Formula 1 celebrated its 70th anniversary on Sunday with a Grand Prix at Silverstone, scene of the first ever World Championship race in 1950. The race was won by Max Verstappen, with Lewis Hamilton second and Valtteri Bottas third. The race was notable in many respects, a few of which I'll cover here. Max Verstappen... Continue Reading →
Hamilton hunting Prost
This weekend's Mexican Grand Prix could see Lewis Hamilton pull level with F1 legend Alain Prost's tally of race wins. Prost took the chequered flag first 51 times in his illustrious career. Hamilton currently sits on 50 career wins in Formula 1, and shows no signs of stopping just yet. During the course of his... Continue Reading →
Rosberg heading for records in 2016
Nico Rosberg is currently leading the 2016 World Drivers' Championship. Whether or not he wins the title this year, it seems inevitable that Rosberg will break at least one record this season. With 6 races remaining (including tomorrow's Malaysian Grand Prix), Rosberg already has 8 wins in 2016. That's already one more than the highest... Continue Reading →
Hamilton on pole yet again in Hungary
Hamilton's incredible run of pole positions continued as the reigning World Champion topped qualifying for tomorrow's Hungarian Grand Prix. Hamilton now has nine pole positions out of ten races in 2015, and five poles in a row. Nico Rosberg completed the front row of the grid for Mercedes, the fifth race in a row that... Continue Reading →
Hamilton closing in on pole records
Lewis Hamilton is the reigning Formula 1 World Champion. He is leading the 2015 Drivers' Championship and is the favourite to be this year's champion too. One of the reasons for his current dominance is his qualifying performance. Hamilton has qualified in pole position for nine out of the first ten races of the season. That performance... Continue Reading →