Year: 2020

13 Sep 2020

HAMILTON’S HOMEWORK PAYS OFF IN MUGELLO QUALIFYING

Although Valtteri Bottas bossed the practice sessions in the run up to Tuscan Grand Prix qualifying, ultimately it was Hamilton’s perfectly timed fastest lap that won the day and achieved another pole for the 6-time world champion, the 95th of his career. Hamilton had come to Mugello with little experience of the circuit, so he [...]
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11 Sep 2020

MOTOR RACING DYNASTIES – THE ANDRETTI’S

For the first in a new occasional series focusing on motorsport dynasties, we reflect on  Mario Andretti, 80 years old this year, and the Andretti family’s history in racing. It all started with twin brothers Aldo and Mario Andretti who moved to the USA from their native Italy in 1955 and started racing on dirt [...]
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07 Sep 2020

GASLY SEIZES THE DAY IN WAKE OF HAMILTON PENALTY

There was a touch of déjà vu to the result of Sundays Italian Grand Prix as minds were cast back to Monza 2008 and Sebastian Vettel’s first Grand Prix win in a Torro Rosso. Similarities were obvious as Pierre Gasly driving a car built by the same team, albeit under the new name of Alpha [...]
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04 Sep 2020

WILLIAMS FAMILY TO LEAVE WILLIAMS GRAND PRIX ENGINEERING

Frank and Claire Williams will be stepping down from duties at Williams following the recent sale to Dorilton Capital. Our Spotlight feature this month pays tribute to Frank’s 50 years in F1 tells the story of how he built the team into the front runner in the 80’s and 90’s delivering multiple driver and constructor [...]
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30 Aug 2020

FAULTLESS QUALIFYING FROM HAMILTON AT SPA

As we approach the Belgian Grand Prix today, Lewis Hamilton remains in formidable form with another lap record under his belt in qualifying, while an exciting battle in the midfield is forecast along with the threat of rain. Once again there was no rival for Hamilton, outqualifying teammate Valtteri Bottas by half a second with [...]
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28 Aug 2020

FINAL RACES ADDED TO COMPLETE THE 2020 FORMULA 1 SEASON

As the teams prepare for what is probably the most anticipated race of the Formula 1 calendar at Spa this weekend, Formula One Management has announced the final 4 races in additional to the 13 already scheduled in the revised 2020 F1 calendar. The full calendar of 17 races is now as follows: Round 1 [...]
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24 Aug 2020

FRANK WILLIAMS – 50 YEARS IN FORMULA 1

Earlier this year we featured The Williams Team and their search for new ownership. In light of the news this week that they will be acquired by US based investment firm Dorilton Capital, we felt that it was timely to make the August 2020 Spotlight Feature all about the man whose name the team has [...]
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18 Aug 2020

NO RAIN IN SPAIN AS HAMILTON BREEZES TO ANOTHER VICTORY

There were few surprises in the Spanish Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton cruised to victory in what he described as a ‘perfect’ race. After the race Toto Wolff sang the drivers praises explaining how during the race he was a class apart, effortlessly managing tyres, switching down engine settings to give the team more options [...]
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