Everything Trackside
Driven by the fans, for the fans
Author: Jamie Cooper
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Alfa Romeo recently launched their new car, the C41 broke cover in a glitzy show in Warsaw, Poland. The car was raised up from under the stage complete with the returning line up of Kimi Raikkonen, Antonio Giovinazzi and Test/Reserve driver Robert Kubica. The C41 is still powered by the (hopefully) improved Ferrari power unit.…
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Alpha Tauri have launched the ATO2, the no nonsense launch shows off the 2021 challenger, complete with revised livery. Alpha Tauri had a good 2020, they were generally consistent, with a solid, if not spectacular package. Pierre Gasly became a race winner at the Italian GP, crossing the line ahead of the McLaren of Carlos…
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With the launch of the McLaren MCL35M the countdown for the 2021 Formula 1 season has begun. McLaren will be looking to consolidate third place for 2021, with the addition of Daniel Riccardo from Renault and the Mercedes power unit, the Woking based team will be looking to cement them as the third best team…
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The final piece of the F1 2021 jigsaw was placed on the table when Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton announced a contract extension. The new contract for the seven time world champion is rumoured to be worth £40million, however it is only a one year deal. ONLY ONE YEAR! The contract length between the two parties…
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Since 1950 many teams have entered Formula 1, some have been more successful than others. Only one team has competed in every season of the Formula 1 World Championship. Formula 1 and Ferrari have been in a relationship for over 70 years. The relationship has not been smooth, it didn’t start in the best of…
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Yesterday (25th October 2020) a record was broken, a once in a generation record. Lewis Hamilton crossed the line at the Portimao Circuit in Portugal to win his 92nd Formula 1 Race. The previous record of 91 race wins, set by another legend Michael Schumacher; was achieved on his 247th race start at the 2006…
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On 2nd October 2020, Honda announced that they would be withdrawing from F1 at the end of the 2021 season. In light of this news lets have a look at what this means for Red Bull, Alpha Tauri and F1. Honda’s Statement Honda released a statement outlining the reasons for the decision. In basic terms…
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1st of May 1994. Its a date that is etched on the hearts and minds of the Formula 1 community. The events of that day changed the trajectory of Formula 1 forever. Ayrton Senna, arguably one of the most talented F1 drivers of his generation died. Ayrton’s death capped off what is probably the worst…
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Formula 1 is returning to Spa for the Belgium GP. This is the return to the track that claimed the life of an aspiring F1 driver, Anthoine Hubert was killed in a horrific accident while driving in F2. For most of us that are connected to Motorsport, as a spectator/fan or employee, we understand the…
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70th Anniversary Grand Prix Max Verstappen wins for the first time this season, while Mercedes feel the heat. What a difference a week makes. This weekend it was the second of 2 races held at the Silverstone Circuit. This weekend is the 70th Anniversary GP, the first Grand Prix in F1 not to be named…
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The car in front is Redbull Honda Redbull had a pretty interesting season in 2019, we had 3 drivers, interesting contract stipulations and most importantly race wins. The Riccardo Effect Daniel Riccardo’s decision to move to Renault for the 2019 season caused a few ripples within the F1 driver market, not least at Redbull. Right…
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Can anyone stop Mercedes? Arguably the most dominate team in this era of Formula 1 is Mercedes, they have won all championships within the V6-Hybrid era, with all but one drivers championship won by Lewis Hamilton. (Nico Rosberg won the WDC in 2016. 2019, A lesson in domination? Looking at the stats, Mercedes were in…
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Ferrari cap off a pretty horrible weekend by taking each other out on the first lap, Charles Leclerc decided to dive down the inside coming into turn 3, the SF1000 bounced off the curbs and launches into the rear of Vettel’s Ferrari. Once the dust settles, Charles Leclerc admitted that it was his fault for…
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EverythingF1 Qualifying Report Finally, we have a qualifying session to report on. The Austrian weather tried its hardest to cancel the Qualifying. As the Covid 19 pandemic continues to effect the world and F1, we are still at the Redbull Ring for the Styrian GP. Qualifying 1 is 18 minutes long with the 5 slowest…
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Fernando Alonso is set to return to Formula 1 with Renault for the 2021 season. This is probably not a big surprise. Ever since Ricciardo signed for McLaren to take Ferrari bound Carlos Sainz’s seat, Alonso’s name has been linked with a return to Formula 1. Now that the move is all but confirmed, it…
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Formula 1 2020 Round 1: Austrian GP The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Formula 1. With such a long wait for Formula 1 to return, we were treated to a race that has became an instant classic. After 71 laps, we had 3 Safety cars, time penalties, a driver on the podium for…
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Round 1 Austria EverythingF1 Qualifying Report Finally, we have a qualifying session to report on. Its taken 7 months to get to this point so without further delay lets get into it. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic we have a very different season for 2020, this is the first of 2 Grand Prix at…
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Vettel v Ferrari The 2020 season is almost underway this weekend. The drivers have been doing the press interviews discussing all manner of issues. All eyes and ears turned to one driver and his comments……. When Sebastian Vettel was asked about the decision not to continue after 2020, he replied in a way that was…
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Mclaren OK, so lets get this out the way now….. I’m a Mclaren fan, I love the team, I love the community spirit among the fans, I love the history…. Now that I have got that out the way lets get on with it. Arguably the only two teams that would be considered historic, even…
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Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen… The former Saubar outfit are running their second season with Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi. Robert Kubica arrives for 2020 as test driver. Robert Kubica arrives off the back of a pretty terrible season with Williams. The Williams car was a bad car and Kubica just couldn’t get to grips with…