In a post on his Facebook page today, the news that Nico Rosberg to retire from F1 with immediate effect has stunned the world, on the eve of his coronation in the official end of season prize giving. Rosberg, winner of 23 Grand Prix and 30 pole positions, will be the first driver to not attempt to retain his crown …
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Rosberg vs Hamilton vs Mercedes
There was a lot to talk about after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Craig Woollard tries to make sense of everything which went on there.
Read More »Rosberg’s status as a deserving champion is not to be debated
It seems remarkable that after nine wins out of 21 against a very competitive teammate, Nico Rosberg’s worthiness as a champion is being doubted by some in Formula 1. Stats, a common occurrence on this website, are often touted to prove that Lewis Hamilton is the better driver. After all, he did win 10 races to Rosberg’s nine, and secured …
Read More »Lewis Hamilton at 50 Grand Prix Wins
The United States Grand Prix saw three-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton record a landmark 50th Grand Prix win. This remarkable achievement puts him just one race win behind the great Alain Prost in the all-time rankings, but still some way off Michael Schumacher’s extraordinary 91 Grand Prix wins. Hamilton is continuing to set new records, something he has been consistently …
Read More »2016 Malaysian GP Pre-Race Stats
The stats you need to know (and some you perhaps don't want to know) ahead of the 2016 Malaysian GP, where Jenson Button will aim to start his 300th race.
Read More »F1 needs tweaking, not re-building
For all the negativity around Formula One lately, Silverstone did serve up a cracker of a race. Great starts, accidents, safety cars, virtual safety cars, rain, rain stopping and more rain. It really did have everything. Maybe someone should have told the 140,000 crowd at Silverstone about the negativity towards F1. The talk of boring races, a crisis in the …
Read More »Celebrate good times… (unless you luck into a win)
Perhaps the most exciting part of the weekend, apart from Max Verstappen going wheel-to-wheel with Pastor Maldonado at Monaco, was the decision by Mercedes to pit Lewis Hamilton under the safety car. Or maybe it was the social media reaction afterwards. One of the main criticisms of race winner Nico Rosberg was the fact he had the audacity to celebrate …
Read More »2014 Season Stats
F1 over for another year, so probably a good time to sum up the season with stats on all drivers and teams.
Read More »2014 Abu Dhabi Post-Race Stats
Another season over, only three and a half months to the next race!
Read More »2014 Abu Dhabi GP Pre-Race Stats
THE END IS NIGH! WE ARE ALL DOOOOOOOOOOOMED! Oh, it’s just the end of the F1 season? DOOMED UNTIL MARCH!
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