Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen’s record season in numbers November 2, 2022 He’s sprinkled some fluorescent orange Dutch dust onto this year’s Formula 1 season and Max Verstappen’s reward is a new record for the history books. Verstappen is not the first double world champion, nor the first back-to-back champion, but he is the first to win 14 races in a season. The 25-year-old Red Bull Racing [...]
Formula 1 desperately needs competition right up to the final race October 27, 2022 No matter which army you fought for – Max Verstappen’s or Lewis Hamilton’s – after last year’s Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix controversy, at least that event had one thing: something on the line. Last season looked as if we were embarking on a period of Formula 1 where three constructors could fight it [...]
‘Formula 1 must keep safety at its core after FIA findings from Japan’ October 25, 2022 As public attention shifts from the US Grand Prix – won in the final stages by Max Verstappen – to the Mexican Formula 1 Grand Prix, which takes place on Sunday, it’s imperative that systems are in place to prevent operational decisions that put drivers at risk. Positive safety improvements must be introduced that enter [...]
Formula 1 circus heads to United States under Red Bull cloud October 21, 2022 The title may have been wrapped up by Max Verstappen and the constructors’ title is within reach of his team Red Bull, but as the Formula 1 circus heads to the southern grandeur of the United States this weekend a sense of uncertainty in the sport continues to linger. Last week Red Bull – and [...]
Red Bull found guilty of cap breach but team insist they were below limit October 10, 2022 Reigning Formula 1 constructors’ champions Red Bull Racing have been found guilty of breaching their £114m budget cap for last season but are unlikely to have their titles revoked. The decision yesterday by motorsport’s governing body the FIA stated that the energy drink branded outfit had outspent their $140m budget and committed a procedural breach [...]
Verstappen secures second title but safety the talking point in Japan October 9, 2022 Amid a paddock tainted by anger and dismay, Dutchman Max Verstappen claimed his second Formula One drivers’ championship in as many years yesterday at Suzuka, Japan. The feat put the Red Bull driver alongside the likes of Jim Clark, Emerson Fittipaldi and Fernando Alonso on a pair of world titles. But once again his title [...]
Ed Warner: F1 needs to fast track its cost cap procedures October 6, 2022 The headhunter was calling me about a CEO role at a top six Premier League club. He was building his long list of possible candidates. One of the lures was that half the salary would be paid outside the UK in a low tax jurisdiction, ostensibly for services rendered directly to the club’s overseas owners. [...]
McLaren unveil cyberpunk-inspired Formula 1 livery September 27, 2022 Formula 1 team McLaren have unveiled a new, bespoke, livery to be used at this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix. The new-look car has a cyberpunk-inspired look to its flank whereby the apparent interior is painted on the exterior. The livery has been unveiled in partnership with crypto exchange firm OKX, who also have a partnership [...]
Verstappen’s win in Belgium sees Dutchman close in on second F1 title August 29, 2022 In his ninth Formula 1 win of the season on Sunday in Belgium, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen moved ever closer to his second consecutive title in the world’s biggest motorsporting discipline. There was a sense, when the F1 circus headed to the historic track of Spa, that this might be the final time the paddock [...]
The Ferrari flop and the runners and riders of the Formula 1 summer break August 2, 2022 Much like a group of kids in school, the Formula 1 class of 2022 is on its summer break. We’ve seen brilliant solo drives, atrocious strategy costing leaders and superb overtaking, but here are our four takeaways as the series heads into a recess which will last until the end of the month. Classy to [...]