Two Brits on the podium at their home race in Silverstone for the first time since 1999. Verstappen crossed the line to finish first for the 7th time this season, Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton completing the podium to the delight of home fans. Image credit: motorsport.com The British fans with something to cheer about as all British drivers started the race in the top 10, with Norris landing himself on the front row in P2. Max Verstappen took his fifth consecutive pole star

Saturdays sprint Max Verstappen started the second sprint of the season on pole, his teammate Sergio Perez starting with his teammate on the front row. Behind the Bull’s on the second row, Lando Norris with McLaren’s new upgrades started the sprint from P3. Both the Mercedes’ started from the back of the grid, with Hamilton starting from P18 after failing to make it out of SQ1, George Russel starting from P15. Russel failing to compete in SQ2 after a hydraulic failure in the

Spygate is arguably the biggest scandal in F1’s history. Ferrari’s former Chief Mechanic, Nigel Stepney, was fired after sharing confidential technical information with a close friend at McLaren. Ferrari took legal action against the McLaren employee, who was later revealed to be Chief designer Mike Coughlan. Stepney had shared almost 800 pages-worth of Ferrari’s secrets, which Coughlan would then have his wife photocopy at a photocopying shop in Woking. Ferrari’s allegations

Verstappen sails to victory in Canada with his fourth consecutive win. Fernando Alonso holding off Hamilton to the chequered flag after a thrilling battle for P2. Image credit: motorsport.com Max Verstappen started the race from pole after a wet qualifying. Hulkenberg started in P5 after qualifying in P2, Hulkenberg penalised for not slowing properly under the red flag, promoting Alonso to P2. Both Mercedes locked out the second row with Hamilton starting from P3. Stroll and

The 1957 German Grand Prix is regarded as being one of the greatest races in the history of F1. Fangio made a remarkable recovery from a disastrous pit stop, which would lead to him taking a record breaking 5th title. In the 8th race of the season, driving a Maserati 250F, Fangio faced the Ferrari’s and Vanwall’s along with his teammate Jean Behra. The BRM team withdrawing from the race due to a ‘driver shortage’. During a practice session, the Maserati team decided the wear

Another calm race for Verstappen as the Dutch driver sailed to victory, leading all 66 Laps. Mercedes new upgrades and set up proved to be a success, with both cars showing strong page resulting in a 1-2 for the German team, their first since Brazil 2022. image credit: motorsport.com Max Verstappen lines up on pole for the first time in his career for Sundays Race. Carlos Sainz lined up on the front row in P2 for his home race, with his former McLaren teammate Lando Norris s

Verstappen takes his fourth win of the season, followed by Alonso who finished in P2 for the first time this season. Esteban Ocon completing the podium in third, making his first podium since his maiden victory at the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix. image credit: motorsport.com Max Verstappen lines up in pole position for Sunday’s race, his first pole start in Monaco after he took the position from Alonso in the final seconds of Qualifying, after Alonso took the place from Lecler

First proposed by Mercedes after the FIA began its research into rudimentary front roll cages, the halo was introduces in 2018. The decision was made based on the halo offering “the best overall safety performance”, according to the FIA. The decision to include the halo was met with many conflicting opinions on the matter, but since proven to be one of the most crucial changes to come in recent years. A call for safety A focus on cockpit protection increased in 2009 following

Prost and Senna hold one of Formula 1’s most iconic rivalries. The iconic rivalry would later be turned into a book in 2009 by Malcom Foley. The rivalry starting in 1988 when Ayrton Senna had joined McLaren, becoming teammates with Alain Prost. Prost had made his F1 debut with McLaren, and was previously partnered by Niki Lauda in 1984, before winning his first and second world championship in 1985 and 1986. Senna made his F1 debut with Toleman-Hart in 1984, before making a m

The Red Bulls continue to show their dominance on track with another 1-2 for the season. The drivers fighting up to the chequered flag, with Verstappen taking the victory. image credit: motorsport.com Sergio Perez lined up on pole for Sunday’s race accompanied by Alonso on the front row, Sainz and Magnussen taking P3 and 4 respectably. The other Red Bull starting from P9 after not being able to set a faster time, when Q3 was cut short after Leclerc landed his Ferrari into the

Red Bull show their dominance in Baku for the first sprint weekend of 2023 with another 1-2, as Perez wins in a dominat Baku race. An unproductive race with few battles on track, but a messy closing to the weekend. Saturdays sprint: Logan Sargeant was ruled out of the sprint after damaging his car during the Sprint Shootout during the first session, making his way into SQ2 but unable to compete. Alpine had made suspension changes to Ocon’s car under Parc Ferme conditions, the

Baku will host the first of the six sprint races this season and is expected to bring the first set of upgrades for many teams across the grid. As the championship stands Verstappen holds the lead in the championship, being 15 points clear of his teammate Perez in second. Red Bull have dominated the season so far, leading the constructor championship with nearly double the points of Aston Martin in second. With a few of the top teams bringing the first of their upgrades to Ba

With a debut race in Vietnam expected to happen in April of 2020, work started on the Hanoi circuit on March 21, 2019. Talks for a race to be held in Vietnam stretches back to Bernie Ecclestone’s time in charge of F1, but it wasn’t until it was under Liberty Media’s ownership that the race finally got the green light. Championed by chairman of Hanoi – Nguyen Duc Chung- eventually, the race was approved when VinGroup conglomerate committed to backing it financially. Work had s

In the early years Formula One had struggled to make its mark in the Unites States, with the sport not being able to match the popularity of Nascar. In 2000 the US track in Indianapolis made its return to the F1 calendar after 9 years of absence. Bernie Ecclestone managing to strike a deal with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to run a Grand Prix on a revisited version of the current IndyCar circuit. Leading up to the 2005 race the US crowds had seen some thrilling battles. O

Back in 2008, there were some fresh controversies surrounding Lewis Hamilton’s first championship win, specifically in relations to the Singapore Grand Prix that year. Felipe has officially taken the scandal to courts, meaning Lewis Hamilton could be stripped from his first championship title, demoting him from a 7-time world champion to a 6-time world champion. What is ‘crashgate’? At the Singapore Grand Prix of 2008, as Nelson Piquet Jr. made his way around turn 17, the Bra

Verstappen takes his second win of the season in a thrilling, start-stop Australian Grand Prix, with 3 red flags and 8 retirements. The reigning world champion led Hamilton and Alonso to the chequered flag, with the race finishing under the safety car. (image via: motorsport.com https://www.motorsport.com/all/photos/?p=2) A promising start for Mercedes, with George Russell taking the lead of the race on the first lap going into turn 1, shortly followed by his teammate who fo

It appears that ahead of the 2023 season, the technical directive was scrapped. The FIA are yet to publicly announce its removal, but it appears to have been secretly removed. The TD39 was introducing during the midst of the 2022 season to help prevent extreme porpoising, after Mercedes complained about issues that proposing posed as a danger to their drivers. Serious concerns with the porpoising was seen at the 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where Lewis Hamilton struggled to ge

Nelson Piquet fined for racist and homophobic comments On Friday 24th March, the Brazilian court rules fine of £780,000 for former 3-time world champion Nelson Piquet in moral damages for racist and homophobic comments made about Lewis Hamilton. The Brazilian used racially offensive terms when referring to the 7-time world champion in an interview back in 2021. Piquet was discussing the crash back at the 2021 British Grand Prix with Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, in the v

The start of the 2023 season has nothing less that disappointing for McLaren as they celebrate the 60th season in the sport. The MCL60 has proven itself to be a challenge, as the team find themselves at the bottom of the driver and constructor standings. image via: motorsport.com https://www.motorsport.com/f1/event/saudi-arabian-gp-625272/625272/photos/?filters%5Bevent%5D%5B0%5D=275745&p=7 After a downhearted launch in Woking back in February, Team Principal Andrea Stella m

Sergio Perez takes victory in Saudi Arabia - Max Verstappen fighting his way through the field from P15 to finish in P2, giving Red Bull their 2nd consecutive 1-2 finish this season. Fernando Alonso once again making an appearance on the podium in P3 – his 100th podium in formula 1. image via: motorsports.com https://www.motorsport.com/f1/event/saudi-arabian-gp-625272/625272/photos/?filters%5Bevent%5D%5B0%5D=275745 Sergio Perez started on pole for the second time in his For