Formula 1 fans have been treated to something rare and precious over the last 3 weeks: consecutive races at fast, flowing, dangerous and positively sublime race tracks. First Spa-Francorchamps, then Monza, and now the absolute revelation that is Mugello. It's easy to watch much of the F1 season without appreciating what Formula 1 cars are... Continue Reading →
Ferrari’s Spa embarrassment
Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel qualified 13th and 14th respectively for the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix. It was a demonstration of just how far behind Ferrari is in the power stakes, and a foreshadowing of a nightmare to come at Monza next week. It's been 6 years since the last time Ferrari failed... Continue Reading →
Has Vettel turned the corner?
Sebastian Vettel has had an uncharacteristically tough start to 2020. After five races, Vettel has only 10 World Championship points, 35 less than his own team-mate, Charles Leclerc, and 97 less than championship leader Lewis Hamilton. Vettel has looked out of sorts on the track and seemed at a loss for what has caused his... Continue Reading →
Ferrari are nowhere in 2020
What on Earth has happened to Ferrari in 2020? After the first three races of the season, they just look slow. It's tough to see how they could even begin to recover a serious challenge for victories never mind championships this year. Don't be deceived by Charles Leclerc's 2nd place finish in the season opening... 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 →