Sir Lewis Hamilton has faced the most disastrous season of his Formula 1 career, with the seven-time World Champion staring down the barrel at his worst ever finish in the Drivers’ Championship. The Brit has never finished below the top five in the standings by the end of the year; however, the Mercedes driver is
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Fans are noticing that Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, has been conspicuous in his absence since the FIA’s verdict that the team broke the financial regulations last season. The teams were given a cap of $145 million within which to operate in 2021, and development on the 2022 car was counted within that. As
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Mercedes are reportedly ready to toss the rule book out the window next year if Red Bull are not sufficiently punished for breaching the budget cap. A “gentlemen’s agreement” was previously trialled in Formula 1, whereby the teams would promise to stay with a spending limit, but no one had any intention of sticking to
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has remained vocal about the revelation that rivals Red Bull did in fact exceed the 2021 budget cap, something which potentially questions the legitimacy of Max Verstappen’s 2021 crown. Following much speculation, the FIA revealed last Monday that the Austrians had exceeded the 2021 budget cap, after finding them guilty of a ‘minor’
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After a challenging double header, Mercedes appear to be enjoying some downtime ahead of the United States Grand Prix next weekend, with a bit of bowling to pass the time. Singapore and Japan could’ve gone significantly better for the Silver Arrows, who failed to claim a podium at either round. Mercedes proved to have pace
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Formula 1 appears to have become more about the sport’s politics rather than the on-track action, with the FIA having potentially the biggest decision in its modern history to make. It was announced by the FIA last Monday that following much speculation, Red Bull had exceeded the 2021 budget cap, after being found to have made a
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Sebastian Vettel reckons Sir Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso are the most challenging opponents he has come up against in his career. Alonso won two world championships in 2005 and 2006 with Renault, before an unsuccessful move to McLaren led him back to Enstone. The Spaniard was twice beaten by Vettel to the championship in
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Sir Lewis Hamilton and Esteban Ocon had a fierce, lengthy battle at last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. Ocon qualified an exceptional fifth ahead of the seven-time champion, who had to fend off the other Alpine of Fernando Alonso on a wet first lap. Their battle was cut short when Carlos Sainz’s crash caused a red
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Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports commentator, Martin Brundle, reckons Red Bull boss, Christian Horner, should sign a document outlining his commitment to following the rules amid his team’s breach of the financial regulations. Red Bull, as well as the other nine teams on the grid, had a $145 million imposed on them in
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Mercedes’ George Russell was far from impressed after the Japanese Grand Prix last weekend. The Briton qualified eighth behind Fernando Alonso, while the other Mercedes of Sir Lewis Hamilton ended up in sixth behind Esteban Ocon. The race got underway in wet conditions, and both Mercedes drivers held position off the start of the race,
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