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A fun and unexpected British GP that included a Sprint weekend played out . Ferrari and Charles won a deserving victory after Merc suffered another mechanical issue, and what has become a worrying trend for them. Russell and Hamilton rounded up the top 3. Hamilton and Max had a great battle during the race, but Max was really frustrated as his back wing caused him an accident 4 laps before the end...

A very hot Austrian GP treated us with an exciting race where Russell was able to come back into the championship fight with a brilliant pole, and a great measured race ! In a race weekend where the Ferrari`s faded with all sorts of issues RedBull and Max Verstappen with a new upgraded car showed that they made a step forward, and secured a nice podium finish with Kimi rounding off the top three.

A really hot Spanish track saw a historic victory scored by Hamilton for the first time for Forza Ferrari marking a historic moment. Ferrari did a an aggressive 3 stop and Hamilton delivered. Mercedes salvaged a second place with Russell, but Kimi suffered an engine issue for the first time this season which caused a retirement. Mercedes will be concerned about reliability issues.

We have another Monaco GP with the most beautiful backdrop F1 gets to see with super Yachts and blue waters. In one of the most anticipated Saturdays of the year Kimi of Mercedes pulled a blinder to snatch pole from Max Verstappen and get pole. On a Sunday we saw a championship drive from him, while home hero Charles for Ferrari had a miserable weekend crashing on both Saturday and Sunday due acco...

A highly anticipated Canada GP beloved by many of the drivers including Hamilton and Russell did not disappoint. The sprint race from the upgraded Merc who should tremondous pace saw a very agreeesive Kimi attack Russell alomost causgig a colliosn. This saw major tension boil over, and Kimi losing his cool and losingh second place to a prancing Norris who jumped at the oppurtuinity. Discussions we...

The long wait for an F1 race was over and it delivered a great race ! The Sprint race also provided really good racing, and we can see the heavy upgrades that Mclaren and Ferrari and also RB brought defiantly moved the teams up in terms of performance. Mercedes was the only big hitter that had not brought a heavy upgrade package. It was a big weekend for Antonelli and Mercedes execution of starteg...

F1 has gone through an unexpected 5 week break due to the middle east conflicts! A lot has happened in between that time. The FIA with the teams has done tweaks to the rules to help the energy management system of these cars. The teams especially like RedBull, but essentially all the teams have been working frantically to bring upgrades to their cars. Miami essentially will be a reset in the early...

A thrilling Japanese GP, saw Kimi become the youngest F1 championship leader when he controlled the race brilliantly, after pitting under the safety car. Good come back from Mclaren and Piastri to come in 2nd and third for Charles Lecriec and Ferrari. The race compromised of a lightning start from Oscar and Charles, while Kimi had a horrible start that had dropped him all the way to 5th but he fou...

An absolute thrilling Chinese GP that also gave us our 1st Sprint race of the year and this new era of cars ! Both the Sprint and main race showcased yet again really nice thrilling overtaking between the Ferraris and Mercedes, but also a brilliant battle between the two Ferrari drivers. The man of the day was Kimi and Mecedes who made history by being the youngest driver to grab pole and win a ra...

A new season is upon and we had a thrilling race down under, and were treated to see Mercedes who seem to have built an incredible car with a very strong engine. Ferrari seem to have a rocket start, and a good battle between Russell and Lecreic at the start. Kimi did a really strong job to keep in second, and Hamilton who did a good job in 4th and who seems to be really happy with this new generat...

The biggest news and controversy before the season starts has undoubtedly been the compression issue with Merc engines. The teams that have been secretly lobbying the FIA in the background like Honda and Audi feel like they maybe behind before the eve of the new season! This episode explains what is at the heart of this row !

Our 1st look into a brand new rule change and brand new cars for 2026 that we have been looking forward too. We have learned the Mercedes has built an incredible powertrain doing a total of 1,134 laps, Ferrari did a total of 986 laps, and RedBull powertrains 622 laps. We also witnessed good running out of the box for most teams, and good reliability. Kudos to Audi and Cadialliac who were able to s...

A thrilling season filled with Mclaren dominance at the beginning of the season, and Piastri in prime form. After midseason we saw Mercedes and Redbull join in the fight ! Norris and Max also had an outstanding season with both coming alive after midseason ! Ferrari by thier own lofty standards had a real tough year with no wins and specifically Hamilton in his first year with the team ! He unfort...

A thrilling three way drivers title came down to Abu Dhabi scripted like a movie ! Max who has a great season, made a brillian start, and Oscar made a stunning move to take 2nd place from Norris. During the race with the exception of a really hairy move between Yuki and Norris that forced him to go off track for a quick moment, and that garnered a 5 sec penality for Yuki, Norris was able to make a...

This Qatar GP will be forever marked by the huge strategic blunder Mclaren did to not pit both their drivers during the safety car that came in at lap 7, due to the Hulkenberg accident! Max and RB had a brilliant race to take victory, while Oscar came in second. A brilliant race for Carlos Sainz who secure 3rd for Williams that no one expected. Antonelli had another strong race and was challenging...

A crazy Vegas race that saw both Mclaren`s disqualified unfortunately, because off the skid plank excessive wear. Strong race from Max who dominated from the front. Another strong performance from Merc drivers Rusell who was nursing a power steering issue, and Antonelli who even though he had a 5 sec penalty had a very strong race.

As always Brazil delivers another classic where Norris has had a fantastic weekend, solidifying he's foothold on the championship battle. He won the Sprint race and the actual race ! Pastri by contrast had another messy weekend to all manage a top 5 finish ! The big story was Max who came from last with a fresh engine to make tremendous passes to finish on the podium in a way only he can! Merc...

A fantastic Mexican GP that was gripping from beginning to finish that saw Lando Norris have one of the best weekends he`s had in his F1 carrier. From scoring pole to a dominating win, to take the lead in the championship from the first time ! Good performance from Ferrari and Charles, an unfortunate 10sec penalty derailed Hamilton who also was having a good weekend until then. An absolutely fanta...

A masterclass weekend from Max Verstappen who pretty much dominated everything this weekend from Sprint, Qualifying and the race ! Underlying amazing consistency from him and the RB car in his hands ! We saw both Mclarens coming together in a crash at the sprint race ! During the race the Ferrari`s had a good pace this weekend underlying unexpected pace to come in 3rd and 4th ! Paistri had another...

What a Singapore GP under the lights. Russell and Mercedes outlined how much their car has taken a step from grabbing pole to having a dominating win ! While Mclaren sealed an impressive constructors Championship for a 2nd year in a row, all the talk was about the Papaya rules after Norris made contact with Piastri in the opening laps. Piastri was not happy with Mclaren`s response! RB and Max show...

A remarkable dominant win from Max underlying hsi raw talent that allowed not to make any mistakes from Quali to the race, even when the best of drivers crashed out or made sever mistakes hitting the infamous Baku walls. He has now closed the gap to Oscar to just 69 pts in 2 race weekends, which is remarkable. A nightmare weekend for Mclaren, but specifically from Oscar Piastri netted him zero poi...

An absolute clinic from Max Verstappen on the fastest race in F1 history at 1 Hr and 13 mins ! He dominated with a blistering pole and was able to maintain an amazing pace during the race without making a mistake. The Mclarens who finished 2nd and 3rd were mixed up in a strategy controversy when Lando had a slow pit stop and the drivers were told to switch positions. The strategy team decided it w...

What turned out to be a brilliant race after the summer break, that had everything from crashes to a thrilling flag to flag win for Piastri ! Unfortunate day for Norris who was on his way to 2nd when hsi power unit gace out with onlky 8 laps to go ! A fantastic race from the rookie Hadjer to hold on to a podium finish ! Miserable day for Ferrari with a Hamilton crash, and Lecriec being taken out b...

Another fantastic race weekend that saw Charles grab a shocking pole for Ferrari who show a good step up in pace after thier recent upgrade ! There was a pretty dejected Lewis after Quali saying words like I am useless, and Ferrari need a new drive which shocked the F1 community. On Sunday we saw a fantastic battle between the two Mclarens which saw Lando take an exciting victory! Russell did a fa...

Another race weekend at Spa and we had thrilling Sprint race with Max showing a masterclass to win against the faster Mclarens. On race day with rain coming the race was delayed 1 hour and 20 mins, which was way too long. This delayed race compromised Max very heavily since he's car was configured for rain conditions. Oscar had a a strong race making an amazing move at the beginning at Eau Rouge p...