Lewis Hamilton is a seven time world champion! And he secured it with one of the best drives of his Formula One career, making his intermediate tyres last to take an unlikely race victory. At the start of the race, conditions were very tricky and full wets were the way to go. The Racing PointsContinue reading “Turkish GP: Hamilton takes seventh title with stellar drive in the wet”
Monthly Archives: Nov 2020
Turkish GP: Stroll denies Verstappen and takes shock pole
It was Lance Stroll who took a shock pole position. Racing Point took a gamble to put both drivers on intermediate tyres. Everyone else responded but could not get on top of Lance. Not even Max Verstappen who looked to be favourite for pole, but could not get on top of the intermediate tyres. SergioContinue reading “Turkish GP: Stroll denies Verstappen and takes shock pole”
Turkish GP: Verstappen tops soggy final practice
The Saturday morning practice session saw Max Verstappen make it a clean sweep of practice sessions topped, on a 1.48.485, ahead of Charles Leclerc, who appears to be taking the slippier conditions in his stride. However it was not a clean session for the Ferrari as he collided with Esteban Ocon in the early stages.Continue reading “Turkish GP: Verstappen tops soggy final practice”
Turkish GP: Verstappen remains top in hectic session
After the track was like an ice rink on the first practice session, this session was always going to be the more relevant one. However grip didn’t improve as much as the drivers and teams would’ve wanted. Max Verstappen set the fastest time on a 1.28.330, retaining the top spot from FP1. Charles Leclerc wasContinue reading “Turkish GP: Verstappen remains top in hectic session”
Turkish GP: Verstappen tops tough first practice session at Istanbul
It wasn’t the most relevant of first practice sessions as the track surface looked to be incredibly tricky, having only been laid down recently. Grip was very low, particularly at the start of the session, as the track had been cleaned in the morning. Most drivers used the hard tyre, and only George Russell usedContinue reading “Turkish GP: Verstappen tops tough first practice session at Istanbul”
Turkish GP: Race Preview
After a 2 week break, Formula One heads to the Intercity Istanbul Park circuit in Turkey for Round 14 of the 2020 season, returning to this much missed venue for the first time since 2011. The Intercity Istanbul Park circuit is set in the Tuzla region of Istanbul in Turkey. As mentioned above, this circuitContinue reading “Turkish GP: Race Preview”
F2 and F3 undergo revamp for the foreseeable future
This week it was announced that F1’s premier feeder categories, Formula 2 and Formula 3, will undergo a revamp for 2021. Both series will go to fewer events, F2 going to 8 instead of the usual 12, and F3 going to 7 instead of the usual 9. They will be running 3 races per weekendContinue reading “F2 and F3 undergo revamp for the foreseeable future”
RACE DISSERTATION: 2020 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
After a return to a historic circuit which saw history made, here are the main pointers I have taken from this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. Mercedes take a record seventh in a rowMercedes have now entered unchartered territory, and have clinched a record seventh consecutive constructors title, an unprecedented level of success. As the dominantContinue reading “RACE DISSERTATION: 2020 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix”
Emilia-Romagna GP: Hamilton wins as Mercedes clinches constructors championship
No one has ever won 7 constructors titles in a row. Not until 2020, when Mercedes secured their seventh consecutive constructors title at today’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, breaking the record for the most consecutive constructors titles. The start wasn’t good for Lewis, as he lost out to Max Verstappen going into Tamburello, andContinue reading “Emilia-Romagna GP: Hamilton wins as Mercedes clinches constructors championship”
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