Vettel opened the points gap further by finishing ahead of Hamilton in Austria but can he continue to extend his lead at HAM’s home race? (I’m watching Quali a few days late because I was shooting the Toronto Indy again.) Read More …

Hamilton starting P8 is a huge help to VET who already leads HAM by 14 points in the Drivers’ Championship. [Qualifying] 5 minutes before the start of the race; air temperature 28°C, track 46°C, but a 60% chance of rain Read More …

Vettel has spent a lot of time dealing with the fallout from his deliberate collision with HAM at the Grand Prix of Azerbaijan. At least VET admitted he was at fault. The FIA did not punish VET sufficiently during the Read More …

I was away camping so I didn’t see the race weekend live. There were a few mistakes in Qualifying and there are a few penalties to be applied… Provisional grid: HAM, BOT, RAI, VET, VER, PER, OCO, STR, MAS, RIC, Read More …

I was away camping so I didn’t see the race weekend live. In the run up to Qualifying, there are a few cars getting a lot of attention from the mechanics: PAL’s Renault caught fire in FP3; there’s a strong Read More …

Seems earlier than usual, but the FIA have announced next season’s schedule: Date Venue Grand Prix 25 March Melbourne Australia 8 April Shanghai China 15 April Sakhir Bahrain 29 April Baku Azerbaijan 13 May Barcelona Spain 27 May Monaco Monaco Read More …

The previous points update I did was after Russia; since then there have been three races: Spain: HAM, VET, RIC, PER, OCO, HUL, SAI, WEH, KVY, GRO Monaco: VET, RAI, RIC, BOT, VER, SAI, HAM, GRO, MAS, MAG Canada: HAM, Read More …

Yesterday’s Qualifying session was a good one, with Ferrari putting Mercedes under a lot of pressure and Hamilton equalling Ayrton Senna’s 65 pole positions – just 3 shy of Michael Schumacher’s record. Provisional grid: HAM, VET, BOT, RAI, VER, RIC, Read More …

Vettel leads the Drivers’ Championship by 25 points over Hamilton after Monaco, and Ferrari are just 17 points ahead of Mercedes in the Constructors’. Hopefully HAM and Mercedes can fight back in Montreal and give us a real fight throughout Read More …

Monaco is such an impossible track for overtaking, Qualifying is so important – last year there was just one pass. That’s not good news for Hamilton. Qualifying ended with the order: RAI, VET, BOT, VER, RIC, SAI, PER, GRO, BUT*, Read More …