Today saw the announcement that Lando Norris and McLaren Racing will be extending their partnership. In a statement released by McLaren, it was confirmed that Lando Norris as agreed a multi-year deal to continue to drive for the British based team. McLaren Racing is pleased to announce it has extended its relationship with Lando Norris,…

Redbull gives you wings right? But how bendy are they? Well that seems to be the question the FIA is going to be asking. F1 teams have never been shy of loopholes and innovation. Thats exactly what keeps it exciting. It was only last year that we saw Mercedes with their DAS design. With a small pull…

Mercedes scores another win in Spain, Lewis scores 100 and Redbull are left wondering what they can to beat the best …. 2020 has already seen its fair share of incidents, the coming together between Bottas and Russell in Imola, track limits at well every track, the fall of Aston Martin and of course the…

A new era of Formula 1 has been ushered in for 2021, Sprint Qualifying “races” have been approved for three races, meaning that it will be first time in Formula 1 that the Grand Prix is not the only race during a Championship weekend. Why the change? The general idea of the sprint races is…

Formula 1 returns Imola Grand Prix for the Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio Del Made in Italy E Dell’emilia Romagna (this is what you get letting Ron Dennis name the Grand Prix). The weekend started in a slightly sombre mood after the announcement of the death of HRH Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, as a…

Today marks the anniversary of Jim Clark’s death during a Formula 2 race hockenheimring in West Germany. The History of Jim Clark. Jim Clark Jr was born on the 4th of March 1936 in Kilmany, Fife, Scotland. He was the youngest of 5 and the only boy. At the age of 6, Jim and the…

The musings of a Formula 1 Fan The five lights went out signaling the start of the 2021 Formula 1 season. As usual we have 3 practice sessions, qualifying and then the race. For 2021 the free practice session are all 60 minutes long (FP1 and 2 were 90 minutes in 2020) Free Practice sessions…

The first Qualifying session of the 2021 season has been completed with Verstappen taking the honours. It seemed like it was always going to be a Redbull pole, giving the speed and consistency from Max and the team. The Honda Power Unit is fast, the car is stable and Max Verstappen is, well Max Verstappen.…

Mercedes enters the 2021 season, deservedly at the top of the tree. However, this could be the year that things might change. 2020…. Perfection? Lewis Hamilton won his seventh World Driver Championships, unfortunately for the watching fans it was clear quickly in the season that (both) Championships were between the Mercedes drivers. Redbull were better…

Aston Martin is returning to the Formula 1 grid after an absence of over sixty years. Will it be a more successful attempt than the last? History …. It was Short. Aston Martin is a brand that is connected to many things, prestige, Sportscars, James Bond. One thing that it is not connected with is…

This will be a difficult season for HAAS on several levels. No development, rookie driver and questions about the future of HAAS. The 2020 season was difficult for HAAS, an inconsistent car and a neutered power unit all contributed to HAAS finishing in ninth with only 3 points on the board. The Ferrari Conundrum HAAS…

2020 was a strange season for Redbull, they could not consistently compete against Mercedes, but were miles ahead of the rest of the pack. It left them hunting for scraps on the odd Mercedes mistake, this was compounded by the performance of Alex Albon, who was not able to get his Redbull into the sweet…

In 2021, two Formula One teams hit the rebrand button, these were Racing Point who have rebranded as Aston Martin F1 and Renault, who have rebranded the Formula One Team as Alpine. Alpine are Renault’s sportscar brand, tat the time of writing they have one model of car, the Alpine A110, with 3 types to…

Williams Racing remained at the rear of the field in 2020. The Grove based team were unable to score any points during the 2020 season. Although they were at the rear, they were not un-competitive, there was a marked improvement from the 2019 season.   Williams were part of “Formula C” along with HAAS and…

During 2021 testing it was clear to see some serious issues with the Mercedes new W12 challenger. With the claims of sandbagging as rife as ever, it is hard to ignore the actual technical issues which left Mercedes only finishing with just 304 testing laps under their belt. Yes I know, this is Mercedes we…

The 2020 season was a bad year for the Tifosi and Ferrari. The car had “draggy” aerodynamics and an underpowered power unit.  These factors consigned the SF1000 to the history books as one of the worst cars in the teams long history. The season started off strangely when it was announced that Sebastian Vettel was…

It was the last race of the 1997 season, Michael Schumacher of Ferrari and Jacque Villeneuve of Williams were fighting for the championship. Few would have guessed how the weekend would unfold The 1997 Season The 1997 season began in Melbourne at the start of March. Jacques Villeneuve would put his Williams on pole position…

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.…

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…

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…