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Bahrain F2: Ilott takes convincing pole

In the early flurry of runs it was Callum Ilott who had provisional pole ahead of Felipe Drugovich and Dan Ticktum, these early runs were interrupted by Yuki Tsunoda spinning at Turn 13. He tried to bump start but his qualifying was over and the red flag was out. Callum would maintain that margin, asContinue reading “Bahrain F2: Ilott takes convincing pole”

Bahrain GP: Lewis Hamilton hits the ground running

The Bahrain GP weekend is underway and Lewis Hamilton topped FP1 for the first time since Hungary ahead of his team-mate Valtteri Bottas in second. Whilst Sergio Perez in what could be his third to last race in Formula One set the third fastest time. Carlos Sainz was fourth fastest for McLaren ahead of PierreContinue reading “Bahrain GP: Lewis Hamilton hits the ground running”

RACE DISSERTATION: 2020 Turkish Grand Prix

Apologies it is a little bit late due to other commitments, but finally here is the Race Dissertation for the Turkish Grand Prix, where I go through 5 of the main pointers that I have taken from this weekend. Hamilton secures seventh world titleLewis Hamilton is now a 7 time Formula One World Champion, andContinue reading “RACE DISSERTATION: 2020 Turkish Grand Prix”

Turkish GP: Hamilton takes seventh title with stellar drive in the wet

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”

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”