Williams remains one of the great Formula 1 names and, despite its recent troubles, is still the fourth most successful team in terms of world championship race wins. Only towards the end of 2020 did the Mercedes steamroller surpass Williams’s total of 114 victories.Williams is still third (two ahead ofContinue Reading
Many of these records are within touching distance of Lewis Hamilton, who surpassed Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 grand prix wins in 2020 en route to equalling the German driver’s tally of seven world championships.Now that Hamilton lays claim to various records outright, he’ll have the chance to push theseContinue Reading
Kimi Raikkonen is the most experienced Formula 1 driver of all time. Starting the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix moved him past Rubens Barrichello’s previous mark of 322 world championship starts, and his decision to call time on his F1 career – announced on the eve of the Dutch Grand PrixContinue Reading
Even before the Belgian Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher was on a high. He’s had one of those careers where everything falls into place, thanks to a great natural talent, unshakable self confidence, and the support of some very influential people.Johnny Herbert had that same momentum a couple of years ago,Continue Reading
Max Mosley: author. It’s yet another title for a man who can already be called son of Sir Oswald Mosley and Diana Mitford; barrister; racing driver; F1 team owner; F1 prime mover; close associate of Bernie Ecclestone; president of the FIA; driving force behind the life-saving Euro NCAP; scourge ofContinue Reading
Several generations of fans grew up listening to his voice describing the exploits of the likes of Jackie Stewart, James Hunt, Nigel Mansell, Damon Hill and Jenson Button.To the wider public he was best known for his occasional gaffes and the “trousers on fire” commentary style so famously described byContinue Reading
His 23 years as the lead commentator on F1’s UK coverage on BBC and ITV helped define grand prix racing for many, and he was as big a star in the paddock as many drivers and team bosses.Born on October 10, 1923, Walker grew up surrounded by motorsport, with hisContinue Reading
Two-time world champion Alonso is set to make his F1 comeback this year with Alpine, having not made a grand prix start since his final appearance for McLaren at the end of 2018.Alonso’s pre-season preparations were complicated after he was involved in a cycling accident while out on the roadsContinue Reading
As part of the overhaul of the Renault works F1 squad and rebranding as Alpine for 2021, the team announced a new leadership structure in January, with Brivio becoming racing director.Brivio had worked at Suzuki since 2013, overseeing its full-time return to MotoGP in 2015 before leading its world championshipContinue Reading
Williams penned in Friday 5 March to launch its new car, the FW43B, at the start of February, and gave the car its first on-track running in a shakedown at Silverstone last week.The team has now revealed that it will present its new car to fans by using a bespokeContinue Reading