Red Bull want Ferrari (but really want Mercedes)

It’s by now old news (as is anything in Formula 1 that’s more than a week old), but I can’t post an F1 news update without passing comment on Red Bull’s ongoing engine woes. (Christian Horner has been unable to hide his dismay at the poor performance of Renault engines this year) A messy split […]

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The 2015 Singapore GP Preview

Next up on the F1 calendar comes arguably the most grueling race of the year – the street circuit of Singapore. Racing is an uncomfortable business for the drivers. The cockpits are cramped, they  wear fireproof gear that ensures they sweat buckets and they get jostled and bumped as they hurtle around the track, accelerating […]

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The 2015 Italian Grand Prix Review

(Lewis Hamilton leads Sebastian Vettel around Monza) The fast and furious Monza was the setting for the Italian Grand Prix, a race that always delivers passion from the fans, and gave us a race that concluded the European leg of the F1 season in quite dramatic fashion – especially toward the end of the race. […]

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The 2015 Italian Grand Prix Preview

Two weeks after a rather routine victory for Lewis Hamilton at Spa, the focus shifts to another iconic F1 circuit – the fast and furious Monza, in Italy. Monza has been hosting grands prix since 1921, and hosted an F1 race for the first time in the sports inaugrial 1950 season. This year’s event will […]

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The 2015 Belgian Grand Prix Review

With the Belgian GP at the famous Spa circuit done and dusted, it would be fair to describe the race as a rather uneventful affair, with a few little moments here and there to add excitement. Lewis Hamilton had qualified on pole by nearly half a second from Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg, and it was […]

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The F1 2009 Game Diary – Season 3 Round 5: Spain

Hot on the heels of Bahrain came Spain, with another routine race (ultimately a comfortable win), albeit I risked everything by not paying attention and setting a potentially disastrous pit stop strategy! Having qualified on pole, I misread the number of laps as 55, and set myself up for a two-stop strategy (two long stints […]

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The 2015 Belgian Grand Prix Preview

It feels like it’s been ages since the drama and emotion of a truly amazing Hungarian Grand Prix, but at last F1 is back, and it returns to one of its most iconic and historical tracks – Spa. In some respects this preview feels like a milestone for me – it was with Belgium that […]

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The 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix Report

Amidst the backdrop of tragedy, and with emotions running high as F1 paid its respects to the late Jules Bianchi, the Hungarian Grand Prix would prove to be a fitting tribute to the 25 year old Frenchman, as the race delivered arguably the most exciting spectacle the sport has seen for a couple of years. […]

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