Monthly Archives: Oct 2019

This weekend, history could be made as Lewis Hamilton looks set to clinch a sixth world title, which would make him the second most successful driver in Formula One history. If Lewis Hamilton finishes eighth or higher, he is the champion, whilst if Valtteri Bottas doesn’t win, that will also secure it for the manContinue reading “United States Grand Prix: Weekend Preview”

Tyres and turbulent air was the theme of the 71 laps of the Mexican Grand Prix, which saw Lewis Hamilton overcome the tyre degradation and win on a one stop strategy, something that seemed unlikely earlier in the week. The odds were against him in a hectic start. Surprisingly, the top 2 maintained position despiteContinue reading “Mexican Grand Prix: Hamilton survives tyre degradation to win”

It can be said Max Verstappen did himself no favours in qualifying and afterwards as he inherited a 3 place grid penalty for a yellow flags infringement. This put Charles Leclerc on pole position, leading a Ferrari front row. Max Verstappen set the fastest time in the initial runs with an impressive lap, the onlyContinue reading “Mexican Grand Prix: Leclerc takes pole as Max digs his hole”

A lack of grip was the story of the day. Whilst there weren’t many surprises in terms of the order, many drivers struggled for grip due to the lack of downforce due to the high altitudes. Numerous drivers, including Valtteri Bottas and Charles Leclerc found themselves facing the wrong way, whilst Lance Stroll and AlexanderContinue reading “Mexican Grand Prix: Friday Summary”

Formula One arrives in Mexico City after a two week break, where Lewis Hamilton has his first shot of securing a sixth world title if he outscores his team-mate Valtteri Bottas by 14 points. However the high altitudes threaten to derail his chances of wrapping it up this weekend. On paper this track is completelyContinue reading “Mexican Grand Prix: Weekend Preview”

In a strange Grand Prix Sunday, which saw Qualifying take place a few hours before the race, Valtteri Bottas took the win in a fascinating race which looked like it may see varying strategies but ultimately his two stop was the way to go. Qualifying saw Ferrari come out of the blue once again toContinue reading “Japanese Grand Prix: Bottas is back!”

Friday was an action packed day at Suzuka, where the running was crucial and may have even set the grid in Practice 2. The decision was made to close the circuit on Saturday as a result of the typhoon, with Practice 3 being cancelled altogether and qualifying being moved to Sunday morning, providing the trackContinue reading “Japanese Grand Prix: Friday Summary”

After a race turned on its head by a Virtual Safety Car, another race looks set to be turned on its head by an outside factor, this time through a typhoon that looks set to potentially push qualifying to Sunday as well as resulting in a wet track come the start of the race Let’sContinue reading “Japanese Grand Prix: Weekend Preview”