Joan Mir has won the 2020 MotoGP World Championship after finishing in seventh place at the Valencia Grand Prix. After six podiums and a win, the Team Suzuki Ecstar rider came into the race with a 37 point advantages over his nearest challenger but a superb defence of seventh until the final corner secured the […]
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Hamilton wins his seventh World title after Turkish masterclass
Lewis Hamilton has won his record-equalling seventh World Championship after mastering the difficult conditions to win the Turkish Grand Prix. The newly crowned Champion cruised to victory at Istanbul Park, finishing over 30 seconds ahead of second placed Sergio Perez, the Racing Point driver getting his first podium of the season. Sebastian Vettel finished third […]
Lewis Hamilton “could only ever have dreamed” to break Michael Schumacher’s F1 wins record
Lewis Hamilton says he “could only ever have dreamed” to break Michael Schumacher’s 14-year F1 wins record. The 35-year-old beat Valterri Bottas to victory in Sunday’s Portuguese Grand Prix, the 92nd of his career, as he closes in on his seventh world title. Speaking to the BBC, the Stevenage-born Mercedes driver was elated: “I didn’t […]
Zak O’Sullivan: “It’s gone really well, I’ve learned a lot this year”
To be fighting for a Championship in your rookie season is special, but to be doing it at 15-years-old is even more astonishing. That’s exactly what Zak O’Sullivan is doing this year. During a year of uncertainty and suffering, racing around the world resumed with the purpose of being as safe as possible, especially during […]
The re-build: how Prescott Hill Climb navigated their way through a global pandemic
When Gemma Price started her new role as General Manager of Prescott Hill Climb on February 3 earlier this year, nothing could’ve prepared her for the challenges she would face in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 24, one day after Boris Johnson had put the UK into lockdown, Gemma and her staff were […]
Analysis: Sebastian Vettel or even Fernando Alonso – Will Renault swing for the fences with their Daniel Ricciardo-replacement?
It felt like a statement of intent when Renault managed to lure star Daniel Ricciardo away from Red Bull Racing a year ago, but the Aussie is already leaving the works team for McLaren next year. Can they lure in another star like Sebastian Vettel to replace Ricciardo? Being sensible If Renault want to stop […]
OPINION: Should the 2020 F1 season be cancelled?
There is barely a sport across the world that hasn’t been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, but perhaps one of the most affected is F1. The sport is a global one, with drivers and teams travelling the world to compete, with a record 22 countries planned for visits in 2020. But ten of these have […]
Opinion: Why the 2020 Australian Grand Prix was the new ‘Indianapolis’
Think Indy 2005, Prost v Senna, Spygate and Nelson Piquet JR being asked to deliberately crash into a wall to aid his mercurial teammate (who’s middle name might as well be ‘politics’) Fernando Alonso. Sport is full of politics and Formula One is indeed no stranger, with the pinnacle of motorsport getting in the headlines […]
Virtual races and FIFA: How the world of sport is coping with COVID
With the world of sport at a complete standstill, all sports leagues around the globe are finding creative ways to keep their fans engaged and to give people some much-needed distraction. This has happened in many different ways: live-tweeting old games as if they were happening now, broadcasting classic events in their entirety and eSports […]
Formula One: Azerbaijan Grand Prix Postponed
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which was due to take place in Baku on June 7, has been postponed. This takes the total number of races to be called off before the start of the 2020 World Championship season to eight. The street race joined the F1 calendar in 2016, and race organisers said they would […]