The 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix

After a routine Australian Grand Prix led to a routine 1-2 finish for Mercedes, and much complaining about the fairness of F1, the circus moved on to Sepang, Malaysia, a circuit that usually offers up some good racing amid variable conditions. Sepang is completely different to Melbourne. Whereas Melbourne is a street circuit, Sepang is […]

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Real News, News, and Over-reactions

In the past week there have been several high-profile stories in the news, some of which deserve the attention – and some of which definitely don’t. Firstly, there has been the tragic plane crash in the French Alps, a crash that killed 150 people, in what appears to have been an act of suicide, for […]

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No Room for Germany?

So it would seem that the 2015 German Grand Prix – originally slated for the 17-19 July – is on rocky ground. For the past few years the race has alternated between Hockenheim and the Nurburgring, with the Nurburgring slated to host the race this year, but, as often seems to be the case in […]

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F1 has Issues and Red Bull throw a Tantrum

So we are only one race in and already Formula 1 is grappling with some pretty serious stuff. After an Australian Grand Prix that saw only eleven of twenty cars finish (and only fifteen cars even start), there were rumbles of discontent surrounding the lack of on-track action, a race once again dominated by Mercedes, […]

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F1 Season 2 Round 6 – Monaco

Having taken an unlikely win at Monaco last time out, I was pretty confident of winning here again, but this time it was not to be. An easy pole was converted into an early lead, but I would fail to concentrate properly, with the consequence being I lost my front wing (twice) and lost out […]

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F1 Season 2 Round 5 – Spain

It would be fair to say that Spain is a circuit I thoroughly enjoy. It was the scene of my first win in the 2009 season and with a year’s worth of experience, not to mention the strategy of three stops and most stints on softs, this was an easy pole and easy pole and […]

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F1 Season 2 Round 4 – Bahrain

I’ll be honest, it’s been a few days since this race and I don’t have all the details of this race stored in my head. I do know that this was not an especially good race for me in the 2009 season, so I was hoping for better things here. Qualifying wasn’t great, though I […]

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The 2015 Australian Grand Prix

So after a qualifying session that confirmed what we all suspected – that Mercedes were much quicker than everyone else – the majority of the action in today’s race was largely happening off the track, with Bottas ruled out due to a back injury, Kvyat not able to start owing to technical trouble and Magussen […]

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The 2015 Australian Grand Prix Preview

So F1 is back and it’s time to fire up those engines and spin those wheels! The first venue? Melbourne, Australia! This popular circuit will be hosting its 20th Formula race when the racing proper starts on the 15th of March. Since the Grand Prix moved from Adelaide to Melbourne the man with the most […]

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The 2015 F1 Drivers

Last time out I previewed the teams that would be competing in the 2015 Formula 1 season. This time around I’m taking a look at the drivers. Lewis Hamilton Team – Mercedes Last year’s position – 1st As reigning champion Lewis Hamilton will head in 2015 no doubt confident – something buoyed by once again having […]

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