Sitting ten points behind third-place rival Racing Point, the McLaren team looked like a long shot to make its way to third in the constructor’s standings. Racing Point had claimed victory with Sergio Perez at the Sakhir Grand Prix the previous week and its cars had been strong all year. …
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Max Verstappen Earns Pole for the Season-Ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
In a surprising result, Max Verstappen claimed pole on Saturday (Dec. 12) for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The result ends a season where Mercedes dominated qualifying, taking every pole except this one at Yas Marina. For Verstappen, the pole is the fourth of his career and sets the Dutch …
Read More »Sergio Perez’s Long Trip to Victory at the Sakhir Grand Prix
Sergio Perez has both endured and enjoyed a journeyman’s career. On Sunday, he earned his signature first win, a moment that seemed long overdue for the 30-year-old Mexican driver. Perez has hovered near the front of the pack all season long, but circumstances finally proved favorable, and he capitalized on …
Read More »Valtteri Bottas Earns Sakhir Grand Prix Pole Position
Valtteri Bottas nabbed his fifth pole position of the 2020 Formula 1 season on Saturday night (Dec. 5). The Fin held off his temporary teammate by 0.002 seconds to secure the pole and earn Mercedes another front-row lockout. George Russell, filling in for the COVID-stricken Lewis Hamilton, looked impressive in …
Read More »2020 Top NASCAR Storylines: Bubba Wallace Finds His Voice
Bubba Wallace enjoyed his best statistical season in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2020; the previous two seasons, Wallace finished 28th in the final standings, but he made gains to finish 22nd this year. If those gains seem modest, it is because they are. Wallace may have improved slightly but …
Read More »Lewis Hamilton Takes Pole Position for the Bahrain Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton notched his 98th career pole position and 10th of the 2020 Formula 1 season on Saturday (Nov. 28). The seven-time champion will start alongside his teammate Valtteri Bottas for the Bahrain Grand Prix. For Hamilton, the pole is another show of his season-long dominance in a year where …
Read More »What Went Wrong for Lance Stroll
For half of the Turkish Grand Prix, Lance Stroll looked like he would become a first-time Formula 1 winner. Stroll’s clean getaway at the start of the race on Sunday (Nov. 15) turned into an impressive lead and provided evidence that Stroll was coming into his own as a driver. …
Read More »Lewis Hamilton Wins 7th World Title with Turkish Grand Prix Win
Starting on a what could be called a very wet track, Lewis Hamilton looked slow and sounded frustrated. Yet again, Hamilton found victory lane, and in doing so claimed his seventh world title at the Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday (Nov. 15). LEWIS #HAMIL7ON. ✊ CHAMPION OF THE WORLD FOR …
Read More »F1 Midweek: 5 Thoughts on F1’s 2021 Schedule
This Tuesday (Nov. 10), Formula 1 unveiled its proposed schedule for the 2021 season. As of right now, the schedule looks to have a few questionable sites that might drop the count from the 23 events listed to possibly 20. Dropping three races does not seem like a cataclysm, especially …
Read More »F1 Review: Lewis Hamilton’s Fortunate Win at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
For Lewis Hamilton, winning the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix looked like a case of things just going his way. Hamilton qualified second, leaving him at a disadvantage to his teammate. When Valtteri Bottas took the lead in a convincing fashion, it looked like the Finn might be able to disrupt …
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