LawVS - The Ladder Man

McLaren won the team title in Singapore...but the team looks fragile regardless. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs McLaren’s win came with fresh contact between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri which passed without issue and a mounting perception that the pit wall tilts toward Lando. The pattern from Hungary 2024 may show how “hard racing” and team unity may be masking d...

The gloves are off and McLaren might live to regret it. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs George Russell owned Singapore as Mercedes nailed a no Safety Car race while McLaren locked the 2025 constructors but lit a fuse within their own garage. Lando Norris went full send on Lap 1, clipped Verstappen then brushed Piastri and the stewards called it hard racing...and the...

Alex Dunne just walked away from McLaren...and it's made them mad! Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs McLaren has parted ways with rookie standout Alex Dunne before the F2 season for 2025 is over. Huh? The fallout hits every corner of the grid. Dunne isn't a slowpoke either, he's in Formula 2's top 5 and ahead of all the Red Bull juniors. However, with Lando Norris and...

The numbers are starting to say that Franco Colapinto deserves another go in 2026. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Franco Colapinto replaced Jack Doohan and sits last in the standings of active drivers, yet his head-to-head with Pierre Gasly tells a different story. Tighter than it was between Gasly and Doohan and it’s coming inside a chaotic Alpine setup which is on...

Whilst Kimi Antonelli's future looks brighter, George Russell and Toto Wolff are locking horns...and neither one are backing down. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs The Russell vs Mercedes saga is heating up and whilst there seemingly HAS been progress...it's gotten very technical. Yes, Toto Wolff has publicly promised Kimi Antonelli a seat for 2026...verbally. On Ital...

Singapore is always pure theatre and the latest Leclerc-Ferrari rumours are a great opening act! Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs The 2025 Singapore Grand Prix is coming and the drama is already piling on DAYS before it. Rumours are swirling about Charles Leclerc potentially sounding out McLaren, Aston Martin and even Mercedes. With Ferrari’s performance under scrutin...

Max Verstappen just lit up this year's title race...even if he doesn't win it himself! Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs A 22-second GT3 win in a Ferrari 296 has capped off a surging wave of fan momentum toward Max Verstappen. His recent triumph reads as pure racing freedom while McLaren’s “equal opportunity” script for Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri looks corporate. Z...

Red Bull’s smartest play for 2026 might just be the move nobody expected...nothing! Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Red Bull Racing has been at the center of constant speculation...but the truth is, stability could be their greatest weapon heading into 2026. With Max Verstappen back in winning form and finally praising the team’s effort, panicked changes risk undoing...

Sainz just lit the fuse on his Williams era with his podium. Safe to say it's on again! Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Carlos Sainz’s return to the rostrum with Williams in Baku is proof that everything said up until now is REAL! He turned months of noise into a clean result. In his own words it wasn’t about anyone else. That mindset matches the team’s rise under Ja...

Christian Horner's next 'possible destination' could be Haas. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Fresh off his departure from Red Bull Racing, Christian Horner has walked away with a $100 million settlement and the freedom to come back to F1 sometime next year. Now recent rumours suggest his next move could involve Haas, the most affordable team on the grid. There, Horn...

Max Verstappen is back in the hunt and F1 fans WANT it. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs McLaren may have dominated the season so far, but Baku changed everything. Both Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris let valuable points slip away while Verstappen won AGAIN, backed by a revitalised Red Bull and a sharper-than-ever Yuki Tsunoda. With Max taking things one race at a time...

Baku 2025 delivered a statement win for Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz's revenge arc is back on! Climb the ladder with me over on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Max Verstappen controlled the 2025 Azerbaijan GP from the front on a bold hard-tyre start, banked a grand slam as he did so and now got people talking about him taking down at least one McLaren in the championship hunt. Mercedes made...

Next-gen Formula 1 might NOT be about engines alone. Mercedes should be worried. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Pirelli’s Mario Isola dismisses Toto Wolff’s headline-grabbing 400 km/h claim and explains why wider performance gaps between compounds may force two-stop strategies. There seems to be far more to these new regulations than we thought! Including how narrow...

George Russell is turning the screws on Mercedes and Helmut Marko is happy to point it out. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Helmut Marko’s latest comments slam the door on any Max Verstappen-to-Mercedes fantasy whilst also heaping praise on Russell and push Toto Wolff to pay up for the privilege. With Red Bull granting Max more freedoms and more control over the car'...

Ferrari needs a hero! No, they don't. They need to get their act together! Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Ferrari’s badge still turns heads yet internal churn is costing them wins and is a dealbreaker in Max Verstappen's head...despite being tempted by the allure all the same. It's not enough though! Discarded former overseer of Ferrari Luca di Montezemolo says the...

Baku is braced for chaos and we have the full playbook. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs McLaren’s team-order fallou is still going but Piastri’s quiet steel and Norris’s tricky record set the stage for a must-watch Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025. The C6 qualifying tyre matters, sadly, as well as how Red Bull’s straight-line speed returns Verstappen to the sharp end and w...

Red Bull just showed why Christian Horner had to go. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Helmut Marko’s Monza victory speech puts a spotlight on the new power triangle of himself, Max Verstappen and new team boss Laurent Mekies...while framing Christian Horner as the drag that held Red Bull back in recent years. Was this a necessary process or could Horner have marched o...

Gasly’s future with Alpine is not a love story. It's business. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Pierre Gasly has inked a fresh deal that keeps him in Enstone until 2028, locking himself to the grid’s current back-marker for the next three seasons after this one...and it's not as simple as wanting to stay. He HAD to stay! With new Renault boss François Provost pledging...

Ferrari just lost the brains behind some of their best engines of the last decade...to Audi! Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Two of Maranello’s top power-unit gurus (Wolf Zimmermann and Lars Schmidt) are reportedly packing their bags for Audi ahead of the 2026 F1 season...oh goodie. More Ferrari departures. Now WHO are they exactly? Zimmermann masterminded Ferrari’s...

Mercedes fans are starting to sweat with no signatures for Russell and Antonelli in sight. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Mercedes is past its usual August deadline...and yet George Russell and rookie Kimi Antonelli remain unsigned for 2026, sparking talk of friction inside Brackley. Team principal Toto Wolff insists on short 1-plus-1 deals but Russell surely wants...

2025 F1 title race may have just changed forever. McLaren’s dramatic team orders? Man, they used to be cool. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs McLaren’s bold call during the Italian Grand Prix has fans and pundits talking about whether the team crossed a line. The team’s controversial decision to swap positions with Oscar Piastri...it makes you wonder. What does it rea...

Oh no. Not again. ANOTHER McLaren maladie at Monza? Climb the ladder with me over on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Max Verstappen was unstoppable...and whilst McLaren took a double podium, the day will be remembered for controversy instead of conslidation with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris ONCE AGAIN tangled up in team orders. Ferrari found quiet progress at their home race, Charles Leclerc’...

Monza delivered with Max Verstappen ROARING back to the front. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lando Norris finally opens up with a raw confession at Monza regarding Oscar Piastri. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Lando Norris’ candid confession about his current situation matters for both his career and McLaren’s future. Norris admits that Oscar Piastri matches him in speed and composure, making him confront his own emotions and embrace experience as his only...

Reverse grids, sprint races and trimmed free‑practice sessions are suddenly center stage...and fans are divided. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs F1 is facing a dramatic and gimmicky future and I’m here to break down Stefano Domenicali’s push to reshape race weekends by expanding sprint formats, cutting back or cutting out free‑practice sessions, even testing reverse...