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Five-years is a long time in motorsport, let alone the general state of the world – especially given the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic…
It’s cherry blossom season and for Formula One, the Japanese Grand Prix is at its earliest in the year as it has ever been…
The question remains where the Australian Grand Prix winner will be in 2025 and whether it’ll be somewhere his value can truly be appreciated.
Lando Norris led Aussie teammate Oscar Piastri to a sensational third and fourth at Albert Park, the team's first podium in Melbourne since 2014.
With shortened sprint races due to being relegated out of the pit lane, there are question marks around its future as a Formula 1 undercard.
From Albert Park A fortnight after having surgery for appendicitis and sitting out the Saudi Arabian race, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has returned to claim…
The hype and hysteria around Albert Park has at last led to this moment, as the Formula One field gets set to contest the…
Proudly donning the iconic bleached mullet, as well as a David Boon-esqe moustache – the Finnish driver has gone full bogan.
It was more than a decade ago that Australian F1 fans were treated to two homegrown drivers featuring on the grid for the Australian…
The 2024 Formula One season has only just begun, with both the curtain raising Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix run and won by…
There was an ominous sensation of deja vu and collective groans following the 2024 Formula One season opener, as reigning three-time world champion Max…
The 2024 Formula One world championship is officially underway, with a record-breaking 24-race season commencing under the lights of Bahrain on a Saturday evening.…
Formula One is set to be a record-breaking 24-race season in 2024.
The Supercars championship is back in 2024 with the title fight being as open as ever, after a controversial off-season seeing reigning champion Brodie…
Settling into the 760-odd km drive home from the humble township of Bathurst in Central NSW and the jewel that is the Mount Panorama…
The Silly Season for 2025 has begun early after Lewis Hamilton’s shock decision to defect from Mercedes to Ferrari sending the F1 circus into a frenzy as to who will replace him.
“Dream the impossible and speak it into existence. You've got to work for it; you've got to chase it; and you've got to never…
Formula One has formally rejected the bid by Andretti Cadillac to join the grid as the sport’s eleventh team from 2025, releasing an emphatic…
The Formula One news cycle abruptly arose from its wintery slumber last week, with the Haas F1 Team announcing it would be parting ways…
Formula One in 2023 will remembered for many things, such as the simmering tension between the FIA and Liberty Media, memorable races including Las…
He’s been associated with the Mercedes-Benz marque since he was 13, even if it was through McLaren’s junior driver programme at the time – is how I see it. If that makes sense?
Will Lewis Hamilton's shock move to Ferrari strengthen his legacy... or tarnish it?
It will be interesting to see how they match up this season Stuart.
Leclerc for me still is a driver who has the raw speed and is arguably the fastest driver on the grid, but yet to really be convincing in races consistently. And yes there is the whole hypothetical of Ferrari’s operational sharpness which is still lacking as you say.
I do believe more in McLaren at the moment and agree with you regarding Norris becoming a key contender, as with Piastri who’ll continue going from strength to strength with more experience. As always in F1, success is going to find those who are in the right place at the right time.
Will Lewis Hamilton's shock move to Ferrari strengthen his legacy... or tarnish it?
This move certainly has opened Pandora’s Box when it comes to possibilities for future drives. It’s all going to come down to who has faith in which organisation, which for Hamilton obviously wasn’t in Mercedes.
Will Lewis Hamilton's shock move to Ferrari strengthen his legacy... or tarnish it?
“No Lewis no! This is so not right!” 😂
Will Lewis Hamilton's shock move to Ferrari strengthen his legacy... or tarnish it?
Problem is Haas doesn’t want to sell.
F1's call to reject an Andretti Cadillac team just doesn't make sense
Great read Mike.
The part that hits home with me about this is the cultural significance as well. I’m an Australian born with Pakistani heritage and for Boxing Day elected to don my Pakistan jersey, not only to proudly represent the nation of my heritage – but also get behind seeing a close contest, which on Day 2 I was memorably treated to. What I didn’t enjoy was being at the detriment of the group I was with, who whether it was a joke or not – questioned my Australian loyalty as well as questioning then me applauding both teams should a wicket fall or a milestone achieved. I call that appreciating sport, not sitting on a fence sharing loyalty between two countries.
As you rightly state, it is for the good of the game (any game) for a dominant team to be upset or shown up. It is just the vitriol that can come from that sometimes which takes the joy of sport away.
It's not un-Australian to cheer against Australia - in fact, in our favourite sports, it is the best option
You’re welcome 😂
F1 season review: A year of broken records, broken bones and great racing
Yep, the prospect of McLaren furthering their development and having opportunities to win races does bring the excitement of having a new Aussie F1 race winner. Perhaps even at last a podium on home soil? Given that the 2014 one for Ricciardo doesn’t count. I’ll have to check it out, some homework to do over the off-season.
F1 season review: A year of broken records, broken bones and great racing
Thanks Blink. Hearing Christian Horner talk to Dax Shepard on his podcast about how Max got plastered after the Sprint in Qatar when he sealed the championship and then went on to win one of the most physically challenging GPs the next day was quite something. Especially as he looked the least worn out of the podium finishers in the cool down room. He seems very Schumacher-esqe in that machine-like approach and overall endurance.
F1 season review: A year of broken records, broken bones and great racing
Talking points for the season have been bang on Ben.
I just wanted to add in the matter of Andretti, the argument of the enormous potential value that they’d bring to the sport than say compared to what someone like Haas currently does. Their customer model was great for the first two seasons, but in such an environment where development and evolution is key – they’re still stuck trying to figure out tyre management in a race stint. So how could F1 not have interest in a major global motorsport figure, who’s now got genuine manufacturer backing in GM (who’ll also be developing their own PUs in the future)? Not to mention the plethora of American sponsorship that Andretti would foster, while Haas continue to promote their own CNC machinery.
Pure annihilation, supreme closeness and a call for new racers: Five F1 end of season talking points
Yeah, I’m of the thought too that it was fair game. As for bump and runs, always great to look back to Perth earlier in the year.
Supercars Gold Coast 500 Talking Points: A couple of last lap thrillers, a title deciding duel beckons... and what's a 'Bathurst SuperFest'?
What’s sad in all of this, is you can’t blame GM teams in not wanting to allow a change at the eleventh hour to assist their rivals. They’ve done a great job worthy of all the praise etc. It’s Supercars who should have egg on their faces to have allowed this to reach the point it has.
60 glorious years of an iconic race: Supercars Bathurst 1000 talking points
At this point, the P word shouldn’t be taboo. Supercars is meant to be a parity formula yes? 100% on the cost saving proposition and promise of better racing. And hopefully with the post-season transient dyno and wind tunnel tests, the data will be transparent unlike all the other tests including their archaic VCAT.
Supercars talking points: Erebus vs Triple Eight, Master & Apprentice win and we relish the return of the Sandown 500
Because its Sandown and how much I love the place, it’ll always be great in my eyes – but I understand and have been vocal in past talking points here about the disparity and unmitigated disaster that Gen3 has proved to be this year.
Heading into now the biggest race of the season with the Bathurst 1000, it is concerning that a marque who’s invested heavily in the category will likely be racing in its own division on the biggest stage.
Supercars talking points: Erebus vs Triple Eight, Master & Apprentice win and we relish the return of the Sandown 500
Supercars will have you believe the contrary about crowds, because there was almost 70,000 in attendance across the weekend for Sandown. But overall I agree with your sentiment Damo, the whole year has reeked of disparity – which while it is great to see two teams fighting out the front, it is not good that the other manufacturer is racing in its own class.
Supercars talking points: Erebus vs Triple Eight, Master & Apprentice win and we relish the return of the Sandown 500
He’s far better than some make him out to be. Only if he becomes a liability for Red Bull’s constructor points, will they ditch him I feel and that’s far from reality at present.
And yeah, Oscar on track is demonstrating a calm head and off track too. It’s great he’s got Mark Webber in his corner, so if he does continue his stellar rise and rival teams come fishing – he’ll be able to make a mature and calculated decision as he did in 2022.
Unbeatable Verstappen, Red Bull still has wings and Lewis Hamilton's revival: Formula 1 midseason recap
Seemed fine back in Perth during Race 7 😂
Supercars Sydney SuperNight talking points: A night of penalties, tirades and fines
On track for nothing more than fourth in constructor’s really. I don’t believe their ‘do it on the cheap’ attitude is never going to see them ever become regular winners regardless of who is driving the car. Look too at where Honda were 2015-17, yet they still persisted and invested heavily to get their engine to where it is – unlike Renault who had more lead time and development ahead of 2014.
As for Andretti, yes it is a gossip line as you say – but I’d love to see them given the opportunity, as I reckon there’d be more commitment and less of a mess than what the Renault Group have created for themselves with their F1 team.
Infighting, arrogance and a Formula One exodus - what's happening at Alpine?
Thanks as always Andrew for your IndyCar content.
I’m fascinated with the silly season at the moment, given that Chip Ganassi could potentially be without two of his spearhead drivers next year and realistically how more years will Iceman Dixon drive on for? Big fan of Tom Blomqvist from his GT3 exploits in the past and it would be great to see him in IndyCar. Likewise pleased at Christian Lungaard getting a win.
IndyCar, while I don’t get to watch enough live races due to timing and commitments to that other open-wheel series 😂 is something next time I’m fortunate enough to visit the US will be hoping to attend any race, if not the Indy 500. That along with an IMSA event and a Knicks game.
Mid-season talking points from the 2023 IndyCar Series
Welcome Hannah!
The timing of this is pretty brutal and for the interim, Dan was the only available choice as they’d probably not want to pull Lawson out of Super Formula midway through his season. But for 2024, you’d hope the Kiwi gets the call up. It wouldn’t surprise me either, pending how Dan fares now for AlphaTauri, if Red Bull taps Checo on the shoulder and come to an agreement to end his contract a year early. That would see Dan back at the main team for a season or two, while the next crop of juniors get properly blooded at whatever AlphaTauri will be called next year. An ideal hypothetical, but then again it is the ruthless Red Bull empire 😂 Anything could happen.
Ricciardo makes shock return as De Vries sacked with immediate effect, but do other drivers deserve the opportunity more?
Yeah no disrespect or taking anything away from the likes of MSR and Team 18, they’ve earnt their wins. It will be interesting to see the outcomes from this parity trigger having been initiated and if Supercars will finally be more transparent with the data between teams. The situation overall is pretty pathetic for a premier motorsport category.
Supercars Darwin Triple Crown talking points: Frosty and Le Brocq take first wins and another Mustang on fire
Yeah we haven’t seen an SVG vs Brown encounter yet this season. Great to see consistency from them though to be at the pointy end of the field.
Supercars Tasmania SuperSprint talking points: Cracking teammate battles, frustration for key contenders
A bit Mansell-esqe seeing him mixing it with the young guns. Yeah, there was no doubt about his ability or his talent – just shocking career choices. Alpine were a bit foolish to let him go, but we all know how good they are with driver retention… And after the lambasting from Laurent Rossi recently, they’re an organisation that anyone would probably want to stay away from.
I like being proven wrong (maybe not completely) about Aston Martin and Alonso’s decision to go there. Overall it is down to the teams to get their acts together and take the fight to Red Bull and none of this ‘have F1 or the FIA to intervene and nerf them’ malarkey. Aston Martin is the proof of a team getting their act together and making those gains organically.
The renaissance of Fernando Alonso
Thanks Stuart. I’d have been happy for SVG either way, he’s already penciled in to be one of the all-time greats as Scott McLaughlin had in recent years. But if he can pick up another title or two, then good on him. I’ve also felt for years he’d be awesome overseas. Loved it when he was doing Blancpain GT racing and IMSA, so I hope he will still do that or NASCAR as he wishes and be successful like Scotty has been in IndyCar.
Supercars Perth SuperSprint talking points: Epic Race 7 scrap between hardheads, van Gisbergen signs on
Yeah this was written and submitted before the Williams launch, so Vowles confirming that they’ve got Albon till the end of 2025 changes his prospects.
Vesti is an interesting one and yes I did ponder him, but I feel he’ll probably be consigned to a role at Williams long before being considered for Mercedes – if he even makes it to F1 at all.
The probables, possibles and wildcards: Who'll replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes?