Englishman living in Canada; photographer; Agile coach; badminton player; Formula One (F1) fan.
The war of words (aka handbags at dawn) between Toto Wolff and Christian Horner continues – I’ve stopped listening because I’d rather just see the action on track. Qualifying was cut short by GAS’s puncture bringing out yellow flags as most of the top 10 started their final run Provisional grid: HAM, VER, BOT, GAS, […]
The third race of the triple-header is (controversially) in Qatar – a brand new circuit for F1 but it has hosted many bike races. Mexico and Brazil were exciting, especially HAM’s fightback last weekend, but the Qatar circuit looks less likely to be a “classic” … unless the stewards start handing out penalties (or ignoring […]
Some people don’t like the sprint format but I think each time there’s been one (Silverstone, Monza, and now Brazil) it’s always been an eventful weekend… and there’s been no end of excitement so far this weekend. Here’s a quick summary of my notes: Mercedes replaced HAM’s engine, so he has a 5-place penalty for […]
The Grand Prix of Mexico was only a few days ago, and freight shipping problems have meant a hectic couple of days for many of the mechanics; the stewards have given special dispensation for the teams to work late on preparing the cars. A quick reminder on the World Championship standings: VER is 19 points […]
There’s been two races since the previous points update: USA: VER, HAM*, PER, LEC, RIC, BOT, SAI, NOR, TSU, VET (*indicates fastest lap) Mexico: VER, HAM, PER, GAS, LEC, SAI, VET, RAI, ALO, NOR *BOT set the fastest lap but he won’t get the point as he finished outside the top 10 There are 4 […]
A dusty track, a red flag, lots of engine penalties, and some drivers giving their teammate a tow – an eventful qualifying session. Post-Quali order: BOT, HAM, VER, PER, GAS, SAI, RIC, LEC, TSU*, NOR*, VET, RAI, RUS*, GIO, OCO*, ALO, LAT, SCH, MAZ, STR* – *penalties to be applied. For the Quali incidents which […]
It seems odd that there was a weekend off between the US GP and Mexico, but I’ve heard that’s because they wanted it to coincide with Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) … except that was on Tuesday!? The weather forecast for the whole weekend is warm and dry; 0% chance of rain. […]
The circuit is a little overcast but it’s warming up and there’s no rain forecast for the race. There was a little drizzle at the very end of qualifying but it didn’t really affect the session. Provisional grid after Quali: VER, HAM, PER, BOT*, LEC, SAI, RIC, NOR, GAS, TSU, OCO, VET*, GIO, ALO*, RUS*, […]
Two weeks on from the GP of Turkey, which ended with VER 6 points ahead of HAM in the Drivers’ Championship standings. News: The 2022 calendar was announced – a record 23 races, running from Mar20 (in Bahrain) to Nov20 (in Abu Dhabi); Miami has been added but China was dropped (due to COVID) Aston […]
There’s been two races since the previous points update: Russia: HAM, VER, SAI, RIC, BOT, ALO, NOR*, RAI, PER, RUS Turkey: BOT*, VER, PER, LEC, HAM, GAS, NOR, SAI, STR, OCO (*indicates fastest lap) Here are the standings: Driver Points #Wins #f/lap 1 VER 262.5 6 3 2 HAM 256.5 5 4 3 BOT […]