LawVS - The Ladder Man

It's official. Carlos Sainz will NOT shut up when racing an F1 car. That's a good thing. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Shoutout to StevieTheNarwhal for the chart used in this video: https://www.tumblr.com/steviethenarwhal/803143198554882049/carlos-sainz-talks-a-boatloat-driver-radio According to a brilliant fan-made chart, Williams F1 driver Carlos Sainz has BY FAR...

Looks like Red Bull haven't heard the last of Christian Horner! The Alpine talks intensify. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Now that the 2025 F1 season is done and dusted, the rumours surrounding former RBR boss Christian Horner joining up with Flavio Briatore have resurfaced, all in the wake of a major Alpine shareholder looking to sell up in the not too distant fut...

How did we do this year? Well, not as good as last year...thanks, Pierre Gasly... Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Before the 2025 Formula 1 season began, I took it upon myself to predict where everyone would finish in the championship, including the teams. This is my third go at this and have I made improvements in that time? Well, look for yourself! McLaren and Land...

Charles Leclerc spelt it out to Ferrari. It's now or never. They're betting the farm on 2026 for their own survival. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Next year's driver market is going to be bananas and Charles Leclerc's camp knows this. In a similar position to Max Verstappen over at Red Bull, the Ferrari furniture driver is weighing up his options understandably. Wh...

Former Red Bull special advisor Helmut Marko goes down swinging. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Dr Helmut Marko, having won out against Christian Horner for control of Red Bull Racing realised his influence was weaker than he thought...or was never there to begin with. Not one week since his departure from the F1 team, the Austrian rails against the nature of his le...

F1 2025 has had its highs and lows...and those who were so-so. But mostly hot and cold! Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs How did Formula 1 drivers fare over the 2025 season? McLaren won out in both titles whilst rookies like Isack Hadjar and Oliver Bearman doing more than enough to showcase their future in Formula One is safe and bright. However, the likes of Lewis Ha...

How are the F1 engine makers doing with just a few weeks left until their creations break cover? Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Five companies are supplying power units to eleven teams. Which are of them are reaching their goals and which are frantically fixing glaring issues? How confident are they going into the first phase of the brand new Formula 1 regulations c...

Honda Racing's president's desire for Aston Martin to dominante ASAP is bad news for Lance Stroll. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs HRC's lead Koji Watanabe spoke to Aston Martin's F1 website about his excitement in working with Adrian Newey and the AMR project going into 2026 and beyond. What is clear though is that the ambition of Honda has reached a whole other lev...

Helmut Marko is poised to be ousted from Red Bull. What does that mean for Max Verstappen? Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs In a surprise twist AFTER the 2025 F1 season was won by Lando Norris, Red Bull Racing's special advisor Helmut Marko is set to be removed from involvement with the Formula 1 team for its 2026 campaign. The specifics are not yet clear. Will he ret...

We have a new F1 champion. You may not like him, but he earned it. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Lando Norris secured his first ever Formula 1 world title by finishing P3 behind rivals Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen. The Abu Dhabi GP may not have been exciting but for some, that's fine by them! Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc signed off 2025 duties on a good note whil...

The intense FIA press conference before Abu Dhabi gave us a lot to work with. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Putting Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri was going to be interesting; and the world was not disappointed. Norris let his guard down with honest answers whilst Piastri and Verstappen were a lot more closed off. Was this a ploy by Lando to show hi...

In a shock move, Toyota's name shall grace an F1 team for the first since 2009. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Yes, it's not a full-on works team, but Toyota Gazoo Racing has stepped up its collaboration with Haas to transform Gene's team into TGR Haas F1 Team for the 2026 Formula One season. This is more than a simple increase in Toyota stickers on the car; but the...

It's over. Yuki Tsunoda is out of Red Bull Racing...at least their main lineup. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs In a surprise move, Yuki Tsunoda is NOT out of a job in F1, but has been moved off into a third driver, testing sort of a role. Part of the RB family, but not a main man. Meanwhile, the expected lineup of Isack Hadjar moving up to join Max Verstappen and Ar...

It's the final countdown. Lando Norris' to lose and Max Verstappen's to gain. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs And oh yes, Oscar Piastri is there too. With three men poised toward destiny, the Abu Dhabi GP is going to be a very tense act to follow the Qatari race. Just 12 points separate Max from an historic F1 moment. For Norris? Get on the podium and he will have hi...

Max Verstappen cut the gap to Norris in half. AGAIN. We're going to Abu Dhabi. Climb the ladder with me over on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs What should've been a steady securing of his first world title, Lando Norris now finds himself HAVING to secure a top 3 finish next time out after the Qatar GP threw himself and Oscar Piastri a curveball...by their own team. For a second time in as many...

McLaren are chasing the FIA to relax rules regarding technical breaches...that is sad. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Whilst team principal Andrea Stella discussed that no team orders would be in place for the rest of the F1 season, including Qatar, a quiet technical answer was given in the wake of the team's disqualification in Las Vegas for that grand prix. The Mc...

Adrian Newey assumes EVEN MORE control of Aston Martin, now as their team principal. WHAT?! Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs In a surprise twist of fate, Aston Martin have announced that they've hired from within. That the legendary F1 designer has taken up the role of leading the team trackside as well as designing their future cars. What does this mean for the team...

Everyone's talking about Max and Lando...but what about Oscar Piastri? Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Nobody is quite certain what exactly McLaren's Australian driver will do in the midst of pressure from both Norris and Verstappen...so I asked YOU to discuss it with me! With 6,000 votes cast, it's clear. YOU WANT CHAOS! However, I don't think it's as simple as that...

It was already gonna be tense here, but with Max where he is? Lando should be nervous. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs We knew the Qatar GP was gonna be something to keep an eye on, what with tyres expected to struggle and Pirelli mandating a 25 lap limit for them...but thanks to the McLaren double disqualification, Max Verstappen is closer than he has been since the...

McLaren did not cheat in Las Vegas. They simply done goofed...and made Lando's life harder. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs McLaren said it was a mistake, but in reality, it was a greedy gamble in the midst of a lack of data due to practice being limited for the 2025 F1 Las Vegas GP. As a result, what became a smooth ride into the Middle Eastern races has become a mo...

In a rather shocking twist, BOTH Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were disqualified from the Las Vegas GP for a technical fault, excess plank wear. The same thing that afflicted Ferrari back at the Chinese Grand Prix. A big loss, right there! All of this great news for Max Verstappen whose win brings just 24 points behind Norris with two rounds and a sprint to go. Meanwhile, Mercedes secured another...

Rain escaped us in Brazil...but came back STRONG in Vegas F1 quali! Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs This was one of the most intense qualifying sessions of the F1 2025 season with Lewis Hamilton the biggest loser out of all the drivers tiptoeing around the famous landmark. The circuit didn't give us teammate Charles Leclerc much to smile about either! Meanwhile, both...

Max Verstappen wants to call time on his famous number 33...and replace it with Ricciardo's. Oh dear. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Last week, the FIA approved relaxing rules regarding driver numbers; something which has been permanent since 2014. How? We do not know...but what we DO know is that Max Verstappen wants to get in on it and replace his number 33 with n...

Charles Leclerc has been ‘repeatedly contacted’ by Aston Martin...why? Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Ferrari's golden boy Charles Leclerc has been ‘repeatedly contacted’ by Papa Stroll's F1 team, as said by a contact close to Nicholas Todt, the driver's manager. In a time where next year's drive market is expected to be EXTREMELY silly, these words carry extreme we...

Audi has CEASED development on their 2026 power unit. That's a good thing. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs In a rather surprising move, Mattia Binotto and Audi have made the decision to STOP work on adding performance and developing their first generation of F1 engine, instead focusing on just reliability. Is this a bad thing? Not so. This is all part of the plan and...