Reporting from the Ragged Edge
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 →
Lewis Hamilton has already firmly established himself as the benchmark driver of his generation. Now he's taking over many all-time records, and setting some new records of his own. One of the milestones that looms this season is 100 pole positions. When Ayrton Senna took his 65th and final pole position at the 1994 San... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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