The 1988 Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza was Round 12 of the 1988 Formula 1 season. This race is well known for being the only race in the 1988 season that was not won by McLaren F1’s dominant MP4/4. Coming into Monza, the McLaren-Honda MP4/4, driven by Ayrton Senna and Alain…
Backed by Tag Heuer, Aiva Anagnostiadis took on the challenge of driving in the F1 Academy championship in 2025. Her journey so far was demanding, yet the Australian driver kept her head up, learning everything she could. With three rounds to go, Anagnostiadis will try her hardest to gain more points and add to her…
The 1992 Belgian Grand Prix at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps was Round 12 of the 1992 Formula 1 season. This race became central to F1 history as it saw seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher claim his maiden F1 victory. Schumacher, driving a Benetton-Ford, beat legendary drivers such as Ayrton Senna and already crowned 1992 world…
Brands Hatch in Kent hosted the 1986 British Grand Prix, the ninth round of the 1986 Formula 1 season. This race would mark the final time that Brands Hatch hosted a F1 race as the Silverstone circuit took over as the sole venue of the British GP. FISA, the international motorsports governing body at the…
In the next part of Pit Debrief‘s exclusive interview with legendary F1 engineer Steve Hallam, we discussed what it was like to work with Ron Dennis at McLaren. Ron Dennis has incredibly successful career as team boss at McLaren F1 From 1981 through to early 2009, Ron Dennis was the boss at McLaren Racing. He…
Pit Debrief had a chance to talk with longtime Formula 1 race engineer Steve Hallam, whose tenure included three years as Ayrton Senna’s race engineer at Lotus. From Hallam’s first glimpse, at a tyre test in 1982, it was clear that Senna was going to make a name for himself. Hallam watches Senna from afar…
Max Verstappen is on the brink of his fourth World Drivers’ Championship, besting the great Ayrton Senna, who “only” managed three before his life was tragically cut short in 1994. Following Verstappen’s dominant performance in São Paulo, Senna’s hometown, once again comparisons with the legendary Brazilian were made. Verstappen’s former Red Bull F1 team mate…
Gabriel Bortoleto will be joining the 2025 grid alongside his new teammate, Nico Hulkenburg in Sauber. He is the third confirmed rookie on the grid as he joins the line-up that currently consists of Jack Doohan and Kimi Antonelli. They have secured their 2025 seats with Sauber, Alpine and Mercedes respectively. Championship leader Bortoleto joined…
“It was Max’s fault,” remarked Johnny Herbert, the steward that issued the sanction for the incident between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris during the Austrian Grand Prix. The three-time world champion ultimately got a 10-second penalty and two penalty points on his super license after causing contact that resulted in both of them picking up…
McLaren F1 have unveiled a one-off livery ahead of this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix as a tribute to Ayrton Senna, with the recent 30th anniversary of his tragic passing in Imola back in 1994. He won three Drivers’ Championship with them in 1988, 1990, 1991, as well as finishing 2nd in 1989 and 1993. In the…
