Reporting from the Ragged Edge
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 →
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 →
Like many occupations, motor racing tends to be a family affair. The children of professional racing drivers often become racing drivers themselves, to varying degrees of success. In very rare cases, both generations reach the pinnacle of their chosen racing categories. Let's have a look at how this has happened in Formula 1. In the... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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