Lewis Hamilton was vying for a record 8th Driver’s Championship but was thwarted by his much younger competitor, Max Verstappen. The race was chock-full of controversy as 19 cars started the final race of the year, as Nikita Mazepin of Haas had to withdrawal due to a positive covid test. […]
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F1 ready to climax on Sunday
F1 racing has become a household name ever since the race league was featured in a docuseries on Netflix a few years ago, just before the pandemic hit. While Season 4 is slated for Late February or Early March of 2022, the drivers head to historic, and typically the […]
A Fifth Engine for Lewis Hamilton?
Mercedes Rolls the dice Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has not ruled out a fifth engine for Lewis Hamilton, the reigning F1 champion with only six races left in the season, starting with the United States Grand Prix next weekend (October 22-24). Hamilton took a 10-grid penalty last week […]
Lewis Hamilton with 10-place grid penalty in Turkey
With two months left in the season and Hamilton facing his first serious threat in years to be unseated as the F1 season champ (leads Verstappen by 2 points), Mercedes decided to fit his car with its 4th ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) of the season, one more than F1 regulations […]
Ricciardo takes Italian Grand Prix; Verstappen & Hamilton crash for double DNF
The top 2 drivers with the top 2 cars, Verstappen and Hamilton with Red Bull and Mercedes, eliminated each other on Lap 26, opening the door for the smiling Australian to win the Italian Grand Prix on the famous Monza track. Ricciardo made news at the start where he jumped […]
Trouble in Mercedes Paradise?
We reported here at 12oz Sports after the Dutch Grand Prix from The Netherlands that there may be some trouble at Mercedes. After the team realized Lewis Hamilton could not recover from an early Max Verstappen (Red Bull) lead, they instructed teammate Valtteri Bottas not to set the fastest lap, […]
Verstappen Wins Dutch Grand Prix: Party Like Atmosphere In The Stands
Max Verstappen becomes the first Dutch driver in F1 history to win the Dutch Grand Prix, his home race, holding off F1 legend Lewis Hamilton to now take over 1st in the driver standings and inching Red Bull closer to Mercedes in the Constructors’ Championship. https://twitter.com/bethmufc___/status/1434528302736285701 Part of today’s […]
FIA to Investigate brutal crash at Bahrain
Romain Grosjean is lucky to be alive after his fiery crash on lap 1 at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Thursday. He walked away with badly burned hands but it was first speculated that several broken bones were also possible. Here is the crash: https://twitter.com/F1/status/1333127810353950722 The French driver had nothing […]
Lewis Hamilton Tested Positive; Ending Bid for Single Season Record
It is no secret that Lewis Hamilton is putting on a Tiger Woods like run in the Formula 1 Racing series, and this year may be his best yet. Two problems have arisen, a Pandemic shortened season, and now Hamilton himself has the virus, sidelining him for at least one […]
