As the Formula 1 teams start to gradually reveal pieces of their 2026 challengers, from liveries to aero packages, it’s timely to revisit one of the strangest pre-season testing occurrences in F1 history. Coming into the 2015 F1 season, Lewis Hamilton was a defending two-time world champion with Mercedes whilst his former McLaren teammate Alonso…
As we approach a season finale in which Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri can still win the 2025 Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championship, it’s important to look back on the last time more than two drivers still had a chance at the world title coming into the final race; the 2010 F1 Abu…
Before the Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix was transformed into the F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix in 2021, the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, better known as Interlagos, witnessed many championship-clinching races. One of which came in the penultimate round of the 2009 F1 World Championship which saw Jenson Button claim his first and only World…
Before the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was given its name, the Baku City Circuit hosted its maiden F1 race in 2016 under the name the F1 European Grand Prix. The 2016 European GP marked the eighth round of the Formula 1 World Championship and remains the most recent race to carry the European GP…
The 1988 Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza was Round 12 of the 1988 Formula 1 season. This race is well known for being the only race in the 1988 season that was not won by McLaren F1’s dominant MP4/4. Coming into Monza, the McLaren-Honda MP4/4, driven by Ayrton Senna and Alain…
With the Formula 1 Dutch GP not currently scheduled to return after 2026, it’s important to look back on the race which broke the circuit’s 36-year absence from the F1 calendar. The 2021 Dutch GP was the first F1 race to be held in the Netherlands since 1985. The race was held at the familiar…
The 1963 German Grand Prix was held at the Nürburgring and was the sixth round of the 1963 Formula 1 season. The 117th World Championship race has become famous for being the only race in which Jim Clark finished in second position. The two-time world champion dominated the 1963 season, winning seven out of ten…
The 1992 Belgian Grand Prix at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps was Round 12 of the 1992 Formula 1 season. This race became central to F1 history as it saw seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher claim his maiden F1 victory. Schumacher, driving a Benetton-Ford, beat legendary drivers such as Ayrton Senna and already crowned 1992 world…
Brands Hatch in Kent hosted the 1986 British Grand Prix, the ninth round of the 1986 Formula 1 season. This race would mark the final time that Brands Hatch hosted a F1 race as the Silverstone circuit took over as the sole venue of the British GP. FISA, the international motorsports governing body at the…
The 2020 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix opened the 2020 F1 season on July 5th as a result of Australia’s cancellation back in March due to the quickly spreading Covid-19 pandemic. After Australia had been cancelled two days before its scheduled race day, it was clear that the 2020 F1 season would require some calendar…
