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On Thursday 24th of February, Vladimir Putin ordered Russian Troops into Ukraine on a ‘peacekeeping’ mission. Which soon turned into bombing, by land, sea and air. The action of the Russian dictator has been widely condemned and brought sanctions from countries across the world. While F1 pales into insignificance in the grand scheme of war…
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Former Chief Executive of Formula One, Bernie Ecclestone, defends the Russian GP whilst labelling Putin as “very honourable” in a revealing interview. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has dominated the headlines this week, with president Putin receiving almost unanimous condemnation worldwide. Given the rising tensions, it was unsurprising when it was announced that the…
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Who would have guessed? Mercedes also have opened gills on the W13 which was born with a very minimal hot air vent from the radiators: there was only an opening in the rear of the engine hood for maximum aerodynamic efficiency, but it is all too obvious that in extremely hot races, such as the…
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For the final day of pre-season testing, Haas will run a plain white livery in which all Uralkali branding is removed. In light of today’s attacks on Ukraine, the place of Russian sponsors in sport has come under question quite severely, with Manchester Utd set to pull their sponsorship with Russian airline Aeroflot. From the…
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Formula 1 begins its pre-season preparations this week, with the first of two tests getting underway in the build up to the opening race in Bahrain. While we got spoilt with 2 car reveals from Haas and Alfa Romeo (well, from what we could see with that camo livery anyway), as well as the first…
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Day one of testing and Red Bull have finally revealed the real RB18. Red Bull launched their 2022 challenger two weeks ago however the car displayed, revealed the new team livery on a show car, leaving the technical specifics of the RB18 behind closed doors. On the first day of testing, it didn’t take long…
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Racing driver Aaron Morgan is steadily making a name for himself in motorsport after coming third in the Britcar Endurance Championship and moving up to the prestigious British GT Championships. But what makes Aaron different is he is a wheelchair user who races alongside able-bodied drivers. Aaron has been racing since he was seven, but…
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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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There have been some great rivalries throughout the 70 years in F1. Racers, side by side on the grid, pushing each other to the absolute limit and further! Some rivalries have been powered by the utmost respect for each other, some however were fuelled by bad blood! Here we have a brief look at 5…
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Reports are circulating on various sites that there is an agreement in place for the Portimao Circuit to host an F1 double header. The Portimao Circuit had; as recently as this year, been awarded its grade 1 license. So in theory it is perfectly ready to hold the Grands Prix. There hasnt been an F1…
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𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝟭 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗶𝗷𝗮𝗻, 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗚𝗣’𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱. A statement from F1 released on Friday morning said: “As a result of the ongoing challenges presented by COVID-19, we and our promoters in Azerbaijan, Singapore and Japan have taken the decision to cancel their races for the…
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🏁F12020 RACE NEWS 🏁 Good news has recently been released regarding the Italian GP. The Mayor of Monza issued a confirmation that the Italian Grand Prix will go ahead as planned on the 6th September. However, it will be held behind closed doors. Additionally, the Mayor of Monza also stated that the Formula One contract…
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🏁𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗙𝟭’𝗦 𝗢𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆🏁 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟲 Micheal Scumacher had his “senna in Donington moment”. In horrendous conditions the Ferrari driver showed the rest if the field a masterclass in wet weather driving, finishing in first place with a fastest lap that was 2.2 seconds faster than the rest of the field. 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻…
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Formula 1 has just announced the first 8 races in the revised 2020 calendar. These races will form the European leg of the calendar and will all be held behind closed doors. The races are as follows Round 1 Austria Redbull Ring 3 – 5th July Round 2 Austria Redbull Ring 10 – 12th July…
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The first 8 races are confirmed and we can not wait. More races are to be confirmed in the coming weeks. Make sure you get involved with out fantasy F1 league too. A prize for the winner and it’s free to join, cant be bad! Dont forget to join us on all social media @joinEF1…