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Button to retire from full time racing at end of season, an F1 great
Jenson Button’s name is synonymous with Formula 1 in the 2000’s and into the 2010’s. A legendary career, a legendary driver, a world...
Alex Johnston
Jul 20, 20252 min read
Emmy’s Images: British Grand Prix
Emmy attended the 2025 British Grand Prix and here are some of her images. There will be more to follow including the feature races of...
emmygibbons2002
Jul 20, 20251 min read
Rowland crowned Formula E champ: The good guy eventually finishes first
At long last, Oliver Rowland has his hands on a trophy and his name up in lights. Crowned as the newest Formula E World Champion, the...
Alex Johnston
Jul 14, 20252 min read
Christian Horner leaves Red Bull, replaced by Laurent Mekies
Red Bull have been in turmoil since the start of last season, and that has been sucker punched now, as the team have sacked Team...
Alex Johnston
Jul 9, 20251 min read
Has F1 itself a lesson with fan-popular British Formula 4 sighting?
I really hope I’m not alone in my belief that F4 is something that should feature on more rounds of the F1 calendar. The inclusion of F1...
Alex Johnston
Jul 9, 20252 min read
So long jokes, hello history books
He finally did it. A Nico Hulkenberg F1 podium. The last time the German stepped on the podium was 10 years ago as a Le Mans winner. Once...
Alex Johnston
Jul 6, 20252 min read
We need to talk about the Alpine F1 seats
Okay, so that title is slightly misleading, we only need to talk about one of them and if I was going to give you a clue…it’s not Pierre...
Alex Johnston
Jun 30, 20252 min read
What if Max Verstappen is banned at Silverstone?
Another Grand Prix weekend, another look at Max Verstappen’s potential race ban…The Dutchman is cutting it fine for a ban, but survived...
Alex Johnston
Jun 27, 20252 min read
F1: The Movie - An honest review
Warning: Contains spoilers Formula 1. Brad Pitt. Sir Lewis Hamilton. A billing as the most authentic racing movie ever made. Quite the...
Topher Smith
Jun 26, 20257 min read
The happy ending to a story that never happened
A story that began all the way back in 2012 finally has a satisfying conclusion, as Robert Kubica finally is a big winner for Ferrari. Of...
Alex Johnston
Jun 15, 20252 min read
F1 in Canada: Robert Kubica’s Redemption Story
In the mid to late 2000’s, Polish driver Robert Kubica was a force in Formula 1, and was hotly tipped to become a world champion. Robbed...
Alex Johnston
Jun 13, 20252 min read
Canada 2011: Records that may never be broken
The race of the century? A lot of people would certainly agree with that statement, none more so than Jenson Button, who triumphed on...
Topher Smith
Jun 13, 20253 min read
Tsolov sets new all time Formula 3 win record
Bulgarian teenager Nikola Tsolov made history in Formula 3 during the Monaco Feature Race as he surpassed the all time record for wins in...
Alex Johnston
May 25, 20251 min read
A shock polesitter at the Indy 500, but he was always that good: Robert Shwartzman
A Formula 3 champion in 2019, Robert Shwartzman - driving under the Ferrari banner as an academy driver - he looked destined for Formula...
Alex Johnston
May 23, 20252 min read
No normal rookie: Kimi Antonelli
From the off here, we’re not talking about any other young driver debuting in Formula 1. Anyone who’s watched any lower formula race over...
Alex Johnston
May 3, 20251 min read
Monza, Lightning McQueen, recovery and racing in the Middle East: with Oleksandr Bondarev
by Alex Johnston Imagine for a moment that you suffered a horrendous injury that left you in hospital for a third of a year and upon...
Alex Johnston
Apr 27, 20253 min read
The greatest individual racing season of all time
by Alex Johnston This achievement will never be topped, or even matched. This particular season and string of performance is something...
Alex Johnston
Apr 27, 20252 min read
A supportive article for Richard Verschoor
by Alex Johnston After three rounds of the FIA Formula 2 season, Dutch driver Richard Verschoor finds himself top of the standings after...
Alex Johnston
Apr 24, 20252 min read
Future stars, cult heroes, less than heroes and heartbreak: F2 reaches 200 races
Today’s Formula 2 feature race sees the series reach race number 200, and in that time spanning from 2018 to now we’ve seen it all...
Alex Johnston
Apr 13, 20252 min read
A chat with Joseph Hales: by Emmy Gibbons
Joseph Hales has made his own way into motorsports, and now finds himself working with a driver who’s making his way through top level...
emmygibbons2002
Apr 11, 20259 min read
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