It has been a year of contrasting emotions for seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton. After ending his winless run by taking a memorable win at the British Grand Prix back in July, the Brit followed it up with victory at Spa following George Russell’s disqualification. However, qualifying has been a real struggle for the 104-time…
The 2024 season has been a chronicle of ups and downs for Mercedes as they continue to grapple with the concept of F1’s current generation of ground effect cars. Despite a shaky start to their campaign, the Brackley-based team seemed to turn things around before the summer break when they managed to clinch three victories…
In June it was announced that Sergio Perez signed a new 2-year contract with Red Bull that would take him to the end of the 2026 season. With the newly signed contract the speculation about the Mexican’s future should have been put to rest. Instead there is an endless stream of rumors and speculation about…
A podium seemed to be on the cards for Mercedes at the Singapore Grand Prix after they managed to lock out the second row on the grid in an interrupted qualifying session. However, certain missteps on the part of the pit wall in terms of splitting strategies and subpar race pace compromised their performance massively….
Coming into the 2024 F1 Academy season, Doriane Pin was one of the favorites to potentially win the Drivers’ Championship. Now, six races later and with the last two rounds ahead of us, the Mercedes driver sits second in the overall standings. Though the chance to catch the leading Abbi Pulling is slim, Pin has…
Considering his one-lap struggles in recent times, Lewis Hamilton bounced back to secure the third position in qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix. While he managed to beat his Mercedes teammate George Russell by 0.026 seconds, his time of 1:29.841 in a one-lap shootout in Q3 (following Carlos Sainz’s crash) placed him over three tenths…
Maya Weug, backed up by Ferrari in F1 Academy, scored another podium to add to her resume as a talented racing driver with great potential. The 20-year-old started the race in P2 and even though she didn’t manage to catch Abbi Pulling in first, at least she didn’t let Doriane Pin behind pass her. She…
There has not been a race weekend in F1 Academy this season without Abbi Pulling winning at least one of the two races — and the street circuit of Marina Bay didn’t change this impressive statistic. The English driver backed by Alpine saw her sixth victory in 2024 earlier today, starting from pole position and…
Despite securing a spot on the podium in Baku with George Russell, Mercedes had fairly low expectations regarding their qualifying performance at the Singapore Grand Prix after struggling for pace in the two practice sessions on Friday. However, the tide turned in their favour today as the Silver Arrows managed to lock out the second…
After lining up in fifth on the grid and losing a place off the line, George Russell’s hopes of scoring a podium were understandably low. However, the W15’s excellent pace on the hard compound tyres allowed him to retake the position from Max Verstappen. As an unexpected bonus, the shocking collision between Carlos Sainz and…
