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There was rain overnight so the circuit has lost some grip, but the forecast is for a dry race. (It looks a bit overcast and windy, mind you!) Qualifying ended yesterday with a couple of uncertainties: ERI under investigation from Read More …

Hamilton arrives in Spain with a 4 point lead over Vettel following HAM’s win in Azerbaijan, which so nearly went to his teammate. Verstappen and Ricciardo are still living down their collision; they both evaded anything more than a reprimand Read More …

Despite HAM not having won a race yet this season, VET is only 9 points ahead of him in the current standings (updated after the race in China) and Mercedes is actually 1 point ahead of Ferrari. Free Practice sessions: Read More …

We’re 3 races into the 2018 F1 season: Australia: VET, HAM, RAI, RIC, ALO, VER, HUL, BOT, VAN, SAI Bahrain: VET, BOT, HAM, GAS, MAG, HUL, ALO, VAN, ERI, OCO China: RIC, BOT, RAI, HAM, VER, HUL, ALO, VET, SAI, Read More …

After another mediocre Qualifying effort from Mercedes, Ferrari have taken the front row of the grid just as they did in Bahrain. Provisional grid: VET, RAI, BOT, HAM, VER, RIC, HUL, PER, SAI, GRO, MAG, OCO, ALO, VAN, HAR, SIR, Read More …

Following his wins in both Australia and Bahrain, VET leads the Drivers’ Championship – he’s 17 points ahead of HAM, with BOT a further 11 points behind. News: The good news is Ferrari’s mechanic, Francesco Cigarini, who suffered a fracture Read More …

As much as people complain about grid penalties, it’s going to be interesting to see HAM fight his way up from P9. He qualified P4 but he was given a 5-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change following a Read More …

Hopefully Mercedes have fixed the bug in their pit stop calculator which cost HAM the win in Australia, and that Haas have resolved the wheel nut issues which put both MAG and GRO out of the race. Bahrain and China Read More …

As expected, BOT has a penalty following his crash in Qualifying – his team needed to replace the gearbox, so he gets a 5-place grid penalty. This drops him to P15, behind OCO. Revised grid: HAM, RAI, VET, VER, MAG, Read More …

It’s finally the start of the new F1 season, and there’s lots that’s new! new logo new theme tune new driver protection, the halo – Force India and McLaren have theirs sponsored by flip-flop manufacturers 🙂 new tyre compounds, adding Read More …