It’s a milestone that has looked inevitable for some time. Lewis Hamilton has one hundred Formula 1 victories to his name. Following this achievement, one which has never before been seen in the sport, the question on the paddock’s mind is once again, could Sir Lewis be considered the greatest F1 driver ever to kiss […]
It feels far longer ago than 2007 when the newly crowned seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton began his career. But for a heartbreaking trip into the gravel on pit-entry at the Chinese Grand Prix, he would have walked away the first driver in history to claim the world title in his rookie season. […]
In his first year at Formula 1, Lewis Hamilton came second in the World Championship, setting the record for running the most races in a driver’s first season. Since then he’s been breaking almost every record that F1 has to offer, and last Sunday in Austin,Texas he took one step closer to breaking another. He […]
It was all going so perfectly for Charles Leclerc at the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Monégasque racing driver was ten seconds clear of Lewis Hamilton and had him comfortably in his pocket. He had dominated the race after recovering from a race-start wobble, and was fully deserving of his first career victory in Formula One. […]
A new women-only motorsport series has been launched with the intention of identifying potential future Formula One stars. The series, which is set to be launched in 2019, has been backed by a number of current big names in F1, such as the Red Bull design chief, Adrian Newey. It has been suggested that F1 […]
The Chinese Grand Prix reminded everyone what Formula One can and should be all about. It was full of drama, controversy, and an emphatic victory for Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo. It didn’t look like his day originally. Stuck in sixth place on a mediocre strategy, he could only watch as race leader, Sebastian Vettel, and […]
A grand prix weekend oozes tradition. Everything from the national anthem to the champagne ceremonies. For 2018, however, one of these traditions has been consigned to the history books. ‘Grid girls’, whose primary job is to hold up the name boards of drivers in front of their cars before the race, have been scrapped by […]
Nothing has quite taken over a sport like the phrase “Let’s get ready to rumble!” has done with boxing. However, famed announcer Michael Buffer, who has trademarked this phrase, swapped the ring for the track at the Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. As Lewis Hamilton recorded yet another race win to extend his lead in […]