Image credit: XPB Images A lucky break involving a fortunately timed red flag at Imola led to many claims on social media that Lewis Hamilton is the luckiest driver ever to have raced. So, how lucky is he exactly? Let's investigate. The Good The Briton has certainly caught a lucky break from time to time. … Continue reading How lucky is Lewis Hamilton?
Last weekend saw the inaugural event of a brand new racing series. And it´s one worth taking note of. Image credit: LAT Images Not only does Extreme E spread an important message via an exhilarating format, but it also features some familiar names to fans of F1. Firstly, there is Jenson Button driving for and … Continue reading Introducing: Extreme E
To quote a great man: catching is one thing, passing is quite another. Image credit: Getty Images If the Bahrain Grand Prix is anything to go by, 2021 could be the year when F1 fans finally get to see the no-holds-barred fight between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen that they have been craving for years. … Continue reading 2021 Bahrain GP report | Hamilton holds off Verstappen in titanic battle
If Valtteri Bottas is to become a world champion, he faces the unenviable task of beating Lewis Hamilton, in the same machinery, over the course of a season. That is something that the seven-time world champion’s varying teammates have achieved just twice, from 14 attempts; Jenson Button in 2011 and Nico Rosberg in 2016. Fernando … Continue reading How do you beat one of the best ever?
Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes have come to an agreement on a new contract for the seven-time world champion. But it's only for 2021... After a year of speculation - albeit with the general acceptance that the two parties would get things sorted eventually - the deal is finally done. From the outside, there seemed little … Continue reading Hamilton finally signs on the dotted line
A truly terrifying moment, but ultimately a miracle escape and a triumph for the halo. Image credit: LAT Images Lewis Hamilton produced another commanding performance to add an 11th victory to his 2020 tally at the Bahrain Grand Prix, and in doing so matched his personal best in one year despite this truncated season. But … Continue reading 2020 Bahrain GP report | Hamilton wins after Grosjean escapes fiery crash
In honour of Lewis Hamilton clinching a record-equalling seventh championship in some style last weekend, I have revisited and updated a post from around a year ago. Once again, let's discuss his standing in the annals of Formula 1. Credit image: Mercedes The Greatest of His Generation? Hamilton burst onto the scene in 2007 and … Continue reading Lewis Hamilton and his place in history [redux]
Truly the drive of a seven-time world champion. Image credit: LAT Images On a challenging, grey day in Istanbul, Lewis Hamilton took his 94th grand prix victory and, in doing so, claimed a record-equalling seventh world championship. As the Mercedes pulled up to the specially marked 'World Champion' board, it looked as though it had … Continue reading 2020 Turkish GP report | Hamilton clinches seventh title in style
Mercedes: Rewriting HIS7ORY Since 2014. Image credit: Motorsport Images Lewis Hamilton took what had at one point seemed an unlikely victory at the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, as his Mercedes team wrapped up a record-breaking seventh consecutive World Constructors' Championship. The World Champion was beaten to pole by teammate Valtteri Bottas on Saturday, later … Continue reading 2020 Emilia Romagna GP report | Hamilton wins at Imola as Mercedes claims record title
92 not out. Image credit: Mercedes-AMG Lewis Hamilton won an entertaining race as Formula 1 made its first-ever trip to Portimão for the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix. All weekend, the drivers and teams struggled to get to grips (no pun intended) with the intricacies and idiosyncrasies of the tyres at the newly resurfaced, cold track. … Continue reading 2020 Portuguese GP report | Hamilton wins to break all-time record
