The contrasting Qatar fortunes for Alpine and AlphaTauri

The Qatar Grand Prix weekend seemed to have a new battle for the midfield supremacy. Instead of it being McLaren v Ferrari, with Pierre Gasly involved, it appeared as if we would have Alpine going up against AlphaTauri as both teams would begin the weekend on the front foot, and they would take that form …

Formula 1: Hamilton dominates for back to back wins ahead of Verstappen

Lewis Hamilton secured the victory at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar after a simply dominating weekend which saw him take home the pole position and race win, closing the gap in at the top of the Drivers Championship to just eight points with two rounds to go. Max Verstappen would be demoted to seventh …

Formula 1: Alpine renew Fernando Alonso for 2022

Why change a winning formula, eh? In the build up to the coming weekend’s Grand Prix, Alpine have announced that Fernando Alonso will continue to race for the team next year after his contract had been extended. This comes as news that not many will find surprising after Alonso laid his intentions down early on …

Formula 1: Verstappen’s valiant effort and Alonso’s throwback performance

Well, there is certainly plenty of talking points following the eventful Hungarian Grand Prix last weekend. Due to that fact, we will be focusing on two things that caught some of the attention on race-day: Max Verstappen’s ‘valiant effort’ and Fernando Alonso’s throwback performance. So, Max Verstappen has endured two painful weekends back-to-back now – …

Formula 1: Esteban Ocon expertly secures first victory after opening lap chaos.

The 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix is one that will be remembered for some time, especially for some more then others. With the clouds opening minutes before the race start, intermediates were the chosen tyre by all for lights out. Carnage was to introduce itself moments later after a bad start by Valtteri Bottas saw him …

Formula 1: How the now 40-year old Fernando Alonso is reinventing himself

On the Thursday before the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso will be celebrating his 40th birthday, meaning there will be two current drivers on the grid who are continuing to race in their fourth decade on the planet – joining Kimi Raikkonen. At least until the end of the season at least. Alonso, a …

Formula 1: Verstappen enjoys Friday in Austria; Hamilton see’s best time cancelled

On Friday, it was Red Bull’s Max Verstappen who led the way at the Red Bull Ring. The Dutchman topped both Friday sessions of FP1 and FP2, ending the day three tenths clear of McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo. Verstappen looked comfortable on both race and qualifying runs, but nothing is guaranteed – especially if the rain …