauda returned in Monza with a title

Charles Leclerc collected his second race week of the season in front of the Tifosi in Monza. The two McLarens free to battle each other, followed Leclerc to the line led by Oscar Piastri.   Qualifying   Following the Dutch Grand Prix, Williams made a switch in their driver lineup, Sargeant was dropped from the team and replaced by Franco Colapinto for the remaining 10 races of the season. Colapinto qualifies ahead of both Sauber’s for the Grand Prix in P18, while Albon quali

Norris added another win to his name to make it two career wins in Formula One. Norris winning with over 20 seconds between himself and the home driver in front of the Dutch fans.   Qualifying   Logan Sargeant missed out on qualifying following a big shunt in FP3, which saw the American driver go into the barriers after stepping onto the grass in a wet opening 20 minutes of FP3. Through not competing in qualifying, Albon was found to have technical infringements to his Willia

Ahead of the start of the 1982 Formula 1 season opener in South Africa drivers striked out as the FIA looked to deepen their position of power.   As the 1982 season came to a start in South Africa the governing body FISA had made the decision to take more control over drivers, to act on their decision the FISA had tried to sneak in a couple new clauses into their super licenses. This ultimately caused an uproar amongst drivers who were unhappy with the decision.   One of the

Mercedes head into the summer break with a 1-2 finish in a thrilling Belgian Grand Prix. George Russell managing his tyres to make it a one stop race in his pursuit to victory. Hamilton with great pace throughout the race didn’t have enough to snatch the win, but enough to make it a 1-2 for the Brackley team, while Piastri closed in behind for the final step.   Verstappen was the fastest in qualifying as he secured pole but was dropped down to P11 after his 10-place grid pena

In his second season in Formula One, Oscar Piastri took his maiden win in the sport at the Hungarian Grand Prix. McLaren dominating the weekend as competitors struggle, ending the weekend with a 1-2, their first since Monza 2021.   It was an early Q1 exit for both Sergio Perez in the Red Bull and George Russell in the Mercedes. Sergio Perez crashing out of the session bringing out the first red flag, Perez making a habit of not making it past Q1 leading many to speculate his

Alonso became the youngest world champion, securing his maiden win on the 25th September 2005. In a three-way battle for the championship, it was a fight amongst Kimi Räikkönen, Fernando Alonso and the 7-time reigning world champion Micheal Schumacher for the 2005 title.   Going into Belgium, Alonso led the championship. After a pointless weekend at Monza, Schumacher fell further behind in the championship. Hope wasn’t lost for Schumacher, as he went into a track with a lot o

Hamilton brought it home in front of home fans at Silverstone. Hamilton taking his first victory in 945 days, while also breaking Schumacher’s record of 8 wins at a single circuit. Hamilton making it 8 wins at the iconic Silverstone tack.   It was a Mercedes front row lock out for the British Grand Prix led by George Russell on pole. Behind the two Mercedes drivers was the McLaren of Lando Norris to make it 3 Brits to start the home race in the top 3. To complete the second r