F1 2021 Round 10 – Britain

Time to come home! It’s the British Grand Prix! Silverstone is the spiritual home of British motorsport, and 52 laps around this historic circuit awaited. Once the fastest track on the calendar, Silverstone has been amended on a number of occasions, changing the dynamic of the track, but several super-fast, challenging and rewarding sections of […]

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F1 2021 Round 9 – Austria

Time for round 9 of the F1 2021 championship. I’d won the last three races, could I make it four in a row? The Red Bull Ring features one of the shortest laps of any Grand Prix, and 70 laps around this circuit awaited. Practice brought with it the understanding that turn 3 would be […]

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F1 2021 Round 8 – France

Time to begin the main European leg of the 2021 season, starting with the French Grand Prix, at Paul Ricard. It is in France that the Federation Internationale de L’Automobile (FIA) was first formed, all the way back on the 20th of June 1904, to represent motoring organisations, and the body has since become the […]

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F1 2021 Round 7 – Canada

We had a win under our belt, secured in nail-biting circumstances. We had upgrades going onto the car and it was time to use fresh engine parts too. Oh, it was also time for the Canadian Grand Prix. A perennial favourite among fans and drivers alike, the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (named after the brilliant French-Candian […]

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F1 2021 Round 6 – Azerbaijan

After a brief jaunt around the narrow streets of Monaco another street circuit was up next. The city of Baku in Azerbaijan has hosted F1 Grands Prix since 2016, though the inaugural event was called the Baku Grand Prix, which is legally a separate event to the Azerbaikan Grand Prix, despite being held at exactly […]

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F1 2021 Round 5 – Monaco

Welcome to the crown jewel of F1, the ultimate test of skill and nerve. Welcome to a place where unyielding, unforgiving barriers line your path at every tight, twisting turn. Welcome to 78 laps of torment and tension. Welcome to Monaco. Coming into this race my record equated to: 11th, 9th, DNF, 7th. I had […]

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F1 2021 Round 4 – Spain

After three races the Mercedes duo headed the standings, however Bottas enjoyed a 14-point lead over Hamilton, having won the last two races, whilst Verstappen headed Red Bull’s charge and was level on points with Hamilton. I was a lowly 12th and wanted to improve. Spain was up next, and this fast, twisty-turny track is […]

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F1 2021 Round 3 – Portugal

The Algarve International Circuit is new to Formula 1, having first hosted an F1 race in 2020. Constructed in 2008, the venue has hosted a number of events across a range of motorsport, and after both the real races here and my experience on the game, I’d be happy to see it stick around, though […]

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F1 2021 Round 2 – Emilia Romagna

Some of you may be thinking ‘that’s the San Marino GP track’. You’d also be correct – but in 2020 and 2021 Formula 1 officially referred to the race at the Imola circuit as the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. This may seem pointless, but from an official, record-keeping point of view, the Emilia Romagna Grand […]

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Bloganuary the 5th – Wishing

Today’s prompt is ‘what is something you wish you knew how to do?‘ I can offer a few answers to this. I mentioned in a prior Bloganuary post that I can’t drive. I’ve generally be ok with this (I don’t fork out for car insurance, road tax, MOTs etc), but sometimes I can’t help but […]

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