2021 IndyCar champion, Alex Palou was signed by McLaren to be one of McLaren’s Formula One reserve drivers in 2023 – specifically, the 25-year-old Spaniard will be McLaren’s reserve at all grands prix that do not clash with his commitments in IndyCar, where he remains employed by the Chip Ganassi team for the 2023 IndyCar […]
First, Hulk was mad at not being selected as a driver for a team last year, then Hulk was sad at only finishing seventh in the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix in August 2020 after filling in for Racing Point’s Covid-19-stricken drivers Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll, but now Hulk is glad after being selected by […]
Japanese F2 driver Yuki Tsunoda is set to make his Formula One debut with Red Bull’s Alpha Tauri team in 2021 – replacing Daniil Kvyat alongside Pierre Gasly. The 20-year-old, finished third in his maiden Formula 2 season this year and is a member of the junior programs of both Red Bull and their engine […]
Mercedes has selected Williams driver George Russell over their own reserve driver, Stoffel Vandoorne, as a replacement for seven-time defending world Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton for this weekend’s 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix. Hamilton has been forced to withdraw from the race in Bahrain after testing positive for Covid-19. Meanwhile, ironically, Williams responded by selecting […]
The 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix is in the books and what looked like it was going to be a victory for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen turned instead into another win for the 2018 F1 world champion, Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes. Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen claimed the third and final podium position. Hamilton sat on pole for […]
The 2018 Japanese Grand Prix is in the books and it was a snoozer of a victory for Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton, who is on his way to another F1 world title. Meanwhile, the second and third positions of Hamilton’s Mercedes’ teammate, Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen contained slightly more drama. While Hamilton was […]
The 2018 Russian Grand Prix is in the books and it was mostly another 1-2 Mercedes snoozer won by Lewis Hamilton after his teammate Valtteri Bottas was ordered to move aside and allow Hamilton to win. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel claimed the third and final podium position. The driving points are fairly straightforward for this race […]
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The 2018 British Grand Prix is in the books and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel beat Mercedes’ pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton off the line to win while Hamilton spent most of the race recovering from absorbing a first lap hit from Vettel’s Ferrari teammate, Kimi Raikkonen, who went on to finish third after being dealt a 10-second penalty […]
The 2018 Austrian Grand Prix is in the books and what at first appeared as though was going to be an easy 1-2 win for Mercedes [as they dominated qualifying and sat on the first row] instead turned into what is referred to nowadays as a “shitshow” with both Mercedes being eliminated on Lap 14 […]
The 2018 French Grand Prix is in the books and unsurprisingly, Lewis Hamilton won easily with a new engine in his Mercedes, while Red Bull’s Max Verstappen managed not to crash for the second race in a row and claimed second, followed by Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen in the third and final podium position. The race’s […]
You may notice that Audi is not at the forefront of the rush to provide self-driving vehicles for the future – there may be a reason for that as exemplified in their latest advertisement for the 2018 R8 Spyder…
With the 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix in the books, Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel has taken complete control of the season race so far. Vettel has won both races outright after this weekend’s effort in Bahrain where he somehow coaxed 39 laps out of the soft compound tires to fend off the hard-charging Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes […]
Driver auditions continue for the second season of “The Grand Tour” on Amazon Prime [which debuts on December 8, 2017] with James’ candidate – a supposedly reformed car thief who promptly nicks the BMW M4 he’s been given by James for his audition test…
Hammond had “quite strong words” with the stunt driver after his first audition, and he has now been granted a second audition to be the new driver for the upcoming second season of “The Grand Tour” on Amazon Prime [on December 8, 2017]…
Mark Webber! Maybe. Perhaps. The Australian former Formula One driver had his audition for the role vacated [thankfully] by The American for Season Two of “The Grand Tour” coming on Amazon Prime on December 8, 2017…
The 2017 Japanese Grand Prix is in the books and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton cruised to victory after his main rival – Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel – encountered spark plug issues that took him out of the race early on. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen claimed second and his teammate, Daniel Ricciardo, was third. The race was only […]
The 2017 Singapore Grand Prix is in the books – and that’s good news for Lewis Hamilton but bad news for Sebastian Vettel – Hamilton won the race after Vettel’s self-inflicted first-turn crash eliminated what was looking like it was going to be an easy victory for him. Vettel’s Ferrari sat on the pole and […]
The 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix marked the end [some might say, thankfully] of the Formula One season and in perhaps the most fitting ending – it was another Mercedes 1-2 finish – with Lewis Hamilton winning and his teammate Nico Rosberg in second with Sebastian Vettel finishing in third. The race was not the […]
The 2016 Mexican Grand Prix is in the books – now that F1 race stewards have finally determined the top five finishers – and surprise, surprise, it was another Mercedes 1-2 snoozefest. But the real drama occurred in the battle for the third and final podium position between the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel and two […]
The Malaysian Grand Prix is all over and there was actual excitement in a Formula One race this time as the race did not involve a Mercedes running away with the victory – or even winning it for that matter. Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo won the race with his teammate Max Verstappen in second – […]