Formula 1 drivers have been warned of the difficult to control nature the 2026 cars when the new technical regulations come into force. The pinnacle of motorsport switched to hybrid power in 2014, as the old V8 engines were ditched, and new turbo-charged V6 power units were introduced. This is all part of an initiative
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Max Verstappen takes an enormous lead into the second half of the season, after winning eight of the thirteen races completed this season. The reigning World Champion leads Charles Leclerc by 80 points, a margin that should be considerably smaller had it not been for Ferrari’s strategic incompetence. Leclerc has lost the race lead and arguably a
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Scuderia Ferrari have arguably has the fastest car this season; however, it’s also been the most unreliable by a country mile. The Italian team sits 97 points behind Red Bull Racing in the Constructors’ Championship, after a series of strategic errors and horrific power unit reliability. Charles Leclerc has retired from the race lead twice
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Following his unsuccessful attempt to buy Chelsea earlier this season, Mercedes part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is planning reportedly planning a bid for Manchester United. Ratcliffe joined Mercedes driver Sir Lewis Hamilton in bidding for Chelsea after their owner, Roman Abramovich, stepped down amid his links to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russia started a war with
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Netflix have been criticised for allegedly lifting footage from the Qatar Grand Prix to use for their coverage of the Brazilian Grand Prix last season. Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen were reaching crunch time in their rivalry as they battled it out for the world title in 2021, and they showed up at the
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The 2022 championship battle between Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Ferrari has been “refreshing” to watch, with Mercedes having dominated since 2014. The racing has been “close and hard, but fair”, between title protagonists Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, unlike the battle seen between Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton. 2021 saw a title fight like
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Valtteri Bottas’ first season with the Alfa Romeo F1 Team has been his “most enjoyable so far” in the championship, after being relieved of the pressure of racing for the Mercedes F1 Team. The Finnish driver has performed well for the Swiss outfit, and currently finds himself ninth in the Drivers’ Championship. Alfa Romeo do,
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Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff has been labelled a ‘PR merchant’ on social media, after an interview he did with the Financial Times has come to light. Whilst in the interview he revealed that the older generation and the ‘Drive to Survive’ generation have different outlooks on life, especially in regard to racism, the
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Former Formula 1 driver Hans-Joachim Stuck gave us all a bit of a surprise when he suggested that Ferrari told Charles Leclerc to lie about the cause of his crash at the French Grand Prix. The Monegasque had started from pole in Le Castellet, and had fended off the early threat of Max Verstappen, before
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Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that he’s happy with what he’s “seen so far” from the FIA reform, after the governing body announced changes following the controversial 2021 season finale. Had the rules been followed, then Sir Lewis Hamilton would’ve become an eight-time World Champion; however, as is well documented by now, they weren’t. Race
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