CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE Lap record 1:33.622 (Reubens Barrichello 2004) First Grand Prix 1978 Number of laps 70 Last year’s winner Lewis Hamilton Last year's race report Driver quotes (F1.com): Daniel Ricciardo "I love the Canadian Grand Prix and it’s my type of track. It’s another street circuit where you can get close to the walls, I’ve … Continue reading Canadian Grand Prix Preview
Category: News 2017
Vettel takes victory in Monaco
When Kimi Räikkönen had it all to play for it was his team mate Sebastian Vettel who eventually came out on top at the 2017 Monaco Grand Prix, winning the Grand Prix and creating a 25 point lead in the championship. Räikkönen had pole position and a good start but the Finnish driver was at … Continue reading Vettel takes victory in Monaco
Formula 1 to take to the streets of London
The Press Association reported that Formula One could take over the streets of London four days before the British Grand Prix on July 12th. According to the report Lewis Hamilton would take a route past Big Ben, Trafalgar Square and the Houses of Parliament. So what do I think? This is a great opportunity for Formula 1 … Continue reading Formula 1 to take to the streets of London
Valtteri Bottas takes his first Grand Prix win
Sochi saw a thrilling race from start to finish, especially between the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel and the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas. The talking point of the last three laps of the race was whether Vettel could get below the one second gap to deploy his DRS system, despite managing to do so traffic meant … Continue reading Valtteri Bottas takes his first Grand Prix win
SEEING RED
Sebastian Vettel took victory in his Ferrari at the opening round of the 2017 Formula 1 season. Is this the start of something new? Will Vettel take back that World Champion title? The Australian Grand Prix was set to be exciting with it being the first race with the new regulations and rules. Many cars … Continue reading SEEING RED
Honda Horror Story?
2015 saw the rekindling of a once formidable alliance between McLaren and Honda. In a time of Mercedes domination McLaren knew that to start winning they needed their own engine and looked for that from Honda. There were high hopes but fast forward two years to 2017 winter testing and the 'kinks' have still not … Continue reading Honda Horror Story?
Say Hello to…
Although I am covering it in my season preview vlog I thought I'd do a quick profile for each new driver. The profiles will be on Stoffel Vandoorne, Esteban Ocon and Lance Stroll. Technically they're not all brand new to F1 but this will be their first full season. The profiles cover the basics of … Continue reading Say Hello to…
Hit or Miss – 2017 Livery
Williams FW40 - HIT I love the design Williams have, it's striking and stand out beautifully against the track and the other cars. It's a development on the past few years but there's nothing wrong with that. Sauber C36 - MISS I originally said I like … Continue reading Hit or Miss – 2017 Livery