By Joe Murphy Esteban Ocon can have a role in Mercedes’ plan to replace Lewis Hamilton, it has been claimed. Alpine driver Ocon is a former Mercedes reserve driver and retains links to Toto Wolff’s team. It is said the relationship is still good, despite the Frenchman racing at Alpine. With the French Constructor strugglingContinue reading “Could Hamilton be joining Ferrari early?”
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Leclerc Glows and Hamilton’s woes – Practice Session Fallout…
By Joe Murphy Charles Leclerc showed the Ferrari has pace around this circuit, as did Max Verstappen in the first and practice sessions of the day, as the Ferrari man also enjoyed finishing Fridays action as P1 as time was called on driving for the day. In a first session dominated by Alex Albon’s hugeContinue reading “Leclerc Glows and Hamilton’s woes – Practice Session Fallout…”
F1 Champion says Hamilton ‘not right’ for Ferrari…
By Joe Murphy Alan Jones, who won the 1980 Formula 1 World Championship, has suggested that he thinks Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari in 2025, is not the best for either party. The Australian was speaking mere days before cars take to the track in the land down under. In fact, drivers have already conductedContinue reading “F1 Champion says Hamilton ‘not right’ for Ferrari…”
Why Vesti is the man for Mercedes…
By Joe Murphy Seemingly out of nowhere, Danish racing driver Frederick Vesti is emerging as the man contender to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes for the 2025 drive. The 21 year old has seen success in motorsport and is officially a reserve driver for the Silver Arrows, making this outcome a real possibility. Along withContinue reading “Why Vesti is the man for Mercedes…”
Magnussen and Alonso retained… Hulkenberg, Sainz and Yuki to depart?
By Joe Murphy Lewis Hamilton is the man responsible for well and truly kicking off the silly season in terms of F1 driver lineups for 2025. The shocking move to Ferrari has opened up the door for endless speculation about the Futures of the current F1 grid who only have 2024 remaining on their contract.Continue reading “Magnussen and Alonso retained… Hulkenberg, Sainz and Yuki to depart?”
Magnussen and Hulkenberg’s new Haas car unveiled; there’s an IMMEDIATE problem!
By Joe Murphy Haas became the first constructor to unveil their 2024 challenger and the response has been mixed. Adopting a new, predominantly black and dark livery, there was mixed emotions, with new Team Principal already downplaying their expectations. Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen were present at the unveiling which is a change from lastContinue reading “Magnussen and Hulkenberg’s new Haas car unveiled; there’s an IMMEDIATE problem!”
The next 5 F1 World Champions…
By Joe Murphy There’s no doubt that this is an impossible task. There will be people to shout this article down at every possible turn I could make. What’s also guaranteed is that F1 Champions tend to have ‘era’ kind of runs as champion, with the 23 years yielding only 7 different champions. However, letsContinue reading “The next 5 F1 World Champions…”
African Grand Prix to be added to Race Calendar?
By Joe Murphy South Africa? Egypt? Perhaps even somewhere such as Uganda. All of these options are said to be on the table. FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem today reinforced just how important the African market is to the sport. Calls for a race have arguably never been stronger and it appears talks are inContinue reading “African Grand Prix to be added to Race Calendar?”
Huge shock as top Talent leaves Ferrari for Red Bull!
By Joe Murphy In a move that wasn’t predicted by anyone, it has been confirmed that Rupert Manwaring has left his role as Carlos Sainz’ performance coach, only to join Max Verstappen in the same role for the 2024 season. After working with the Spaniard for eight years, the Dutchman now joins his fellow compatriotContinue reading “Huge shock as top Talent leaves Ferrari for Red Bull!”
A hit of motorsport in a summer drought, but Drive-to-Survive vibes and exaggerations send Gran Turismo slightly wide of the Apex…
Gran Turismo: A Brief Film Review – By Joe Murphy The amount of summer blockbusters this year have left film lovers spoilt for choice. For racing fans, the release of Gran Turismo is something to get us through the Formula 1 summer break. The movie follows the real life events of Jann Mardenborough and hisContinue reading “A hit of motorsport in a summer drought, but Drive-to-Survive vibes and exaggerations send Gran Turismo slightly wide of the Apex…”