F1

16 weeks later than planned, Formula 1’s 2020 season started last weekend, albeit in Austria rather then Australia. The race itself was worth the wait – only 11 out of the 20 cars that started, finished, making for an exhilarating watch....

Back in 2008, a fresh-faced Lewis Hamilton’s McLaren was overtaken by an even fresher-faced Sebastian Vettel in his Toro Rosso on the penultimate lap of the final race, the Brazilian GP. Vettel took 5th, the position Hamilton needed to win the title. Only the skidding Toyota of Timo Glock,...

First, let’s get one thing straight. The new breed of cars look downright monstrous: huge wheels, huge bodies – they are the hybrid era on steroids. Lewis Hamilton summed up the thinking around the new cars rather succinctly in a tweet when the new Mercedes W08 was unveiled on...

Depending on who sources it, either Juan Manuel Fangio or Niki Lauda is attributed to have said that ‘the secret’ of Formula One ‘is to win going as slowly as possible.’ To win going as slowly as possible; should this be the philosophy Lewis Hamilton is abiding by as...

For once, the biggest talking points going into the new Formula One season do not concern who is going to win the title. As far as that is concerned, everything is relatively simple. Mercedes’ superiority last year looks to have translated onto the new season. The gap between them...

Having to face up to the possibility of leaving the pinnacle of motorsport can’t always be an easy decision to contemplate, though Jenson Button’s recent difficulty in securing a seat with McLaren for the 2015 season bring the question of ‘what next’ into sharp focus for racing fans around the...

Lewis Hamilton stormed to victory in 2014’s season finale in Abu Dhabi, securing the Formula One World Championship, and becomes the first British driver in 43 years to win the title twice. He joins the ranks of Sir Jackie Stewart, Jim Clark, and Graham Hill, who have all secured...