As the seven-time F1 champ recovers from COVID-19
This ought to be interesting. George Russell, who made his Formula 1 debut with Williams last year, will drive Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes W11 at this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain. Hamilton is currently in isolation having tested positive for
by Tom Harrison
“Without it, I wouldn’t be able to speak with you today”
The 2020 Bahrain GP saw one of Formula 1's fieriest crashes in recent history. Having collided with the AlphaTauri of Daniil Kyvat, Romain Grosjean's Haas race car speared uncontrollably off the track on the opening lap, and impacted a metal
by Ollie Kew
“Drivers don’t discuss men’s health issues much, to be honest”
Like some of us on the Top Gear team, Mercedes-AMG Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas is growing a mustache for Movember. We spoke to him via Zoom a week ago, to compare facial hair and find out how he's coped
With 92 victories...and no sign of letting up
Lewis Hamilton has become Formula 1's most successful driver-in terms of race wins-of all time, after victory at the Portuguese Grand Prix gave him win number 92.Ninety-two race wins. Incredible. That's one more than Michael Schumacher,
by Vijay Pattni
The F2004 won 13 out of 18 races in 2004
Last weekend's Tuscan GP was a bit chaotic, but Lewis Hamilton nonetheless held on to win his sixth race so far this 2020 Formula 1 season, extending his lead in the drivers' championship to a massive 55 points over teammate Valtteri
by Tom Harrison
He’s now three wins away from equaling the German’s tally of victories
Lewis Hamilton has broken yet another Formula 1 record set by the great Michael Schumacher: At the 2020 Spanish GP, Hamilton recorded his 156th top-three finish-with a superlative, commanding victory, no less-meaning he squeaks ahead of the German legend'
by Vijay Pattni
It’s also been allowed to keep using the copied parts...for now
One of the juicier sideshows of this year's truncated Formula 1 season has been the uproar over the Racing Point car, and whether or not the team copied last year's championship-winning Mercedes, and just painted it Barbie-pink.At
by Ollie Kew
Who said this season was boring?
Here's Lewis Hamilton, six-time Formula 1 champion, just trucking along in his Mercedes-AMG on the last lap in the lead of the 2020 British GP. Nothing new to see, really.Except he's on three wheels.Starting on pole,
by Vijay Pattni
The revised calendar currently has 13 races
We bring good news and bad news from the world of Formula 1.First up, the bad: F1 has confirmed it won't travel to the Americas in 2020 "due to the fluid nature of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, local restrictions,
by Tom Harrison
All the new tracks are here
Such are the strange times we live in that the Formula 1 season has only just kicked off and we already have the official video-game version of the 2020 championship landing in our collective lap. When we said last year that
It coincides with Scuderia Ferrari’s 1,000th world-championship race.
That's right, Formula 1 fans. For the first time ever (in real life, not on your Xbox), F1 cars will race at Mugello. Set to be held just a week after the Italian Grand Prix in Monza (September 6), the 'Formula
by Tom Harrison
Only it’s Bottas beating Hamilton this time around
Four months after the farce that was the abandoned Australian Grand Prix, Formula 1 finally returned to racing yesterday at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. As you'll know by now, Valtteri Bottas took the top spot on the podium after
by Greg Potts
The team takes a stand against racism and all forms of discrimination
As the start of the 2020 Formula 1 season draws even closer, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team has now made an important announcement: It will race in an all-black base livery for the entire season as it takes a stand
Let’s hope they stay confirmed
Good news, everyone. After much speculation, Formula 1 and the FIA have confirmed when and where the first eight races of the revised 2020 season will (hopefully) take place.First come two races at Austria's Red Bull Ring on July 5th
by Tom Harrison
Who do you think should replace him?
There's no official announcement yet, but multiple sources say a confirmation is imminent: Sebastian Vettel will depart from Scuderia Ferrari at the end of the 2020 Formula 1 season.According to a report by BBC Sport, negotiations between the two parties
There could be 15 to 18 races this year if things work out
The French Grand Prix has become the latest Formula 1 race to drop off the calendar due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, but the sport's Chairman and CEO is confident that this season will still go ahead.Chase Carey confirmed in
by Greg Potts
*Sort of
Charles Leclerc has won a race. From his living room. Yep-the Ferrari Formula 1 driver dominated last weekend's Virtual Vietnamese Grand Prix, beating Renault Academy driver Christian Lundgaard and Williams F1 driver George Russell into second and third positions, respectively.
by Tom Harrison
*Well, 4am on Monday the 23rd here in the Philippines
Formula 1 fans, here's something to look forward to later: The sport has launched the F1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix series, which will take the place of 2020 races that have either been postponed or canceled due to the COVID-19
