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Go Read This Chilling Account About How Formula 1 Teams Are Screwing Over Their Traveling Crews
Photo: Alexander Nemenov/AFP (Getty Images) If you enjoy Formula 1, I highly recommend you take a break from whatever gossip inevitably crops up today and go read one anonymous mechanic’s account on Motorsport.com about how life for crews in the … Continue reading
The United States Grand Prix Had More COVID-19 Cases Than Most Other F1 Races This Year
Photo: Jared C. Tilton (Getty Images) This year, Formula One and the FIA have mandated that anyone working at a Grand Prix take a COVID-19 test to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. And it comes as little surprise … Continue reading
The American Divide That Created International Motorsport
Photo: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP (Getty Images) The ubiquity of seeing German and Japanese vehicles alongside American cars on roads in the United States might make this apparent contrast feel like a recent phenomenon. Competition between American manufacturers and foreign cars is … Continue reading
Hülkenberg Is The Latest F1 Star Chasing An Indycar Seat
Nico Hülkenberg last raced for Racing Point in the 2020 F1 seasonPhoto: Bryn Lennon (Getty Images) Despite a successful junior career, Nico Hülkenberg holds the record for the most Formula 1 starts without ever stepping foot on the podium. Now, … Continue reading
Men, It’s Time To Do Better For The Women In Motorsport
Rally legends Pat Moss and Ann Wisdom under the hood.Photo: Terry Disney/Central Press (Getty Images) Nicole LaRose was standing in the pits of New Smyrna with a team she had sponsored when a visibly intoxicated man approached and started talking … Continue reading
39-Year-Old Fernando Alonso Gets Clearance To Participate In Formula One Young Driver Test
Photo: Renault F1 Team Two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso is re-joining the grid next year after two seasons away, taking up the Alpine F1 Team seat vacated by Daniel Ricciardo at the end of this season. The Spaniard … Continue reading
Charles Leclerc’s Post-Race Meltdown Is Still Hard To Watch
Photo: Getty Images (Getty Images) Lewis Hamilton won a record-tying seventh Formula One title on Sunday after taking home the Turkish Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc was running second until he locked a wheel on the antepenultimate turn and let two … Continue reading
Remembering Jochen Rindt, F1’s Only Posthumous World Champion
Photo: Ted West/Central Press (Getty Images) On September 5, 1970, Gold Leaf Team Lotus driver Jochen Rindt crashed in the run up to the Parabolica corner at Monza on his fifth practice lap for the Italian Grand Prix. 74 … Continue reading
Apparently Rich Energy Is Threatening A Lawsuit Against Haas F1
Photo: Bryn Lennon (Getty Images) The Rich Energy drama is, truly, the gift that keeps on giving. Even though the brand has moved on from Formula One to sponsor or partner with drivers in British Superbikes and the British Touring … Continue reading
Williams Unveils New Livery After Mercedes Reportedly Stole Its Title Sponsor
Image: Williams The long-standing Williams Racing team is in dire straits right now. In the middle of the pandemic-induced Formula One shutdown, the team is earning very little money, and it recently parted ways with title sponsor Rokit. Things … Continue reading