This Formula 1 silly season is yet to really spark into life, even if a few mutters are being made over who sits where for 2020. Some big teams could well shift drivers for what is supposed to be the final year before a complete overhaul of regulations. There is one team that will simply not feature in this year’s …
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Craig’s Column: Does Red Bull need to act on its serious underperformer?
After another dismal performance, in which he was lapped by his team-mate, is it time for Red Bull to drop Pierre Gasly and replace him with a driver who is able to challenge Max Verstappen?
Read More »Craig’s Column: Comparing IndyCar-shaped apples with Formula 1-shaped oranges
Of the numerous motorsport events going on last weekend – ranging from Formula E causing mayhem around the gorgeous streets of Bern in Switzerland, chaos at the Nurburgring 24 Hours, and a Formula 2 driver banned for three virtual safety car infringements in the same race – what occurred in two races certainly caught the eye. One was a race …
Read More »Craig’s Column: Why Vettel’s penalty sets bad precedent for the future
The ever-opinionated Craig Woollard gives his view on the controversial outcome of the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix, in which Sebastian Vettel was denied victory after being awarded a penalty late in the race.
Read More »Top Five: Underrated performers at the 2019 Indy 500
The 2019 Indianapolis 500 was a tense thriller right from the moment the green flag was first waved until Simon Pagenaud blurred past in his luminous yellow Team Penske-entered car to take his a very popular and well-deserved maiden 500 victory. The story of the race was the tense battle between the 2016 series champion and the 2016 Indy 500 …
Read More »How Alonso and McLaren failed to make the 2019 Indy 500 and what they should do next
The fact that Fernando Alonso and McLaren-Chevrolet failed to secure a spot as one of the fastest 33 qualifiers for the 2019 Indianapolis 500 is nothing short of an embarrassment on both parts. Two of the sport’s biggest names were sent home after being bumped by one of the smallest organisations in IndyCar and by a driver who is still …
Read More »The Pointless Extra Point
So F1 is now officially awarding an extra point for the driver that has the fastest lap of the race, providing they are in the top ten.
Read More »W Series – My Thoughts
While I’m sure absolutely everyone would love to hear the ramblings of a man on the W Series, I’m sharing my thoughts anyway.
Read More »F1 2018 Driver Reviews – Part I
Once again, Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes are those on top of the world. It has been clear that team and driver were the differentiators this year, as reliability favoured championship rivals Ferrari and the cars both had convincing attributes over one another. A mixture of appalling reliability, driver mismanagement and mistakes ruled Red Bull out of the key silverware very …
Read More »Why Vettel can do the job with Ferrari despite 2018 failure
2018 has not been the strongest of years for four-time champion Sebastian Vettel. He has had to look on as rival Lewis Hamilton reached five Formula 1 world championships before him. The scripted for the season – which put the two four-time champions at their absolute peaks in cars near-equal to fiercely battle it out across the season – did …
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